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C. It was bought on a ticket machine.

D. It was paid for after the train started.

2. The author tells the experience to show that___________.
A. The fine was unfair.
B. The conductor was impolite.

C. E-tickets are getting popular.
D. Credit cards can be inconvenient.

3. What does the author think of the policy of Swiss railways?
A. It attracts more people to travel by train.

B. It damages company-customer relations.
C. It makes the company lose a lot of company.
D. It protects honest ticket-paying passengers.

【答案解析】
1. D细节理解题。根据题干中关键词invalid,可定位篇章中第二段倒数第二行，紧接着第三段详细

解释了原因，“That means, they say, that i bought my ticket on the train-and that is not allowed.”可知
因为网络延迟的原因，作者真正付完款是在火车出发以后，所以作者的购票无效，故选D。
2. A 推理判断题。题干问作者写这段经历是为了表明什么，结合文章结构锁定文章后两段铁路，
转折词后出现关键句“but a quick look at their balance sheet suggests something else. The company is

making about $2 million a month from fines.”瑞士铁路说他们的政策旨在保护诚实的付票乘客，但
快速查看他们的财务状况表，会发现其他一些东西。该公司每月从罚款中赚取约200万美元。及
最后一段最后一句“because Swiss railways have lost, for now, anyway, something far more precious
than $2 million a month: good relations with their customers. ”因为目前瑞士铁路失去了比每月200万

美元更珍贵的东西: 与顾客的良好关系。再结合作者经历可知，作者想通过他的经历告诉我们，
这种罚款不合理。故选B。
3. B推理判断题。根据题干所问以及第二题的解题思路，锁定文章最后一段最后一句 “Swiss
railways have lost, for now anyway , something far more precious than $2 million a month: good relations

with their customers.”故选B。
长难句分析：
This was not as easy as I had hoped, busying myself between credit card and phone with freezing cold
fingers, but, by the time I got on the train to Geneva I had an e-ticket and I proudly showed it to the
conductor.

句意：这并不像我想的那么容易，用冰冷的手指在信用卡和电话之间忙碌，但是，当我上了去日
内瓦的火车时，我有了一张电子机票，我自豪地把它给售票员看。

结构as...as... 意为“和......一样”，引导比较状语从句。
其中，busy在这里是动词，意为“使...忙于”。by the time... 意为“截止到......”。

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