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　　In 1974, the price of petrol in Britain rose by 120 percent; cars became expensive to run and train and bus fares increased．People who hadn't used a bicycle since they were children decided that they would buy bicycles．They discovered that cycling could be enjoyable and cheap．

　　Bicycle sales had been falling for many years but suddenly everything changed．In 1975, British people spent more than one million on bicycles．Bicycle traffic increased by 11 percent．

　　Bicycle fans compare the cost of running a car with the cost of running a bicycle．They also say bicycle-riding is a good form of exercise．In towns bicycles can often be faster than cars or buses．The bicyclists can ride through traffic jams and at the end of his journey he doesn't have to look for a parking space．Cycling through the countryside is a real pleasure; the cyclist has time to see things that the motorist, driving at over 100 kilometers an hour, never sees．

　　But in the cities, cycling can be dangerous．You need good concentration(专心)and strong nerves, especially when a truck or a bus is trying to pass you．Since cycling became popular again, there has been an increase in the number of accidents．

　　Cyclists say the answer to the problem is to separate bicycles from other traffic．Stevenage, a new town near London, has a system of “cycleways”, where only bicycles are allowed to travel．However, in most towns, cyclists say, the needs of the bicycle riders are overlooked．Cyclists have formed into “action groups” in many towns in Britain．They want to persuade local councils－who are in charge of the roads and traffic in their areas－to make sure there are safe facilities(设施)for cyclists．Or, they say, interest in cycling will die．

(1)

The main reason why the English wanted to ride bikes in the 1970s was that ________．
[　　]
A．	they could enjoy a lot of things during their cycling
B．	the cost of riding a bike was much lower than that of taking a bus or train
C．	they could easily drive through traffic jams
D．	riding a bike was a good form of exercise

(2)

Cycling in towns can be enjoyable only when ________．
[　　]
A．	more and more people in Britain like to ride bikes
B．	the old like to take buses or trains while the young like to ride bikes
C．	more and more young people are going to buy motor bikes
D．	safe facilities for cyclists are provided

(3)

Cycling has a lot of strong points, but ________．
[　　]
A．	too many bikes will make the streets crowded
B．	traffic accidents easily happen while people ride bikes in the cities
C．	there are no parking places for too many bikes in the cities
D．	a lot of bus-drivers and trainmen will be out of work with the increase of the number of bike-riders

(4)

We can learn from the last paragraph that ________．
[　　]
A．	more and more people enjoy cycling
B．	cycling is cheap and comfortable
C．	good cycling facilities are important
D．	the needs of bicycle riders are noticed

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　　In 1974, the price of petrol(汽油)in Britain rose by 120 percent：cars became expensive to run and train and bus fares(车费)increased．People who hadn’t used a bike since they were children decided that they would buy one．They discovered that biking could be enjoyable…and cheap．

　　Bike sales had been falling for many years－but suddenly everything changed．In 1975, British people spent more than ￡1 million on bikes．Bike traffic(交通)increased by 11 percent．

　　Bike fans compare(比较)cost of running a car with the cost of running a bike．They also say bike riding is a good form of exercise．In towns bikes can often be faster than cars or buses．The biker can ride through traffic blocks and at the end of his journey he doesn’t have to look for a parking space．Biking through the countryside is a real pleasure：the biker has time to see things that the motorist, driving at over 100 kilometres an hour never see．

　　But in the cities, biking can be dangerous．You need all attention and strong nerves, especially when a truck or a bus is trying to pass you．Since biking became popular again, there has been an increase in the number of accidents．

　　Bikers say the answer to the problem is to separate bikes from other traffic．Stevenage, a new town near London, has a system of “bikeways”, where only bikers are allowed to travel．However, in most towns, say bikers, the needs of the bike rider are overlooked．Bikers have formed into “action groups” in many towns in Britain．They want to persuade local departments－who are in charge of the roads and traffic in their areas－to make sure there are safe equipments for bikers．Or, they say, interest in biking will die．

(1)

