Beijing is facing severe (严重的)  traffic problems."Roads are wider now, but traff

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Beijing is facing severe (严重的)  traffic problems."Roads are wider now, but traffic jams (堵塞) often happen every day. " Yuan, a Beijing taxi drivers said.
Beijing government is trying to do something to make traffic jams less.  Before 2007, there were a few subway lines in Beijing. There was only line 1, line 2, line 13 and Batong Line. But now there is line 5, line 10, line 4, the airport fast -track and the Olympic branch line. And there will be 13 subway lines under construction in Beijing at the same time at the end of this year.
The opening of the new subway line is convenient to tourists. Before, arriving in Beijing, many visitors would usually take a taxi to interesting places of Beijing. Today, as soon as people get off the plane, they can take the Airport Express Line, going to different interesting places through the subway lines. The government also strives to open a new line each year from now until 2015. The subway of Beijing reached 300 kilometers in 2010 and it will reach 561 kilometers in 2015.
Miss Xiao, who lives in South Water Bridge and works at Hepingli, said that traveling by her car still took her at least one hour from home to work because of traffic jams. Now, because of the railway line 5, Miss Xiao can arrive at her office in less than haft an hour.
小题1:What are the trafc problems in Beijing now?

A．Drivers drive too fast.	B．Roads are not wide enough.
C．Traffic jams often happen.	D．Traffic lights are always broken.

小题2:What does the underlined phrase "under construction" mean in Chinese?

A．在学习

B．在建造中

C．在应用中

D．在控制中

小题3:Why is the opening of the new subway line convenient to tourists?

A．Because the new subway line is very interesting.

B．Because the new subway line"s ticket is very cheap.

C．Because people in Beijing can cost less money than that before.

D．Because visitors can take the subway to many different interesting places.

小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Visitors like to take a taxi in Beijing better.

B．The subway of Beijing will reach 300 kilometers in 2015.

C．There will be 15 subway lines in Beijing at the end of the year.

D．It takes Miss Xiao less time to get to her workplace by railway line 5.

小题5:What is the main idea of the passage?

A．People in Beijing invented high -speed trains.

B．Railway lines in Beijing only covers some areas.

C．Beijing welcomes visitors from different places.

D．Beijing government has done something to make traffic jams less.

答案

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:D
小题5:D

解析

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了北京市政府已经采取了一些措施来降低北京的交通拥堵问题，以及这些措施带来的效果。
小题1:根据"Roads are wider now, but traffic jams (堵塞) often happen every day. " Yuan, a Beijing taxi drivers said.描述，可知选C。
小题2:联系上下文，可知此处指的是再今年年底在北京将会有十三条地铁同时处于建设当中，故选B。
小题3:根据第三段The opening of the new subway line is convenient to tourists. Before,……Today, as soon as people get off the plane, they can take the Airport Express Line, going to different interesting places through the subway lines.描述，可知选D。
小题4:根据最后一段Now, because of the railway line 5, Miss Xiao can arrive at her office in less than haft an hour.描述，可知选D。
小题5:这篇短文主要介绍了北京市政府已经采取了一些措施来降低北京的交通拥堵问题。故选D。
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