14．Generally speaking，you need to arrive at the railway station an hour before the train leaves．However，if you take a train during the Spring Festival or holidays，you are advised to be two hours early．Here are the basic steps for boarding．
Enter the railway station．
There are X？ray machines at the entrance of each railway station．All the luggage （行李） has to be passed through to examine for dangerous things．Once you put your luggage on the machine，please go to the other side and fetch it quickly in case that your luggage is taken either by mistake or on purpose．
Find the right waiting room．
After you enter the railway station，you should find the terminal hall （候车厅） where your train is going to leave from．There are always electronic boards at the railway station with information shown in Chinese．You can find your waiting room according to the information given on your train ticket，or you can ask a member of staff for help if you are in trouble with Chinese．
Get onto the platform （月台）．
In most cases，check？in starts 30minutes before the train leaves if it is the starting station．So you are advised to arrive at the station one hour early．If it is not a starting station，check？in starts when the train arrives，then you just need to be 30minutes early．You will be informed by radio then．Remember to take all your luggage!
Board the train
The train number and the carriage （车厢） number are shown outside the train clearly；therefore it is easy to find your carriage．There is a member of staff at the door of each carriage to whom you are required to show your ticket．If you board on the wrong carriage，he/she will guide you to the right one．
41．This passage is mainly to tell usA．
A．how to take the train
B．when to get to the railway station
C．when to get onto the platform
D．why we should take the train
42．If you want to take the train during the Spring Festival you'd better reach the railway stationA．
A．two hours ahead of time
B．one hour and a half ahead of time
C．an hour ahead of time
D．thirty minutes ahead of time
43．X？ray machines at the entrance are probably used toD．
A．help passengers to take away their heavy luggage
B．show passengers the right way to the waiting room
C．make sure passengers'luggage is not lost
D．check the luggage passengers take with them
44．In this passage people ride the train most probably inA．
A．China
B．Britain
C．Russia
D．Japan
45．When you get on the trainC．
A．you should tell the staff your carriage number
B．you have to buy a ticket for your luggage
C．the railway staff will offer to help you
D．you'd better read the information on electronic boards．
分析 本文向乘客介绍了乘火车的注意事项和等火车的程序．
解答 41，．A细节理解题．根据第一段句子Generally speaking，you need to arrive at the railway station an hour before the train leaves可见是乘火车，以及句子Here are the basic steps for boarding．以下是上车的基本步骤．可见本文主要写的是告诉人们如何乘火车，故答案选A．
42．A 细节理解题．根据句子if you take a train during the Spring Festival or holidays，you are advised to be two hours early．春节期间乘火车应该是提前两个小时到达火车站，所以答案选A．
43．D 细节理解题．根据句子There are X？ray machines at the entrance of each railway station．All the luggage （行李） has to be passed through to examine for dangerous things所有的行李都要经过检查以检验危险物品．可见XRay是用来检查行李的，所以答案选D．
44．A 推理判断题题．根据句子if you take a train during the Spring Festival or holidays，春节是中国的节日，There are always electronic boards at the railway station with information shown in Chinese．用汉语提示的信息，由此可以推断出答案选A．
45．C 推理判断题．根据句子 If you board on the wrong carriage，he/she will guide you to the right one．上错了车厢，列车员会帮助到正确的车厢，由此可以推断上了火车列车员会给予帮助，所以答案选C．
点评 本文考查细节题为主，细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息？或是其变体．搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息．在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节．做这类题一般采用寻读法？即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案．
