题文
SubwaysThe 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”
小题1:______ is done with the purpose of making money.A．The Tokyo Metro and Toei LinesB．The Moscow MetroC．Shanghai Metro D．The Hong Kong MTR小题2:We can learn from the passage that Shanghai Metro______.A．carries the most people each dayB．is the world’s largestC．may be larger than the Chicago “L” in the futureD．is the busiest in the world小题3:How many subways carry more than 5 million people per day?A．2B．3C．4D．5小题4: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 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:A
解析
小题1:D 细节题。根据文章第二段最后一句They say they do so not just because of the tight schedule说明A正确。第三段we can observe our kids, learn more about them说明B正确，根据文章第四段Their children have grown used to each other's company.说明C正确。文章里没有提及D项。
小题2:A 推理题。根据倒数第二段第三行．But there are moments when opinions differ说明在某些方面，这三个母亲的看法不完全一致，接下来就举了性教育的例子，正好为了解释．But there are moments when opinions differ这一点，故A正确。
小题3:B 根据本句When we are not there, he has to rely on himself to get along with his pals．"父母不在身边，他是和另外的两个孩子在一起，那么这两个孩子就是他的朋友和同伴，故B正确。
小题4:C 态度题。在本文中作者只是客观的说明了宁波的这种几个家庭一起带孩子的现象，并没有发表自己的观点，所以作者的观点还并没有说明出来，故C正确。
小题5:A 主旨大意题。根据文章内容和第二段第2行three mothers are trying a new way of raising their kids, by pooling them together．说明讲述的是共同教育孩子的话题，故A正确。
点评：文章讲述了在浙江宁波出现的一种几个家庭轮流带孩子的现象。考查推理题较多，解此类题需要结合上下文提供的语境和信息进行简单的概括和判断。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“SubwaysThe Tokyo Met.....”主要考查你对 [新闻报道类阅读 ]考点的理解。新闻报道类阅读
新闻报道类阅读的概念：
阅读理解的选材明显地呈现出关注实际生活的趋势，这种趋势与当前基础教育改革的目标是一致的，而中学生学习语言的根本目标与基础教育学会求知，学会做事，学会合作，学会做人的目标是一致的，真实新颖的选材对基础英语教学课程改革具有重要的反作用。
新闻报道类阅读理解技巧点拨：
新闻报道类类文章有一共同特点，即都是由标题（Headline）、导语（Lead）、主体（Mainbody）、背景（Background）和结尾（End）五部分构成。标题是新闻报道中心思想高度而又精辟的概括；导语位于新闻报道的首段，高度概括新闻事实；主体则对导语概括的新闻事实进行详细叙述；新闻背景是指新闻事实之外，对新闻事实或新闻事实的某个部分进行解释或补充的材料；结尾往往是新闻事件的结果或动态展望，也是中心思想的概括并常常与新闻导语相呼应。
新闻报道中的导语非常重要，它位于文章的第一段，通过它点出新闻的主题，五个W和一个H(When,Where,Who,What,Why和How)通常是构成一则完整消息不可缺少的要素。文章往往呈现出“倒金字塔”的特征，因此读懂首句或首段至关重要。
另外，从句的使用也是此类文章的一大语言特色，因为从句信息量大，适合新闻报道的要求。此外，大量的副词和插入语的使用也是此类文章的特点。为使文章更客观、更具信服力，常用The study said…, Scientists believe that…Experts said…, It's reported that…, According to the survey…等语言。同事在阅读过程中，我们要对材料所提供信息如when, where, who, how, why等进行提问，将信息迅速提炼出来。
新闻报道类阅读应试策略：
【命题趋势】
阅读理解的选材明显地呈现出关注实际生活的趋势，这种趋势与当前基础教育改革的目标是一致的，而中学生学习语言的根本目标与基础教育学会求知，学会做事，学会合作，学会做人的目标是一致的，真实新颖的选材对基础英语教学课程改革具有重要的反作用。时文报道就在文章中体现了这一要求。主要表现在以下几个方面：
1、反映海内外事件，文章结构严谨，内容贴近生活，用现代英语反映现代生活。
2、如果是新闻报道，都有比较固定的写作格式，如文首通常有报道的地点或时间，第一句话常常是文章的导语，有助于了解文章的大致内容和主题。
3、如果是新闻报道则是记叙文，有地点、时间、人物、事物等要素。
4、有许多大量反映当代社会变化的新词汇和表达方式。
5、命题既重细节，又重推理和主旨。
6、大背景中的小事件，大事件中的小插曲往往是选材的热点。
【应试对策】
1、在平时学习中，关注生活，阅读新闻报道和广告类文章、把阅读时事文章作为学习英语的重要途径。
2、了解新的词汇和表达方式。如：tsunami海啸，MP3players(MP3)播放器，well_offsociety小康社会等。
3、抓住文章主题，准确捕捉细节和内涵，进行合理的推理。
4、品味新闻的标题，联系平时所积累的知识，为了解材料大意作铺垫。
5、了解新闻报道的特殊规律，其内容和多含何人、何地、何事、何时等，阅读时要抓住新闻的这一主要特点去理解判断。
6、要注意文中以黑体、大写、下划线等方式加以提示的文字，因为这很有可能是材料的核心或至少是一部分内容的概括。
