10.In spite of being used by 1.34 billion people each year,traveling on the Tube(地鐵) in London can actually be quite lonely.An unwritten rule encouraging silence,mixed with classic British reserved(矜持的)character,means that even though you're crowded into a limited space with hundreds of other people,you may still feel a bit lonely.
One London citizen,however,is trying to change this.
"You get on the Tube here and it's completely silent and it's strange,"says Jonathan Dunne,an American living in London,who has started a worldwide dialogue after giving out badges(徽章) with the slogan"Tube chat?"last month,encouraging passengers in London to get talking to one another.
"I handed out 500badges during rush hour in a city of 8million,expecting most of them to be thrown away,but after about 24hours it completely snowballed."he says.
Although Dunne says he's received mostly positive response(反應(yīng)),not everyone agrees with his idea.
Londoner Brian Wilson responded with a movement of his own,handing out 500badges with the words"Don't even think about it"on them.
"I can't stand the idea of talking to strangers on the Tube on my way to work."he told the BBC.
Michael Robinson,24,a student from London,agrees."Being on the Tube is the only peace and quiet that some people get on their journeys to and from work.It doesn't need to be spoiled by people coming up and chatting to you."he says.
"People think that I just walk up and talk to strangers,which I don't,but it's been a great way to meet people who you would never have normally spoken to."Jonathan Dunne says."On Monday[Oct 10],the leader of the London Transport Museum had me over for tea."
So if you ever end up using public transport in the West,why not say hello to the person next to you?Just make sure to check for a badge first.
32.The movement started by Jonathan Dunne aims toA.
A.change the cold atmosphere on the tube in London
B.change the"silent and cold"character of Londoners
C.make passengers change the unwritten rules of the tube in London
D.give passengers on the tube in London more chances to make friends
33.According to the passage,who might support the"Tube Chat"movement?D
①.Brian Wilson②.Jonathan Dunne
③.Michael Robinson④.The leader of the London Transport Museum
A.①②
B.②③
C.①④
D.②④
34.Which of the following might be the author's attitude toward Dunne's movement?B
A.Doubtful
B.Supportive
C.Objective
D.Uninterested
35.What is the main purpose of this passage?C
A.To say no to the coldness on the tube in London.
B.To show people's response to Dunne's movement.
C.To explain Jonathan Dunne's movement to readers.
D.To show the differences in public transport in Western culture.
分析 本文主要介紹了Jonathan Dunne為了改變倫敦地鐵的孤獨(dú)的現(xiàn)狀,發(fā)起的Tube chat這項(xiàng)活動(dòng),并介紹了人們對這項(xiàng)活動(dòng)的反應(yīng).
解答 32.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文中句子traveling on the Tube(地鐵) in London can actually be quite lonely.在倫敦地鐵旅游實(shí)際上很孤獨(dú).even though you're crowded into a limited space with hundreds of other people,you may still feel a bit lonely.使你和成百上千的人擠在一個(gè)有限的空間里,你還是會覺得有點(diǎn)孤獨(dú).Jonathan Dunne 發(fā)起的運(yùn)動(dòng)實(shí)際上就是想改變這種現(xiàn)狀,所以答案選A.
33.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容Jonathan Dunne是Tube chat這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)的發(fā)起人,encouraging passengers in London to get talking to one another鼓勵(lì)倫敦乘客互相交談;the leader of the London Transport Museum had me over for tea敦交通博物館的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)讓我過來喝茶.可以推斷出The leader of the London Transport Museum對于the"Tube Chat"movement是支持的,所以答案選D.
34.B 推理判斷題.So if you ever end up using public transport in the West,why not say hello to the person next to you?所以,如果你最后在歐美地區(qū)使用公共交通工具,為什么不向你旁邊的人問好呢?可以推斷出作者對于這項(xiàng)活動(dòng)是贊成的,支持的Supportive.所以答案選B.
35.C 寫作意圖題.本文主要介紹了Jonathan Dunne為了改變倫敦地鐵的孤獨(dú)的現(xiàn)狀,發(fā)起的Tube chat這項(xiàng)活動(dòng),并介紹了人們對這項(xiàng)活動(dòng)的反應(yīng).所以答案選C.
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