2022年12月英语六级听力真题第二套 文章2

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The Glasgow subway first opened in 1896 as a cable-hauled system.

格拉斯哥地铁于1896年首次开通，当时是一个电缆牵引系统。

It is generally recognized as the world's third underground railway, after London and Budapest.

它被公认为仅次于伦敦和布达佩斯的世界第三条地下铁路。

In its long history, it has never been expanded remaining as a single loop line with a mere 15 stations.

在其漫长的历史中，它从未被扩建过，只是一条只有15个车站的环线。

At its peak, it served the shipyard workers on the southside of the city.

在鼎盛时期，它为城市南部的造船厂工人服务。

In the 1960s,there was a decline in the shipbuilding industry, and the popularity of private transport grew.

在20世纪60年代，造船业出现了衰退，私人运输的普及率上升。

As a result, the subway saw a rapid decline in ridership.

结果，地铁乘客量迅速下降。

It ran with little further change until 1977 when its new operators closed it for major modernization investment.

直到1977年，新的运营商因重大现代化投资而关闭了这家公司，这家公司几乎没有进一步的变化。

Carriages were replaced, ventilation was improved,

更换了车厢，改善了通风，

and the main depot was also renovated and fitted with connecting tracks to replace the outdated crane transfer mechanism.

主仓库也进行了翻修，并安装了连接轨道，以取代过时的起重机转移机构。

The subway in its present form reopened for operation in April 1980.

目前的地铁于1980年4月重新开放运营。

Since its relaunch, the subway has seen a revival in its fortunes.

自重新启动以来，地铁的命运得到了复兴。

It serves as a viable alternative to other forms of transport and has gone a long way to alleviate traffic jams in the city center.

它是其他交通方式的可行替代方案，在缓解市中心的交通堵塞方面取得了很大进展。

In 1996, the system reached an important milestone-100 years.

1996年，该系统达到了100年的重要里程碑。

To commemorate this special event, the color scheme of the train carriages was updated.

为了纪念这一特殊事件，火车车厢的配色方案进行了更新。

Recently, high-tech systems such as smart card ticketing machines and smart gates are used across all subway stations.

最近，所有地铁站都使用了智能卡售票机和智能闸机等高科技系统。

The smart card provides more convenient travel and passengers simply top up their cards and tap them to get in and out the subway.

智能卡提供了更便捷的出行方式，乘客只需将卡充值并点击即可进出地铁。

Since its launch, the technology has been adopted by more than 100, 000 subway customers.

自推出以来，这项技术已被超过10万地铁用户采用。

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.

问题12至15基于你刚才听到的短文。

12. What does the passage say about the Glasgow subway in the 1960s?

12.这段文章对20世纪60年代的格拉斯哥地铁说了什么？

13. Why was the Glasgow subway closed in 1977?

13.格拉斯哥地铁为什么在1977年关闭？

14. Why does the Glasgow subway remained important today?

14.为什么格拉斯哥地铁今天仍然重要？

15. What does the passage say about all subway stations in Glasgow nowadays?

15.这篇文章对格拉斯哥现在所有的地铁站有什么描述？

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