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【題目】One of the best student cities: Boston

Boston, Massachusetts is the unofficial student capital of the United States. The greater Boston area contains some of the most famous universities in the world，including Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). With their reputation attracting some of the brightest students from around the globe, the heart of New England is young, energetic and active.

Best spots

The Fenway area — home of the Boston Red Sox baseball team — attracts students from nearby schools. On game days, the neighborhood’s many sports bars are packed with college students.

The Harvard Square is also a popular gathering spot for Harvard and MIT students, with several restaurants serving up affordable and tasty food.

Student activities

Boston’s most popular college events are the universities’ annual music festivals — like Yardfest at Harvard and Spring Fling at Tufts University — during which big-name stars perform free concerts before the spring semester ends.

The Berklee College of Music, which attracts top international talent and counts the band Passion Pit among its alumni (男校友), often organizes free student performances in such picture-perfect locations as the Boston Harbor National Park. The free-to-watch boating races on the Charles River are also well-attended on fair-weather race days, when students cheer on their classmates.

Student discounts

The Museum of Fine Arts, one of Boston ’ s leading cultural institutions, is free for students carrying ID from one of the many schools in the city and the museum’s special exhibits and film screenings are discounted for students.

The historic Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the New England Aquarium offer discounts for all university students, while admission to Harvard’s museum is free for Harvard students and discounted for all other college kids. Even movie theatres like Regal Cinemas Fenway and AMC Loews Boston Common cut students a discount.

【1】The underlined part “the heart of New England” in paragraph one refers to .

A. Boston B. Massachusetts

C. Harvard D. the MIT

【2】The Fenway area most probably attracts students who have interest in .

A. food B. sports

C. music D. science

【3】We learn from the text that the Berklee College of Music .

A. often gives free performances

B. often invites big stars to perform

C. organises performances along the Charles River

D. attracts talented teachers such as the Passion Pit members

【4】Which of the following is free for students carrying ID from one of the schools in Boston?

A. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

B. The New England Aquarium.

C. The Museum of Fine Arts.

D. Regal Cinemas Fenway.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】文章主要講述了波士頓是美國(guó)最古老、最有文化價(jià)值的城市之一：擁有世界上最著名的大學(xué)；芬威區(qū)-波士頓紅襪棒球隊(duì)主場(chǎng)；伯克利音樂(lè)學(xué)院；美術(shù)博物館等。

【1】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)“With their reputation attracting some of the brightest students from around the globe” 由于他們的名聲吸引了來(lái)自世界各地的一些最聰明的學(xué)生，their指代的是波士頓的名牌學(xué)校。所以英格蘭的心臟指的是波士頓。根據(jù)題意，故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“The Fenway area — home of the Boston Red Sox baseball team — attracts students from nearby schools.” 芬威區(qū)-波士頓紅襪棒球隊(duì)主場(chǎng)，吸引了附近學(xué)校的學(xué)生�？芍�“The Fenway area”吸引學(xué)生過(guò)來(lái)是因?yàn)閷W(xué)生對(duì)運(yùn)動(dòng)感興趣。根據(jù)題意，故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“often organizes free student performances in such picture-perfect locations as the Boston Harbor National Park.” 經(jīng)常組織這樣的免費(fèi)學(xué)生表演在波士頓港國(guó)家公園。選項(xiàng)A正確，選項(xiàng)C錯(cuò)誤；選項(xiàng)B文章未提及邀請(qǐng)大牌明星表演；根據(jù)“which attracts top international talent and counts the band Passion Pit among its alumni (男校友)” 吸引國(guó)際頂尖人才和Passion Pit樂(lè)隊(duì)。選項(xiàng)D錯(cuò)誤。根據(jù)題意，故選A。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“The Museum of Fine Arts, one of Boston ’ s leading cultural institutions, is free for students carrying ID” 美術(shù)博物館是波士頓主要的文化機(jī)構(gòu)之一，它是免費(fèi)為學(xué)生提供身份證。根據(jù)題意，故選C。