2017江西高考英語試卷
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2017江西高考英語試卷
第Ⅰ卷(選擇題共100分)
第一部分聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)
第一節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)
聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。
1.What does the woman plan to do?
A.Stay at school. B.Visit her family. C.Go camping.
2.What's the topic ofthe conversation?
A.A ship. B.A movie. C.Ajoke.
3.Why can't the speakers go on the trip?
A.The man's uncle died. B.The man got sick. C.The woman has to attend a meeting.
4.What does the man mean?
A.Benjamin is very honest. B.Benjamin often breaks his words. C.Benjamin is serious about his work.
5.What is the relationship between the speakers?
A.Classmates. B.Colleagues. C.Teacher and student.
第二節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分)
聽下面5段對話或?qū)Π祝慷螌υ捇颡毎缀笥袔讉€小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置，聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題。每小題5秒鐘;聽完后，各小題給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。
6.What did the speakers eat when they were young?
A.Very healthy bread. B.Bread made with few ingredients. C.Bread with a lot of artificial things in it.
7.What does the man want to make?
A.A whole loaf of bread. B.A pizza. C.A sandwich.
聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。
8.What did the man grow up?
A.In a city. B.In a small town. C.In the countryside.
9.What do the speakers see in the streets?
A.Kids playing ball. B.Nice shops. C.A lot of trash.
聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。
10.When did the man become a vegetarian?
A.At age 10. B.At age 12. C.At age 20.
11.What animals did the man's friends have?
A.Horses. B.Pigs. C.Sheep.
12.What made the man decide to eat differently?
A.He read about being a vegetarian.
B.He saw a chicken being killed.
C.He didn't like his mother'scooking.
聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。
13.What kind of food does the man want to eat?
A.Thai. B.Italian. C.Indian.
14.What does the woman suggest first?
A.Going to a big city to find the right spices.
B.Looking around the local market.
C.The man should learn how to cook the food himself.
15.Where do the speakers live?
A.In Australia. B.In America. C.In England.
16.Who may the woman ask for help?
A.The man's brother. B.The man's uncle. C.Her mother.
聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。
17.Which word can be used to describe the New York subway?
A.Old. B.Boring. C.Slow.
18.Why did Rosie Ruiz get on the subway?
A.She was tired ofrunning. B.She wanted to go home. C.She wanted to win a race.
19.What happened in the 1960s?
A.The trains ran much faster. B.The subway became dangerous. C.The trains started running underground.
20.What do people like most about the subway,according to the speaker?
A.The feeling oftraveling in a fast train underground.
B.The adventure of exploring the tunnels.
C.Standing at the window and watching the lights.
第二部分閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)
第一節(jié)(共15小題：每小題2分，滿分30分)
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡該選項涂黑。
A
Ever wonder where chocolate chip cookies came from?Or why we use waffles(華夫餅)as ice cream cones?
Mistakes that Worked,written by Charlotte FoltzJones,award-winning author of non-fiction books for children, offers forty of these unusual tales,along with many interesting drawings and strange and amazing facts.
The book is divided into six parts:food,medicine,toys,accidental things,names,and I find the book great because if not for the book,I would never have known that something was actually accidentally created.Besides,I like to learn real information;I can't stand books with stories that aren't real.Although this is a non-fiction book and is aboutinventions,it is not a history of technology book;it's more of an easy reading book.This bookwould be attractive to both boys and girls,and it could actually be either an adult book or a children’sbook.
Published in 1991,the book is a bit old and is showing its age now in 2016.Still,it contains lots of great information,even though some facts are not exact.I love the idea of a mistakes book,and I especially like the format, which allows readers to dip in and out of the book easily.However,the entries are not all equally strong. Additionally, if you don’t live in the US,the book makes little sense,since it is full of American references both historically and in terms of customs.
Anyway,Mistakes that Worked is a reminder that failure is not always the end.It is an enlightening book that encourages us to realize that taking risks and learning to experiment is often the best way to learn,even if we don’t end up creating something new and wonderful.
21.What kind ofbook is Mistakes that Worked?
A.It's a picture book. B.It's a science book. C.It's an adult book. D.It's a historical book.
22.What can we infer about the author?
A.He reads too little. B.He is a slow reader.
C.He is a great reader of non-fiction. D.He enjoys reading books about inventions.
23.Which ofthe following does the author especially like about the book?
A.Its facts. B.Its organization. C.Its entries. D.Its reference.
24.What is the author's opinion on the book?
