四、阅读理解(共15小题，每题3分，共45分)
阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选项中选出最佳的一项。
A
You may ride on your bicycle in a rush to get to school every morning. You may fight to get a bit of space on a bus or on the subway. You may also watch taxis crawl their way through traffic jams.
No matter where you are, all big cities around the world have traffic jams these days. Although they all have their problems,many cities also have a type of transportation that has become a cultural icon( 文化标志).
In London, to avoid the traffic above ground, people use the " underground", also called the "tube". The city has the oldest and most complicated underground railway system in the world and it is the pride of many Londoners. With 12 lines and 275 stations across the city,the tube is normally the quickest and easiest way of getting around London. In London,you are never far from a tube station.
New York is famous for its yellow cabs. They serve as a quick and easy way of getting across Manhattan,where the subway doesn't take you everywhere. Stopping a cab is easy,just stick out your arm like you do in any city. But,with over 12,000 yellow cabs in the Big Apple,they also cause traffic jams.
36. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Typical means of transportation in different cities.
B. Traffic problems in different cities.
C. Traffic jams and solutions in different cities.
D. People's favorite means of transportation in one city.
37. If you go to London,to travel around,you will possibly take __________. ?
A. a taxi
B. the tube
C. the bus
D. the light rail
38. In paragraph 4 the Big Apple refers to__________.
A. a place connected with apples
B. New York City
C. United States of America
D. a district in New York
B
Much of the best food in the world is free. These are some of the foods which you can pick for free in Europe.
Every autumn,people all over Europe go out into the woods and fields to look for mushrooms( 蘑菇). People in France, Germany,Poland and Italy are very interested in mushroom picking. You have to be very careful when you pick wild mushrooms. Some are delicious, but others that look very like them can give you a stomachache. Some kinds of mushroom are dangerous and can make you ill or even kill you.
The most famous and delicious kind of mushroom is the truffle(块菌). It grows underground in forests, especially in Italy and France. It is very difficult to find. Farmers usually go out with dogs or pigs. When the animals get excited and start to dig, they know that there are truffles underground.
They dig them up very carefully. Truffles are very valuable. They can be black or light brown or white.
In the countryside, there are lots of different fruits to pick. In June you may find wild strawberries. The best time to look for them is in the evening. If you walk around in woods, sometimes you will smell them before you see them. The blackberry(黑莓) is also well liked. It grows wild round the edges of fields in September and early October.
Blackberries are black and small and very sweet. You can eat them as they are with sugar and cream. Or you can cook them for four minutes with some sugar and a little lemon juice. You can also make a very good jam with them.
39. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Wild mushrooms.
B. Truffles and fruits.
C. Best food in the world.
D. Food you can pick for free.
40. What is TRUE about truffles?
A. They grow on mountains.
B. They grow on the ground.
C. They are easy to find.
D. They come in various colors.
41. What is the best time to look for strawberries?
A. In June. B. In September.
C. In early October.
D. In Autumn.
42. Which of the following can be smelled before you see them?
A. Mushrooms.
B. Truffles.
C. Strawberries.
D. Blackberries.
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