Ⅰ.阅读理解
The metro system in London, widely known as the tube, is the world's oldest underground railway. However, it is more than just a transport system.
It is not unusual to see people reading thick books on the tube, crowded at the door during rush hour. But there is another way Londoners enjoy literature on the underground, as poems are scattered around randomly.
The project of the poems has been running since 1986 and poems appear three times a year, six at a time. Two of the poems are always written by living poets. American writer Judith Chernaik, editor and founder of “Poems on the Underground”， said that most of them are chosen randomly, either from great poets or from unknown enthusiasts of English poetry.
Conceived (构思) by Chernaik, these poems aim to bring poetry to passengers, and show a wide range of styles. They are classical or contemporary, domestic or international.
Whether people love or hate poetry, this project has proved to be an excellent way of introducing the public to poetry, with passengers often wanting to read more, according to the government organization Transport for London. “This has led to the publication of a series of ‘Poems on the Underground’ books, which is now in its 11th edition.”
This new edition contains poems that have been displayed in carriages over the years. The poems are classified into sections such as love, music, nature, war, and loss.
“Our tube system has become quite the bastion (堡垒) of British culture，” The London Insider magazine commented.
语篇解读 英国地铁为乘客提供诗歌供其阅读，这激发了大众欣赏英国文化的热情。
1．The purpose of the project “Poems on the Underground” is to ________.
A. introduce the works of living British poets
B. provide a platform for Londoners to enjoy poetry
C. study the traditions of British poetry
D. encourage more people to write poems
答案与解析 B 推理判断题。从第四段的“Conceived (构思) by Chernaik, these poems aim to bring poetry to passengers”以及第五段的“this project has proved to be an excellent way of introducing the public to poetry”可知，该项计划目的是向公众传播诗歌文学作品。
2．We can learn from the article that the poems that appear on the tube in London ________.
A. are voted by the passengers on the tube
B. mainly talk about the topics of love and war
C. have replaced the books passengers carry to read
D. have drawn interest from a lot of passengers
答案与解析 D 细节理解题。根据第五段的“this project has proved to be an excellent way of introducing the public to poetry, with passengers often wanting to read more”可知，在地铁张贴的诗歌受到了很多乘客的青睐。
3．According to Transport for London, the project is ________.
A. rewarding B. puzzling
C. fruitless D. entertaining
答案与解析 A 推理判断题。根据原文倒数第一段和倒数第三段的内容可知，在伦敦地铁张贴诗歌的计划很成功，起到了推广文学的成效。
4．The best title of this passage most probably is ________.
A. Poems on the Underground
B. Poems Becoming Popular with People
C. A New Edition of the Poetry Book
D. Public Campaign of Reading Poems
答案与解析 A 标题归纳题。根据本文的主要内容可知，这篇文章的标题中必须有两个关键词来反映主题思想，即underground和poem，因此A项是最佳答案。
