Question

Hi Hongbo,

I’m so glad to read about the changes talking place in your city. It’s really good news that you can travel by subway in Xi’an, though there’s only one line there. Here in London we have twelve lines. By the way, we don’t use the word “subway” here. It’s American English. We call it “the Underground”, instead.

The London Underground is very famous. It’s famous for several reasons. First of all, part of the underground railway today is the oldest in the world, which opened in 1863. Secondly, the London Underground is also the first line to have electric trains, in 1890. Thirdly but not the last, the London Underground is the second largest metro system in the world, after the Shanghai Metro. There are 270 stations in the Underground and it has 402 kilometres of tracks(轨道). What’s more, the city of London itself helps make the transportation system famous! I’ve got a few photos to help you build a clear picture of the Underground in my city. They are together with this mail.

In your email, you also said workers were building more lines. I’m sure your city is developing fast. Maybe you can send me a few photos of your city today. I really want to see the changes taking place there. I’m happy for you to live there in an ancient city with such a new look!

So much for now. I’ll write soon again. Best wishes!

1. Where is the writer from？

A．From Xi’an.

B．From Shanghai

C．From London

D．From New York

2. The second paragraph mainly tells us        ?

A．when the first subway was opened in the world.

B．when the London Underground first used electric trains

C．why the London Underground is the oldest subway in the world.

D．why the London Underground is famous in the world

3.In the email, the words “subway”, “underground”, and “metro” mean         .

A．almost the same thing	B．two different things
C．three different things	D．nothing like each other

4. What does the writer want Hongbo to do?

A．To buy a good book about Xi’an for him.

B．To post him some postcards of Xi’an.

C．To tell him more about Xi’an subway.

D．To send him a few photos of Xi’an.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.D

【解析】

1.属于细节题，由第一段的Here in London可知是from  London，答案选C.

2.属于段落大意题，根据第二段第一句就可知道答案，是讲为什么The London Underground出名？下面就讲愿意你，所以，答案选D。

3.属于词汇猜测题，“subway”, “underground”, and “metro”都是地铁的意思，答案选A。

4.属于细节理解题，根据最后一段第三句可知答案选D。