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【题目】America's Best Designed City

Named as the “20-Minute City”and”America’s Best Designed City”,Buffalo’s world-class design makes getting around an easy job.Forbes magazine declared Buffalo the “best U.S. city” for commuting.

In fact, Buffalo’s average commute time—it has been clocked at 20 minutes—is the second-shortest of the country’s 52 largest cities. That translates to an enhanced quality of life for our faculty, staff and students, who enjoy stress-free travel regardless of where they’re headed around the region.

Best Planned City

Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American landscape architecture(园林设计）, called Buffalo “the best planned city, as to its streets, public places, and grounds, in the United States, if not the world." Visit us and you'll be surprised at our tremendous geography, street designs, parks, neighborhoods and architecture.

Public Transportation

Buffalo’s Metro Bus provides quick, economical service throughout the city and suburbs.The Metro Rail line connects UB’s（Buffalo University） South Campus with downtown Buffalo, including UB's Downtown Campus, and the neighborhoods in between. Rides above ground are free in downtown Buffalo. UB employees who are regular commuters might wish to take advantage of the NYS-Ride program that allows pretax dollars to be used for monthly passes.

Need a Ride?

Free campus busing and shuttles(班车） that make it easy to get around on campus and in between campuses. Mall and market shuttles that take students to nearby grocery stores and a local shopping mall. Weekend and holiday express bus service to New York City and other cities.We can also enjoy the world’s leading car-sharing service here.Bicycle-sharing program lets rides rent bikes for short trips around campus.

【1】What is the Buffalo proud of?

A. It’s job market B. Its public transport

C. Its home design D. Its quality life

【2】Why did the author quote Frederick words in this text?

A. To praise Buffalo’s city design

B. To praise the city’s public transport

C. To tell us where to pay a visit in the city

D. To show Frederick’s part to the city

【3】What conclusion can we draw from the last paragraph?

A. Bicycles are free for students to use in the campus of UB

B. Students don’t have to pay while traveling in Buffalo.

C. Buffalo University provides easy commuting services.

D. Buffalo provides free car-sharing services to students.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【解析】文章给我们介绍了美国城市Buffalo的一些独特之处，如完美的设计和极为便利的交通。

【1】B

推理判断题。根据第一段Named as the “20-Minute City” and “America’s Best Designed City”, Buffalo’s world-class design makes getting around an easy job.和Buffalo the “best U.S. city” for commuting.可知Buffalo的交通设施非常完善，被誉为美国交通最便利的城市。故选B.

【2】A

推理判断题。根据第二段引用美国园林设计之父Frederick对Buffalo 的评价“the best planned city, as to its streets, public places, and grounds, in the United States, if not the world."是为了让我们知道Buffalo完美的城市设计，故选A.

【3】C

推理判断题。根据Bicycle-sharing program lets rides rent bikes for short trips around camps可知不是免费的，A错误；通过本段内容可知并不是所有交通方式都是免费的，B错误；根据最后一段Free campus busing and shuttles that make it easy to get around on campus and in between campuses.可知C项正确；根据 We can also enjoy the world’s leading car-sharing service并没有说是免费的，D错误。故选C.