Beijingers will wave goodbye to low price transportation after the government raised bus and subway fares on Sunday.

The new fares double the current prices on average, but the price hike does not stop commuters who live far from their work from choosing public transport, especially subway.

For Beijingers, using the subway is cheap and punctual but also crowded. During rush hours, passengers are packed so tight that they sometimes only have one foot on the ground.

Xu Hui, who lives in the capital's northern Tiantongyuan but works as an editor in downtown Beijing, has already began calculating the impact of the price hike.

Now, she will pay six yuan or a single 24.2 kilometer trip, resulting in an extra 2,112 yuan annually. Previously, there was a flat 2 yuan rate for single tickets and unlimited transfers.

Under the new fare prices, the minimum price for a subway ride will be 3 yuan, which covers 6 km."I can accept it. Compared with traffic jams on the road, I still prefer the subway," she told Xinhua.

The subway fare will cost 4 yuan if the ride is between 6 and 12 km, 5 yuan for 12 to 22 km and 6 yuan for 22 to 32 km. 

Beijing's first subway line opened in 1969. The number of passengers taking the subway hit 3.2 billion last year in Beijing, an increase of 350 percent from 2007."I bought a house far away from the city's center with cheaper price. But now I have to pay a single ticket of seven yuan every day. It's an economic burden for me," a user wrote on China's twitter-like Sina Weibo.

本时文内容由奇速英语国际教育研究院原创编写，禁止复制和任何商业用途，版权所有，侵权必究！

1.What’s the passage mainly tell us?

A Beijing is a good place to visit

B Beijingers say goodbye to the cheap subway.

C A new kind of traffic—subway

D The life in Beijing

解析：选B。B 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“Beijingers will wave goodbye to low price transportation after the government raised bus and subway fares on Sunday.”可知，这是文章的主题句。

2.Which of the following can’t describe the subway?

A cheap.

B punctual.

C crowded

D clean

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“For Beijingers, using the subway is cheap and punctual but also crowded. During rush hours, passengers are packed so tight that they sometimes only have one foot on the ground.”可知，只有D没有提及。

3.What is Xuhui’s job ?

A A singer

B An editor

C A writer

D A reporter

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据文章第四段“Xu Hui, who lives in the capital's northern Tiantongyuan but works as an editor in downtown Beijing,.” 可知。

4.How much should you pay if your trip is about 30km?

A 3 yuan.

B 4 yuan.

C 5 yuan

D 6 yuan.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第六段“ The subway fare will cost 4 yuan if the ride is between 6 and 12 km, 5 yuan for 12 to 22 km and 6 yuan for 22 to 32 km”可知，你要花6元。

5.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A It is usually crowded in subway.

B Beijing's first subway line opened in 1970.

C Under the new fare prices, the lowest price for a subway ride will be 3 yuan.

D Beijingers will take buses instead of subway.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。 从最后一段第一句“ Beijing's first subway line opened in 1969. ”可知，第一条地铁线路于1969年开通。故选B。