Today the British want to ride bikes because ________．
[　　]
A．	trains and buses are too crowded
B．	the most of riding bikes is much cheaper than that of taking trains or buses
C．	there are a lot of thieves on the trains or in the buses
D．	the traffic accidents easily happen while people go to work by train or bus

(2)

What is special about traffic in Britain today?
[　　]
A．	More and more people ride bikes．
B．	More and more people like to take trains．
C．	Taking trains is much safer than taking buses．
D．	No people like to take buses．

(3)

The main reason for so many people’s riding bikes in England is that ________．
[　　]
A．	bike riding does good to people
B．	a bike is easy to take care of
C．	a bike is much cheaper than a car
D．	there is no need of a parking place for a bike

(4)

Riding bike has many strong points, but it becomes popular that ________．
[　　]
A．	a lot of bikes will be crowded in the public places
B．	there will easily be more and more traffic accidents
C．	less and less people will take train
D．	a lot of bus drivers and trainmen are out of work

(5)

The underlined word “they” in the last sentence of the last paragraph refers to ________．
[　　]
A．	public
B．	officials
C．	bike riders
D．	bus-drivers

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I live in a big city. It’s noisy and dirty and I got very 36 .At the weekends I like to leave the city and get some 37 air and a good rest. A few weeks ago I decided to go to see my 38 . I was really looking forward to it.

My parents live a long way 39 . I went to see them with James, a friend, and we drove on Friday night. In the middle of the 40 it began to rain. The road became very 41 and it was difficult to drive. We arrived home just after midnight, feeling very 42 . The next 43 it was still raining. James took his 44 to a garage which was very good.

In the afternoon the 45 improved, we wanted to go for a 46 . My parents lent us their car. That was no good. Their car didn’t 47 . We rang up the garage. “Oh,” They said, “Your car 48 be ready till tomorrow.” So it wasn’t 49 to go for a drive. We decided to play a word game. When we didn’t agree 50 a word we looked for a dictionary. It wasn’t there. 51 my mother remembered, “I lent it to your sister. She took it with her when she left.” The word game wasn’t any good 52 a dictionary.

On Sunday my mother dropped a heavy box on her 53 and we had to hire a 54 to take her to hospital. When James and I drove back we got stuck in a car accident. Next time I want a rest, I’ll stay 55 .

1. A．angry B．surprised C．tiring D．tired

2. A．warm B．cool C．cold D．fresh

3. A．comrades B．friends C．parents D．hometown

4. A．away B．here C．there D．far

5. A．day B．night C．journey D．road

6. A．narrow B．wet C．dirty D．dry

7. A．happy B．excited C．tired D．thirsty

8. A．morning B．day C．afternoon D．evening

9. A．clothes B．car C．books D．machine

10. A．car B．clothes C．weather D．work

11. A．drive B．look C．trip D．walk

12. A．move B．run C．begin D．work

13. A．mustn’t B．couldn’t C．wouldn’t D．won’t

14. A．interesting B．necessary C．possible D．wonderful

15. A．about B．over C．for D．with

16. A．Luckily B．Suddenly C．Finally D．Quickly

17. A．for B．in C．with D．without

18. A．foot B．leg C．head D．floor

19. A．truck B．taxi C．bike D．bus

20. A．in the country B．in the city C．in my home D．in the garage

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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I live in a big city. It’s noisy and dirty and I got very 36 .At the weekends I like to leave the city and get some 37 air and a good rest. A few weeks ago I decided to go to see my 38 . I was really looking forward to it.

My parents live a long way 39 .I went to see them with James, a friend, and we drove on Friday night. In the middle of the 40 it began to rain. The road become very 41 and it was difficult to drive. We arrived home just after midnight, feeling very 42 .The next 43 it was still raining. James took his 44 to a garage which was very good.

In the afternoon the 45 improved, we wanted to go for a 46 . My parents lent us their car. That was no good. Their car didn’t 47 .We rang up the garage. “Oh,” They said, “Your car 48 be ready till tomorrow.” So it wasn’t 49 to go for a drive. We decided to play a word game. When we didn’t agree 50 a word we looked for a dictionary. It wasn’t there. 51 my mother remembered, “I lent it to your sister. She took it with her when she left.” The word game wasn’t any good 52 a dictionary.

