Hong Kong, major commercial center for Asia, and with a population which has grown at an alarming rate to over 5 million, is a city highly dependent on mass transit of all sorts, both local and long distance. The average Hong Kong worker or businessman, going about his daily activities, simply must use public transportation at one time or another.
Because Hong Kong is in two parts, Kowloon, on the mainland side, and Hong Kong, the island, with Hong Kong’s harbor in between Hong Kong’s mass transit systems, in addition to going over land they must also cross water.
Going from home to work, or going shopping from one side of the harbor to the other, the Hong Kong resident has three choices. One way is to take a bus which will cross the harbor through an underwater traffic tunnel moving slowly through bumper-to-bumper traffic. Another way is by ferry boat, a pleasant ride which crosses the harbor in from seven to fifteen minutes.
But by far the fastest way of crossing the harbor is the newly built underground electric railway, the Hong Kong Metro. If one gets on the train in the Central District, the commercial area of Hong Kong on the island side, he can speed across the harbor in an astonishing three minutes. On the other side of the harbor the railway continues, snaking back and forth through the outlying districts of Kowloon, allowing one to get off a short distance from his destination.
The story of the Metro is an encouraging one for supporters of mass transit. Although building the system was certainly a challenging task, the Japanese firm hired to construct it did so in record time. Construction got underway in 1979 and it was completed in 1980.
For the average commuter the system has only one disadvantage; it is more expensive than by bus or ferry. One can ride the bus across the harbor for half as much or he can ride the ferry across for less than one-fifth as much.
1. Hong Kong __________.
2. Hong Kong Public transportation extends __________.
3. The traffic in the underwater traffic tunnel is __________.
4. Crossing the harbor by train is __________.
5. The business area on the island side of Hong Kong is referred to be as __________.
问题1选项
A.can do without mass transit
B.finds public transportation too expensive
C.needs public transportation
D.has an insufficient mass transit system
问题2选项
A.over hills and valleys
B.across land and water
C.through mountains
D.throughout the Kowloon area
问题3选项
A.heavy
B.light
C.fast
D.dangerous
问题4选项
A.by far the most economical method
B.the most pleasant method
C.the least pleasant method
D.the fastest method
问题5选项
A.Kowloon
B.the Central District
C.the Hong Kong Metro
D.the Hong Kong’s harbor
第1题:C
第2题:B
第3题:A
第4题:D
第5题:B
第1题:
【选项释义】
Hong Kong __________. 香港 __________。
A. can do without mass transit A. 可以没有公共交通工具
B. finds public transportation too expensive B. 公共交通太贵
C. needs public transportation C. 需要公共交通
D. has an insufficient mass transit system D. 公共交通系统不完善
【考查点】事实细节题。
【解题思路】此题定位到第一段最后一句，该处讲到 “一般的香港上班族或商人在进行日常活动时，总有些时候（at one time or another）不得不使用交通工具。（must use transportation）。”可知在香港，需要用到交通工具。因此C选项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A项 “可以没有公共交通工具”：根据解题思路可知在香港需要用到交通工具，不能没有交通工具，属于反向干扰；
B选项“公共交通太贵”：对应第六段第一句“对于一般的通勤者来说，地铁系统只有一个缺点；它比坐公共汽车或渡轮贵（expensive than by bus or ferry）。”这里形容的是坐地铁比坐公交车和轮船贵，而不是香港所有的公共交通都贵，属于以偏概全；
D选项“公共交通系统不完善”：文中讲到香港的各种交通工具，人们通勤方式多样，交通速度快，想要表达的是香港的交通系统完善，而不是不完善，属于反向干扰。
第2题:
【选项释义】
Hong Kong Public transportation extends __________. 香港公共交通__________。
A. over hills and valleys A. 遍布山峦和山谷
B. across land and water B. 跨越陆地和水域
C. through mountains C. 贯通群山
D. throughout the Kowloon area D. 遍布九龙地区
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】此题定位到第二段，该处讲到 “由于香港分两部分，位于大陆一侧的九龙和位于港岛的香港（Kowloon, on the mainland side, and Hong Kong, the island），香港的公共交通系统中间有香港的港口，因此除了要经过陆地，它们还必须穿过水域（going over land they must also cross water）。”可知香港的公共交通跨越了陆地和水域。因此B选项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“遍布山峦和山谷”和C选项“贯通群山”：文中没有提到，属于无中生有；
D选项“遍布九龙地区”：根据解题思路，可知文章指的是公共交通会把九龙和港岛连接起来，而不是说公共交通遍布九龙地区，属于偷换概念。
第3题:
【选项释义】
The traffic in the underwater traffic tunnel is __________. 水下交通隧道__________。
A. heavy A. 流量大
B. light B. 流量小
C. fast C. 速度快
D. dangerous D. 很危险
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】根据题干中信息词underwater traffic tunnel定位到第三段第二句，该处讲到 “其中一种方法是乘坐巴士，通过一个水下交通隧道，缓慢地（moving slowly）在一辆接一辆的车辆（bumper-to-bumper traffic）中穿过港口。”这里说水下隧道中的车一辆接着一辆，可知水下隧道有很多车，流量很大。因此A选项正确。
【干扰项排除】
B选项“流量小”：根据解题思路可知水下交通隧道流量大，属于反向干扰；
C选项“速度快”：根据解题思路可知水下交通隧道速度慢，属于反向干扰；
D选项“很危险”：这已经投入使用是安全的，并不危险，属于反向干扰。
第4题:
【选项释义】
Crossing the harbor by train is __________. 乘火车渡港__________。
A. by far the most economical method A. 是迄今为止最经济实惠的方法
B. the most pleasant method B. 是最令人愉快的方法
C. the least pleasant method C. 是让人最不愉快的方法
D. the fastest method D. 是最快的方法
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】根据题干中信息词train定位到第四段第一句，该处讲到 “但到目前为止，穿越港口最快的方式（fastest way of crossing the harbor）是新建的地下电气化铁路（electric railway）——香港地铁（Hong Kong Metro）。”这里指的就是乘火车的方式，这是最快的方式。因此D选项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“是迄今为止最经济实惠的方法”：对应第六段第一句“对于一般的通勤者来说，地铁系统只有一个缺点；它比坐公共汽车或渡轮贵（more expensive than by bus or ferry）。”这里说乘坐地铁比坐公交和渡轮贵，不是最经济实惠的方法，属于反向干扰；
B选项“是最令人愉快的方法”和C选项“是让人最不愉快的方法”：文中没有提到，属于无中生有。
第5题:
【选项释义】
The business area on the island side of Hong Kong is referred to be as __________. 位于香港海岛一侧的商业区域被称为__________。
A. Kowloon A. 九龙
B. the Central District B. 中环
C. the Hong Kong Metro C. 香港地铁
D. the Hong Kong’s harbor D. 香港港口
【考查点】事实细节题。
【解题思路】根据题干中信息词business area定位到第四段第二句，该处讲到 “如果你在中环，也就是香港位于港岛的商业区（Central District, the commercial area of Hong Kong on the island side）坐上火车。”可知香港海岛的商业区为中环。因此B选项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“九龙”，C选项“香港地铁”和D选项“香港港口”：不符合文章内容，属于曲解原文。
