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The history of the bicycle goes back more than 200 years. In 1791,Count de Sivrac (1) ________onlookers in a park in Paris as he showed off his two-wheeled invention ,a machine called the celeriferé. It was basically an (2) ________version of a children’s toy which had been in (3) ________ for many years. Sivrac's "celeriferé had a wooden frame,made in the (4) ________ of a horse ,which was mounted on a wheel at either end. To ride it ,you sat on a small seat ,just like a modem bicycle ,and pushed (5) ________ against the (6) ________ with your legs—there were no pedals. It was impossible to steer a celeriferé and it had no brakes,but despite these problems the invention very much (7) ________to the fashionable young men of Paris. Soon they were (8) ________ races up and down the streets.
6 ]1 X$ m8 K& v4 u) X3 Y l) X/ E Minor (9) ________were common as riders attempted a final burst of ( 10 ) ________ . Controlling the machine was difficult ,as the only way to change (11) ________ was to pull up the front of the "celeriferé" and (12) ________it round while the front wheel was (13) ________ in the air. "Celeriferés" were not popular for long ,however ,as the (14) ________of no springs ,no steering and rough roads made riding them very uncomfortable. Even so,the wooden celeriferé was the (15) ________of the modem bicycle.. g+ q8 t- r9 z" X
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, R+ i' S: I- G1 V+ j( [# R8 E count / kaunt / n. 伯爵 brake / breik / n. 闸,刹车 ) ~0 I: ^2 x- ~; L
onlooker / 'ɔn,lukə / n. 观众 burst / bə:st / v. 爆发,突发,爆炸 " B4 Q. T4 H6 d; {; E$ o
pedal / 'pedl / n. 踏板,脚蹬子 spring / spriŋ / n. ' 弹簧 T/ T: a1 T2 E1 M c
steer / stiə / v. 驾驶,操纵,控制 rough / rʌf / adj, 粗糙的,不平整的. H, c$ ?' r3 ~8 E5 g
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1. ... which was mounted on a wheel at either end: ……两端都装上了轮子 ; M# J& v) d+ U# S: ^* ]: m7 {+ K
2 ...as riders attempted a final burst of speed:……当骑手尝试最后冲刺的时候3 e' s5 Y# `, W: n$ f- [
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1. A) delighted B) cheered C) appreciated D) overjoyed来自www.Examw.com6 _8 U, Q( ~0 G: _1 o6 W) L) Z
2. A) increased B) enormous C) extended D) enlarged' F7 T# A+ n9 F
3. A) use B) play C) operation D) service' C' k; X2 f6 h4 P2 @
4. A) resemblance B) shape C)body D)appearance
# Q: U3 h/ w" j8 X' i9 p4 o, w2 e$ J) ~ 5. A) fast B) deeply C) heavily D) hard
! ^& p- {" A5 P5 d 6. A) surface B) ground C) earth D) floor! q: t8 S% \% c
7. A) attracted B) appealed C) took D) called
, v( e0 A& h! R- s& e) W' C 8. A) going B) getting C) holding D) making0 V, H$ E/ [4 K
9. A) wounds B) trips C) injuries D) breaks7 b8 S% P$ ]5 k" T1 ]; b
10. A) velocity B) energy C) pace D) speed/ {" B" q( ]" ~' d( h
11. A) direction B) route C) heading D) way# S# }) {- o2 @5 |1 [
12. A) ro11 B) drive C) turn D) revolve
2 Z3 _$ ]- ^ V- p( `$ A 13. A) cycling B) circling C) winding D) spinning% L9 T5 `7 V# q, F
14. A) mixture B) link C) combination D) union5 o+ P6 v5 u% \# n0 z
15. A) origin B) design C)model D) introduction |