Question

【题目】A PhD student surnamed Sun is in the hot seat for occupying a woman’s seat on a high-speed train on Aug 21.

In a video posted on Sina Weibo, the man can be seen slouching in a seat. When the woman asked him to give her seat back, he refused and said: “You have three choices –stand, take my seat or go to the dining coach .”

A train attendant (乘务员) then came to try to persuade him to give the seat back. Sun claimed he wasn’t able to stand on his own and asked for a wheelchair. Left with no other options, the attendant led the female passenger to another seat, China Daily reported.

The video quickly caused debate online. Many have expressed anger at the man’s behavior. Some people even dug up the man’s name, as well as his education and work history, and released this information online.

The Jinan Public Security Bureau handed down a punishment for Sun on Aug 24. He was fined 200 yuan and will not be allowed to buy train tickets for a set period of time, the People’s Daily reported.

However, some think the punishment was not strict enough, adding that those who behave similarly on airplanes can be held criminally liable (承担刑事责任), China News Service noted.

Experts explained that the bureau could only punish Sun in this way according to present laws and regulations. But they added that such laws could be improved to stop train passengers from behaving poorly.

【1】What do we know from the video posted on Sina Weibo?

A. Sun stole a passenger’s purse. B. Sun was sitting in someone else’s seat.

C. Sun was inviting a woman to dinner. D. Sun wanted to sit in a wheelchair.

【2】How did other people respond to Sun’s behavior?

A. They showed their understanding. B. They started to take others’ seats too.

C. They felt angry about what he did. D. They gave their seats to him.

【3】What can we infer from the story?

A. Sun’s legs were seriously injured.

B. It’s alright to put others’ information online.

C. Bad behavior on planes is not punished.

D. Laws that punish bad behavior on trains are not as strict as those for planes.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 C

【3】 D

【解析】

最近一段高铁上的乘客占座的视频引发了人们的热议，这名占座的乘客是一名博士。事后济南市公安局对该名乘客进行了处罚。

【1】细节理解题。根据短文的第一段中A PhD student surnamed Sun is in the hot seat for occupying a woman’s seat on a high-speed train on Aug 21.可知，这个博士生孙先生占了一名女士的座位。故应选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据短文第二段中The video quickly caused debate online. Many have expressed anger at the man’s behavior.可知，视频传开后，引起了热论，很多人对这个人的行为都感到很愤怒。由此可知应选C。

【3】推理判断题。根据短文However, some think the punishment was not strict enough, adding that those who behave similarly on airplanes can be held criminally liable可知，一些人认为对孙的惩罚不够严厉，还说那些在飞机上行为类似的人有可能会被追究刑事责任。由此可知D选项是正确的，惩罚火车上的不良行为的法律不像对飞机那样的严格。

这篇短文给我们介绍的是最近在网上引起热议的一段视频，由此产生的人们对火车上不良行为的处罚的讨论。短文中句式稍长，内容稍难理解。后面的题目设置有细节理解题和推理判断题。推理判断题需要根据文章中的事实进行合理的猜测或判断，如第3小题，根据短文中However, some think the punishment was not strict enough, adding that those who behave similarly on airplanes can be held criminally liable可知，一些人认为对孙的惩罚不够严厉，还说那些在飞机上行为类似的人有可能会被追究刑事责任。由此可知D选项是正确的，意为：惩罚火车上的不良行为的法律不像对飞机那样的严格。