Compared with cars, bicycles truly have many ...

Compared with cars, bicycles truly have many advantages. Riding bikes not only does good to people's health but also makes it possible to move easily past heavy traffic.

So, here comes James Starley, a British inventor and producer who is widely considered to be the father of the bicycle industry. His inventions and improvements made the bicycle available for wide spread.

James Starley was born on April 21, 1831. In his early years, he worked in the Coventry Sewing Machine(缝纫机) Company. And there, Starley tried to work out improvements to the early sewing machines, and his own invention, “The European" really helped a lot.

In 1868, Starley saw his first bicycle, a French velocipede(脚踏两轮车), weighing as much as 160 pounds. The two—wheeled, rider—propelled(人驱动的) wooden bicycle required the rider to use his own feet to move the bicycle along. In 1869, the Coventry Sewing Machine Company decided to produce bicycles based on a worker, Rowley B. Turner's suggestion. What Starley first managed to do is cut off part of the weight of the velocipedes. Then, he invented the Coventry Model, and he won his place as the father of the modern bicycle. Next, Starley invented the Ariel bicycle.

In 1870, he went into business for himself. The Ariel, his lightweight all metal bicycle was first sold in 1871, to be the first true bicycle. It was the first two—wheeled self—propelled bicycle.

Later, Starley introduced what was to be his greatest contribution (贡献) to the bicycle development. His Tangent bicycle, introduced in 1874, made the wheels far stronger than earlier models. Putting all of the earlier advantages into one four—wheeled machine, Starley next produced the Salvo which was believed to be his creative masterpiece.

Though auto(机动的) industry has been rapidly developed, bicycles are still playing a important role in people's daily transportation.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.The underlined word "masterpiece" in the passage means “　　　　 ” in Chinese.

A.杰作 B.策划者 C.推广

2.　　　　 was Starley's greatest contribution to the bicycle development.

A.The Coventry Model B.The Tangent bicycle C.The Salvo

3.Starley's earliest aim(目标) to deal with bicycles was　　　　 .

A.to make the velocipedes lighter than before

B.to change the two—wheeled, rider propelled wooden bicycle into a self—propelled one

C.to produce a bicycle out of metal

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The Coventry Sewing Machine Company decided to produce bicycles because Starley was talented in inventing bicycles.

B.Starley didn't invent the Ariel bicycle until he went into business for himself.

C.Starley made efforts to improve the early sewing machines and he made it.

5.The passage is mainly about　　　　 .

A.how bicycles have changed people's daily lives

B.how Starley invented and improved bicycles

C.how many kinds of bicycles Starley invented

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Bicycle riding has many advantages. It is cheap, fun, healthy and good for the environment.

If you 　　 by bicycle, you don’t have to buy 　　 as you must when you drive cars. Besides, it costs less to repair 　　 a car does. Get on a bicycle and ride around, and you may 　　 something new all around you. Bicycle riding is especially 　　 for health. It is good exercise. If you go to work by 　　 a bicycle instead of driving a car or taking a bus, you can have a better 　 47　 to get enough exercise you need everyday. Exercise like cycling can 　　　 people feel better and more relaxed. It is also good for our environment. It is less noisy and does not 　　 the air.

Bicycle riding is so cool. That is 　 　 　 more and more people like cycling.

1.A. think　　　　　　 B. travel　　　　　　 C. teach　　　　 D. trade

2.A. oil　　　　　　 B. sugar　　　 　　 　 C. water　　　　 D. soup

3.A. till　　　　　　 B. until　　　　　 　 C. than　　 　 D. unless

4.A. check　　　 　　 B. cheat　　　　　　 　 C. agree　　　　 D. find

5.A. bad　　　　　　 　 B. good　　　　　　　　 C. thank　　 　　 D. sorry

6.A. taking　　 　　 B. drawing　　　　 　 C. driving　　 D. riding

7.A. chance　　　 　　 B. change　　　　　　 C. challenge D. control

8.A. hear　　　　　　 B. see　　 　　　　　　 C. make　　 　 D. notice

9.A. provide　　　 　 B. pollute　　　　　　 C. produce　　 D. protect

10.A. when　　　　 　 B. where　　　　 　 　　 C. how　　　　 D. why

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2.．For our safety, I hope every driver must remember: Never drive after you drink and never drink if you drive.

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_______ other years, we received many more photos this year..

A. Pleased with　　 B. Compared with

C. compared to　 　 D. Thanks for

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There ______ a great many sheep on his farm. The number of them has increased by 30% compared 　　 with ______of 2 years ago.

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__________there are many advantages of television, some people are not satisfied with it.

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2.___________ my father’s handwriting, mine is poor.

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One can have many experiences, but the one I never forget is my bicycling trip in Taiwan. When we were going to 46 school, my teacher suggested that we could do something special to remember our school life. After a long discussion, we decided to travel47 the whole island by bicycle.

We began to get some training to make our 48 stronger. So we ran 3,000 meters after school. At first, I could only ran about 2,000 meters. My legs were heavy like steel and my heart  49 very fast. After two weeks of training, I could run 3,000 meters 50.

We started our journey the last week of July. We rode about 100 kilometers 51 . It was very hot and our clothes were52 all the time. One day, we were riding up the mountain when there were53 wrong with my bicycle, and I fell and was hurt. I almost gave up and didn’t want to 54 the trip, but I tried to solve the problems successfully and kept on. Fifteen days passed, we returned to school again. We were so 55 .

This experience was like a miracle for me. I learned that I could do what I want to.

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Have you ever heard of tandem? The word itself means a bicycle built with saddles for two riders sitting one behind the other. However, when we learn a foreign language, we can find a native speaker

who wishes to learn our languages. So we both get a chance to practice. This is the tandem exchange.

For example, I’m a native English speaker but I want to learn Spanish. So I go to a tandem meeting. There I can find a native Spanish speaker who wants to improve his or her English. Then we become “tandem” partners. I speak English with my Spanish tandem partner for about an hour and help him or her with some English problems. After that, we speak Spanish for an hour, too. The idea of this language exchange is great because we can learn something about a language that we may not learn in class. This is the main reason why we can choose the tandem exchange as a way to learn a new language.

In the tandem exchange, we can also read passages with our partner. This way we can not only practice our pronunciation but also understand the meaning of difficult words in other languages. We can then have conversations about the passages in order to practice our speaking and listening.

So I advise you to participate in the tandem exchange. If there’s no foreigner around you, online tandem exchange is also a good choice. Join in the tandem exchange and enjoy the opportunity of learning new languages and understanding the cultures of other countries!

1.Which of the following is a tandem bicycle?

A. 　 B. 　 C.　　 D.

2.What is the main reason for choosing the tandem exchange?

A. We can make more friends.

B. We can learn something about a language that we may not learn in class.

C. We can improve our pronunciation.

D. We can learn Spanish in the tandem exchange.

3.Which language skill is NOT practiced in the tandem exchange according to the passage?

A. Speaking.　　　　 B. Writing.　　　　 C. Reading.　　　　　　 D. Listening.

4.The underlined phrase “participate in” means “　　 ”.

A. take in　　　　 B. make up　　　　 C. take part in　　　　 D. give up

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