Question

【题目】阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。
Every year, more than nine million people all over the world come to visit London. They go to the museums and theatres; they look at interesting old buildings or have a drink in a park.
A quick and easy way to get to different places in the city is to take an underground train. The London underground is one of the best and most widely used transport networks（网状组织）in the world. The trains run all day and most of the night. (3)You'd better not take the underground between eight o'clock and ten o'clock in the morning, or four o'clock and six o'clock in the afternoon. (4) The trains are so crowded that you can hardly move or find a place to sit.
London's famous red buses form a big part of getting around in London. Although the London underground is the fastest and the simplest way of getting around London, the buses play their part and are an experience you should try at least once. By sitting on the top deck (层) of the bus, you can get a great sightseeing (观光的) experience of London as well.
Some special visitors' buses take you to many of the interesting places in the city on one journey. It takes about one and a half hours, but you can cancel your journey and get off (and on again) at the different places you want to visit.
London taxis are called "black cabs”. Most of them are black, but some are not. You can stop one if it has a "For Hire (供租用的)n sign on it. The drivers are friendly and helpful.
In a word, London is a big and beautiful city with Lots to see and to do. Welcome to London.
（1）How many kinds of transportation can visitors use to get around in London? List them.（根据短文内容简要回答问题）
（2）If you go to visit London, which two kind s of transportation are you going to choose? Why? （根据短文内容简要回答问题）
（3）You'd better not take the underground between eight o'clock and ten o'clock in the morning, or four o'clock and six o'clock in the afternoon.（译成汉语）
（4）The trains are so crowded that you can hardly move or find a place to sit. （译成汉语）
（5）请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）

They can use four kinds of transportation. They are underground trains, red buses, special visitors’ buses and taxis (black cabs).

（2）

underground trains/an underground train; They are/ It is a quick and easy way to get to different places in the city.

Red buses; By sitting on the top deck of the bus, you c an get a great sightseeing experience of London.

Special visitors’ buses; You can cancel your journey and get off (and on again) at the different places you want to visit. Taxis (black cabs);

The drivers are friendly and helpful.

（3）

在上午8：00—10：00和下午4：00－6：00之间，你最好不要乘坐地铁。

（4）

地铁里边如此拥挤，你几乎无法移动，也找不到位置可坐。

（5）

Traveling around London/Getting around London.

【解析】考查任务型阅读。本文介绍了倍受游客喜欢的胜地——伦敦的交通情况，介绍了主要的交通工具：地铁、红色公交、旅游车及出租车的特点等等。（1）They can use four kinds of transportation. They are underground trains, red buses, special visitors’ buses and taxis (black cabs). 题意：在伦敦，有多少种供游客使用的交通形式？请列出来。根据短文第二至第五自然段，每段介绍了一种交通工具，共四种：地铁、红色公交、特殊的旅行车、及出租车。故回答They can use four kinds of transportation. They are underground trains, red buses, special visitors’ buses and taxis (black cabs).（2）underground trains/an underground train; They are/ It is a quick and easy way to get to different places in the city.
Red buses; By sitting on the top deck of the bus, you c an get a great sightseeing experience of London.
Special visitors’ buses; You can cancel your journey and get off (and on again) at the different places you want to visit.
Taxis(black cabs); The drivers are friendly and helpful.
题意：如果你要参观伦敦，你要选择哪种交通工具，为什么？短文提供了四种交通工具及每种交通工具的优缺点。故可以回答为：underground trains/an underground train; They are/It is a quick and easy way to get to different places in the city.
Red buses; By sitting on the top deck of the bus, you can get a great sightseeing experience of London.
Special visitors’ buses; You can cancel your journey and get off (and on again) at the different places you want to visit.
Taxis(black cabs); The drivers are friendly and helpful.
（3）在上午8：00—10：00和下午4：00－6：00之间，你最好不要乘坐地铁。翻译题：had better do sth最好做某事；最好不做某事：had better not do sth。故译成：在上午8：00—10：00和下午4：00－6：00之间，你最好不要乘坐地铁。
（4）地铁里边如此拥挤，你几乎无法移动，也找不到位置可坐。So…that…：如此……以致于……：故译成：地铁里边如此拥挤，你几乎无法移动，也找不到位置可坐。
（5）Traveling around London/Getting around London.本文主要介绍的是参观伦敦的各种交通方式。故标题为：Traveling around London/Getting around London