Travelingbysubwaycansometimesbequiteanadventure,especia...

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Traveling by subway can sometimes be quite an adventure, especially during rush hour. There are the times when you have to avoid cups of coffee that could spill (溅) on you. The smells of some passengers' food are very strong, too.

According to the Beijing subway passenger regulations, which went into effect on May 15th, passengers except babies and the sick are no longer allowed to eat or drink on the subway. Violators (违规者) who do not stop after being asked to will be asked to get off. The violation will also be recorded in the violators' credit record.

Some support the rule. The reason is that the smell of food and drink can annoy other passengers.  “The smell of food fills the carriage, causing people discomfort, especially in the hot summer. Besides, eating on the  subway produces  rubbish. And on the subway, people often spill their drinks，” said Zheng Yiou, 17, a student from Hefei.

However, others question this rule.  “Some citizens live so far from their work places that they have limited time to have breakfast before they go to work. Eating while they travel saves them time and decreases the chance that they will be late for work，” He Songlin, a 17－year－old student from Chengdu said. “And some people, like those with low blood sugar levels, get sick if they can't eat when they must.”

Other Chinese cities like Nanjing and Chengdu have similar regulations. Some foreign cities also ban eating and drinking on the subway. For example, eating and drinking have long been banned on the subway in Washington, D. C. Singapore fines people who eat or drink on the subway up to 500 Singapore dollars.

Chen Yanyan, a professor from Beijing University of Technology, believed we should consider the need of some people to eat  or drink  on  the  subway.   “Commuters (上班族) and travelers are sometimes too busy to eat. Maybe we could learn from Tokyo, where there are many subway stations equipped with services, allowing passengers to eat and drink，”  she said.

篇章导读：本文是一篇议论文。文章就是否可以在地铁上吃喝东西展开了讨论。

1．In which city were subway passenger regulations carried out on May 15th?

A．Chengdu.                             B．Nanjing.

C．Washington, D. C.                    D．Beijing.

2．What is the punishment for the passengers who break the rules in Singapore?

A．Eating on the subway.

B．Drinking on the subway.

C．Being fined heavily.

D．Being asked to get off the train.

3．What is Chen Yanyan's attitude to eating or drinking on the subway?

A．Worried.                             B．Sympathetic.

C．Doubtful.                            D．Uninterested.

4．What would be the best title for the text?

A．Food and Drink Banned on Subway

B．The Adventure of Subway Traveling

C．Ways to Eat and Drink on Subway

D．The Services on Subway Stations

【回答】

1.D　细节理解题。根据第二段第一句中的“According to the Beijing subway passenger regulations, which went into effect on May 15th”可知，D项正确。

2.C　细节理解题。根据第五段尾句“Singapore fines people who eat or drink on the subway up to 500 Singapore dollars.”可知，在新加坡，违规在地铁上吃喝将被罚款最高500新加坡元。故C项正确。

3.B　推理判断题。根据尾段内容可知，陈教授认为，我们应当考虑一些人对在地铁上吃喝的需求。上班族和旅客太忙，没有时间吃饭，可以学习东京的做法，在地铁站配备相应的服务系统，允许乘客在地铁站吃喝。据此可推知，陈教授是赞同在地铁上吃喝的，故B项正确。

4.A　标题判断题。通读全文可知，本文第二段第一句“According to the Beijing subway passenger regulations ... passengers except babies and the sick are no longer allowed to eat or drink on the subway.”为全文的主题句；并结合全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了《*市轨道交通乘客守则》的规定，即除婴儿和病人外，乘客不得在地铁上吃喝；并介绍了与此有类似规定的城市的情况及人们对此的态度，故A项最适合作本文标题。

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