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The film Alice Through the Looking Glass is on．Millions of people go to cinemas to see it．The little girl Alice，with long hair of gold，is alive in people's mind again after the film Alice in Wonderland was shown in 2010．

These two popular films were adapted from the novels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Through the Looking﹣Glass Both of them were written by Lewis Carroll，a famous English writer，who himself was as interesting as his books．

Lewis Carroll was a math teacher and talented writer．In 1856，he met Henry Liddell and his three lovely daughters．His friendship with the family became an impotrant part of his life over the following years．He liked the girls very much，especially the youngest one，Alice Liddell．He often told stories to make them happy．One day he took the girls to a boat trip．To make the time more enjoyable，he began a story about the adventure of a little girl named Alice in Wonderland．Many other strarge characters such as the Mouse，the March Hare，the Cheshire Cat and the Queen of Hearts were brought to this wonderful world too．

Alice Liddell loved the story and she begged Carroll to write it down for her．After Carroll finished the manuscript of the sotry Alice's Adventures in Wonderland，he gave it to the girl as a Christmas present．When the book was published shod"in 1865．it was an immediate success，and soon was famous around the world．

29．The films Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass were from　　

A．Henry Liddell's adventure

B．Lewis Carroll's life stories

C．three girls'trip experience

D．two novels by Lewis Carroll

30．Lewis Carroll was three lovely daughters'　　．

A．friend

B．teacher

C．relative

D．coach

31．Lewis Carroll wrote down the story he told on the boat trip bccause　　．

A．he thought it was a very interesting story

B．he could improve the story and publish it

C．Alice enjoyed the story and asked him to do so

D．Alice thought others also wanted to read the story．

32．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE？　　

A．Carroll finished the book and gave it to the three girls

B．The two novels became famous after the films were shown

C．Carroll created Alice and many strange characters in his stories

D．The friendship between Carroll and the Liddells lasted until 1856．

Wikipedia is an online free encyclopedia．There are more than 38 million articles about society，history，culture，music，science，technology，geography and so on．On this website，people can find articles about almost everything in the world．Wikipedia has also developed 292 language versions for people to read in their own languages．

Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger started this encyclopedia project on 9th March，2000．It was called Nupedia at first．and all the articles were written and checked by experts．Wales thought that the websitc should be a place where its users could not only find information but also share what they knew．So they tried to use a wiki systen（wiki is a Hawaiian word"wee kee wee kee"which firstly meant"quick"）．On 10th January，2001，they began a new project to improve Nupedia．On 15th January.2001，the new online encyclopedia named Wikipedia was set up．Wikipedia achieved a great success．

According to the Alexa Traffic Rank report on 22nd May，2016，Wikipedia is the seventh most popular website in the world．Every single user helps to make this popular free encyclopedia．

26．Wikipedia is　　．

A．a book

B．a library

C．a report

D．a website

27．Wikipedia was set up on　　．

A.9th March，2000

B.10th January，2001

C.15th January，2001

D.22nd May，2016

28．What can pepole use Wikipedia to do？　　

A．To read novels．

B．To search for information

C．To listen to music．

C．To read Alexa Traffic Rank．

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 10and 80percent 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 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．

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 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 12，000books．

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

B．an amazing memory

C．a great dream

D．a common brain

39．The underlined word"This"in Paragraph 4refers to"　　"．

A．he couldn't walk until four

B．he met the famous movie writer

C．his social skills were poor

D．Rain Man won an Oscar for Best Picture

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

C．Ways of becoming famous

D．An unbelievable movie actor．

For over 100years，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，2009and 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 24hours a day，365days a year．If you want to go somewhere，you can easily open Ubcr app at home or anywhere in the open air，then it connects you to the nearest driver．

Usually it takes only between 5and 15minutes 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

B．a name of a taxi driver

C．an American company

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 10years

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．