http://www.boston.com/ Things to see and do in BOSTON Boston is a famous and important city in the Walk the Freedom Trail in the city center. northeast of the U.S. The city is near the ocean and There are 16 famous places of interest. See Paul it is pretty beautiful. There are a lot of things to see Revere's House or the Bunker Hill Monument. and do. Try these. Paul Revere’s House is over 330 years old. It's There's a subway system in Boston. It’s called the the oldest house in Boston. T. You can get to many places in Boston using the Do you want to buy clothes or other things? T. There're five lines—red, green, orange, blue and There's a great market called Faneuil Hall silver. The Green T line is over 109 years old. Marketplace. It’s been in Boston for over 250 You can visit many interesting museums in Boston, years. There are more than 100 places to shop. such as the Museum of Science, which was built in There's food, too. 17 restaurants and 40 food the year of 1830.
A. color
B. number
shops sell food. C. time
D. order
31. Before taking the subway in Boston, you need to choose the right________ of the T first. 32._______ has the longest history in Boston according to the writing.
A. The Green T line
B. The Museum of Science D. Faneuil Hall Marketplace C. sports
D. travel
C. Paul Revere’s House A. news
33. The writing is probably taken from the_________ part of the webpage (网页).
B. weather
(2016浙江台州) B For over 100 years, it is convenient for people to go from one place to another by taxi. But sometimes there are no taxis coming to the place you are waiting. However, this has become a thing of the past since Uber app appears. What is Uber
Uber is an American company that provides a taxi service through an app on the smart phone. It was set up in March, 2009 and has grown quickly. An app, in fact, is a computer program working on smart phones, computers and other communication devices (设备). By using your smart phone, you can easily and quickly order a taxi that takes you to the place you want to go. Uber app makes you feel good
The nicest thing about Uber app is that you can see where your taxi is or how long it will take to reach you on your smart phone screen. And you can also find the telephone number of the driver in Uber app，so you can call or send messages to the driver when you are waiting. Uber taxis are always available
Uber is always there 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. If you want to go somewhere, you can easily
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open Ubcr app at home or anywhere in the open air, then it connects you to the nearest driver. Usually it takes only between 5 and 15 minutes to get a Uber taxi by using Uber app. The advantages of Uber
Uber is popular because it is simple and very user-friendly. You have nothing to do with a taxi company. If you are not pleased with the ride and the driver, you can give the driver a low score through Ubcr app, so Uber taxi drivers usually serve well. Generally speaking, Uber is simple, time-saving, and above all very easy. The cost of a Uber taxi
At Uber, the payment is easy through your bank card. How much you need to pay depends on the country and the city that you are in. It is sure that Uber taxis are much cheaper than the taxis you used to take.
34. Uber app is____________.
A. a computer program C. an American company
B. a name of a taxi driver D. a kind of smart phone
35. After ordering a Uber taxi, you _____________ .
A. should talk about the pay with the driver first B. must call the driver to know where he (she) is C. can almost know when the taxi reaches you D. should tell the driver your telephone number
36. According to the passage，it is true that Uber taxis ____________ .
A. have a history as long as 10 years B. can be ordered any time you need C. have nothing to do with Uber company
D. are more expensive than the taxis we used to take 37. The passage mainly tells us that_____________ .
A. smart phones bring people a lot of fun B. Uber taxis make people’s life more exciting C. Uber app is much more user-friendly than other apps D. Uber app makes people’s life more convenient
(2016浙江台州) C
Laurence Kim Peek was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on November 11, 1951. It was clear from an early age that he was not like other children. A medical scan (扫描）showed that the two halves of his brain were not connected in the usual way. As a result, Laurence developed an amazing memory. He started to read when he was two. He used to read books and put them back on the shelf upside down to show that he had finished them. He remembered everything he had read.
He memorized quite a lot of information on subjects such as history, geography, sports, music and literature. He also had an unbelievable ability with numbers and dates.
To read more quickly, he read the left page with his left eye and the right page with his right eye. By
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reading the two pages at the same time, it took him less than an hour to read a whole book. By the age of 30，he had memorized around 12,000 books.
