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(軌道). 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!
小題1:Where is the writer from？
A．From LondonB．From ShanghaiC．From Xi’an.D．From New York
小題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
小題3:In the email, the words “subway”, “underground”, and “metro” mean   .
A．three different thingsB．two different things
C．a(chǎn)lmost the same thingD．nothing like each other
小題4:What does the writer want Hongbo to do?
A．To buy a good book about Xi’an for him.
B．To send him a few photos of Xi’an.
C．To post him some postcards of Xi’an.
D．To tell him more about Xi’an subway.

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B

試題分析：本文是一篇信，洪波的一位倫敦朋友給他寫的一封信，在信上他寫道倫敦的地鐵在世界很有名，他想要洪波快速發(fā)展城市的幾張照片
小題1:細節(jié)題。由第二段第三行Here in London we have twelve lines可以知道答案，故選A。
小題2:推理題。由第二段第五行The London Underground is very famous可以推出答案，故選D。
小題3:推理題。由信的內(nèi)容可以知道，他們說的都是地鐵，故選C。
小題4:細節(jié)題。由最后一段第二行Maybe you can send me a few photos of your city today故選B。
點評：這是一封信，注意信得格式，內(nèi)容很簡單，對于考生來說很容易理解，仔細閱讀文章，仔細理解作者所講的意思，再結合選項，通過自己對全文的把握，選出正確答案。
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