Metro Pocket Guide Metrorail(地铁)

Each passenger needs a farecard to enter and go out.Up to two children under ago five may travel free with a paying customer.

Farecard machine are in every station, Bring small bills because there are no change machines in the station and farecard machine only provide up to $ 5 in change.

Get one of unlimited Metrorail rides with a One Day Pass.Buy it from a farecard machine in Metro stations.Use it after 9:30 a.m.until closing on weekdays, and all day on weekends and holidays.

Hours of Service

Open: 5 a.m Mon-Fri 7a.m.Sat—Sun .

Close: midnight Sun—Thurs 3 a.m.Fri.---Sat.nights.

Last train times vary.To avoid missing the last train, please check the last train times posted in the station.

Metrobus

When paying with exact change, the fare is $ 1.35 .when paying with a smarTrip card, the fare is $1.25

Fares for the Senior /disabled customers

Senior citizens 65 and older and disabled customers may ride for half the regular fare.On Metrorail and Metrobus, use a senior/disabled farecard or SmarTrip card.For more information about buying senior/disabled farecards, farecard or SmarTrip cards and passes, please visit MetroOpenDoors.com or call 202-637-7000 and 202-637-8000.

Senior citizens and disabled customers can get free guide on how to use proper Metrobus and Metrorail services by calling 202-962-1100

Travel tips (提示)

Avoid riding during weekday rush periods –before 9:30 a.m.and between 4 and 6 p.m.

If you lose something on a bus or train or in a station, please call Lost & Found at 202-962-1195.

1.What should you know about farecard machine?

A.They start selling tickets at 9:30 a.m.

B.They are connected to change machines.

C.They offer special service to the elderly.

D.They make change for no more than $5.

2.At what time does Metrorail stop service on Saturday?

A.At midnight

B.at 3 a.m.

C.at 5 am

D.at 7 p.m.

3.What is good about a SmarTrip card?

A.It is convenient for old people

B.It saves money for its users

C.it can be bought at any time

D.it is sold on the Internet.

4.Which number should you call if you lose something on the Metro?

A.202-962-1195

B.202-962-1100

C.202-673-7000

D.202-673-8000

阅读理解(共4小题)

In the fall of 1985, I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere.Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.

My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65.She was the first in our family to reach that goal.But one year after I started college, she developed cancer.I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her.It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.

Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopted and biological children.In 1999, we adopted our first son.To lay eyes on him was fantastic---and very emotional.A year later came our second adopted boy.Then followed son No.3.In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.

You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8!Our home was a complete zoo — a joyous zoo.Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time.But I never gave up on the dream either.I had only one choice: to find a way.That meant taking as few as one class each semester.

The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys.They often wanted me to stay home with them.There certainly were times I wanted to quit, but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.

In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina.It took me over 21 years to get my college degree!

I am not special, just single-minded.It always struck me that when you’re looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you’re in the midst of it, it just seems normal.Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day.It’s a process.Remember: little steps add up to big dreams.

1.When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be_________.

A.a writer B.a doctor C.a judge D.a journalist

2.Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?

A.Her grandma asked her to withdraw from college

B.She fell in love and got married

C.She had so many children to support that she was too busy to continue her college

D.She decided to look after her grandma

3.What does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?

A.Failure is the mother of success

B.Little by little, one goes far

C.Every coin has two sides

D.Well begun, half done

4.Which of the following can best describe the author?

A.Caring and determined

B.Honest and responsible

C.Ambitious and sensitive

D.Innocent and single-minded

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

In many countries,people eat rice every day.________ they eat it two or three times a day, for breakfast, lunch and supper.They can ________it, fry(煎)it or ________ it into rice noodles.They usually eat it ________meat,fish and vegetables.

Some people do not eat some kind of ________. Muslins,for example,do not eat pork,and Hindus do not eat beef.

The Japanese eat a lot of fish.Japan is an island and its ________go all over the Pacific looking for fish to ________.The Japanese sometimes eat uncooked fish, and they also eat a lot of rice.

In ________such as Britain,Australia and the United States,the most important food is ________or potatoes.People there usually make their bread from wheat flour.They ________potatoes in different ways.They can boil them,fry them and roast(烤)them.

In Africa,maize(玉米)is the most important food.________rice and wheat,maize is a kind of cereal(谷物).African people make the maize________flour.From this flour they make ________kinds of bread and cakes.Many Africans are very________and they can’t afford to eat much________with their cereal.

Cereals are a very important kind of food________we also need plenty of vegetables and lots of fresh________.

Some people eat ________fruit and vegetables.They do not eat meat or fish or ________that comes from animals.They eat only food from________.Some people say that food from plants is better for us than meat.

1.A.Sometime B.Sometimes C.Some time D.Some times

2.A.drink B.boil C.have D.eat

3.A.change B.turn C.make D.eat

4.A.as B.like C.together D.with

5.A.meat B.fish C.apples D.vegetables

6.A.trains B.planes C.life boats D.fishing boats

7.A.buy B.catch C.hold D.weigh

8.A.the world B.countries C.the east D.developing countries

9.A.bread B.cake C.flour D.vegetables

10.A.cook B.eat C.make D.take

11.A.With B.As C.Being D.Like

12.A.of B.from C.into D.up to

13.A.the same B.every C.different D.each

14.A.rich B.weak C.strong D.poor

15.A.meat B.maize C.bread D.flour

16.A.so B.as C.but D.because

17.A.fruit B.cakes C.rice D.potatoes

18.A.only B.not only C.besides D.except

19.A.something B.pork C.anything D.beef

20.A.fish B.apples C.pigs D.plants

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