共用题干 The First BicycleThe history of the bicycle goes back more than 200 years.In 1791,Count de Sivrac ______(51)onlookers in a park in Paris as he showed______(52)his two-wheeled inven-tion,a machine called the celeriferé.It was basically an______(53)version of a children's toy which had been in use for many years.Sivrac's“celeriferé”had a wooden frame,made in the ______(54)of a horse,which was mounted on a wheel at either end.To ride it,you sat on a small seat,just like a modern bicycle,and pushed______(55)against the______(56)with your legs-there were no pedals.It was impossible to steer a celeriferé and it had no brakes,but despite these problems the invention very much______(57)to the fashionable young men of Paris.Soon they were______(58)races up and down the streets.Minor______(59)werecommonasridersattemptedafinalburstof_____(60).Controlling the machine was difficult,as the only way to change______(61)was to pull up the front of the “celeriferé”and_____(62)it round while the front wheel was spinning in the air. “Celeriferés”were not popular for long,______(63),as the______(64)of no springs,no steering and rough roads made riding them very uncomfortable.Even so,the wooden celeriferé was the______(65)of the modern bicycle.51._________A: delightedB: cheeredC: appreciatedD: overjoyed

考题 After Billy proved that he could ride a bicycle safely, his father ___ to him and bought him one. A.give offB.give inC.give outD.give back

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考题 The Chinese saying means“______”.A. the farther a man goes, the more treasures he getsB. the more a man sees, the more knowledge he getsC. travelling is more interesting than readingD. the farther a man goes, the more hooks he reads

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考题 He gave up his favorite job()for his family than for money.A.ratherB.muchC.all D.more

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考题阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。James’s New BicycleJames shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully __36__ the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! __37__ on earth was he going to get the __38__ of the money?He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was __39__ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no __40__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to __41__.There was only one way to get money, and that was to __42__ it. He would have to find a job. __43__ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had __44__ on most things.“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”That was the __45__ of James’s odd-job(零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the __46__ of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the __47__ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __48__ increased and he knew that he would soon have __49__ for the bicycle he longed for.The day __50__ came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He __51__ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __52__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard __53__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more __54__ he had bought it with his own money. He had __55__what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.

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考题共用题干 Levi Strauss was born in Germany in the mid 1800's and(51)______to the United States as a young man.He lived in New York City and learned the dry-goods business for several.years.In 1853 he took his knowledge and his(52)______to San Francisco(California.,USA.).His dream to(53)______came true over the next 20 years as he became a very successful (54)______.Many of Levi Strauss' customers were cowboys and miners.They needed(55)______that was strong and durable.Strauss found a special(56)______from France that was comfortable and(57)______a long time.It was called"serge de Nimes,"which was later shortened to the word denim.Another man named Jacob Davis(58)______large amounts of the denim fabric from Levi Strauss.He was a tailor who made pants for hard-working men. One of his customers was(59) ______tearing the pockets off his pants.So Jacob Davis(60)______to put rivets on certain parts of the pants to make them(61)______.The customer loved the new pants so much that he told all his friends,and soon Jacob Davis was busy(62)______lots of pants with rivets.Jacob Davis soon realized that using rivets was a great business idea,and he didn't want any-body to steal that idea. He decided that he would need to get a patent. But being a(63)______ tailor,he didn't have enough money to pay for the patent. After thinking it over,he went to the businessman Levi Strauss and told him his idea. He said,"If you(64)______to pay for the patent, we will share the(65)______from the riveted pants."Levi Strauss did agree,and the new riveted pant business was called Levi Strauss&Company. Today Levi's jeans are more popular than ever,and Levi's name continues to live on._________(60)A:thought B:decidedC:imagined D:dreamed

