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 very popular exercise to people who live in cities. But who invented the first bicycle? In 1791,a Frenchman named Comte de Sivrac invented and owned the first bicycle. Mrs Sivrac rode (骑) the bicycle in Paris. The handles (把手) an# the seat were wooden.This bicycle was very difficult to move. A rider even had to pick up the front wheel to change the 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 Baron von Drais de Sauerbrun made the first bicycle better. The seat became more comfortable. The wheel could now change the direction. His ride in the forest took only one hour instead of three hours on foot,which surprised people at that time.

   Sauerbrun 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 fact9in India and China?there are still many more bicycles than cars.

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

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

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

   A. Because it had pedals for the feet. B. Because it was difficult to control.

   C. Because people would laugh at you. D. Because the handles and the seat were wooden.

8. Which of the following was not improved by Sauerbrun to the first bicycle?

   A. Brakes were added to it. B. It was made to go faster.

   C. The wheel could change the direction. D. The seat was made more comfortable.

9. 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 a metal seat.

10. The best title of the passage would be .

   A. Bicycles around the world   B. How to ride a bicycle

   C. The greatest invention   D. The first bicycle

完形填空(10小题,共15分) (2015 •重庆A卷)

                            The sweetest sight

   I was in the most beautiful city in the world,yet I only wanted home.

   It was an amazing week for my husband and me—the trip of a lifetime. Months ago,when my husband told me that he would have a meeting in London J expressed my 1 to go to Europe together with him. Then we asked his mother to 2 our two children and started off.

   During the week's time,3 visited London and Paris —as much as we could,Big Ben,the Louvre and so on. All these were beautiful places we expected to see before. We really enjoyed ourselves.

   On our last night in Paris,4 we enjoyed the night view (夜景) of the Eiffel Tower,my husband called home. His mother 5 the phone. In a second,my husband's face fell and he looked so worried. I could feel something 6 happened.

   “What's wrong?” I asked.

   He didn't answer and continued to listen. A few minutes later,he said 7 to me that Tony,our seven-year- old son,had fallen off his bike and 8 his leg. He must be sent to hospital at once.

   At that moment,Paris suddenly lost its charm (魅力) .

   “I don't want to be here!I shouldn’t be here!I should be home 9 my kids!”We hurried back to our hotel and then to the airport...

   Finally,we got home. We rushed into our children's bedroom. Seeing our two children,I suddenly realized the truth: there is no 10 sight (风景) in the world than your children's faces that greet you at home.

1. A. question   B. wish   C. step   D. place

2. A. look after   B. talk with   C. find out   D. wake up

3. A. he   B. she   C. we   D. they

4. A. after   B. since   C. though   D. because

5. A. shouted   B. finished   C. wrote   D. answered

6. A. ugly   B. useful   C. right   D. bad

7. A. hardly   B. clearly   C. sadly   D. truly

8. A. danced   B. broken   C. thrown   D. opened

9. A. toward   B. with   C. under   D. from

10. A. quieter   B. richer   C. sweeter   D. wider

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