高考英语真题

阅读理解新闻报道及其它

2024年

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【2024新课标ⅠⅠ卷】Doyouevergettothetrainstationandrealizeyouforgottobringsomethingtoread?Yes,weallhaveourphones,butmanyofusstillliketogooldschoolandreadsomethingprinted.

Well,there’sakiosk(小亭)forthat.IntheSanFranciscoBayArea,atleast.

“Youenterthefaregates(检票口)andyou’llseeakioskthatislitupandittellsyoucangetaone-minute,athree-minute,orafive-minutestory,”saysAliciaTrost,thechiefcommunicationsofficerfortheSanFranciscoBayAreaRapidTransit—knownasBART.“Youchoosewhichlengthyouwantanditgivesyouareceipt-likeshortstory.”

It’sthatsimple.Ridershaveprintednearly20,000shortstoriesandpoemssincetheprogramwaslaunchedlastMarch.Someareclassicshortstories,andsomeareneworiginalworks.

Trostalsowantstointroducelocalwriterstolocalriders.“WewantedtodosomethingwherewedoacalltoartistsintheBayAreatosubmitstoriesforacontest,”Trostsays.“Andasofrightnow,we’vereceivedabout120submissions.Thewinningstorieswouldgointoourkioskandthenyouwouldbeapublishedartist.”

Ridershipontransit(交通)systemsacrossthecountryhasbeendownthepasthalfcentury,socouldshortstoriessavetransit?

Trostthinksso.

“Attheendofthedayalltransitagenciesrightnowaredoingeverythingtheycantoimprovetheriderexperience.SoIabsolutelythinkwewillgetmoreridersjustbecauseofshortstories,”shesays.

Andyou’llneverbewithoutsomethingtoread.

4.WhydidBARTstartthekioskprogram?

A.Topromotethelocalculture. B.Todiscouragephoneuse.

C.Tomeetpassengers’needs. D.Toreduceitsrunningcosts.

5.Howarethestoriescategorizedinthekiosk?

A.Bypopularity. B.Bylength.

C.Bytheme. D.Bylanguage.

6.WhathasTrostbeendoingrecently?

A.Organizingastorycontest. B.Doingasurveyofcustomers.

C.Choosingaprintpublisher. D.Conductingintervie