A.It's a fun read. B.It's a perfect book. C.It makes little sense. D.It's full of factual mistake
B
School of Cinema and Performing Arts
It offers two two-week sessions and one three-week session during the summer.Your teen can participate in the filmmaking,acting,dance,photography programs.He will work with professionals who will teach him the latest technology through hands-on experience.Tuition includes day trips to amusement parks and other Los Angeles tourism sites.Housing and food can be arranged in dorms for an additional fee.
Address: 1600 Campus Road,Los Angeles
Tel: 800-718-2787
ID Tech Camps at UCLA
It offers computer and gaming related camps at the UCLA campus.Teens can join in day camps,overnight camps or weekend gaming camps.Your teen will use the latest technology available to learn video game design,web design and computer programming.Overnight campers will stay in the college dorms.
Address:405 Hilgard Ave,Los Angeles
Tel: 888-709-8324
Summer Discovery at UCLA
It offers three or six week residential camps at the UCLA campus.Three-week courses can include academic or art classes for enrichment purposes.In this summer camp,your teen will get a taste of what to expect when she enters college.She can choose from sports management,business management,healthy lifestyle programs,ESL-TOEFL programs and more.
Address: 405 Hilgard Ave,Los Angeles
Tel: 516-621-3939
PowerChordAcademy
It offers a seven-day course that caters(迎合)to residential or day teens,as well as a three-day course.Teens will meet a touring band,learn technical aspects about the music industry and being a musician in current times,write songs,perform concerts,make a music video,record a CD and meet a touring band.No experience or musical backgroundis necessary.
Address: 7336 Santa Monica Blvd,Los Angeles
Tel: 800-897-6677
25.From the first paragraph,we can learn School of Cinema and Performing Arts.
A.is devoted to healthy lifestyle programs
B.provides free meals for its teen campers at the weekends
C.requests the professionals to teach its teen campers the quickest methods
D.gives its campers a chance to do filmmaking and acting by themselves
26.Which number will you dial if you want to become a businessman in future?
A.800-718-2787. B.516-621-3939. C.888-709-8324. D.800-897-6677.
27.What do the four camps have in common?
A.All of them provide accommodation. B.They lie on the same business area.
C.Teens can go to amusement parks for free. D.They have latest technology during each session.
C
It's common for students to hear the same standard,cliched advice:"dream big","follow yours dreams",and "reach for the stars." But Student of the Year judge Alien Ma has something abit different to add—"be practical".
The judge knows a thing or two about both big dreams and practical applications,and has seen plenty of students achieve both.
"We are looking to nurture talents,in this case technology talents,says Ma,CEO of Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP). "When someone has this kind of crazy idea or brilliant idea—sometimes you can’t tell the difference—they need to find somebody to help them realize their dream."
And with all the big and sometimes crazy ideas Ma has heard from students through HKSTP,he says it is important to find a balance between creative ideas and practical applications.And part of this means being able to see the benefit of patience and long-term goals.
Ma says he sees many students try to get good marks through easy classes,rather than challenging themselves with harder courses that will pay off with knowledge that would be useful for their future.
"You should be looking out for your future,"he says.
And for secondary school students,Ma says this means having a broad understanding of the world around them, especially as it relates to Science,Technology,Engineering and Maths (Stem)knowledge.
"I think a lot of students today have this broad,sometimes international understanding,"he says.Ma sees many strong students using their knowledge to help others.And for him,these are the students that really stand out from the crowd,as they're making the connection between their knowledge and how they fit into the world around them."They don’t just study,they’re not just scholars,"he says."They are good scholars,but also good sports players or good musicians,for example,but they also give back to society.That’s what impresses me the most."
28.What do the underlined words mean in Para1?
A.Do not dream big any more. B.Realizing dreams is equally important.
C.The standard advice is no longer useful. D.Anyone who dreams big is great.
29.Why does Ma think students need help in realizing their dreams?
A.They are short of patience. B.They can't balance study and life well.
C.They are far away from being practical. D.They can’t tell crazy and bright ideas apart.
30.What is Ma' suggestion for students nowadays?
A.Set a goal. B.Fit into society. C.Begin with easy classes. D.Take the long-term view.
31.What kind of feeling does Ma express in the last paragraph?
A.Politeness. B.Inspiration. C.Admiration. D.Hopefulness.
D
As Artificial Intelligence(A)becomes increasingly sophisticated,there are growing concerns that robots could become a threat.This danger can be avoided,according to computer science professor Stuart Russell,if we figure out how to turn human values into a programmable code.
Russell argues that as robots take on more complicated tasks,it’s necessary to translate our morals into AI language.
For example,if a robot does chores around the house,you wouldn't want it to put the pet cat in the oven to make dinner for the hungry children. "You would want that robot preloaded with a good set of values," said Russell.
