Ⅱ.

　　Part 2(Paras.2～4) B．Expansion and popularity of

　　 the London Underground after World War Ⅱ.

　　Part 3 (Para.5) C．Developments of the London Underground.

　　Part 4 (Paras. 6～7) D．Reasons why the first underground in the world was developed.

　　答案：Part 1-D　Part 2-C　Part 3-A　Part 4-B

　　Ⅱ.Careful­reading

　　(Ⅰ)Choose the best answers according to the text.

　　1．At first the train service did not go into the city of London because________．

　　A．people in the city of London could not afford it

　　B．the government of London did not approve the proposal

　　C．people were afraid that many historic buildings would be damaged

　　D．people were afraid that the train would cause too much pollution to the town

　　2．The first railway tunnel under the River Thames in London was built in________．

　　A．1863　　　　　　　　B．1868

　　C．1884 D．1933

　　3．In its history，the London Underground has served as many things EXCEPT________．

　　A．a plane factory B．a battlefield

　　C．a meeting room D．a bomb shelter

　　4．Which of the following statements about Charles Yerkes is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A．It was Charles Yerkes that first came up with the idea that an underground system should be developed in London.

　　B．It was Charles Yerkes together with his colleagues that dug the first railway tunnel under the River Thames.

　　C．Many railway stations in London, which are still in use today, were designed by Charles Yerkes.

　　D．It was Charles Yerkes who bought many different lines and set up the Underground Electric Railways Company of London，which later became part of the London Passenger Transport Board.

　　答案：1.C　2.C　3.B　4.D　

　　(Ⅱ)Fill in each blank with no more than three words.

The first underground in the world