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ed 9 million riders in its first year. 文章大意: 為了減輕倫敦的交通壓力和減輕窮人們的 負(fù)擔(dān),世界上的第一條地鐵在 1863年在倫敦開通。這一重大的發(fā)明給人類文明進(jìn)步做出了巨大貢獻(xiàn)。 1. What led the British government to build the London Underground?_C__ A. Traffic jams and pollution. B. Population and pollution. C. Overcrowding and traffic jams. D. The poverty and subway problems. 解析: 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第一 段中提到了 “the government was looking for a way to reduce traffic problems in the city of London”和 “The poor areas of the city were so crowded with people”,表示正是因?yàn)榻煌▎栴}很嚴(yán)重,城市非常擁擠,導(dǎo)致倫敦政府修建地鐵。答案選 C。 2. How did the London Underground solve the smoke problem?_B__ A. It made the tunnels larger. B. It put fans in the tunnels. C. It cleaned the chemical gases in the tunnels. D. It reduced the number of passengers riding in the train. 解析: 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。最后一段提到了 “Fans had to be put in the tunnels later to keep the air clean enough for people to breathe”可知,為了去除煙霧,人們?cè)谒淼乐邪惭b了風(fēng)扇。答案選B。 3. The underlined phrase “catch on” most probably means“_B__”. A. be troublesome B. bee popular and fashionable C. keep up with D. seize 解析: 詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)上下文,上文提到 “ Even with its problems(盡管問題很多 )” ,而下文又提到了 “It carried 9 million riders in its first year.”說(shuō)明了 catch on應(yīng)該是表示這種交通工具還是很受大眾歡迎的。答案選 B。 4. Which of the following is TRUE?_C__ A. To relocatetheworkers39。homesoutside London, the government built the subway. B. There were so many problems and delays in 18th century when the first subway opened. C. The subway greatly eased the pressure of traffic. D. There were not enough seats for the passengers the first day the subway opened. 解析: 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 A項(xiàng)并不是政府修建地鐵的目的; B項(xiàng)中的 so many與文中第二段第一句中的 several不符; D項(xiàng)中的 not enough seats與第二段描述不符。故選 C。 B 導(dǎo)學(xué)號(hào) 49152141 Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of theclock in London. The name was given in honor of SirBenjamin Hall, who was in charge of the work whenthe bell was built in 1856. It didn39。t strike until 3years later. The clock has bee a landmark of the UnitedKingdom and London, particularly in the visual media(可視媒體 ). When a televisionor film- maker wishesto quickly show a non- UK audience a certain locationin Britain, a popular way to do so is to show an imageof