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【題目】Today some people call Amsterdam “the City of Bicycles” because it is a city which is flat and convenient(方便的) for bicycles.

In the 1960s, a group of cycling fans __________an idea.They believed that it would be better for everybody if only bicycles were allowed in the city centre. They were _________ that this would help to save energy, reduce pollution and provide free public transport. The group painted hundreds of bicycles __________and placed them in public places around Amsterdam for people to use. __________ was 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 _________ the bike there for someone else to use. The problem was that it didn't work— _________ took all the bicycles within weeks!

_________, more than thirty years later, the “white bike” is back in town—this time with a computer chip(芯片) to _________ its 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 _________ 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 already less traffic in central Amsterdam, _________ 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. stole B. had C. refused D. dropped

【2】A. thoughtful B. helpful C. hopeful D. thankful

【3】A. black B. brown C. blue D. white

【4】A. Anyone B. Everything C. No one D. Someone

【5】A. take B. leave C. carry D. send

【6】A. robbers B. shoplifters C. kidnappers D. thieves

【7】A. However B. Instead C. Therefore D. Though

【8】A. make B. mark C. record D. describe

【9】A. design B. idea C. size D. experiment

【10】A. so B. because C. but D. while

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【5】B

【6】D

【7】A

【8】C

【9】A

【10】B

【解析】本篇文章難度適中，主要講述自行車之城阿姆斯特丹的人們?nèi)绾瓮茝V綠色交通的方法。

【1】句意“在20世紀(jì)60年代，一群騎自行車的愛好者有了一個(gè)主意”。本題考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.偷；B.有；C.拒絕；D.掉落。根據(jù)They believed that it would be better for everybody if only bicycles were allowed in the city centre可知，他們有了一個(gè)主意，故選B。

【2】句意“他們是有希望的，他會(huì)幫助來(lái)節(jié)約能源，減少污染，提供免費(fèi)的公共交通”。本題考查形容詞辨析。A.有思想的；B.有幫助的；C.有希望的；D.感謝的。根據(jù)this would help to save energy, reduce pollution and provide free public transport可知，他們是有希望實(shí)施的。故選C。

【3】句意“這群人將成百上千的自行車涂成白色，放在阿姆斯特丹的公共地區(qū)供人使用”。本題考查名詞辨析。A.黑色；B.棕色；C.藍(lán)色；D.白色。根據(jù)the “white bike” is back in town可知，他們將自行車涂成白色。故選D。

【4】句意“任何人都允許帶走他們來(lái)短暫旅行”。本題考查代詞辨析。A.任何人；B.每一件事；C.沒有人；D.一些人。根據(jù)whether he was a local or a foreigner可知，不管是本地人還是外國(guó)人都可以使用，故選A。

【5】句意“人們使用完之后，他們可以把車放在那，供其他人使用”。本題考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.帶走；B.離開，丟下；C.攜帶；D.送。人們把車留在那里，供其他人使用，故選B。

【6】句意“問題是，這個(gè)不起作用，小偷不到一個(gè)星期就偷走了所有的自行車”。本題考查名詞辨析。A.強(qiáng)盜；B.商店扒手；C.綁匪；D.小偷。根據(jù)常識(shí)可知，小偷偷車，故選D。

【7】句意“然而三十年后，自行車又回到了城里，這次用電腦芯片來(lái)記錄它的每一次移動(dòng)”。本題考查連詞辨析。A.然而；B.取而代之；C.因此；D.盡管。根據(jù)上下文可知，以前自行車經(jīng)常被盜，而三十年后，這種自行車又出現(xiàn)了。前后表示轉(zhuǎn)折，故選A。

【8】句意“然而三十年后，自行車又回到了城里，這次用電腦芯片來(lái)記錄它的每一次移動(dòng)”。本題考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.使，讓；B.標(biāo)記；C.記錄；D.描述。根據(jù)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可知，電腦芯片的功能是記錄自行車的移動(dòng)情況。故選C。

【9】句意“這種新的自行車不再是白色的了，而是用一些明亮的色彩來(lái)設(shè)計(jì)”。本題考查名詞辨析。A.設(shè)計(jì)；B.主意；C.尺寸；D.試驗(yàn)。根據(jù)The new “white bike” is not white any more可知，白車已經(jīng)不再是白色的了，而是一種不同的設(shè)計(jì)。根據(jù)句意，故選A。

【10】句意“阿姆斯特丹中心的交通工具已經(jīng)很少了，因?yàn)楫?dāng)?shù)厝撕屯獾厝硕际褂眯“总嚒薄１绢}考查連詞辨析。A.所以；B.因?yàn)椋?/span>C.但是；D.當(dāng)……時(shí)候。根據(jù)句意可知，后一句是前一句的原因，故選B。