Question

Although bicycles are still an important means of transportation for many people now,more and more people are riding them,for exercise and fun. This is especially true in some developed countries where cars are a common part of common people’s life. However,two centuries ago, when bicycles were first invented，they were used only for transportation.

In the eighteenth century, people usually traveled by horse and wagon(四輪馬車）. Many people worked in cities, but they liked to    go    to the countryside for    weekends    and

holidays.   But not everybody could afford a horse   or   a wagon. So there was  a    special    need

for the invention of a cheap and convenient means of transportation.

Then in 1790, the first bicycle was made. People called it “the horse on wheels”. Compared with the bikes we ride today，it was an extremely simple one. In 1861，after many improvements were made，the bicycle became a real means of transportation. People liked bikes because they weren’t as expensive as horsed and didn’t need to be fed. Also， they could go just about anywhere and were easy to ride.

(    )41. Bicycles today are used by more and more people for 。

A. taking the place of cars and buses    B.    exercise and fun

C. riding in the crowded street    D.    onl夕 transportation

(    )42. How did the people travel in the eighteenth century?

A. By bus.    B.    By horse    and    wagon.

C. By bicycle.    D.    By car.

(    )43. The first bicycle was invented_.

A. in 1790    B.    in 1861

C. before the wagon was invented D. In the eighteenth    century

(    )44. Why did people like bicycles?

A. Because bicycles were cheap.

B. Because they could go just about anywhere and were easy to ride.

C. Because bicycles didn’t need to be fed.

D. All above.

(    )45. From the passage we can know that_.

A. people in developed countries use more bicycles

B. the bikes we ride today are extremely simple

C. not all people in the eighteenth century could travel to the countryside by horse and wagon

D. the first bike had a horse on two wheels

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