On Sunday my mother dropped a heavy box on her 53 and we had to hire a 54 to take her to hospital. When James and I drove back we got stuck in a car accident. Next time I want a rest, I’ll stay 55 .

1.

A．angry

B．surprised

C．tiring

D．tired

2.

A．warm

B．cool

C．cold

D．fresh

3.

A．comrades

B．friends

C．parents

D．hometown

4.

A．away

B．here

C．there

D．far

5.

A．day

B．night

C．journey

D．road

6.

A．narrow

B．wet

C．dirty

D．dry

7.

A．happy

B．excited

C．tired

D．thirsty

8.

A．morning

B．day

C．afternoon

D．evening

9.

A．clothes

B．car

C．books

D．machine

10.

A．car

B．clothes

C．weather

D．work

11.

A．drive

B．look

C．trip

D．walk

12.

A．move

B．roll

C．begin

D．work

13.

A．mustn’t

B．couldn’t

C．wouldn’t

D．won’t

14.

A．interesting

B．necessary

C．possible

D．wonderful

15.

A．on

B．over

C．for

D．with

16.

A．Luckily

B．Suddenly

C．Gradually

D．Quickly

17.

A．for

B．in

C．with

D．without

18.

A．foot

B．leg

C．head

D．floor

19.

A．truck

B．taxi

C．bike

D．bus

20.

A．in the country

B．in the city

C．in my office

D．in the garage

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Unexpected things may happen every day but no one can tell when and where. People usually get surprised or frightened by such things.

One day I 36 a taxi to go to a meeting. As it came near the corner, the taxi stopped suddenly.The 37 got out looking very puzzled(迷惑). A big 38 which had been following the taxi stopped, too. The taxi driver was now 39 at the corner looking up 40 the sky and the truck driver got out and 41 him. A number of cars behind them were 42 to stop as well and a large crowd of people had 43 at the corner.

The cause of all this 44 was a very strange noise. It 45 as if thousands and thousands of 46 were chirping（鸣叫）.The sound of so 47 birds toghter was quite surprising and many people looked 48 . The most extraordinary thing was that,except one or two 49 , there was not a bird in 50 . No one was able to know why — 51 two policemen arrived on the scene. They walked all around the area for a while and then went over near the railroad tracks beside a big board advertisement(广告)for a 52 . Since the noise seemed to be coming from around there, they climbed up and found that two loudspeakers had been 53 behind the advertisement.The bird noises were being broadcast to 54 attention to the film advertisement.

The cinema that made this advertisement was 55 to take the loudspeakers away, because they caused trouble and people were tired of them.

1.

A．ran

B．drove

C．took

D．rode

2.

A．travellers

B．passagers

C．driver

D．conductor

3.

A．truck

B．bus

C．car

D．bike

4.

A．riding

B．moving

C．sitting

D．standing

5.

A．for

B．after

C．over

D．at

6.

A．prevented

B．joined

C．watched

D．left

7.

A．told

B．ordered

C．forced

D．driven

8.

A．appeared

B．gathered

C．aimed

D．covered

9.

A．accident

B．thing

C．matter

D．trouble

10.

A．heard

B．looked

C．felt

D．sounded

11.

A．animals

B．people

C．birds

D．beasts

12.

A．big

B．wild

C．strange

D．many

13.

A．disappointed

B．frightened

C．wondered

D．worried

14.

A．stars

B．trees

C．snakes

D．sparrows

15.

A．distance

B．snow

C．sight

D．silence

16.

A．after

B．until

C．as

D．since

17.

A．shop

B．film

C．factory

D．notice

18.

A．hidden

B．kept

C．broken

D．fixed

19.

A．direct

B．pay

C．give

D．call

20.

.

A．suggested

B．advised

C．ordered

D．persuaded

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