The car, running along the well-lit road now sank in darkness. I broke the  36  on purpose, 37  that the driver was too tired to drive. “When do you go back home in the evening?”“9 o’clock after this  38 .”“Then when do you come out in the moming?”I  39  another question.“9 o’clock, too-just as if I worked at an office.”His  40  surprised me, because every time I ride a taxi, what I   41   from the driver are only complaints that they have to work from morning till night, it’s hard to earn money they’re often   42  by the police, or that their leaders are seated lazily, 43  the fruits. But this driver told me,“I find it  44   to be a section chief as I was before. I like driving just for  45. It’s fortunate that I hardly drive  46  a passenger. So I earn two or three thousand yuan a month with ease. Yes, I never  47  an empty taxi. If it goes southward, I go northward. If it goes along a  48 , I turn into a narrow street…”

His words showed his  49   with his life and the pride he  50  in his job. Such feelings are so rare among people nowadays as oxygen in high  51 . As an ancient saying goes,“Neither joy in material  52  nor grieve (悲痛) over personal setbacks.”How many people nowadays can show high ideals by  53  living and go far with a calm mind? I couldn’t help feeling  54  when finding such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold  55.

36. A. window          B. stillness        C. silence          D. quietness

37. A. on condition    B. for fear         C. in belief        D. in order

38. A. night           B. trip             C. cycle            D. process

39. A. threw out       B. gave away        C. made up          D. led to

40. A. character       B. confidence       C. attitude         D. easiness

41. A. suffer          B. request          C. benefit          D. hear

42. A. detected        B. ordered          C. fined            D. seized

43. A. keeping         B. tasting          C. enjoying         D. choosing

44. A. exciting        B. disappointing    C. tiring           D. amazing

45. A. freedom         B. pleasure         C. hobby            D. company

46. A. without         B. with             C. behind           D. beside

47. A. foIlow          B. admire           C. envy             D. meet

48. A. route           B. path             C. railway          D. highway

49. A. inteIligence    B. satisfaction     C. competition      D. honesty

50. A. made            B. held             C. caught           D. took

51. A. buildings       B. mountains        C. standard         D. heaven

  52. A. gains           B. concerns          C. supports         D. loss

53. A. special         B. happy            C. simple           D. original

54. A. angry           B. content          C. dangerous        D. curious

55. A. morning         B. night            C. moment           D. Season

The car，running along the well?lit road now sank in darkness.I broke the ____ on purpose，____ that the driver was too tired to drive.“When do you go back home in the evening？”“9 o’clock after this ____.” “Then when do you come out in the morning？” I ____ another question.“9 o’clock，too—just as if I worked at an office.” His __ surprised me，because every time I ride a taxi，what I ___ from the driver are only complaints that they have to work from morning till night，it’s hard to earn money and they’re often ___ by the police，or that their leaders are seated lazily，___ the fruits.But this driver told me，“I find it ____ to be a section chief as I was before.I like driving just for ____.It’s fortunate that I hardly drive ____ a passenger.So I earn two or three thousand yuan a month with ease.Yes，I never ____ an empty taxi.If it goes southward，I go northward.If it goes along a ____，I turn into a narrow street.”

His words showed his ____ with his life and the pride he ____ in his job.Such feelings are so rare among people nowadays as oxygen in high ____.As an ancient saying goes，“Neither joy in material ____ nor grieve(悲痛) over personal setbacks.” How many people nowadays can show high ideals by ____ living and go far with a calm mind？I couldn’t help feeling ____ when finding such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold ___.

1.A.window? B．stillness

C．silence? D．quietness

2.A.on condition? B．for fear

C．in belief? D．in order

3.A.night? B．trip

C．cycle? D．process

4.A.threw out? B．gave away

C．made up D．led to

5.A.character B．confidence

C．attitude? D．easiness

6.A.suffer?? B．request

C．benefit? D．hear

7.A.detected? B．ordered

C．fined? D．seized

8.A.keeping? B．tasting

C．enjoying? D．choosing

9.A.exciting? B．disappointing

C．tiring? D．amazing

10.A.freedom? B．pleasure

C．hobby? D．company

11.A.without B．with

C．behind? D．beside

12.A.follow B．admire

C．envy D．meet

13.A.route? B．path

C．railway? D．highway

14.A.intelligence? B．satisfaction

C．competition? D．honesty

15.A.made? B．held

C．caught? D．took

16.A.buildings? B．mountains

C．standard? D．heaven

17.A.gains? B．concerns

C．supports? D．losses

18.A.special? B．happy

C．simple? D．original

19.．A.angry B．content

C．dangerous? D．curious

20.A.morning? B．night

C．moment? D．season

While the rest of the world carried on cycling during the 1950 s and 1960 s, America forgot how; even high—school children would drive to school．Recently there has been something of a renaissance（复兴）in cycling, and in many areas it is a very useful way of getting around, especially where bike paths or bike routes have been built．You may well want to buy, hire or borrow a bike．

