单选题 Passage One
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.

A、 Because the trip takes as long as 30 minutes.
B、 Because the bridge is too long.
C、 Because the bridge is crowded with cars.
D、 Because the drivers can't enjoy the beauty there.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] 26-29
(29) Tile Golden Gate Bridge joins the beautiful city of San Francisco with its suburbs to the north. (26)Each day, about one hundred thousand cars cross the bridge, taking people to and from the city. More than half of them cross the bridge during the morning and evening rush hours. As a result, the trip is not pleasant.
Now, however, there is at least one group of happy commuters. These are the people who travel under the bridge instead of on it. They go to work by boat and enjoy it so much that most say they will never go by car again. (29)The boat they take is the large, quite, comfortable "Golden Gate". (27)Commuters can enjoy the sun on the boat. In the morning they can have breakfast in the coffee shop, and in the evening they can have a drink in the bar while they are looking at San Francisco's famous scene and the nearby hills.
The trip takes only thirty minutes and is not very expensive. And what's more, being on a boat seems to make people feel more friendly towards each other. Two commuters who met on the "Golden Gate" have already got married.
Because the boat has been so successful, there are plans to use other, still larger boats. There is also a plan for a high speed boat that will make the trip in only fifteen minutes. (28)Not everyone is happy about that. "A lot of people don't want to get the trip faster," said one commuter. "They feel that half an hour is just enough time to rest."
26．Why do some people feel unpleasant when crossing the bridge?
[答案详解] 细节推断题【考频：25】。文章说每天共有10万辆车过桥，而其中一半会在交通高峰期通过，因此开车过桥并不是一件快乐的事情。所以C)“因为桥上挤满了车”为正确答案。

A、 People can talk with others during the trip.
B、 It only takes 15 minutes to cross the river.
C、 It's much cheaper than traveling by car.
D、 People can relax and enjoy the splendid views of the city.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文]
According to the passage, what seems to be the maul advantage of traveling by boat?
[答案详解] 事实细节题【考频：87】。文章说坐船过海时，人们可以欣赏日出日落，早上可以在船上喝杯咖啡，吃点早餐，晚上可以到酒吧里喝上一杯，还可以看看旧金山的美景。因此坐船的好处在于D)“人们可以放松下来，欣赏城市的美景”。

A、 They like to stay longer to make more friends on the boat.
B、 They want to have enough time to rest on the boat.
C、 They don't want to go to work earlier.
D、 They think high-speed boats are dangerous.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文]
Why do many people to object to the new plan for a high-speed boat?
[答案详解] 事实细节题【考频：8】。文章说并不是所有的人都喜欢高速渡船这个计划，他们认为半个小时的时间刚刚好，能让他们放松休息一下，所以人们反对高速渡船的原因是B)“他们希望能有足够的时间在船上休息”。

A、 "Golden Gate" is the name given to a bridge and a boat sailing under the bridge.
B、 Commuters prefer high-speed boats but tourists are attracted to more leisurely ones.
C、 People have to cross the Golden Gate Bridge by car to get to work.
D、 Wedding ceremonies are occasionally held on the boat.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文]
What can we learn from the passage?
[答案详解] 综合理解题【考频：9】。文章第一句就说金门大桥连接了旧金山市区和这座城市的北部郊区，后文提到每天运送人们上下班的渡船也被起名为“金门大桥号”，因此A)为正确答案。文章说并不是所有的人都喜欢高速渡船，因此排除B)；文章说人们除了开车过桥，还可以选择坐船，因此排除C)；文章只是说因为经常同乘一艘船而相识的两个人相爱而且结了婚，并没有说婚礼是在船上举行的，故排除D)。