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Today some people call Amsterdam the "City of Bicycles" because it is a city which is flat and convenient for bicycles.
In the 1960s， a group of cycling fans had an idea. They believed that it would be better for everybody if only bicycles were allowed in the city centre. They were1that this would help to save energy. reduce pollution and provide free public transport. The group painted hundreds of bicycles2and placed them in public places around Amsterdam for people to use3was allowed to take them and use them for short journeys， whether he was a local or a foreigner.
Wherever someone finished a journey， they would leave the bike there for someone else to use. The problem was that it didn't work-thieves took all the bicycles within weeks!
4 ， more than thirty years later， the "white bike" is back in town-this time with a computer chip(芯片) to5its every move! To take a bicycle， you have to put a special card inside. The new "white bike" is not white any more but is an unusual design with bright colours. The bikes are parked at special parking places and people who want to use them
have to take them to another place that has enough room.
There is already6traffic in central Amsterdam， because both locals and tourists have been using the white bikes. Thanks to the good ideas of lots of people， like the cycling fans in the 1960s， many people around the world have been enjoying city centre streets without cars for many years.
（1）A.awful B.wonderful C.hopeful D.thankful
（2）A.black B.brown C.blue D.white
（3）A.Anybody B.Everybody C.Nobody D.Somebody
（4）A.Instead B.However C.For example D.After all
（5）A.make B.mark C.record D.describe
（6）A.heavier B.worse C.safer D.less

Answer 1

【答案】（1）、C
（2）、D
（3）、A
（4）、B
（5）、C
（6）、D

【解析】短文大意：本文介紹了有自行車之城的阿姆斯特丹，那里的人們推廣綠色交通騎單車出行的方法。

⑴C考查形容詞和對語境的理解。句意：他們希望這將有助于節(jié)約能源。A. awful 丑陋的；B.wonderful極好的；C.hopeful有希望的；D. thankful感激的。故選C。

⑵D考查形容詞和對語境的理解。句意：這些人給數(shù)百輛自行車涂成了白色， 并且放在阿姆斯特丹的公共場所供人們使用。A. black 黑色的；B. brown棕色的；C.blue藍(lán)色的；D. white白色的。根據(jù)下文第四段第一行 the "white bike" is back in town-this time...可知，應(yīng)涂成白色。故選D。

⑶A考查不定代詞和對語境的理解。句意：任何人都被允許把它們用于短途旅程， 無論他是一個當(dāng)?shù)鼐用襁�是一個外國人。A. Anybody任何人； B.Everybody每個人；C.Nobody沒人；D. Somebody有人。故選A。

⑷B考查連詞和對語境的理解。句意：然而三十多年后， “白色自行車”回到城里，這次電腦芯片記錄它的一舉一動! A. Instead相反；B.However然而、不管怎樣；C.For example例如；D. After all畢竟。通讀上下文可知，盡管以前自行車經(jīng)常被盜，而三十年后，這種方便于人們出行的自行車又出現(xiàn)了，前后有轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故選B。

⑸C考查動詞及語境理解。句意：然而三十多年后， “白色自行車”回到城里，這次電腦芯片記錄它的一舉一動!A. make 使、制作；B. mark 作記號；C.record記錄；D. describe描述。故選C。

⑹D考查形容詞和對語境的理解。句意：在阿姆斯特丹的市中心交通量變小了， 因?yàn)楫?dāng)?shù)厝撕陀慰褪褂冒咨�的自行車。A. heavier較重的；B.worse 更差的；C.safer 更安全的；D. less。less形容詞，較少的，是little的比較級，修飾不可數(shù)名詞traffic。所以選D。