Some robots are already programmed with basic human values.For example,mobile robots have been programmedto keep a comfortable distance from humans.Obviously there are cultural differences,but if you were talking to another person and they came up close in your personal space,you wouldn't think that's the kind of thing a properly brought-up person would do.
It will be possible to create more sophisticated moral machines,if only we can find a way to set out human values as clear rules.
Robots could also learn values from drawing patterns from large sets of data on human behavior.They are dangerous only if programmers are careless.
The biggest concern with robots going against human values is that human beings fail to do sufficient testing and they've produced a system that will break some kind of taboo(禁忌).
One simple check would be to program a robot to check the correct course of action with a human when presented with an unusual situation.
If the robot is unsure whether an animal is suitable for the microwave,it has the opportunity to stop,send out beeps,and ask for directions from a human.If we humans aren't quite sure about a decision,we go and ask somebody else.
The most difficult step in programming values will be deciding exactly what we believe in moral,and how to create a set of ethical rules.But if we come up with an answer,robots could be good for humanity.
32.What does the author say about the threat of robots?
A.It may be a challenge to computer programmers.
B.It accompanies all machinery involving high technology.
C.It can be avoided if human values are translated into their language.
D.It has become an inevitable danger as technology gets more sophisticated.
33.How do robots learn human values?
A.By interacting with humans in everyday life situations.
B.By following the daily routines of civilized human beings.
C.By picking up patterns from massive data on human behavior.
D.By imitating the behavior of properly brought-up human beings.
34.What will a well-programmed robot do when facing an unusual situation?
A.Keep a distance from possible dangers. B.Do sufficient testing before taking action.
C.Set off its built-in alarm system at once. D.Stop to seek advice from a human being.
35.What is most difficult to do when we turn human values into a programmable code?
A.Determine what is moral and ethical. B.Design some large-scale experiments.
C.Set rules for man-machine interaction. D.Develop a more sophisticated program.
笫二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10分)
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
RujutaTeredesaigrew up in Pune,a city in India.She saw that girls and boys in her community were not treated equally.Girls were responsible for all the household work. 36 women didn't have the same rights as men.They often suffered from mistreatment andsometimes even physical violence.
37 But she saw that organizations working to end gender discrimination usually paidattention only to the actions and attitudes of girls. "Nobody talked to young boys about equality," she said. 38 The organization,Equal Community Foundation(ECF),now reaches 40,000people in 20 communities in Pune.
ECF matches small groups of boys,ages 14 to17,with male mentors for a 15-week period.The mentors talk to the boys about treating girls with respect.39They discuss times when the boys experienced unfair treatment. Then they work with the boys to come up with ways the boys can help spread tolerance.Boys have completed projects like making maps of the safest routes for girls to walk at night.
"What we have found is that these boys don’t mean to be discriminatory," Teredesaisays. "They don't mean to hurt someone.40" When boys work to make girls' lives better,everyone in the community wins.
A.They help boys relate to girls’experiences.
B.It's part of the solution to end discrimination.
C.It's just that they don't realize they’re doing it.
D.Many families didn't send their daughters to school.
E.Unfair treatment of girls and women is a problem in India.
F.Teredesaiwanted to make a difference for girls and women.
G.So she decided to create a space for boys to learn about girls' rights.
笫三部分英語知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)
第一節(jié)完形填空(共20小題;每題1.5分，滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡該項涂黑。
I was working at the toy counter of a "dime" store in Orlando, Florida.I was 15, and the year was 1952. I had to
41 about my age to get a job,and I barely supported myself on the /week salary.But this was the South,and it was a time when things were 42 for everybody.
It was a few days after Christmas,and we had a lot of dolls left 43 on the toy counter,as well as many more dolls in a storage closet. My young voice trying to 44 the passing shoppers to our sale didn't seem to get anyone's
45 —shoppers continued to walk by,ignoring me.
Suddenly,a small girl walked by,and I handed her a doll.Her mother stopped to find out46her daughter had this doll.and I explained our47sale.The girl had stars in hereyes and nothing was going to make her48this doll.I had made my first49.
I continued,handing anyone walking by,50their age,a doll,and soon I had the two51 behind the counter rushing to ring up all the sales.I was feeling very52,andconfident about the success.
Then I handed a doll to a small,53dressed girl.Her eyes lit up.I explained to hermother about the wonderful sale.54, her mother took the doll away from the little girl andhanded it back to me. Quickly55
filled the little girl's eyes as her mother explained gentlythat there was no56to buy this doll and apologized to her.I57her that this was areally good58,but the motherjust shook her head.
