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Oyster
What is an Oyster card?
Oyster is the easiest way to pay for journeys on the bus ，Tube ，tram，Docklands light Railway (DLR)，London Overground and National Rail journeys in London You can store your travel cards, Bus & Tram Pass，season tickets and credit to pay for journeys as you go.
Where to get an Oyster card?
There are a number of ways for you to get an Oyster card ：
?   At over 3,900 Oyster Ticket stops
?   At Tube and London Overground station ticket offices
?   At some National Rail stations
?   At London Travel information Centres
?    Online at tfl. gov. uk/oyster
How to use an Oyster card?
To pay the correct fare on the Tube ，DLR，London Overground and National Rail services，you must always touch m on the yellow Oyster card reader at the start of your journey，and touch out at the end. ff you don’t, a maximum cash Oyster fare will be changed When using the bus or tram, you must only touch in at the start, but not at the end of your journey.
What happens if I don’t visit London very often?
Don’t worry. Any pay as you go credit on your card will not expire (過期)，so you can keep it for your next visit or lend it to a friend.
Fares
Traveling by Tube from Central London (Zone l)to Heathrow (Zone 6)
Adult Oyster single fare
£ 4. 20 Monday to Friday 06:30 - 09:30 and 16:00 一 19:00
£ 2. 70 at all other times including public holidays
Adult single cash fare £ 5.00
For further information，visit tfL.gov. uk /fares.
【小題1】You can get an Oyster card at the following plaices EXCEPT_____

A．on the website	B．at an Oyster Ticket stop
C．at a post office	D．at a Tube station

【小題2】Which of the following is TRUE about Oyster cards?

A．They are limited in use to the owners themselves.

B．On National Rail services you must touch them on the reader twice.

C．They are not suitable for those who don’t visit London often.

D．Oyster card Tube fares cost more on public holidays than on weekdays.

【小題3】H a person with an Oyster card fakes the 7 o’clock Tube from Central London to Heathrow for a week (no public holiday in between)，he should pay_____.

A．f 18.90

B．£ 29.40

C．£21.90

D．f26.40

【小題4】The passage is probably taken from a_______
A journal            B. travel brochure C. textbook    D. novel

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】D
【小題4】B

解析試題分析：本文介紹了一種在倫敦可以方便快捷地乘坐交通工具的交通卡Oyster card的信息介紹和使用說明。
【小題1】C 細節題。細節題。根據There are a number of ways for you to get an Oyster card ：
?   At over 3,900 Oyster Ticket stops? At Tube and London Overground station ticket offices?  At some National Rail stations? At London Travel information Centres?  Online at tfl. gov. uk/oyster 說明ABD三項的地方都可以買到Oyster card只有C項沒有提及。
【小題2】B 細節題。根據To pay the correct fare on the Tube ，DLR，London Overground and National Rail services，you must always touch m on the yellow Oyster card reader at the start of your journey，and touch out at the end.說明在旅行的開始和結束的時候都要刷卡，一共要刷兩次。故B正確。
【小題3】D 計算題。根據Traveling by Tube from Central London (Zone l)to Heathrow (Zone 6)Adult Oyster single fare
£ 4. 20 Monday to Friday 06:30 - 09:30 and 16:00 一 19:00
£ 2. 70 at all other times including public holidays
說明一個星期說明5天是£4.20;一共是£21；周末兩天是5.4，一共是f26.40故D正確。
【小題4】B 推理題。本文講述的是倫敦乘坐交通工具的優惠卡Oyster card的情況介紹。適用于旅行的人，最有可能是在travel brochure上出現，故B項正確。
考點：考查信息篩選類短文閱讀
點評：本文講述的是倫敦乘坐交通工具的優惠卡Oyster card的情況。本文細節題居多，答題時在文章找到對應的地方，用筆進行標記，這有利于后期有時間檢查時可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔細理解作者所講的意思，再結合選項，通過排除法和自己對全文的把握，選出正確答案。