乘客太多，空间不够，纽约地铁欲拆座位

                                                                                                                                        

New York's MTA(交通运输管理局) will remove seats from some subways to let more people inside. The MTA will first remove seats from the S and L subway lines. The subway is overcrowding. It causes subway delays. Remove seats can make subways leave stations on time.  
Removing seats is a part of the MTA's short-term plan to deal with the overcrowding of subways. The MTA was asking the government to pay $836 million for subways. The MTA raised short-term solutions like increasing the length of subways, cleaning stations, and adding subway workers, NBC New York reported. 

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1.Which lines will the MTA first remove seats from?

A A and B.

B M and L.

C S and Q.

D S and L.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句The MTA will first remove seats from the S and L subway lines. 可知MTA将会先拆除S线和L线地铁列车的座位，故选D。

2.What does the overcrowding of subways cause?

A It causes people angry.

B It causes subway dirty.

C It causes subway delays.

D It causes government poor.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第二、三句The subway is overcrowding. It causes subway delays. 可知地铁超载导致了列车晚点，因为这会拖慢列车速度，故选C。

3.Removing seats is a part of ____.

A the passengers’ plan

B the MTA's short-term plan

C the MTA's long-term plan

D the government's decision

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Removing seats is a part of the MTA's short-term plan to deal with the overcrowding of subways.可知这次的座位拆除行动是MTA应对地铁拥挤短期计划的一项举措，故选B。

4.How much was the MTA asking the government to pay for subways?

A $36 million.

B $86 million.

C $836 million.

D $866 million.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句The MTA was asking the government to pay $836 million for subways.可知MTA请求政府拨款8.36亿美元用于地铁，故选C。

5.From the passage, the MTA raised short-term solutions including____.

A hiring more drivers

B printing the subways

C adding subway workers

D increasing the width of subways

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句The MTA raised short-term solutions like increasing the length of subways, cleaning stations, and adding subway workers, NBC New York reported. 可知据美国全国广播公司纽约台报道，MTA提出了增加列车长度、清理站台以及增加工作人员等短期解决计划，故选C。