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考题共用题干 Levi Strauss was born in Germany in the mid 1800's and(51)______to the United States as a young man.He lived in New York City and learned the dry-goods business for several.years.In 1853 he took his knowledge and his(52)______to San Francisco(California.,USA.).His dream to(53)______came true over the next 20 years as he became a very successful (54)______.Many of Levi Strauss' customers were cowboys and miners.They needed(55)______that was strong and durable.Strauss found a special(56)______from France that was comfortable and(57)______a long time.It was called"serge de Nimes,"which was later shortened to the word denim.Another man named Jacob Davis(58)______large amounts of the denim fabric from Levi Strauss.He was a tailor who made pants for hard-working men. One of his customers was(59) ______tearing the pockets off his pants.So Jacob Davis(60)______to put rivets on certain parts of the pants to make them(61)______.The customer loved the new pants so much that he told all his friends,and soon Jacob Davis was busy(62)______lots of pants with rivets.Jacob Davis soon realized that using rivets was a great business idea,and he didn't want any-body to steal that idea. He decided that he would need to get a patent. But being a(63)______ tailor,he didn't have enough money to pay for the patent. After thinking it over,he went to the businessman Levi Strauss and told him his idea. He said,"If you(64)______to pay for the patent, we will share the(65)______from the riveted pants."Levi Strauss did agree,and the new riveted pant business was called Levi Strauss&Company. Today Levi's jeans are more popular than ever,and Levi's name continues to live on._________(53)A:win B:succeedC:defeat D:earn

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考题共用题干 Levi Strauss was born in Germany in the mid 1800's and(51)______to the United States as a young man.He lived in New York City and learned the dry-goods business for several.years.In 1853 he took his knowledge and his(52)______to San Francisco(California.,USA.).His dream to(53)______came true over the next 20 years as he became a very successful (54)______.Many of Levi Strauss' customers were cowboys and miners.They needed(55)______that was strong and durable.Strauss found a special(56)______from France that was comfortable and(57)______a long time.It was called"serge de Nimes,"which was later shortened to the word denim.Another man named Jacob Davis(58)______large amounts of the denim fabric from Levi Strauss.He was a tailor who made pants for hard-working men. One of his customers was(59) ______tearing the pockets off his pants.So Jacob Davis(60)______to put rivets on certain parts of the pants to make them(61)______.The customer loved the new pants so much that he told all his friends,and soon Jacob Davis was busy(62)______lots of pants with rivets.Jacob Davis soon realized that using rivets was a great business idea,and he didn't want any-body to steal that idea. He decided that he would need to get a patent. But being a(63)______ tailor,he didn't have enough money to pay for the patent. After thinking it over,he went to the businessman Levi Strauss and told him his idea. He said,"If you(64)______to pay for the patent, we will share the(65)______from the riveted pants."Levi Strauss did agree,and the new riveted pant business was called Levi Strauss&Company. Today Levi's jeans are more popular than ever,and Levi's name continues to live on._________(52)A:friends B:dreamsC:family D:plans

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考题共用题干 Levi Strauss was born in Germany in the mid 1800's and(51)______to the United States as a young man.He lived in New York City and learned the dry-goods business for several.years.In 1853 he took his knowledge and his(52)______to San Francisco(California.,USA.).His dream to(53)______came true over the next 20 years as he became a very successful (54)______.Many of Levi Strauss' customers were cowboys and miners.They needed(55)______that was strong and durable.Strauss found a special(56)______from France that was comfortable and(57)______a long time.It was called"serge de Nimes,"which was later shortened to the word denim.Another man named Jacob Davis(58)______large amounts of the denim fabric from Levi Strauss.He was a tailor who made pants for hard-working men. One of his customers was(59) ______tearing the pockets off his pants.So Jacob Davis(60)______to put rivets on certain parts of the pants to make them(61)______.The customer loved the new pants so much that he told all his friends,and soon Jacob Davis was busy(62)______lots of pants with rivets.Jacob Davis soon realized that using rivets was a great business idea,and he didn't want any-body to steal that idea. He decided that he would need to get a patent. But being a(63)______ tailor,he didn't have enough money to pay for the patent. After thinking it over,he went to the businessman Levi Strauss and told him his idea. He said,"If you(64)______to pay for the patent, we will share the(65)______from the riveted pants."Levi Strauss did agree,and the new riveted pant business was called Levi Strauss&Company. Today Levi's jeans are more popular than ever,and Levi's name continues to live on._________(51)A:emigrated B:transferredC:escaped D:headed

