HiHongbo,I’msogladtoreadaboutthechangestalkingplaceinyourcity.It’sreallygoodne

HiHongbo,

I’msogladtoreadaboutthechangestalkingplaceinyourcity.It’sreallygoodnewsthatyoucantravelbysubwayinXi’an,thoughthere’sonlyonelinethere.HereinLondonwehavetwelvelines.Bytheway,wedon’tusetheword“subway”here.It’sAmericanEnglish.Wecallit“theUnderground”,instead.

TheLondonUndergroundisveryfamous.It’sfamousforseveralreasons.Firstofall,partoftheundergroundrailwaytodayistheoldestintheworld,whichopenedin1863.Secondly,theLondonUndergroundisalsothefirstlinetohaveelectrictrains,in1890.Thirdlybutnotthelast,theLondonUndergroundisthesecondlargestmetrosystemintheworld,aftertheShanghaiMetro.Thereare270stationsintheUndergroundandithas402kilometresoftracks(轨道).What’smore,thecityofLondonitselfhelpsmakethetransportationsystemfamous!I’vegotafewphotostohelpyoubuildaclearpictureoftheUndergroundinmycity.Theyaretogetherwiththismail.

Inyouremail,youalsosaidworkerswerebuildingmorelines.I’msureyourcityisdevelopingfast.Maybeyoucansendmeafewphotosofyourcitytoday.Ireallywanttoseethechangestakingplacethere.I’mhappyforyoutolivethereinanancientcitywithsuchanewlook!

Somuchfornow.I’llwritesoonagain.Bestwishes!

52.Whereisthewriterfrom?

A.FromXi’an.B.FromShanghai　C.FromLondon　D.FromNewYork

53.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsus　

A.whenthefirstsubwaywasopenedintheworld.

B.whentheLondonUndergroundfirstusedelectrictrains

C.whytheLondonUndergroundistheoldestsubwayintheworld.

D.whytheLondonUndergroundisfamousintheworld

54.Intheemail,thewords“subway”,“underground”,and“metro”mean.

A.almostthesamethingB.twodifferentthings

C.threedifferentthingsD.nothinglikeeachother

55.WhatdoesthewriterwantHongbotodo?

A.TobuyagoodbookaboutXi’anforhim.

B.ToposthimsomepostcardsofXi’an.

C.TotellhimmoreaboutXi’ansubway.

D.TosendhimafewphotosofXi’an.[