Unit 4 Making the news Learning about language课时作业

第一节 阅读理解

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　A

　　Though the tube (地铁) is used by 1.34 billion people each year，travelling on the tube in London can actually be quite lonely.An unwritten rule encourages silence，mixed with traditional British reserve (矜持)．It means that even though you're in the crowded space with hundreds of other people，the silent air can leave you feeling a bit lonely.

　　One London man，however，is trying to change this.Jonathan Dunne，42，an American living in London，started a worldwide dialogue after giving out badges (徽章) with the theme "Tube chat" last month，encouraging passengers in London to get talking to one another.

　　"I handed out 500 badges during the rush hour in a city with 8 million people.I expected most of them to be thrown away.But after about 24 hours，this activity would become bigger，" he says.Dunne and his "Tube chat" activity were reported across the world by different websites，newspapers and magazines.

　　Although Dunne's hope is good，not everyone agrees with his idea.Brian Wilson，a native Englishman living in London，was against it.He handed out 500 badges with the words "Don't even think about it" on them."I hate the idea of having to talk to strangers on the tube on my way to work，" he told the reporter of BBC.Michael Robinson，a student from London，agrees."Being on the tube is the only peace and quietness some people get on their journeys to and from work.It doesn't need to be destroyed by people chatting to you，" Robinson says.

　　"People think that I just walk up and talk to strangers，which is not the case.It's a great way to meet people you would never have normally spoken to，" Dunne says.

　　So if you use public transport in the West，why not say hello to the person next to you? Just make sure to check for a badge first.

　　【语篇解读】　住在伦敦的美国人乔纳森·邓恩在伦敦发起了"地铁聊"活动。

　　1．What is the unwritten rule on the tube in Britain?

　　A．Reading newspapers.　　　B．Keeping silent.

　　C．Chatting with each other. D．Sleeping for a while.

　　解析：细节理解题。根据第一段"An unwritten rule encourages silence，mixed with traditional British reserve"可知，在伦敦，有一个不成文的规则鼓励在地铁里保持安静，这其中也混合着英国人的矜持。

　　答案：B

　　2．What do you know about Jonathan Dunne?

　　A．He is an Englishman working in London.

　　B．He started the "Tube chat" years ago.

　　C．He wants people to chat on the tube.

D．He expected most of the badges to be kept.