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考题共用题干 A Lucky BreakActor Antonio Banderas is used to breaking bones,and it always seems to happen when he's______(51)sport .In the film Play It to the Bone he______(52)the part of a middleweight boxer alongside Woody Harrelson.______(53)the making of the film Harrelson______(54)complaining that the fight.______（55)weren't very convincing,so one day he suggested that he and Banderas should have a fight for______(56).The Spanish actor wasn't keen on the idea at first,but he was______(57)persuaded by his co-star to put on his gloves and climb into the boxing ring. However,when he realized how seriously his opponent was taking it all,he began to______(58)his decision to fight. And then in the third round,Harrelson hit Banderas______(59)hard in the face that he actually broke his nose.His wife,actress Melanie Griffith,was furious that he had been playing“silly macho games”.“She was right”, confesses Banderas,“and I was a fool to______(60)a risk like that in the middle of a movie.”He was______(61)of the time he broke his leg during a football match in his native Mal-aga. He had always______(62)of becoming a soccer star,of performing in front of a big crowd,but doctors told him his playing days were probably over.“That's when I decided to take ______(63)acting;I saw it as______(64)way of performing,and achieving recognition. What happened to me on that football______(65)was,you might say,my first lucky break.”56._________A: funB: realC: sureD: serious

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考题共用题干 The First BicycleThe history of the bicycle goes back more than 200 years.In 1791,Count de Sivrac______(1)onlookers in a park in Paris as he showed off his two-wheeled invention,a machine called the celeriferé.It was basically an______(2) version of a children's toy which had been in______(3) for many years.Sivrac's“celeriferé”had a wooden frame,made in the______(4) of a horse,which was mounted on a wheel at either end.To ride it,you sat on a small seat,just like a modern bicycle,and pushed______(5) against the______(6) with your legs一there were no pedals.It was im-possible to steer a celeriferé and it had no brakes,but despite these problems the invention very much______(7) to the fashionable young men of Paris.Soon they were______(8) races up and down the streets.Minor______(9) were common as riders attempted a final burst of______(10).Controlling the machine was difficult,as the only way to change______(11) was to pull up the front of the “celeriferé” and______(12) it round while the front wheel was______(13) in the air.“Celeriferés” were not popular for long,however,as the______(14) of no springs,no steering and rough roads made riding them very uncomfortable.Even so,the wooden celeriferé was the ______(15) of the modern bicycle.6._________A:surfaceB:groundC:earthD:floor

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考题共用题干 A Lucky BreakActor Antonio Banderas is used to breaking bones,and it always seems to happen when he's______(51)sport .In the film Play It to the Bone he______(52)the part of a middleweight boxer alongside Woody Harrelson.______(53)the making of the film Harrelson______(54)complaining that the fight.______（55)weren't very convincing,so one day he suggested that he and Banderas should have a fight for______(56).The Spanish actor wasn't keen on the idea at first,but he was______(57)persuaded by his co-star to put on his gloves and climb into the boxing ring. However,when he realized how seriously his opponent was taking it all,he began to______(58)his decision to fight. And then in the third round,Harrelson hit Banderas______(59)hard in the face that he actually broke his nose.His wife,actress Melanie Griffith,was furious that he had been playing“silly macho games”.“She was right”, confesses Banderas,“and I was a fool to______(60)a risk like that in the middle of a movie.”He was______(61)of the time he broke his leg during a football match in his native Mal-aga. He had always______(62)of becoming a soccer star,of performing in front of a big crowd,but doctors told him his playing days were probably over.“That's when I decided to take ______(63)acting;I saw it as______(64)way of performing,and achieving recognition. What happened to me on that football______(65)was,you might say,my first lucky break.”52._________A: playsB: doesC: givesD: fights

