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1、2019-2020学年高一英语上学期期中试题(无答案)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Whetheryourelyonyourbikefortransportationorexercise,you’llenjoythesefunfactsonthistwo-wheeledvehicle.In1817,KarlvonDrais,aGerman,inventedahorselesscarriagethatwouldhelphimgetaroundfa
2、ster.Thetwo-wheeled,pedallessdevicemovedbypushingyourfeetagainsttheground.Themachinebecameknownasthe“draisine”,andledtothecreationofthemodern-daybicycle.Theterm“bicycle”wasnotintroduceduntilthe1860s,whenitwascoinedinFrancetodescribeanewkindoftwo-wheelerwithamechanicaldrive.Orvill
3、eandWilburWright,thebrotherswhobuiltthefirstflyingairplane,operatedasmallbikerepairshopinDayton,Ohio.Theyusedtheirworkshoptobuildthe1903WrightFlyer.FredA.Birchmore,25,circledtheglobebybicyclein1935.Theentiretrip,throughEurope,Asia,andtheUnitedStates,covered40,000miles.Hepedaledab
4、out25,000miles.Therestwastraveledbyboat.Heworeoutsevensetsoftires.Inthe1980s,bicycledeliveryservicesdevelopedintoanimportantindustry,especiallyincities,wherethecouriers(快递员)earnedareputation(名声)fortheirhighspeedandtraffic-weavingskills.Americansusetheirbicyclesforlessthanoneperce
5、ntofallurbantrips.Europeansbikeincitiesalotmoreoften---inItaly5percentofalltripsareonbicycle,30percentintheNetherlands,and7outof8Dutchpeopleoverage15haveabike.TheTourdeFranceisoneofthemostfamousbicycleracesintheworld.Establishedin1903,itisconsideredtobethebiggesttestofenduranceou
6、tofallsports.LanceArmstrong,anAmericancyclist,istheonlyridertohavewon7titlesaftersurvivingcancer.21.Theunderlinedword“coined”inthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby__________.A.boughtB.discoveredC.printedD.created22.Whomadethemostimportantcontributiontothebike?A.KarlvonDrais.B.TheWri
7、ghtbrothersC.FredA.Birchmore.D.LanceArmstrong.23.Thecouriersinthe1980sinthecitiespreferredthebikebecauseitwas__________.A.beautifulandproducednonoiseB.asymboloffashionandwealthC.cheapandcouldbemovedabouteasilyD.fastandrarelyaffectedbytrafficconditions（B）Monkeysareverysimilartousi
8、nmanyways.Mosthavetenfingersandtentoes,a
