四、(2025·南通市启东期中)阅读表达。
Vegetable Basket Line
In South-west China’s Chongqing，more subway lines are rolling out(开通)to the rural areas(农村区域)around the city，particularly Subway Line 4. Known as the “Vegetable Basket Line”，Line 4 connects the city’s north-east Shichuan town to the city centre. It has a total length of 32.8 kilometres and 15 stations. Since its opening in 2022，it has offered local farmers near the town more ways to sell their vegetables. The vegetables used to be sold at low prices in the town. But now they can be sold at higher prices in the city.
Every morning around 6 o’clock，the Shichuan town station is crowded with farmers. They carry baskets filled with fresh vegetables on their backs，or use shoulder poles to carry the baskets. The station used to open at 6：15 a.m. To help the farmers more，now it opens five minutes earlier every day.
In Chongqing，people over the age of 65 can take the subway for free. The opening of this subway line helps the elderly not only save money but also save time. An elderly couple in their 80s take the subway to sell vegetables every morning. According to the couple，it used to take them more than one hour to reach the city centre as they had to take several buses. Now，by taking the subway，they can get there in less than 30 minutes. And they can sell all their vegetables in less than three hours after arriving at the market.
1. When was Subway Line 4 in Chongqing opened?

2. When does the Shichuan town station open every day now?

3. Who can take the subway for free in Chongqing?

4. How does the opening of Subway Line 4 help the elderly?

5. 新考法 开放性设问 What do you think of “Vegetable Basket Line”?(请自拟一句话作答)

五、(2025·淮安市外国语学校期中改编)综合填空。
Huai’an is a modern city now. Great changes 1(take)place over the past few years including living conditions，transport，environment and people’s lives.
Local people used to 2(live)in old houses. They could only travel by bus. Now most of them have moved into new flats and there is an airport in the 3(north)part of the city. Many people are used to travelling on business 4 plane. Moreover，the government has built many beautiful parks. People often go there to relax 5(they)after a hard day’s work.
Another big change is the environment. In the past，people 6(drop)litter everywhere. Waste from 7(factory)was put into rivers. The rivers were filled with pollution. Now there are laws to limit and improve it. If people drop litter 8(care)in public，they will be punished. As a result，there is less pollution in rivers now.
Many hands make light work. People in Huai’an believe that if they work together，they can surely make Huai’an a better place.