Subways

The Tokyo Metro and Toei Lines

Features: The Tokyo Metro and Toei lines that make up of Tokyo’s huge subway system carry almost 8 million people each day, making it the busiest system in the world. The system is famous for its oshiya-- literally “pusher”--- who push passengers into crowded subway cars so the doors can close. And you think your ride is hell.

The

Moscow Metro

Features: The Moscow Metro has some of the most beautiful stations in the world. The best of them were built during the Stalinist era and feature chandeliers (枝行吊灯),marble moldings and elaborate murals(精美壁画). With more than 7 million riders a day, keeping all that marble clean has got to be a burden.

The Hong Kong MTR

Features: The Hong Kong MTR has the distinction of being one of the few subway systems in the world that actually turns a profit(利润). It’s privately owned and uses real estate development along its tracks to increase income and ridership. It also introduced “Octopus cards” that allow people to not only pay their fares electronically, but buy stuff at convenience stores ,supermarkets, restaurants and even parking meters. It’s estimated that 95% of all adults in Hong Kong own an Octopus card.

Shanghai Metro

Features: Shanghai is the third city in China to build a metro system, and it has become the country’s largest in the 12 years since it opened. Shanghai Metro has 142 miles of track and plans to add another 180 miles within five years. By that point, it would be three times larger than Chicago “L”. The system carries about 2.18 million people a day.

The London Metro

Features: Londoners call their subway the Underground, even though 55 percent of it lies above ground. No matter when you’ve got the oldest mass-transit system in the world, you can call it anything you like. Trains started in 1863 and they’ve been running ever since. Some 3 million people ride each day, every one of them remembering to “Mind the gap”

41. ______ is done with the purpose of making money.

A . The Tokyo Metro and Toei Lines                    B. The Moscow Metro

C. Shanghai Metro                                       D. The Hong Kong MTR

42. We can learn from the passage that Shanghai Metro______.

A. carries the most people each day                                          B. is the world’s largest

C. may be larger than the Chicago “L” in the future             D. is the busiest in the world

43. How many subways carry more than 5 million people per day?

A. 2                 B. 3                  C. 4                   D. 5

44. What can be inferred from the passage?  

A. Shanghai is the third to build a metro system in China, which has become the largest in the world.

B. You’ll feel sick when you travel on the Tokyo Metro and Toei Lines.

C. Londoners call their subway the Underground because 55 percent of it lies above ground.

D. It is estimated that 95% of the population in Hong Kong own an Octopus card

                               

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21. A. education      B. competition        C. college           D. employment

22. A. attention       B. promotions        C. prizes            D. approval

23. A. attempted      B. explained         C. studied           D. worked

24. A. filled in        B. stepped onto       C. put down         D. looked at

25. A. ashamed       B. frightened         C. embarrassed       D. shocked

26. A. review        B. submit          C. find             D. revise

27. A. appropriate     B. available        C. practical          D. helpful

28. A. when         B. before          C. unless           D. until

29. A. serious       B. angry          C. troubled          D. tired

30. A. agreeing       B. suggesting       C. responding        D. adding

31. A. special        B. similar          C. private              D. spare

32. A. close         B. move            C. change              D. reset

33. A. regret         B. fear             C. sadness          D. puzzle

34. A. quiet          B. slow            C. calm            D. polite

35. A. rewritten       B. done            C. corrected         D. read

36. A. follow         B. walk            C. drive            D. answer

37. A. form          B. role             C. luck             D. turn

38. A. accepted B. chosen C. recommended      D. recognized

39. A. relief          B. confidence        C. tension           D. anxiety

40. A. devote        B. apply            C. owe             D. connect

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