Question

3．What is the most popular way to travel in the whole world，not counting a human being's two legs？You say by car？No．Train？Wrong again．Airplane？I'm sorry，but you're not even close．The most popular way of going from one place to another is by bicycle．And it is a surprise to most Americans．After all，we see thousands of cars each day．We don't see nearly as many bikes．
In the United States most bike riders are either young people or adults bicycling for exercise．About nine million bikes are sold in America each year．Nearly three million are sold to adults．The rest are to children．But in the rest of the world，far more people use the bike as their main way of traveling．They ride bikes to work，to school，and to stores．
Bicycles have been around for a long time-about 300 years．You would not like to ride around on those early bikes，though．They didn't have any pedals （脚蹬）．The riders had to push along with their feet．And this bike only went straight ahead．There was no way to turn the front wheel．If the rider wanted to change direction，he or she had to get off and move the bicycle．When pedals were put on the front wheels，riding became easier．The most popular kind of bike in the late 1800s had a very high front wheel and a small back wheel．It was a long fall to the ground!
Another problem was that there were no rubber tires （橡胶轮胎）．It's no wonder that one bike was called the"Boneshaker．"Then in the 1880s，air-filled rubber tires were put on the bicycle's wheels．Since then the bicycle has not changed very much．Of course bikes come in different shapes and colors now，but the main design is still the same．
29．Compared with those in America，bikes in the rest of the worldB．
A．are much cheaper            
B．enjoy greater popularity
C．are mainly used by children    
D．are mainly used to do exercise
30．Why did people dislike riding early bikes？C
A．They were too large．
B．They were dangerous．
C．They were hard to control．
D．They were too high for many people．
31．The underlined word"Boneshaker"in the last paragraph shows the bike wasA．
A．old            B．Slow      C．broken            D．uncomfortable
32．The author wrote this text mainly toD．
A．warn readers about bicycle safety    
B．introduce the new shapes of bicycles
C．encourage readers to bicycle for exercise
D．inform readers about the history of bicycles．

Answer 1

分析 主要介绍自行车是世界上最受欢迎的交通工具，提到在美国很多人都喜欢骑自行车，还提及自行车的历史发展过程．

解答 BCAD
29．B 细节题．根据第一段介绍可知，The most popular way of going from one place to another is by bicycle，在世界上其他地方最受欢迎的交通工具是自行车，故答案为B．
30．C 推理题．根据 一些信息，如They didn't have any pedals、The riders had to push along with their feet等可知，自行车没有脚蹬，骑车人必须使劲用脚前行，所以骑车人很难对自行车控制，故选C．
31．A 猜测词意题．Another problem was that there were no rubber tires，Since then the bicycle has not changed very much这两句话告诉我们自行车没有橡胶轮胎，从那时起就没有发生变化过，所以该出是说自行车比较旧，故答案为A．
32．D 主旨大意题．根据全文的内容可知，主要介绍自行车是世界上最受欢迎的交通工具，并提到自行车的一些相关知识，故答案为D．

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