Lily Potter was from Britain. She came to the US for visiting Vivian and Maggie. Vivian and Maggie have come to welcome her at the airport. Vivian said, “There she is. Lily! Lily! Oh, she can't see us. There are so many people. Lily! We are here.” Lily said, “Hello. There you are. What a crowd! ” Vivian said, “Hello. Do you have a good flight? Does everything go well?” Maggie said, “You must be very tired. Our apartment isn't very far from here. Your room is ready.” Lily said, “Everything goes all right. Thank you.” Vivian said, “Well, we’d better go and find a taxi.” Maggie said, “Let’s go by subway. There will be a long queue for taxis and the bus will take long time at this time of day.” Lily said, “OK. That’s fine. How do we get to the subway station? Is it far from the airport?” Maggie said, “There is an subway station near the airport. We just need to go through the second door on your right.” Lily said, “That’s so nice. Let’s go.”

1.Why did Lily go to America?

A To travel the U.S.

B To take the subway.

C To study in the U.S.

D To visit Vivian and Maggie.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据She came to the U.S. for visiting Vivian and Maggie.可知莉莉来美国是为了拜访薇薇安和玛吉，故选D。

2.How did Lily come to the U.S.?

A By bus.

B By taxi.

C By plane.

D By subway.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据 Do you have a good flight? 以及airport 可判断莉莉搭乘飞机来的美国，故选C。

3.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “apartment”?

A 公寓.

B 超市.

C 剧院.

D 饭店.

解析：选A。A 词义猜测题。结合下文Your room is ready.可猜测apartment意为“公寓”，故选A。

4.Why didn’t they take a bus?

A There was no bus at that time.

B They didn’t like taking a bus.

C Many people would wait for it.

D It would take too much time.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据 and the bus will take long time at this time of day.可知在这个时段坐公交车要花很长的时间（才能到家），故选 D。

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A Lily Potter.

B Transportation.

C Vivian and Maggie.

D A trip to America.

解析：选D。D 主旨大意题。根据全文可知，文章围绕莉莉来美国拜访薇薇安和玛吉展开，“一次美国之旅”更符合文意，故选 D。