摘要：Do you ever get to the train station and realize you forgot to bring something to read? Yes, we all have our phones, but many of u
Do you ever get to the train station and realize you forgot to bring something to read? Yes, we all have our phones, but many of us still like to go old school and read something printed.
Well, there’s a kiosk (小亭) for that. In the San Francisco Bay Area, at least.
“You enter the fare gates (检票口) and you’ll see a kiosk that is lit up and it tells you can get a one-minute, a three-minute, or a five-minute story,” says Alicia Trost, the chief communications officer for the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit — known as BART. “You choose which length you want and it gives you a receipt-like short story.”
It’s that simple. Riders have printed nearly 20,000 short stories and poems since the program was launched last March. Some are classic short stories, and some are new original works.
Trost also wants to introduce local writers to local riders. “We wanted to do something where we do a call to artists in the Bay Area to submit stories for a contest,” Trost says. “And as of right now, we’ve received about 120 submissions. The winning stories would go into our kiosk and then you would be a published artist.”
Ridership on transit (交通) systems across the country has been down the past half century, so could short stories save transit?
Trost thinks so.
“At the end of the day all transit agencies right now are doing everything they can to improve the rider experience. So I absolutely think we will get more riders just because of short stories,” she says.
And you’ll never be without something to read.
4. Why did BART start the kiosk program?
A. To promote the local culture. B. To discourage phone use.
C. To meet passengers’ needs. D. To reduce its running costs.
5. How are the stories categorized in the kiosk?
A. By popularity. B. By length.
C. By theme. D. By language.
6. What has Trost been doing recently?
A. Organizing a story contest. B. Doing a survey of customers.
C. Choosing a print publisher. D. Conducting interviews with artists.
7. What is Trost’s opinion about BART’s future?
A. It will close down. B. Its profits will decline.
C. It will expand nationwide.D. Its ridership will increase.
原文翻译：
你是否有过这样的经历：到火车站时，你发现自己忘了带东西看？是的，我们都有手机，但我们中的许多人仍然喜欢走老路，阅读印刷的东西。
嗯，有一个售货亭。至少在旧金山湾区是这样。
旧金山湾区捷运（BART）的首席通讯官艾丽西亚·特罗斯特（Alicia Trost）说：“你进入收费站，就会看到一个亮着的报刊亭，告诉你可以选择一分钟、三分钟或五分钟的故事。你选择想要的长度，它就会给你一个类似收据的短篇故事。”
就是这么简单。自去年3月该项目启动以来，骑手们已经印刷了近2万篇短篇小说和诗歌。有些是经典短篇小说，有些是新的原创作品。
特罗斯特还想把当地的作家介绍给当地的乘客。“我们想做一些事情，我们打电话给海湾地区的艺术家，让他们为比赛提交故事，”特罗斯特说。“到目前为止，我们已经收到了大约120份申请。获胜的故事会放在我们的报亭里，然后你就会成为一名出版作品的艺术家。”
在过去的半个世纪里，全国公交系统的客流量一直在下降，那么短篇小说能拯救公交系统吗？
特罗斯特是这么认为的。
“归根结底，所有的交通机构现在都在尽一切努力改善乘客的体验。所以我绝对认为，仅仅因为短篇小说，我们就会吸引更多的车友。”她说。
你永远不会没有可读的东西。
4. BART为什么要启动这个自助亭项目？
A.弘扬当地文化。B.劝阻使用手机。
C.满足乘客需求。D.降低运行成本。
5. 报亭里的故事是怎么分类的？
A.受欢迎程度。B.按长度。C.按主题。D.通过语言。
6. 特罗斯特最近在做什么？
A.组织故事比赛。B.做客户调查。
C.选择印刷出版商。D.对艺术家进行采访。
7. 特罗斯特对BART的未来有何看法？
A.它会关闭。B.它的利润会下降。
C.扩大到全国。D.它的客流量将会增加。
【答案】4. C 5. B 6. A 7. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。主要报道了旧金山湾区捷运系统(BART)推出自动售货亭提供短篇故事打印服务，旨在满足乘客阅读需求，提升出行体验，Trost认为此举措能吸引更多乘客，对BART的未来持乐观态度，预期乘客量将会增长。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段““You enter the fare gates (检票口) and you’ll see a kiosk that is lit up and it tells you can get a one-minute, a three-minute, or a five-minute story,” says Alicia Trost, the chief communications officer for the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit - known as BART. “You choose which length you want and it gives you a receipt-like short story.”(旧金山湾区捷运系统（BART）首席通讯官Alicia Trost表示：“你进入检票口，会看到一个亮着灯的信息亭，它告诉你可以得到一分钟、三分钟或五分钟的报道。你可以选择你想要的长度，它会给你一个类似收据的短篇故事。”)”可知，BART启动信息亭是为了满足乘客在乘车过程中的阅读需求，为他们提供不同长度的短篇故事或诗歌来打发时间。故选C项。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“You choose which length you want and it gives you a receipt-like short story.(你可以选择你想要的长度，它会给你一个类似收据的短篇故事)”可知，信息亭中的故事按长度分类，乘客可以根据自己的需求选择不同长度的故事。故选B项。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段“We wanted to do something where we do a call to artists in the Bay Area to submit stories for a contest,(我们想做一些事情，呼吁湾区的艺术家为比赛提交故事)”以及第六段“The winning stories would go into our kiosk and then you would be a published artist.(获奖故事会进入我们的书报亭，然后你就会成为一名出版艺术家)”可知，Trost最近在组织一个故事竞赛，向湾区的艺术家征集故事，获胜作品将被放入书报亭供乘客阅读。故选A项。
【7题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段““At the end of the day all transit agencies right now are doing everything they can to improve the rider experience. So I absolutely think we will get more riders just because of short stories,” she says.(她说：“归根结底，所有的交通机构现在都在尽一切努力改善乘客体验。所以我绝对认为，我们会因为短篇小说而吸引更多的乘客。”)”可知，Trost认为通过提升乘客体验，包括提供短篇故事阅读服务，BART可以吸引更多的乘客，乘客量将会增加。故选D项。
来源：姗姗课堂
