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!
【小题1】 Where is the writer from？

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？

2. The second paragraph mainly tells us        ?

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

4. What does the writer want Hongbo to do?

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. 1.

   Where is the writer from？

   1. A.
      From Xi’an.
   2. B.
      From Shanghai
   3. C.
      From London
   4. D.
      From New York
2. 2.

   The second paragraph mainly tells us        ?

   1. A.
      when the first subway was opened in the world.
   2. B.
      when the London Underground first used electric trains
   3. C.
      why the London Underground is the oldest subway in the world.
   4. D.
      why the London Underground is famous in the world
3. 3.

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

   1. A.
      almost the same thing
   2. B.
      two different things
   3. C.
      three different things
   4. D.
      nothing like each other
4. 4.

   What does the writer want Hongbo to do?

   1. A.
      To buy a good book about Xi’an for him.
   2. B.
      To post him some postcards of Xi’an.
   3. C.
      To tell him more about Xi’an subway.
   4. D.
      To send him a few photos of Xi’an.

If you are hungry，what will you do? You may eat your favorite meal and be contented after that．Just like your stomach，your mind can be hungry．But it never lets yon know，because you keep it busy thinking about your dream lover，favorite star and many such absurd（荒谬的）things．

The hunger of the mind can be satisfied through a lot of reading．Reading has been the most helpful tool used by us from childhood．There are so many books which will answer all your questions．When you read a book，you don't just run your eyes through the lines，but your mind also explains it to you．The interesting part of the book is kept in your mind as a seed（种子）．Now this seed is unknowingly（不知不觉地）used by you in the future to develop new ideas．

The more books you read，the more your mind will open up．Also this improves your speech skills a lot and makes a big contribution（贡献）to your vocabulary．Please give food to your thoughts by reading，reading and more reading!

1．According to the passage，          can make your mind open up．

A．reading more books                                    B．eating more food

C．doing more exercise                                    D．thinking about more questions

2．The meaning of the underlined word “contented” in the passage is          ．

A．骄傲的                B．满足的                   C．难过的                D．失望的

3．If you read more books，         ．

A．your stomach will feel full                           B．you won't have new ideas

C．you won't need delicious food                      D．you can learn more words

4．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Mind never lets you know it's hungry．

B．When you read a book，your mind does nothing．

C．You can get the answers to your questions from books．

D．The writer wishes us to do more reading．

5．The best title（标题）of this passage is          ．

A．The ways of reading                                          B．Improving your English

C．Feeding your mind                                      D．Eating favorite food