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1、2015-2016学年度上学期期中考试高一英语试题命题人：樊万胜校对人：李琨第一部分阅读理解（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）Whetheryourelyonyourbikefortransportationorexorcise,you"11enjoythesefunfactsonthistwo-wheeledvehicle.In1817,KarlvonDrais,aGermanbaron,inventedahorselesscarriagethatwouldh
2、elphimgetaroundfaster.Thetwo-wheeled,pedal1essdevicemovedbypushingyourfeetagainsttheground・Themachinebecameknownasthe^draisine”,andledtothecreationofthemodern-daybicycle・Theterm"bicycle”wasnotintroducedunti1the1860s,whenitwascoinedinFrancetodescribeanewkindoftwo-wheelerwithame
3、chanicaldrive.OrvilleandWilburWright,thebrotherswhobuiltthefirstflyingairplane,operatedasmallbikerepairshopinDayton,Ohio・TheyusedtheirworkshoptobuiIdthe1903WrightFlyer・FredA.Birchmore,25,circledtheglobebybicyclein1935.Theentiretrip,throughEurope,Asia,andtheUnitedStates,covered
4、40,000miles.Hepedaledabout25,000miles.Therestwastraveledbyboat.Heworeoutsevensetsoftires.Inthe1980s,bicycledeliveryservicesdevelopedintoanimportantindustry,especiallyincities,wherethecouriers（快递员）earnedareputationfortheirhighspeedandtraffic-weavingskills.Americansusetheirbicyc
5、lesforlessthanonepercentofallurbantrips.EuropeansbikeincitiesalotmoreofteninItaly5percentofalltripsareonbicycle,30percentintheNetherlands,and7outof8Dutchpeopleoverage15haveabike.TheTourdeFraneeisoneofthemostfamousbicycleracesintheworld.Establishedin1903,itisconsideredtobethebi
6、ggesttestofenduranceoutofallsports.LanceArms.trong,anAmericancyclist,istheonlyridertohavewon7titlesaftersurvivingcancer・21・Theunder1inedword“coinod”inthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedbyA.boughtB.discoveredC.printedD.created22.Whomadethemostimportsntcontributiontothebike?A.Karlvo
7、nDrais・B・TheWrightbrothersC.FredA.Birchmore-D.LanceArmstrong.23.Thecouriersinthe1980sinthecitiespreferredthebikebecauseitwasA・beautifulandproducednonoiseB・asymboloffashionandwealthC.cheapandcouldbemovedabouteasilyD.fastandrarelyaffectedbytrafficconditions(B)Monkeysareverysimil
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