专题16阅读理解新闻报道及其它

2024年

Passage1

2024ⅠⅠDoyouevergettothetrainstationandrealizeyouforgottobringsomethingtoread?

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Yes,weallhaveourphones,butmanyofusstillliketogooldschoolandreadsomethingprinted.

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

“Youenterthefaregates(检票口)andyou’llseeakioskthatislitupandittellsyoucangetaone-minute,a

three-minute,orafive-minutestory,”saysAliciaTrost,thechiefcommunicationsofficerfortheSanFranciscoBay

AreaRapidTransit—knownasBART.“Youchoosewhichlengthyouwantanditgivesyouareceipt-likeshort

story.”

It’sthatsimple.Ridershaveprintednearly20,000shortstoriesandpoemssincetheprogramwaslaunched

lastMarch.Someareclassicshortstories,andsomeareneworiginalworks.

Trostalsowantstointroducelocalwriterstolocalriders.“Wewantedtodosomethingwherewedoacallto

artistsintheBayAreatosubmitstoriesforacontest,”Trostsays.“Andasofrightnow,we’vereceivedabout120

submissions.Thewinningstorieswouldgointoourkioskandthenyouwouldbeapublishedartist.”

Ridershipontransit(交通)systemsacrossthecountryhasbeendownthepasthalfcentury,socouldshort

storiessavetransit?

Trostthinksso.

“Attheendofthedayalltransitagenciesrightnowaredoingeverythingtheycantoimprovetherider

experience.SoIabsolutelythinkwewillgetmoreridersjustbecauseofshortstories,”shesays.

Andyou’llneverbewithoutsomethingtoread.

4.WhydidBARTstartthekioskprogram?

A.Topromotethelocalculture.B.Todiscouragephoneuse.

C.Tomeetpassengers’needs.