However, he did not develop so well in other areas. He could not walk until he was four, and he had problems putting on his clothes and shoes. His social skills were poor, and he was extremely sensitive (敏感的） about meeting new people. In 1984, Peek and his father met Hollywood movie writer Barry Morrow. Morrow was fascinated by Peek and began to write a new play about Peek’s experiences. The result was Rain Man，a movie that won an Oscar for Best Picture in 1988. This changed Peek’s life. He got used to being the center of attention. He became more self-confident (自信的). He appeared on TV and traveled around the country with his father to develop awareness (意识) of his condition. Sadly, Peek died of a heart attack in 2009.
38. The writer tells us Peek was a man with_________ in the first three paragraphs.
A. a weak ability C. a great dream
B. an amazing memory D. a common brain
B. he met the famous movie writer D. Rain Man won an Oscar for Best Picture
39. The underlined word “This” in Paragraph 4 refers to “_____________”.
A. he couldn’t walk until four C. his social skills were poor
40. It can be learnt from the passage that ___________.
A. Both halves of Peek’s brain were not connected at all B. Peek was weak in remembering numbers and dates C. Peek could read books in an unusual way D. Peek never felt comfortable with his fame
41. The best title of this passage is most probably____________.
A. The real “Rain Man”
B. A special experience D. An unbelievable movie actor
C. Ways of becoming famous
(2016浙江台州) D
What is the difference between a fear (害怕）and a phobia? You might have a fear of dogs if you have ever been bitten by one. However, if you avoid walking down streets where you think there might be a dog，you may have a phobia, which is a strong unnatural fear. If the fear has started to change a person's life，he or she probably has a phobia. Different surveys say that between 10 and 80 percent of us have at least one phobia.
You can probably guess what some of the most “popular” phobias are. Flying may be the safest way to travel，but many people are scared of doing it. Fear of heights is also very common. For example， Spider-Man actor Tobey Maquire can’t stand high places. However, Tobey is not afraid of spiders that most people are afraid of. Rupert Grint, who plays in the Harry Potter movies, is in fear of spiders. “ In one scene of the movie, we come into the large spider's hole, and there we meet a spider that is the size of an elephant and really scary because he has these hairs. I'm really scared of spiders.” he said.
▲ . For example, cats are very cute for most of us, but not for such powerful people in history as Alexander the Great and Napolean Bonaparte. Actor Nicole Kidman says, “ I’m not scared of snakes or
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spiders, but I’m scared of butterflies. Sometimes when I came home from school, the biggest butterfly you had ever seen would be just sitting on our front gate. I would climb over the fence, move slowly to the side of the house，or do anything to avoid having to go through the front gate. “ Clowns (小丑）are not so funny for actor Johnny Depp, whose childhood memory of the “ painted faces and fake smiles” still makes him scared. Some other weird (怪诞的）phobias, including chewing gum, old doors or windows and footsteps, also fear some famous persons, such as Orah Winfred, Billy Boband Sigmund Fred. 42. Rupert Grint who acted in Harry Potter is scared of___________. A. dogs
B. snakes
C. spiders
D. butterflies
43. Which of the following behaviors can be a phobia for these persons?
A. Cathy dislikes keeping a pet cat at home. B. Victor can not sleep well before the exams. C. Linda feels very tired climbing the mountains.
D. Doris shouts crazily whenever hearing footsteps at night. 44. Which of the following is the best for “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 3?
A. Some people have phobias that are more unusual B. No research has been reported what causes the phobias C. Doctors say that most phobias can be treated successfully D. Common things are much easier to cause phobias 45. We can infer (推断）from the passage that__________.
A. people are born with phobias B. phobias are common in our daily life C. famous people are easier to get phobias D. phobias do not influence people’s life at all 卷 二 说明：本卷共四大题，31小题；满分50分.
(2016浙江台州)四、词汇运用（本题有15小题，每小题1分；共计15分） A. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每词仅用一次，每空一词.
except lock nearly strong tie 46. When Tony got to school, he found the classroom door was still________. 47. It took me_______ a week to finish reading this book.
48. Paul exercises a lot this year, so he is getting much ________ than he used to be. 49. I'd like to get my father a _______ as a gift for his fortieth birthday.
50. All the students went to the concert _________ Bill because he didn’t feel well.
(2016浙江台州)B. 根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处写出单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。
If you leave something important on a bus or 51 (地下的）train while travelling around London, you should pay a visit to the Transport Lost and Found Office in central London.
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