单选题

单选题 What time does the train arrive in New York?

A、 (A) 9:30.
B、 (B) 2:40.
C、 (C) 6:00.
D、 (D) 6:15.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文]74-76 Attention passengers. The 6:50 A.M. nonstop express train from Union Station Washington to Penn Station New York is now ready for boarding. This is a two-hour forty-minute trip and the train is due to arrive in Penn Station at nine-thirty A.M. All passengers with tickets for the six-fifty nonstop express train to New York, please line up at Gate Ten. This is an all-reserved train. Passengers without prepaid reservations will not be allowed to board. Passengers may check their excess luggage at the gate at no extra charge. Please have your ticket ready to show to the gate attendant. The train arrives at Penn Station in New York at 9:30 A.M. Choice (B) confuses 2:40 and 2-hour 40-minute trip. Choice (C) confuses 6:00 and 6:50, the times the train leaves Washington. Choice (D) confuses the similar sounds 6:15 and 6:50.

单选题 How many stops does the train make?

A、 (A) None.
B、 (B) One.
C、 (C) Two.
D、 (D) Six.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】The express train is nonstop. Choices (B), (C), and (D) are contradicted by nonstop trip.

单选题 Who is not allowed on the train?

A、 (A) Passengers who are late.
B、 (B) Passengers with excess luggage.
C、 (C) Passengers without reservations.
D、 (D) Passengers who don't pay by check.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】The train is all-reserved and is only for passengers with reservations. Choice (A) confuses late with the similar-sounding word gate. Choice (B) is confused with the instructions to check excess luggage at the gate. Choice (D) uses the word check in a different context.