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考题共用题干 Jewel Thief CapturedAt 1:30 this morning,local police finally caught the jewel thief whom they had been trying to trap （诱捕）for the past two months.________(51)the man they arrested,James Smith,_________(52)that he was the thief,he was captured with several diamond rings in his_________(53).Police saw Smith leaving a jewe场store on Main Street at 1:16 A. M.________(54)seeing the police,Smith jumped ________(55)his auto,and a high-speed chase followed for the next fourteen minutes. The police finally_______(56)Smith off the road and his_______(57)hit a tree.When the police searched Smith's________(58),they found the diamond rings hidden in an inside pocket of his jacket. Although Smith claimed that the diamonds were fake（假的）,the owner of the jewelry store_________(59)the most recent robbery incident happened identified them __________(60)his missing jewels.Smith is now awaiting his first visit to court in a cell in the town jail. if he does not_________(61), a jury（陪审团）will have to decide his guilt or innocence.________ (62),a representative of the police stated today that they have no_______(63)that he will be found to be_________(64).This spokesman also stated that they hoped that the alarm________(65)in the community by all the recent robberies would be calmed by Smith's arrest._________(57)A:truck B:motorbikeC:car D:bicycle

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考题共用题干 The First BicycleThe history of the bicycle goes back more than 200 years.In 1791,Count de Sivrac______(1)onlookers in a park in Paris as he showed off his two-wheeled invention,a machine called the celeriferé.It was basically an______(2) version of a children's toy which had been in______(3) for many years.Sivrac's“celeriferé”had a wooden frame,made in the______(4) of a horse,which was mounted on a wheel at either end.To ride it,you sat on a small seat,just like a modern bicycle,and pushed______(5) against the______(6) with your legs一there were no pedals.It was im-possible to steer a celeriferé and it had no brakes,but despite these problems the invention very much______(7) to the fashionable young men of Paris.Soon they were______(8) races up and down the streets.Minor______(9) were common as riders attempted a final burst of______(10).Controlling the machine was difficult,as the only way to change______(11) was to pull up the front of the “celeriferé” and______(12) it round while the front wheel was______(13) in the air.“Celeriferés” were not popular for long,however,as the______(14) of no springs,no steering and rough roads made riding them very uncomfortable.Even so,the wooden celeriferé was the ______(15) of the modern bicycle.7._________A:attractedB:appealedC:tookD:called

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考题共用题干 A Lucky BreakActor Antonio Banderas is used to breaking bones,and it always seems to happen when he's______(51)sport .In the film Play It to the Bone he______(52)the part of a middleweight boxer alongside Woody Harrelson.______(53)the making of the film Harrelson______(54)complaining that the fight.______（55)weren't very convincing,so one day he suggested that he and Banderas should have a fight for______(56).The Spanish actor wasn't keen on the idea at first,but he was______(57)persuaded by his co-star to put on his gloves and climb into the boxing ring. However,when he realized how seriously his opponent was taking it all,he began to______(58)his decision to fight. And then in the third round,Harrelson hit Banderas______(59)hard in the face that he actually broke his nose.His wife,actress Melanie Griffith,was furious that he had been playing“silly macho games”.“She was right”, confesses Banderas,“and I was a fool to______(60)a risk like that in the middle of a movie.”He was______(61)of the time he broke his leg during a football match in his native Mal-aga. He had always______(62)of becoming a soccer star,of performing in front of a big crowd,but doctors told him his playing days were probably over.“That's when I decided to take ______(63)acting;I saw it as______(64)way of performing,and achieving recognition. What happened to me on that football______(65)was,you might say,my first lucky break.”51._________A: practisingB: makingC: doingD:.losing

