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     Bicycles are very popular around the world today. People ride their bicycles for exercise and enjoyment.
In some places,people use a bicycle to get to work. In other places,bicycle riding is a very popular exercise
to people who live in cities. But who invented the first bicycle? In 1791, a Frenchman named Comte de
Sovran invented and owned the first bicycle. Mrs. Sovran rode (骑) the bicycle in Paris. The handles (把手)
and the seat were wooden. This bicycle was very difficult to move. A rider even had to pick up the front
wheel to change direction. Finally, the bicycle had no brakes for stopping or pedals for the feet! Riding a
bicycle was a great risk.
     In 1817, a German named Baronvon Drais de Sauer burn made the first bicycle better. The seat became
more comfortable. The wheel could now change direction. His ride in the forest took only one hour instead
of three hours on foot, which surprised people at that time.
      Sauer burn brought this kind of bicycle from Germany to France. Then Denis Johnson, an Englishman,
made a bicycle for women. It had space for their dresses to hang down. But these bicycles still had no brakes
or pedals,and riders often got hurt. These bicycles and the people who rode them were not very popular.
     It took another forty-five years for the bicycle to become popular. More than 100 years later, bicycle riding
is more popular than ever. In fact, in India and China, there are still many more bicycles than ears.

1. Which of the following best describes the first bicycle?

A. Very popular.
B. Easy to carry.
C. Ugly-looking.
D. Difficult to ride.

2. Why was it a risk to ride the first bicycle?

A. Because it had no pedals for the feet.
B. Because it was difficult to control (控制).
C. Because people would laugh at you.
D. Because handles and the seat were wooden.

3. Which of the following was not improved by Sauer burn to the first bicycle?

A. Brakes were added to it.
B. It was made to go faster.
C. The wheel could now change direction.
D. The seat was made more comfortable.

4. What's the major difference between Denis Johnson's bicycle and the earlier ones?

A. It was more comfortable.
B. It was faster and safer.
C. It had space for the rider's dress.
D. It had metal handles and seat.

5. The best title (题目) for the passage would be _______.

A. Bicycles Around the World
B. How to Ride a Bicycle
C. The Greatest Invention
D. The First Bicycle

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　　Adult males moving to work in cities, is causing a challenge to the traditional function of bringing up children and supporting the elderly, said Shen Shuji, who is also an official with the All-China Women’s Federation．

　　Shen recommended certain measures, including a special policy to guarantee educational opportunities for such children, accelerating(加速)the establishment of pension(养老金)and medical care systems in rural areas, and encouraging enterprises and non-governmental organizations to help such families．

　　The rights and welfare of migrant workers themselves have called much attention in recent years．The government has made policies to protect their rights．

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　　Without enough care from parents, many of them become problem children, Shen said．Wives left at home by their husband have to face hard work, loneliness and a lack of a sense of security．In many cases long-term separation ends up with divorce．

　　There is still no pension system in China’s countryside．Traditionally, the elderly in rural areas are supported by their children with low incomes．

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What is the key to solving the problem that wives, children and parents are left behind in the countryside?
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A．	Migrant workers should have a higher pay．
B．	More profitable policies for migrant workers should be carried out．
C．	The government should try to make the countryside catch up with the city．
D．	Everyone should give his hand to help migrant workers．

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We can infer from the passage that ________．
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A．	enough efforts have been made to improve the situation in the countryside．
B．	families in the countryside are often very large．
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D．	there is a long way to go before solving the problem

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C．	Lack of labour force．
D．	More deserted land．

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The underlined word “exodus” probably means ________．
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A．	poverty
B．	missing
C．	absence
D．	illness

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