题目内容
【题目】Visitor Oyster cards are electronic smartcards that come fully charged with credit. Whether you’re making a one-off trip to London or you’re a regular visitor, using an Oyster travel smartcard is the easiest way to travel around the city’s public transport network. Simply touch the card on the yellow card reader at the doors when you start and end your journey.
Advantages of a Visitor Oyster Card
A Visitor Oyster card is one of the cheapest ways to pay for single journeys on the bus, Tube, DLR, tram, London Overground and most National Rail services in London:
● Save time—your card is ready to use as soon as you arrive in London.
● It’s more than 50% cheaper than buying a paper travel card or single tickets with cash.
● There is a daily price cap—once you have reached this limit, you won’t pay any more.
● Enjoy special offers and promotions at leading London restaurants, shops and entertainment venues—plus discounts on the Emirates Air Line cable car and Thames Clippers river buses.
Buy a Visitor Oyster card
Buy a Visitor Oyster card before you visit London and get it delivered to your home address. A card costs £3 (non-refundable) plus postage. Order online and arrive with your Oyster in hand! You can also buy a Visitor Oyster card from Gatwick Express ticket offices at Gatwick Airport Station and on board Eurostar trains travelling to London.
Add Credit to Your Visitor Oyster Card
You can choose how much credit to add to your card. If you are
● Touch screen ticket machines in Tube, DLR, London Overground and some National Rail stations.
● Around 4,000 Oyster Ticket Stops found in newsagents and small shops across London.
● TFL Visitor and Travel Information Centers.
● Tube and London Overground station ticket offices.
● Emirates Air Line terminals.
【1】When can you use your Visitor Oyster Card?
A. After you become a regular visitor.
B. Only when you end your journey.
C. Once you arrive in London.
D. Before you leave home.
【2】What can we learn about the Visitor Oyster card?
A. It can reach you before your journey to London.
B. It requires you to pay as much as the daily price cap.
C. It can provide you a 50% discount at a London shop.
D. It can be delivered to your home address free of charge.
【3】Where can you add credit to your Visitor Oyster card?
A. On the Internet.
B. At a Tube station ticket office.
C. On Eurostar trains.
D. At Gatwick Express ticket offices.
【答案】
【1】C
【2】A
【3】B
【解析】
试题分析:本文属于广告类阅读,介绍了伦敦的交通卡Visitor Oyster Card的好处以及如何购买等相关信息。
【1】C 细节理解题。根据Advantages of a Visitor Oyster Card部分第一点● Save time—your card is ready to use as soon as you arrive in London.可知你一到伦敦就可以使用这张交通卡。故C正确。
【2】A 细节理解题。根据Buy a Visitor Oyster card部分第一句Buy a Visitor Oyster card before you visit London and get it delivered to your home address.可知你可以事先就购买这张交通卡,卡片会投递到你提交的地址。也就是说在你开始伦敦的旅游之前就可以拿到这张交通卡。故A正确。
【3】B 细节理解题。根据文章Add Credit to Your Visitor Oyster Card部分倒数第二句Tube and London Overground station ticket offices.可知在可知可以在Tube station ticket office中往卡里加钱。故B项正确。