（6）阅读理解-旅行与交通类——2024年高考英语真题模拟试题专项汇编.pdf

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（）阅读理解旅行与交通类年高考英语真题模拟试题专项汇编

一、【2024年新高考Ⅱ卷，阅读B】

Doyouevergettothetrainstationandrealizeyouforgottobringsomethingtoread?Yes,we

allhaveourphones,butmanyofusstillliketogooldschoolandreadsomethingprinted.

Well,theresakiosk(小亭)forthat.IntheSanFranciscoBayArea,atleast.

Youenterthefaregates(检票口)andyoullseeakioskthatislitupandittellsyoucangeta

one-minute,athree-minute,orafive-minutestory,saysAliciaTrost,thechiefcommunications

officerfortheSanFranciscoBayAreaRapidTransit—knownasBART.Youchoosewhichlength

youwantanditgivesyouareceipt-likeshortstory.

Itsthatsimple.Ridershaveprintednearly20,000shortstoriesandpoemssincetheprogram

waslaunchedlastMarch.Someareclassicshortstories,andsomeareneworiginalworks.

Trostalsowantstointroducelocalwriterstolocalriders.Wewantedtodosomethingwhere

wedoacalltoartistsintheBayAreatosubmitstoriesforacontest,Trostsays.Andasofright

now,wevereceivedabout120submissions.Thewinningstorieswouldgointoourkioskandthen

youwouldbeapublishedartist.

Ridershipontransit(交通)systemsacrossthecountryhasbeendownthepasthalfcentury,so

couldshortstoriessavetransit?

Trostthinksso.

Attheendofthedayalltransitagenciesrightnowaredoingeverythingtheycantoimprove

theriderexperience.SoIabsolutelythinkwewillgetmoreridersjustbecauseofshortstories,she

says.

Andyoullneverbewithoutsomethingtoread.

1．WhydidBARTstartthekioskprogram?

A.Topromotethelocalculture.B.Todiscouragephoneuse.

C.Tomeetpassengersneeds.D.Toreduceitsrunningcosts.

2．Howarethestoriescategorizedinthekiosk?

A.Bypopularity.B.Bylength.C.Bytheme.D.Bylanguage.

3．WhathasTrostbeendoingrecently?

A.Or