Question

【題目】 China was once known as the “ Bicycle Kingdom”, before two wheels were widely replaced by cars. Now, a young American man living in Beijing is using his talent and pieces of _______to bring back people's love for the bicycle.

The American man, David Wang, has lived in Beijing for over six years and he loves the city's ancient hutongs. He_______that old and broken bicycles were thrown everywhere in hutongs. “Beijing is becoming a big graveyard（墳場） of bicycles,” David said. He_______getting the old and broken bicycles and “saving” them.

Then one day he found a bicycle which_______be “saved” in usual ways. It made him begin thinking of better_______to replace the frame(框架). Bamboo came to_______mind. After three months of research, David made his first bamboo bicycle. It was ____! Many people showed interest in it.

Two years ago, David opened the bamboo bicycles Beijing workshop in Liangjia Hutong. The bicycles he makes aren’t_____— they are just to encourage a renewed love of cycling among people who live in Beijing.

“Bicycles are______regarded as a low— end(低端的) tour of transport ,” David said. “I want to make a______. We are not just teaching people to make their own bicycles out of bamboo, but we are encouraging a lifestyle and culture that express our hope for a city.”

【1】A.paperB.bambooC.woodD.steel

【2】A.noticedB.requiredC.suggestedD.wondered

【3】A.startedB.hatedC.avoidedD.practiced

【4】A.shouldn’tB.needn’tC.mustn’tD.couldn’t

【5】A.placesB.timesC.workersD.materials

【6】A.myB.hisC.herD.our

【7】A.cheapB.exactC.amazingD.impossible

【8】A.for saleB.on purposeC.in needD.in public

【9】A.seldomB.alsoC.neverD.often

【10】A.wishB.mistakeC.promiseD.difference

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】A

【4】D

【5】D

【6】B

【7】C

【8】A

【9】D

【10】D

【解析】

這篇短文主要講述了大衛(wèi)發(fā)現(xiàn)胡同到處都是舊自行車，大衛(wèi)說“北京正在成為自信車的墓地，”為了救活一輛自行車，他想起了竹子，經(jīng)過三個月的研究和嘗試，他造出了第一輛竹子自行車，還說了這些自行車的意義。

【1】句意：現(xiàn)在，住在北京的一個美國年輕人正在用自己的才華和竹片來喚起人們對自行車的熱愛。

paper紙；bamboo竹子；wood木頭；steel鋼。根據(jù)下文“It made him begin thinking of better___5___to replace the frame(框架). Bamboo came to___6___mind. After three months of research, David made his first bamboo bicycle.”可知，上文是說用竹片來拯救自行車。根據(jù)題意，故選B。

【2】句意：他注意到胡同里到處都是舊自行車和壞自行車。

noticed注意；required需要；suggested建議；wondered想知道。根據(jù)下文“that old and broken bicycles were thrown everywhere in hutongs.”可知，這里是說David Wang注意到這種狀況。根據(jù)題意，故選A。

【3】句意：他開始買舊自行車和壞自行車，并“拯救”它們。

started開始；hated討厭；avoided避免；practiced練習(xí)。根據(jù)下文“getting the old and broken bicycles and “saving” them.”可知這里是開始買舊自行車和壞自行車。根據(jù)題意，故選A。

【4】句意：后來有一天，他發(fā)現(xiàn)了一輛自行車，這輛自行車用平常的方法是無法“拯救”的。

shouldn’t不應(yīng)該；needn’t不必；mustn’t禁止；couldn’t不能。根據(jù)下文“It made him begin thinking of better___5___to replace the frame(框架).”可知，這里是用平時的方法不能拯救。根據(jù)題意，故選D。

【5】句意：這使他開始考慮用更好的材料來代替框架。

places地方；times次數(shù)；workers工人們；materials材料。根據(jù)下文“to replace the frame(框架).”可知這里是說考慮用更好的材料來替換壞掉的框架。根據(jù)題意，故選D。

【6】句意：他想起了竹子。

my我的；his他的；her她的；our我們的。根據(jù)下文“After three months of research, David made his first bamboo bicycle.”可知，這里是他的想法，這里用形容詞性的物主代詞修飾mind，構(gòu)成結(jié)構(gòu)come to one's mind表示想起。根據(jù)題意，故選B。

【7】句意：他制造的自行車并不令人驚奇，它們只是為了鼓勵生活在北京的人們重新熱愛自行車。

cheap便宜的；exact準(zhǔn)確的；amazing令人大為驚奇的；impossible不可能的。根據(jù)下文“they are just to encourage a renewed love of cycling among people who live in Beijing.”可知，這里是并不令人驚奇。根據(jù)題意，故選C。

【8】句意：他制造的自行車不是賣的，只是為了鼓勵生活在北京的人們重新熱愛自行車。

for sale待售的；on purpose故意地；in need有需要的；in public公開地；當(dāng)眾。根據(jù)下文“they are just to encourage a renewed love of cycling among people who live in Beijing.”可知，這里是他制作的自行車不是用來賣的。根據(jù)題意，故選A。

【9】句意：自行車經(jīng)常被認(rèn)為是一種低端的交通工具。

seldom很少；also也；never絕不，從不；often經(jīng)常。根據(jù)下文“regarded as a low— end(低端的) tour of transport”及常識可知，這里是說經(jīng)常被認(rèn)為。根據(jù)題意，故選D。

【10】句意：我想產(chǎn)生影響。我們不僅僅是教人們用竹子制造自己的自行車，我們還鼓勵一種表達(dá)我們對一個城市希望的生活方式和文化。

wish希望； mistake錯誤；promise承諾；difference不同。根據(jù)下文“We are not just teaching people to make their own bicycles out of bamboo, but we are encouraging a lifestyle and culture that express our hope for a city.”可知，這里是說發(fā)揮作用，產(chǎn)生影響。短語make a difference產(chǎn)生作用，發(fā)揮影響。根據(jù)題意，故選D。