Just then a well-dressed,middle-aged woman said, "Wait—let me59this doll for yourlittle girl." She took the doll from my hands and handed it60back to the little girl.
41.A.care B.talk C.lie D.argue
42.A.rough B.tight C.rare D.valuable
43.A.undone B.unpacked C.unsold D.untouched
44.A.guide B.invite C.recommend D.attract
45.A.attention B.praise C.recognition D.comment
46.A.when B.why C.what D.where
47.A.abundant B.convenient C.popular D.economic
48.A.take up B.figure out C.give up D.pick out
49.A.sale B.attempt C.decision D.step
50.A.as for B.regardless of C.owing to D.according to
51.A.receptionists B.cashiers C.waitresses D.customers
52.A.relaxed B.confused C.energetic D.proud
53.A.shabbily B.elegantly C.strangely D.neatly
54.A.Fortunately B.Accidentally C.Sadly D.Hopefully
55.A.surprise B.tears C.pity D.horrors
56.A.money B.point C.need D.reason
57.A.convinced B.showed C.taught D.reminded
58.A.bargain B.present C.choice D.opportunity
59.A.send B.prepare C.purchase D.exchange
60.A.calmly B.anxiously C.excitedly D.carefully
笫Ⅱ卷(非選擇題共50分)
第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)
閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。
Pets Comer is a company with dozens of pet stores and more than 600 employees around the UK.It is planning 61(provide) the first-ever pet and human first aid course for its staff.
To develop the 62 (special) designed course,training teams 63 (organize) by now.The course will begin next month.The full-day course will cover two parts with the first part 64 (deal) with humans and the second with dog and cat first aid.Topics covered willinclude different 65 (situation) in our daily life which require first aid skills such as minor injuries,shock and unconsciousness.
Lucy Ross,Head of Training at Pets Comer,said, "At Pets Comer,we have always tried to apply an honest and moral approach to everything 66 we do.This includes having the best trained staff in the industry.Every human customer as well as their pet animals 67 (be) welcome in our stores.It s our duty to provide all of our staff 68 the tools and knowledge they need tofeel 69 (confidence) in helping both pets and customers.Therefore,70makes sense
that our staffs first aid knowledge is beyond all your expectations."
第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)
第一節(jié)短文改錯(共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分)
假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。
刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。
修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;
2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。
Advertising informs consumers of newer products available on the market.It gives us information with everythingfrom shampoo and toothpaste to computers and cars.But there is one serious problems with us.The information are actually very often misinformation.It tells us the products'benefits but hides its advantages. Advertising not only leads us to buying things that we don.t need and can’t afford,but it confuses our sense reality. "Zoom toothpaste prevents bad teeth and gives you the white teeth!" the advertisement tells us.And it doesn’t tell us the complete truth that a health diet and a good toothbrush will have the same effect.
第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)(25分)
假設(shè)你是紅星中學(xué)的高中生李華，你校選拔一批優(yōu)秀學(xué)生，利用周末的時間到幸福村輔導(dǎo)留守兒童(left-behindchildren)的英語，你希望參加此活動。請根據(jù)以下提示，用英語給校評選組寫一封申請信：
●對此活動的認(rèn)識 ●個人優(yōu)勢 ●你的計劃
注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右;
2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使內(nèi)容充實、行文連貫;
3.信的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。
Dear Sir or Madam,
I'm Li Hua from Hongxing High School.
Looking forward to your reply!
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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語法填空 61.to provide 62.specially 63.have been organized 64.dealing 65.situations
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書面表達(dá)
Dear Sir or Madam,
I’m Li Hua from Hongxing High School.I’m writing to you to apply for an opportunity to take part in the activity of tutoring the left-behind children in XingfuVillage.As far as I’m concerned,helping them with their English will be good for both the pupils and the tutors,which will lead to many social benefits.
I think I am qualified for this job,because I’m outing,independent in life and good at English. Above all,I love children and I’m always ready to help others.
I plan to communicate with the pupils first to know what they need.Besides,I’ll try to make them more interested in English by telling stories,singing songs,playing games and so on.I’d appreciate it if you can offer me the opportunity.
Looking forward to your reply!
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
錄音原文
Text 1
M: Only two days left until summer break! What are your plans,Jessica?
W: I’m off to Canada for a camping trip.(1) What about you,Sam?
M: I think I’ll stay here and relax.
Text 2
W: What are you guys laughing at?
M: It’s this new movie called The Internship.It’s very funny.(2)
Text 3
M: I’m afraid we’ll have to cancel the trip,Grace.
