三、阅读理解(共13小题;每小题2分，满分26分)

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

The longest train journey in the world is from the Pacific over to the Atlantic, going across Asia and Europe.

You can do this famous journey with only a few changes of train .Some people start in Hong Kong and take the train to Beijing .This is a very good way to see a lot of Chinese passing by the window while you talk or eat .You can stay at a hotel in Beijing ,and then take the train for a five-day journey to Moscow. It is a long time ,but you can walk up and down the train and get out at some of the stations. You can take some good books and maybe some games too .

There are the horses of Mongolia riding past .Don't they look lovely! Many people stay in a hotel in Ulan Bator to do some sightseeing .Later the train goes past Lake Baikal ,one of the World's largest with 20%of the world's fresh water .As we go west the food changes. This is one  of the best as well as the longest train journeys .Here is Moscow-with lots to do and more trains going on to Paris, or even ,under the sea, to London.

( ) 21. The longest train Journey in the world is from the Pacific to the ____________ .

A. Indian     B. Atlantic    C. Antarctic

( ) 22. You can do this famous journey with ___________ changes of train .

A. many     B. few     C. a few

( )23. You can stay in a hotel in Beijing , and then have a five-day journey to ________ .

A. Paris     B. London    C. Moscow

( ) 24. The ___________ of Mongolia look lovely !

A. camels    B. horses    C. elephants

( ) 25. You can do some ____________ on the train.

A. cooking   B. reading   C. fishing

B

London Subway, or The Tube, is the quickest and easiest way to get around London. Many English people like it. It has 275 (63 in the centre of London) stations across the city. You are always near to a tube station. Most people in London use a tube. It is very easy and comfortable. There are 12 Tube Lines in London. London Subway on all lines runs every few minutes from 05 :30 to 00:30 from Monday to Saturday and runs from 07 :30 to 23 :30 on Sunday. People can't smoke(吸烟) on the train because it's not good for passengers. The subway is the visitors' first choice. It's popular with people in London.

(  )26.Which is the fastest way for visitors to travel around London?

A. By taxi.               B. By subway.    C. By car.                D. By plane.

(  )27. How many days does London Subway work from 05 :30 to 00 :30 in a week?

A. Four days.             B. Five days.    C. Six days.              D. Seven days.

(  )28. When does the first train of London Subway start on Sunday?

A. At 00 :30.             B. At 05 :30.    C. At 07 :30.                D. At 06 :30.

(  )29. How many subway stations are there in the centre of London?

A. 36.            B. 63.             C. 12.             D. 275.

(  )30. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The introduction to London Subway.  B. The history of London Subway.

C. The time of London Subway.    D. The good of London Subway.