题目内容
阅读下面的短文，然后根据信息及要求回答题后的问题。
The world's first subway was built in London in 1863．at the time, the government was looking for a way to reduce traffic problems in the city of London．The poor areas of the city were so crowded with people that it was almost impossible for hore carriages to get around．The city officials were interested in trying to make it possible for workers to live outside of Londin and travel easily to work each day．If people had a cheap and convenient way that they could depend on to get to and from work, they would settle down outside of the city．This would help ease the pressure of too many people living in the poor parts in London．From these problems, the idea of the london underground, the first subway system, was born．
The plans for building the underground met with several problems and delays, but the first track was finally opened in January 1863．a steam train pulled the cars along the first underground track which was six kilometers long．About 30,000 people got on the subway the first day．Riders were treated to comfortable seats and pleasant decorations inside each of the cars．However, the smoke from the engin soon filled the air in the tunnels with ash and black powder, as well as chemical gases．Fans had to be put in the tunnels later to keep the air clean enough for people to breathe．Even with its problems, riding the underground did become popular．It carried nine million riders in its first year．
Modern subways have come a long way since the early days of the London Underground．Today there are 94 large underground rapid transit systems around the world．The busiest of these subway systems is the Tokyo Metro which opened in 1927．This efficient subway has two billion riders per year, and “pushers” work on the platforms during busy traffic hours to help push riders onto trains．At times, subway cars have been packed with up to 300 people! Shopping malls built in high traffic stations where riders move from one train to another have also helped the popularity of subways in Tokyo．Stations like the famous Ginza Sugo Eki Ginza Consolidated Station include underground department stores, suprermarkets, restaurants, and specialty shops．Shoppers never have to go above ground!
1．What is the best title for this passage?(within 10 words)
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2．What does “Shoppers never have to go above ground!”(in Para 3)mean?(within 10 words)
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3．Which sentence can be replaced by the following one：
“Although there were such prolems, people loved to take subways．”
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4．What problems led the British government to build the London Underground?(within 10 words)
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5．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．
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解析：
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1．London Subways．/The History of London Subways． 2．Shoppers can buy what they want in underground malls． 3．Even with its problems, riding the undergound did become popular． 4．Overcrowding and traffic jams． 5．如果人们有既便宜又方便的上下班方式，他们就愿意在郊区安家了。 |
字词句段篇系列答案阅读下面的短文，然后从A-F选项中，为每一小段选择合适的标题, 并把答案写在答案卷上。
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A. The most common problem is a “wandering” mind B. Selective listening is also a mental barrier C. Listening isn’t an easy skill to master D. Attitude can also influence good listening E. Noise and background music makes listening more difficult F. Listening is also related to the level of the listener’s knowledge |
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Listening is not as easy as someone thought. Even good listeners may recall only fifty percent of what they hear. Retention, the ability to remember and recall information, decreases about twenty to twenty-five percent after a few days. So no matter how well you listen in class, you’re always going to have to refresh your memory before a test! Unfortunately, many people have poor listening habits, and little listening training. To improve your listening skills, it’s important to understand what causes poor listening.
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If you find it difficult to concentrate solely on what a speaker is saying, there’s a good reason. The mind processes information much faster than a speaker can speak. The brain can process over 500 words per minute, while the average speaker talks at a rate of 124 to 250 words per minute. That means the mind can hear what’s being said and can think about something else at the same time.
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If you have a negative idea about the speaker or the topic, you’ll find it difficult to listen attentively. Hostile or captive audiences often have more difficultly listening than do favorable or voluntary ones.
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If a speaker speaks “above the heads” of an audience, people find it difficult to concentrate. Speakers who use unfamiliar words or who use incomplete explanations make it more difficult to listen. Speakers who “speak down” to audiences, failing to acknowledge what the audience already knows, also create mental blocks.
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When people listen selectively, they simply block out what they don’t want to hear. For instance, many people have habits that are dangerous to their health, like smoking. However, they often choose to block out what a speaker says about health risks. They may listen to a speech and think that the speaker’s message applies to other people, not them. In other words, they hear what they want to hear and ignore what they don’t want to hear.