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考题共用题干 A Lucky BreakActor Antonio Banderas is used to breaking bones,and it always seems to happen when he's______(51)sport .In the film Play It to the Bone he______(52)the part of a middleweight boxer alongside Woody Harrelson.______(53)the making of the film Harrelson______(54)complaining that the fight.______（55)weren't very convincing,so one day he suggested that he and Banderas should have a fight for______(56).The Spanish actor wasn't keen on the idea at first,but he was______(57)persuaded by his co-star to put on his gloves and climb into the boxing ring. However,when he realized how seriously his opponent was taking it all,he began to______(58)his decision to fight. And then in the third round,Harrelson hit Banderas______(59)hard in the face that he actually broke his nose.His wife,actress Melanie Griffith,was furious that he had been playing“silly macho games”.“She was right”, confesses Banderas,“and I was a fool to______(60)a risk like that in the middle of a movie.”He was______(61)of the time he broke his leg during a football match in his native Mal-aga. He had always______(62)of becoming a soccer star,of performing in front of a big crowd,but doctors told him his playing days were probably over.“That's when I decided to take ______(63)acting;I saw it as______(64)way of performing,and achieving recognition. What happened to me on that football______(65)was,you might say,my first lucky break.”53._________A: WhenB: AsC: WhileD: During

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考题共用题干 Man of Few WordsEveryone chases success,but not all of us want to be famous.South African writer John Maxwell Coetzee is _______(51)for keeping to himself. When the 63-year-old man was named the 2003 Nobel Prize winner for literature,reporters were warned that they would find him"particularly difficult to_________(52)".Coetzee lives in Australia but spends part of the year teaching at the, University of Chicago.He seemed _________(53)by the news that he won the US $1.3 million prize."It came as a complete surprise.I wasn't even aware they were due to make the announcement,"he said. His_________(54)of privacy led to doubts as to whether Coetzee will attend prize-giving in Stockholm,Sweden,on December 10.But despite being described as_______(55)to track down,the critics agree that his writing is easy to get to know.Born in Cape Town,South Africa,to an English-speakingfamily,Coetzee_______(56)his break-through in 1980 with the novel"Waiting for the Barbarians".He__________(57)hisplace among the world's leading writers with two Booker prize victories,Britain's highest honour for novels.He first _______(58)in 1983 for the Life and Times of Michael K and his second title came in 1999 for Disgrace.A major theme in his work is South Africa's former apartheid system,which divided whites from blacks. _______(59)with the problems of violence,crime and racial division that still exist in the country,his books have enabled ordinary people to understand apartheid_________(60)within."I have always been more interested in the past than the future,"he said in a rare interview."The past________(61)its shadow over the present.I hope I have made one or two people think _______(62)about whether they want to forget the past completely."In fact this purity in his writing seems to be_________(63)in his personal life.Coetzee is a vegetarian,a cyclist rather than a motorist and he doesn't drink alcohol.But what he has________(64)to literature,culture and the people of South Africa is far greater than the things he has given up."In looking at weakness and failure in life,"the Nobel prize judging panel said,"Coetzee's work_________(65)the divine spark in man."_________(53)A:influenced B:affected C:moved D:shocked