There are two important consequences of this earlier drop in cycling in the USA．One is that many people do not know how to cycle．That is, cyclists often behave more like pedestrians（行人）than motorists :they ride on the sidewalk or on the wrong side of the road; they do not care for stop signs or traffic lights; they ride without lights at night; they give no hand signals．The other consequence is that cycling is regarded by many people not so much as a way of getting from one place to another but as a way of life, a form of exercise, etc．As a result, large number of young Americans have ten-speed racing bikes．These are very high and fast and great if you are cycling long distances, riding up mountains or racing．At first, though, you may find them awkward（使用不便） for cycling in town, Sight-seeing or shopping—they are expensive, uncomfortable and hard to control until you get used to them, and unsuitable for rough stony roads．

There are also ordinary bikes around．If you get hold of one of these, you may find that the brakes work by pedaling（踩踏板）backwards．This is perhaps safer than ordinary brakes when it is wet, but it seems to be less effective．This arrangement also means you can’t pedal backwards in order to get the pedals in the right place for getting on or moving off．

1．The passage gives us a brief introduction to         ．

       A．advantages of bikes                     B．cycling in America

       C．American transportation                 D．how to ride a bike

2．Young Americans prefer racing bikes because they         ．

       A．can help keep fit                      B．are easy to learn

       C．are safer to ride                         D．are expensive and popular

3．Which of the following does NOT result from the early drop in cycling in the U.S.A?

      A．Cyclists do not care for traffic lights.    

       B．People ride on the wrong side of the roads.

      C．Cycling is not considered a way of transportation.

      D．People have to pedal backwards to stop the bike.

While the rest of the world carried on cycling during the 1950s and 1960s , America forgot how ; even high-school children would drive to school . Recently there has been something of a recovery in cycling , and in many areas it is a very useful way of getting around , especially where bike paths or bike routes have been built . You may well want to buy , hire or borrow a bike .
   There are two important results of this earlier drop in cycling in the USA . One is that many people do not know how to cycle . That is , cyclists often behave more like walkers than motorists : they ride in the sidewalk or on the wrong side of the road ; they do not care for stop signs or traffic lights ; they ride without lights at night ; they give no signals .
   The other result is that cycling is regarded by many people not so much as a way of getting from one place to another but as a way of life , a form of exercise , etc . As a result , large numbers of young Americans have ten-speed racing bikes . These are very high and fast and great if you are cycling long distance , riding up mountains or racing . At first , though , you may find them convenient for cycling in town , sightseeing or shopping --they are expensive , uncomfortable and hard to control until you get used to them , and unsuitable for rough stony roads .
   There are also ordinary bikes around . If you get hold of one of these ,you may find that the brakes (刹车)work by pedaling (踩踏板) backwards . This is perhaps safer than ordinary brakes when it is wet , but it seems to be less effective . This arrangement also means you can't pedal backwards in order to get the pedal in the right place for getting on or getting off .

63. The passage gives us a brief introduction ______.

   A. advantage of bikes           B. cycling in America

   C. American transportation       D. how to ride a bike

64. Young Americans prefer racing bikes because they ________.

   A. can help keep fit             B. are easy to learn

   C. are safer to ride              D. are expensive and popular

65. Which of the following does NOT result from the early drop in cycling in the USA?

   A. Cyclists do not care for traffic lights.

   B. People ride on the wrong side of the roads.

   C. Cycling is not considered a way of transportation.

   D. People have to pedal backwards to stop the bike.

66. From the passage we can learn that in the middle of the 20^th century _______.

   A. many Americans enjoyed cycling

   B. cycling was popular in the world.

   C. racing bikes were better than ordinary ones.

   D. there were no special roads for bikes in America.

D

While the rest of the world carried on cycling during the 1950s and 1960s ,America forgot how; even high-school children would drive to school .Recently there has been something of a renaissance(复兴) in cycling, and in many areas it is a very useful way of getting around, especially where bike paths or bike routes have been built. You may well want to buy , hire or borrow a bike. 

     There are two important consequences (后果)of this earlier drop in cycling in the U.S.A. One is that many people do not to know how to cycle. That is, cyclists often behave more like Pedestrians(行人)than motorists: they ride on the sidewalk or on the wrong side of the road; they don't care for stop signs or traffic lights; they ride without lights at night; they give no hand signals .The other consequence is that cycling is regarded by many people not so much as a way of getting from one place to another but as a way of life, a form of exercise, etc. As a result, a large number of young Americans have ten-speed racing bikes. These are very high and fast and great if you are cycling long distances, riding up mountains or racing. At first , though, you may find them awkward (使用不便)for cycling in town. Sight-seeing or shopping ----they are expensive, uncomfortable and hard to control until you get used to them, and unsuitable for rough stony roads.

     There are also ordinary bikes around. If you get hold one of these ,you may find that brakes work by pedaling(踩踏板)backwards. This is perhaps safer than ordinary brakes when it is wet, but it seems to be less effective. This arrangement also means you can't pedal backwards in order to get the pedals in the right place for getting on or moving off.

68.   The passage gives us a brief introduction to _______________________.

     A. advantages of bikes                B. cycling in America

     C. American transportation            D. how to ride a bike

69.   Young Americans prefer racing bikes because they_________________.

     A. can help keep fit                    B. are easy to learn

     C. are safer to ride                     D. are expensive and popular

70.   Which of the following does NOT result from the early drop in cycling in the U.S.A?

     A. Cyclists do not care for traffic lights.

     B. People ride on the wrong side of the roads.

     C. Cycling is not considered a way of transportation.

     D. People have to pedal backwards to stop the bike.