W: Yeah,this is much more important.You’ll have to go to the funeral.He was your uncle.(3)
Text 4
W: Benjamin promised to come for our party if he has time.
M:He often does it,but he never seems to have time.So you had better not take his words seriously,otherwise you will get disappointed later.(4)
Text 5
W: I often mistake Mark for Tom in class.Can you tell them apart?
M: No.They are twins,and many teachers make the same mistake like us.It is really a little embarrassing to make mistakes all the time in face of so many students.
Text 6
M: Look at all this bread! French,Italian…it all looks really good.I don’t know when America started its bread revolution,but I’m sure glad it happened.I could eat bread all day!
W: Me,too.This isn’t the kind of bread we ate when we were young.That sliced bread had more artificial things in it than you can count! (6)
M: Yeah,but our parents didn’t realize it was so unhealthy.These days,you can find a lot of freshly-bakedbread with only four or five ingredients.
W: So,what are we going to buy? That long loaf of dark bread looks really good.
M: I’d rather have something lighter and thicker so I can make a nice big sandwich with it.(7)
Text 7
M:Look at this place! If I didn’t know it was the city I grew up in,I’d swear I was somewhere else!(8)
W: Yeah…so many houses are empty or broken down.It wasn’t like this when we were kids.
M: We used to play ball in the streets all the time,but it looks so dangerous now.
W: And ugly.Look at all that trash in the streets.(9) The wind just pushes it along.What a lonely place!
M: This used to be a great city.People came from miles around to work in the shops and eat in the restaurants.What a sad sight! I guess when the glass making industry decided to move across the country where it’s cheaper,the quality of life here went away,too.
W: Yeah,let’s go.There’s nothing left for us here.I’m getting depressed.
Text 8
W: George,why are you a vegetarian? Your whole family eats meat,except you.I can’t imagine how you chose to live this way.
M: Oh,it happened a long time ago when I was about ten years old.We had some friends who lived on a small farm.They had chickens,goats,sheep,and a few cows.(11) One time,we were invited over for dinner.We came early so we could play before we ate.I was running around the yard with my friends,when I saw the father preparing the meal.He had just caught a chicken and was cutting off its head.I felt very sick when I saw him do it.(12) After that,I would think about the poor chicken every time I ate meat. I ate less and less meat,until I stopped for good when I was twelve years old.(10)
W: I see.What did your parents think about your decision?
M: Well,since it didn’t happen all at once,they probably learned to accept that I would be a vegetarian.It wasn’t easy for them — especially for Mom,who had to cook differently for me.
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M: Mom,I haven’t been able to stop thinking about the food in India.Ever since I got back from my trip,I’ve been dying for some real Indian food.(13) But there’s nothing around here.No restaurantsserve the kinds of dishes I ate there.I’d have to go to a big city to find anything that comes close.In our town,they don’t even make spicy food!
W: Well,Drew,why don’t you try making your own? (14)
M: I wish I could! But I wouldn’t know where to start.
W: I’ll help you look online for some recipes.
M: How will we know which ones are good?
W:We’ll try them,of course! After some practice,we’ll be able to tell which ones we’ll like best.
M:But I doubt we’ll find everything we need in the grocery stores.I’m sure they use many unusual spices in India.
W: We will start simply.I know I’ve seen some Thai spices at the market — maybe some of them will be useful.If we find that those aren’t enough,we can order some online.There must be Indian grocery stores somewhere in America that will ship them.(15) If worse comes to worst,I’ll ask my brother in New York to look around.(16) He should be able to find a place that sells Indian spices!
M: Thanks,Mom! (16) This is gonna be fun! I can’t wait to start cooking!
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Whoever dreamed up the idea of a subway knew what it means to live in a city.Study the faces of the subway riders,and you’ll see what I mean.They are all traveling in a busy world that exists under another busy world.The New York subway is one of the largest public transportation systems in the world.It is also one of the oldest—it has been underneath this city for 110 years now.(17) I’ve been riding it for half that time.When I was a kid,there wasn’t any fear—only adventure.Subways were for dreaming.And I would stand at the window of the front car and dream through the great network of tunnels,watching the red and green lights go by.A subway is like a secret,a child’s game.You go in one hole and you come out another.You move fast—much faster than a taxi,or walking or running.Years ago,a woman named Rosie Ruiz tried to steal a victory in the New York marathon by taking a subway to the finish line.(18) Rosie was right.The subway was faster.In the 1960s,the subway got to be a dangerous place.(19) Subways have been made a great deal safer since then.I think what people like most about the subway,apart from basic transportation,still comes from the magic feeling of rushing around fast in a train underground.(20)
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