Question

Think of London and you will probably remember the bright red double-decker buses. Think of Thailand’s capital city, Bangkok, and the noisy tuk-tuks may come to mind. Think of San Francisco and you might see the city’s cable cars.

Imagining what these cities would look like without those is difficult. They are symbols of these cities that make them different. However, these city symbols are not always so well loved by their city leaders. City leaders want what is best for their city, which often means the most modern transport.

In Bangkok, city leaders have banned(禁止)tuk-tuks because they consider them noisy and polluting. However, the ban has largely been unsuccessful as it has not changed Thai people’s love for the cheap tuk-tuks over taxis.

In London the city’s first ever mayor(市長)removed the red double-decker buses, which he thought were old fashioned. His plan worked, but Londoners were unhappy to lose the nice old buses they believed represented the best of their city. They made their unhappiness felt when the mayor came up for re-election. Most Londoners voted for his competitor, who promised to bring the bus back.

As for San Francisco, several cable cars are still in use but mainly as tourist attractions. They are too slow to be used for anything other than scenic trips.

City transport symbols may have a place in their city people’s hearts, but it seems they are increasingly out of step with the modern world. As Londoners have proved, their continued life depends on people’s willingness to fight for their survival.

1. What’s the author’s purpose of writing the first paragraph?

A. To introduce some city transport symbols.

B. To explain why some cities are popular.

C. To talk about modern transport in some cities.

D. To attract more tourists to visit some cities.

2.The London double-decker bus is returning mainly because　　　.

A. the new mayor loves it

B. Londoners fought for it

C. it is an improved transport

D. it is popular with tourists

3. Which proves the old city transport symbols are not loved by city leaders?

A. Only a few cable cars are still in use in San Francisco.

B. Bangkok city leaders tried to remove the cheap tuk-tuks.

C. The mayor who sold double-decker buses lost the re-election.

D. The new mayor will bring back improved double-decker buses.

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Modern cities should remove old city transport symbols.

B. The writer thinks highly of the old city transport symbols.

C. Old city transport symbols face the problem of survival.

D. Tourist cities will lose their attraction without the symbols.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

【解析】本文主要介紹了不同城市的標(biāo)志性的交通工具, 以及和這些交通工具相關(guān)的趣事。

1.選A。主旨大意題。從第一段可以看出不同城市有不同的象征性的交通工具, 有泰國的tuk-tuks; 英國的double-decker汽車等。故A項(xiàng)正確。

2.2】選B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段最后倫敦的大多數(shù)市民都投票選舉了答應(yīng)使用double-decker汽車的競選人, 而不給反對(duì)這種汽車的競選人投票。由文章最后一句話也可得出同樣的答案,故選B項(xiàng)。

3.3】選B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第一句話可知在曼谷, 市長禁止這種車的使用, 故B項(xiàng)正確。

4.4】選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句話的句意“盡管這些標(biāo)志性的交通工具在人們心中占有一席之地, 但是跟不上現(xiàn)代社會(huì)的發(fā)展步伐�！笨赏浦�這些舊的交通方式面臨著生存問題。