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考题共用题干 Man of Few WordsEveryone chases success,but not all of us want to be famous.South African writer John Maxwell Coetzee is _______(51)for keeping to himself. When the 63-year-old man was named the 2003 Nobel Prize winner for literature,reporters were warned that they would find him"particularly difficult to_________(52)".Coetzee lives in Australia but spends part of the year teaching at the, University of Chicago.He seemed _________(53)by the news that he won the US $1.3 million prize."It came as a complete surprise.I wasn't even aware they were due to make the announcement,"he said. His_________(54)of privacy led to doubts as to whether Coetzee will attend prize-giving in Stockholm,Sweden,on December 10.But despite being described as_______(55)to track down,the critics agree that his writing is easy to get to know.Born in Cape Town,South Africa,to an English-speakingfamily,Coetzee_______(56)his break-through in 1980 with the novel"Waiting for the Barbarians".He__________(57)hisplace among the world's leading writers with two Booker prize victories,Britain's highest honour for novels.He first _______(58)in 1983 for the Life and Times of Michael K and his second title came in 1999 for Disgrace.A major theme in his work is South Africa's former apartheid system,which divided whites from blacks. _______(59)with the problems of violence,crime and racial division that still exist in the country,his books have enabled ordinary people to understand apartheid_________(60)within."I have always been more interested in the past than the future,"he said in a rare interview."The past________(61)its shadow over the present.I hope I have made one or two people think _______(62)about whether they want to forget the past completely."In fact this purity in his writing seems to be_________(63)in his personal life.Coetzee is a vegetarian,a cyclist rather than a motorist and he doesn't drink alcohol.But what he has________(64)to literature,culture and the people of South Africa is far greater than the things he has given up."In looking at weakness and failure in life,"the Nobel prize judging panel said,"Coetzee's work_________(65)the divine spark in man."_________(51)A:unhappy B:well-known C:busy D:worried

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考题共用题干 Man of Few WordsEveryone chases success,but not all of us want to be famous.South African writer John Maxwell Coetzee is _______(51)for keeping to himself. When the 63-year-old man was named the 2003 Nobel Prize winner for literature,reporters were warned that they would find him"particularly difficult to_________(52)".Coetzee lives in Australia but spends part of the year teaching at the, University of Chicago.He seemed _________(53)by the news that he won the US $1.3 million prize."It came as a complete surprise.I wasn't even aware they were due to make the announcement,"he said. His_________(54)of privacy led to doubts as to whether Coetzee will attend prize-giving in Stockholm,Sweden,on December 10.But despite being described as_______(55)to track down,the critics agree that his writing is easy to get to know.Born in Cape Town,South Africa,to an English-speakingfamily,Coetzee_______(56)his break-through in 1980 with the novel"Waiting for the Barbarians".He__________(57)hisplace among the world's leading writers with two Booker prize victories,Britain's highest honour for novels.He first _______(58)in 1983 for the Life and Times of Michael K and his second title came in 1999 for Disgrace.A major theme in his work is South Africa's former apartheid system,which divided whites from blacks. _______(59)with the problems of violence,crime and racial division that still exist in the country,his books have enabled ordinary people to understand apartheid_________(60)within."I have always been more interested in the past than the future,"he said in a rare interview."The past________(61)its shadow over the present.I hope I have made one or two people think _______(62)about whether they want to forget the past completely."In fact this purity in his writing seems to be_________(63)in his personal life.Coetzee is a vegetarian,a cyclist rather than a motorist and he doesn't drink alcohol.But what he has________(64)to literature,culture and the people of South Africa is far greater than the things he has given up."In looking at weakness and failure in life,"the Nobel prize judging panel said,"Coetzee's work_________(65)the divine spark in man."_________(52)A:catch B:come across C:run into D:bump into

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考题共用题干 The First BicycleThe history of the bicycle goes back more than 200 years.In 1791,Count de Sivrac ______(51)onlookers in a park in Paris as he showed______(52)his two-wheeled inven-tion,a machine called the celeriferé.It was basically an______(53)version of a children's toy which had been in use for many years.Sivrac's“celeriferé”had a wooden frame,made in the ______(54)of a horse,which was mounted on a wheel at either end.To ride it,you sat on a small seat,just like a modern bicycle,and pushed______(55)against the______(56)with your legs-there were no pedals.It was impossible to steer a celeriferé and it had no brakes,but despite these problems the invention very much______(57)to the fashionable young men of Paris.Soon they were______(58)races up and down the streets.Minor______(59)werecommonasridersattemptedafinalburstof_____(60).Controlling the machine was difficult,as the only way to change______(61)was to pull up the front of the “celeriferé”and_____(62)it round while the front wheel was spinning in the air. “Celeriferés”were not popular for long,______(63),as the______(64)of no springs,no steering and rough roads made riding them very uncomfortable.Even so,the wooden celeriferé was the______(65)of the modern bicycle.60._________A: velocityB: energyC: paceD: speed

