Ⅳ. 阅读理解(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面三篇材料,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Musical road
In Japan, there are roads that play music as cars travel over them. Grooves(凹槽) are carefully cut into the surface of the road. The spaces between the grooves make different music as cars touch them. The closer the grooves are, the louder the music will be.

In Cappadocia, Turkey, a man knocked down a wall of his home and discovered a huge underground city. It has many tunnels(隧道), rooms and wells. Thousands of shafts(通风井) bring air to even the deepest levels. The city is huge enough for about 200 people and their animals to live in.
Bicycle in the tree
On Vashon Island, Washington, a bike is seen high up in a tree. The bike is not hanging on a branch(树枝)—it is fixed in the tree and the tree has continued growing upwards. The tree grows around the bike instead of pushing it over, making it part of its growth.
()51. In which section of the newspaper can we read the news?
A. Culture.
B. History.
C. Travel.
D. Technology.
()52. According to the first piece of news, the musical road plays music because .
A. the road is huge enough
B. cars are running very fast
C. there is a piano on the road
D. cars touch the spaces between the grooves
()53. What would be the best heading for the second piece of news?
A. Underground tunnels
B. Underground city
C. Cappadocia tour
D. Traditional houses in Cappadocia
()54. What makes the tree so amazing?
A. It's high up in the sky.
B. It pushes a bike over.
C. A bike hangs on its branch.
D. It continues growing with a bike inside.
()55. What do these three pieces of news above have in common?
A. They all sound amazing.
B. They all sound impossible.
C. They all have to do with wildlife.
D. They all have to do with old lifestyle.

51. C 【解析】文章出处题。通读文章可知,本文讲述了音乐道路、树中的自行车和地下城市,我们会在报纸的“旅行”部分读到。故选C。
52. D 【解析】细节理解题。根据第一个表格“Grooves are carefully cut into the surface of the road. The spaces between the grooves make different music as cars touch them.”可知,音乐道路能够播放音乐是因为汽车触碰到了凹槽之间的空隙,故选D。
53. B 【解析】标题归纳题。根据“In Cappadocia, Turkey, a man knocked down a wall of his home and discovered a huge underground city.”可知,本段主要讲述的是地下城市,选项B符合语境,故选B。
54. D 【解析】细节理解题。根据“The bike is not hanging on a branch—it is fixed in the tree and the tree has continued growing upwards. The tree grows around the bike instead of pushing it over, making it part of its growth.”可知,这棵树之所以令人惊奇是因为它缠绕着自行车生长,故选D。
55. A 【解析】推理判断题。根据文章内容可知,三则新闻都是听起来不可思议的,故选A。