The First Bicycle
The history of the bicycle goes back more than 200 years. In 1791, Count de Sivrac __________ (51)onlookers in a park in Paris as he showed off his two-wheeled invention, a machine called the celerifere.
It was basically an __________ (52) version of a children's toy which had been in __________ (53) for many years. Sivrac's "celerifere" had a wooden flame, made in the __________ (54) 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 __________ (55) against the __________ (56) with your legs- there were no pedals. It was impossible to steer a celerifere and it had no brakes, but despite these problems the invention very much __________ (57) to the fashionable young men of Paris. Soon they were __________ (58)races up and down the streets.
Minor __________ (59) were common as riders attempted a final burst of __________ (60).
Controlling the machine was difficult, as the only way to change __________ (61) was to pull up the front of the "celenf" and (62) it round while the front wheel was __________ (63) in the air. "Celeriferes" were not popular for long, however, as the __________ (64) of no springs, no steering and rough roads made riding them very uncomfortable. Even so, the wooden celerifere was the __________ (65) of the modem bicycle.
51. A. delighted B. cheered C. appreciated D. overjoyed
52. A. increased B. enormous C. extended D. enlarged
53. A. use B. play C. operation D. service
54. A. resemblance B. shape C. body D. appearance
55. A. fast B. deeply C. heavily D. hard
56. A. surface B. ground C. earth D. floor
57. A. attracted B. appealed C. took D. called
58. A. going B. getting C. holding D. making
59. A. wounds B. trips C. injuries D. breaks
60. A. velocity B. energy C. pace D. speed
61. A. direction B. route C. heading D. way
62. A. roll B. drive C. turn D. revolve
63. A. cycling B. circling C. winding D. spinning
64. A. mixture B. link C. combination D. union
65. A. origin B. design C. model D. introduction
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51.B。從上下文的語境來看,盡管多數的國家都限制只將絕大多數的___________ 給當地人,但是其他國家還是吸引和歡迎移民來的工人。四個選項ob(工作),cases(個案),activities(活動),uses(使用)分別代入,job符合語境。
52.D。這里考查的是從句,這里是一個地點狀語從句,在四個選項中只有where能引起地點狀語從句。
53.A。“來自于”哪個國家,用from。
54.C。從上下文的語境來看,中東引進了___________ 韓國和日本在內的許多國家的工人,顯然including(包括)符合語境。
55.B。從上下文的語境來看,考慮到中東的艱苦生活和工作___________ ,用高工資吸引合適的工人也就不奇怪了。四個選項conditions(條件),role(作用),difficulty(困難),event(事件)中,condition符合語境。
56.A。從上下文的語境來看,許多工程師和技術員在中東掙的工資至少是在他們自己國家的兩倍,這是一個主要的吸引力??梢奺arn(掙)是合適的選擇。
57.D。語境同上。“吸引力”英語用attraction。
58.C。從上下文的語境來看,有時候,不利的地方也可以從有利的地方中得到補償。例如,在___________ 的勞動條件下,工人們不得不為了安全和舒服相互___________ 時促使友誼加深。從第二段的第一句話可以知道應該是difficult(困難)工作條件。其他三個選項necessary(必需的),normal(正常的),good(好的)都不符合語境。
59.A。語境同上。這里考查固定搭配。depend on(依靠,依賴),look on(觀看,旁觀),base on(以……為基礎),go on(繼續(xù),發(fā)生)。這里depend on符合語境。
60.B。從上下文的語境來看,同樣地,由于缺乏娛樂的設施,許多遷移來的工人可以存下大量的錢,這也是一種補償。“缺乏”用lack。
61.A。從上下文的語境來看,工作往往是復雜的,問題很多,但是這充其量是對工程師提出了挑戰(zhàn),而工程師們倒是愿意解決問題,而不愿意在自己的國家做一般性的工作。“對……提出挑戰(zhàn)”用present。
62.B。從上下文的語境來看,影響來中東的工人的一個主要問題是,他們的工作是臨時性的。affects是“影響”的意思。
63.c。上一句中談到的句子是最后一段的主題句。接著應該是說明___________ 。所在的句子就是說明。意思是:他們差不多總是訂合同的,因而不大可能很有信心地超前安排。“合同”用contract。
64.D。從上下文的語境來看,這些是在預計之中的,因為沒有一個國家會歡迎許多外國工人成為他們的永久居民。四個選項expected(期望,料想),suggested(表明,建議),reported(報道),indicated(表明)中,expected符合語境。
65.D。從上下文的語境來看,不管怎么樣,遷移來的工人只能接受這種以及其他方面的不利之處,因為他們得到的經濟方面的好處還是很多的。“不管怎么樣”用in any case。