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考题共用题干 The First BicycleThe history of the bicycle goes back more than 200 years.In 1791,Count de Sivrac ______(51)onlookers in a park in Paris as he showed______(52)his two-wheeled inven-tion,a machine called the celeriferé.It was basically an______(53)version of a children's toy which had been in use for many years.Sivrac's“celeriferé”had a wooden frame,made in the ______(54)of a horse,which was mounted on a wheel at either end.To ride it,you sat on a small seat,just like a modern bicycle,and pushed______(55)against the______(56)with your legs-there were no pedals.It was impossible to steer a celeriferé and it had no brakes,but despite these problems the invention very much______(57)to the fashionable young men of Paris.Soon they were______(58)races up and down the streets.Minor______(59)werecommonasridersattemptedafinalburstof_____(60).Controlling the machine was difficult,as the only way to change______(61)was to pull up the front of the “celeriferé”and_____(62)it round while the front wheel was spinning in the air. “Celeriferés”were not popular for long,______(63),as the______(64)of no springs,no steering and rough roads made riding them very uncomfortable.Even so,the wooden celeriferé was the______(65)of the modern bicycle.53._________A:.increasedB: enormousC: extendedD: enlarged

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考题共用题干 The First BicycleThe history of the bicycle goes back more than 200 years.In 1791,Count de Sivrac ______(51)onlookers in a park in Paris as he showed______(52)his two-wheeled inven-tion,a machine called the celeriferé.It was basically an______(53)version of a children's toy which had been in use for many years.Sivrac's“celeriferé”had a wooden frame,made in the ______(54)of a horse,which was mounted on a wheel at either end.To ride it,you sat on a small seat,just like a modern bicycle,and pushed______(55)against the______(56)with your legs-there were no pedals.It was impossible to steer a celeriferé and it had no brakes,but despite these problems the invention very much______(57)to the fashionable young men of Paris.Soon they were______(58)races up and down the streets.Minor______(59)werecommonasridersattemptedafinalburstof_____(60).Controlling the machine was difficult,as the only way to change______(61)was to pull up the front of the “celeriferé”and_____(62)it round while the front wheel was spinning in the air. “Celeriferés”were not popular for long,______(63),as the______(64)of no springs,no steering and rough roads made riding them very uncomfortable.Even so,the wooden celeriferé was the______(65)of the modern bicycle.57._________A:attractedB: appealedC: tookD: called

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考题共用题干 The First BicycleThe history of the bicycle goes back more than 200 years.In 1791,Count de Sivrac ______(51)onlookers in a park in Paris as he showed______(52)his two-wheeled inven-tion,a machine called the celeriferé.It was basically an______(53)version of a children's toy which had been in use for many years.Sivrac's“celeriferé”had a wooden frame,made in the ______(54)of a horse,which was mounted on a wheel at either end.To ride it,you sat on a small seat,just like a modern bicycle,and pushed______(55)against the______(56)with your legs-there were no pedals.It was impossible to steer a celeriferé and it had no brakes,but despite these problems the invention very much______(57)to the fashionable young men of Paris.Soon they were______(58)races up and down the streets.Minor______(59)werecommonasridersattemptedafinalburstof_____(60).Controlling the machine was difficult,as the only way to change______(61)was to pull up the front of the “celeriferé”and_____(62)it round while the front wheel was spinning in the air. “Celeriferés”were not popular for long,______(63),as the______(64)of no springs,no steering and rough roads made riding them very uncomfortable.Even so,the wooden celeriferé was the______(65)of the modern bicycle.52._________A: onB: offC: inD: up

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考题单选题His wife says that he was more frugal in his youth than later years.A listlessB robustC thriftyD gullible

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