The bicycle is one of the simplest yet most useful inventions in the world. What is most surprising is that it was not ___1__ earlier, although the great inventor Leonardo Da Vinci had drawn pictures for bicycles and also for flying machines and some other things. Those things were not produced___2___ long after he died.
  A person riding a bicycle uses ___3___ energy to make the bicycle move, and there is no pollution at all when you are riding. Even so, in developed ____4___, most people don’t travel to work by bicycle. It is not because the bicycles are expensive or people feel___5____ if they ride to work. It’s because __6___ cars on the roads becomes larger. It certainly becomes ___7___ to ride a bicycle. As a result, more people put their bicycles away and go to work ___8___ their cars cars, and in this way, the situation is made more serious.___9___ the best way to make riding safer and more popular is to create paths (开设通道) only for bicycles, and to make ___10___ so difficult and expensive for drivers to take their cars into the city that they will go back to use their bicycles.
【小题1】
A.invent B.inventing C.invented D.to invent
【小题2】
A.before B.when C.since D.until
【小题3】
A.much B.quite a lot of C.very little D.many
【小题4】
A.world B.countries C.land D.earth
【小题5】
A.lucky B.glad C.sorry D.tired
【小题6】
A.the number of B.a number ofC.this kind ofD.all kinds of
【小题7】
A.safer B.more dangerousC.much dangerous D.safe
【小题8】
A.by B.in C.use D.drive
【小题9】
A.Hardly B.May be C.Perhaps D.Nearly
【小题10】
A.it B.them C.us D.that



As a kid, everyone wants to learn how to ride a bike. Here is some advice to_1_ you be on your way.
The bike. Start with a bicycle and it’s small enough for your feet to touch the _2_. If you lose your balance, you can put your feet to the ground _3_.
Training grounds. You need a big place for the first part of your practice. Be sure to wear something to keep _4_.
Keeping your balance. It’s very important to learn how to keep your balance. You may practice this easily. _5_ your bike to the higher place. Sit on the bike seat  _6_both feet on the ground. Lift both feet a few inches to let the bike roll down. If you start to fall, just put your feet on the ground. Try practicing this several times _7_ you get your balance.
Pedaling(踩动). After you get your balance, it’s time to _8_ learning how to pedal. Start by sitting on the bike seat. With your left foot on the ground and your right foot on the pedal, then push _9_ on the pedal. Push off with your left foot. Keep on practicing until you learn it well.
Braking(刹车). Catch them lightly at first, slowly increasing the pressure to get to a full _10_. Remember that braking hard while going fast can cause you fall over.

【小题1】
A.holdB.help C.feelD.wish
【小题2】
A.treeB.floorC.groundD.bike
【小题3】
A.at firstB.at lastC.on time D.at once
【小题4】
A.dangerous B.safeC.warm D.cool
【小题5】
A.TakeB.Bring C.Give D.Ask
【小题6】
A.under B.over C.with D.after
【小题7】
A.becauseB.thoughC.until D.after
【小题8】
A.startB.keep C.enjoyD.finish
【小题9】
A.upB.down C.in D.on
【小题10】
A.look B.stopC.beginning D.turn

Sometimes the easiest way to get somewhere is on the back of a bike.
More and more people are using cars in many places in Africa today. However, things are different in Malawi( 马拉维 ).Bikes are the most popular in this African country.
Bike riding is a way of life in Malawi. People use them to carry heavy things. They also use bikes to carry people, especially tourists. These years, taking a “ bicycle taxi” to travel around Malawi has become quite popular among tourists from all over the world.
If you go to Malawi, you will find a lot of bike taxis waiting on the sides of the roads. The riders make the bikes comfortable for passengers to sit on . You can jump on a bike taxi and get around at a very low cost.
Alice is a 21-year-old student from Canada. She enjoys the special bike riding a lot. “I really like the bike taxi,” she says. “It’s easy and cheap.” Alice usually pays just $1 for going shopping in town.
28-year-old Panjira Khombe began to ride a bike taxi two years ago. The young man enjoys this job.“I used to make boats for a living, but that’s a hard job. Being a bike taxi rider is easy for me and I don’t mind carrying heavy people,” he says.
【小题1】In Malawi ________ are the most popular way for people to get somewhere.

A.carsB.bikesC.trainsD.buses
【小题2】The passage tells us that Alice enjoys the bike taxi because it’s________.
A.on the side of the roadB.popular and heavy
C.all over the countryD.cheap and easy
【小题3】From the passage we can learn Panjira Khombe thinks that________.
A.going shopping is easyB.making boats is difficult
C.riding a bike taxi is cheapD.carrying heavy people is interesting
【小题4】The best title of the passage may be “________ ” .
A.Bike Riders B.A Special CountryC.Bike TaxisD.A Cheap Journey

Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s. In the same way, children learning to do all the other things: they learn to do without being taught to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle, compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes and correct them for himself. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.

If it is a matter of right answer, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine(常规) work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer. Let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, and how to know what they know or do not know.

1.According to the passage, the best way for children to learn things is by ________.

A. listening to skilled people’s advice

B. asking older people many questions

C. making mistakes and having them corrected

D. doing what other people do

2.Which of the following does the writer think teachers should NOT do?

A. Give children correct answers.

B. Allow children to make mistakes.

C. Point out children’s mistakes to them.

D. Let children mark their own work.

3.According to the writer, teachers in school should ________.

A. allow children to learn from each other

B. point out children’s mistakes whenever found

C. give children more book knowledge

D. correct children’s mistakes as soon as possible

4.The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are ________.

A. different from learning other skills

B. the same as learning skills

C. more important than other skills

D. not really important skills

 

The bicycle is one of the simplest yet most useful inventions in the world. What is most surprising is that it was not ___1__ earlier, although the great inventor Leonardo Da Vinci had drawn pictures for bicycles and also for flying machines and some other things. Those things were not produced___2___ long after he died.

  A person riding a bicycle uses ___3___ energy to make the bicycle move, and there is no pollution at all when you are riding. Even so, in developed ____4___, most people don’t travel to work by bicycle. It is not because the bicycles are expensive or people feel___5____ if they ride to work. It’s because __6___ cars on the roads becomes larger. It certainly becomes ___7___ to ride a bicycle. As a result, more people put their bicycles away and go to work ___8___ their cars cars, and in this way, the situation is made more serious.___9___ the best way to make riding safer and more popular is to create paths (开设通道) only for bicycles, and to make ___10___ so difficult and expensive for drivers to take their cars into the city that they will go back to use their bicycles.

1.

A.invent

B.inventing

C.invented

D.to invent

 

2.

A.before

B.when

C.since

D.until

 

3.

A.much

B.quite a lot of

C.very little

D.many

 

4.

A.world

B.countries

C.land

D.earth

 

5.

A.lucky

B.glad

C.sorry

D.tired

 

6.

A.the number of

B.a number of

C.this kind of

D.all kinds of

 

7.

A.safer

B.more dangerous

C.much dangerous

D.safe

 

8.

A.by

B.in

C.use

D.drive

 

9.

A.Hardly

B.May be

C.Perhaps

D.Nearly

 

10.

A.it

B.them

C.us

D.that

 

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