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1、2016-2017学年度上学期高一期中考试题英语试卷考试时间：100分钟总分：120分听力（略）第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项（A）Whetheryourelyonyourbikefortransportationorexercise,you’llenjoythesefunfactsonthistwo-wheeledvehicle.In1817,KarlvonDrais,aGerman,inventedahorselesscarriage
2、thatwouldhelphimgetaroundfaster.Thetwo-wheeled,pedallessdevicemovedbypushingyourfeetagainsttheground.Themachinebecameknownasthe“draisine”,andledtothecreationofthemodern-daybicycle.Theterm“bicycle”wasnotintroduceduntilthe1860s,whenitwascoinedinFrancetodescribeanewkindoftwo
3、-wheelerwithamechanicaldrive.OrvilleandWilburWright,thebrotherswhobuiltthefirstflyingairplane,operatedasmallbikerepairshopinDayton,Ohio.Theyusedtheirworkshoptobuildthe1903WrightFlyer.FredA.Birchmore,25,circledtheglobebybicyclein1935.Theentiretrip,throughEurope,Asia,andthe
4、UnitedStates,covered40,000miles.Hepedaledabout25,000miles.Therestwastraveledbyboat.Heworeoutsevensetsoftires.Inthe1980s,bicycledeliveryservicesdevelopedintoanimportantindustry,especiallyincities,wherethecouriers(快递员)earnedareputation(名声)fortheirhighspeedandtraffic-weaving
5、skills.Americansusetheirbicyclesforlessthanonepercentofallurbantrips.Europeansbikeincitiesalotmoreoften---inItaly5percentofalltripsareonbicycle,30percentintheNetherlands,and7outof8Dutchpeopleoverage15haveabike.TheTourdeFranceisoneofthemostfamousbicycleracesintheworld.Esta
6、blishedin1903,itisconsideredtobethebiggesttestofenduranceoutofallsports.LanceArmstrong,anAmericancyclist,istheonlyridertohavewon7titlesaftersurvivingcancer.21.Theunderlinedword“coined”inthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby__________.A.boughtB.discoveredC.printedD.created22.W
7、homadethemostimportantcontributiontothebike?A.KarlvonDrais.B.TheWrightbrothersC.FredA.Birchmore.D.LanceArmstrong.23.Thecouriersinthe1980sinthecitiespreferredthebikebecauseitwas__________.A.beautifulandproducednonoiseB.asymboloffashionandwealthC.cheapandcouldbemovedaboutea
8、silyD.fastandrarelyaffectedbytrafficconditions（B）Monkeysareverysimilartousinmanyways.Mosthaveten
