14.The Tour de France is the most famous cycling race in the world.It first started on July 1,1903.Sixty cyclists left Paris and rode 467kilometers to Lyon,another big city in France.The winner who used the shortest total time was Maurice Garin.He received 2,000francs (法郎).It took him 94hours and 33minutes to ride all 2,428kilometers of the race,three hours faster than the other riders.
Now the Tour de France is held in July every year.There are 21-day stages now.Riders have one or two days to rest.And the race covers different distances each time,from 2,000miles to 3,500miles.There are three special honors (榮譽) for the race.The highest is the"yellow jersey (運動衫)".Henri Desgranges had the idea for the yellow jersey in 1919.The racer with the lowest total time in the past stages wears the yellow jersey during the following day's race.Other honors are the"green jersey,"for the best sprinter (沖刺者),and"the white jersey",for the best rider in the mountains.
51.What happened on July 1,1903?A
A.The first Tour de France started.
B.Maurice Garin won the first Tour de France.
C.The first Tour de France ended.
D.Henri Desgranges had the idea for the yellow jersey.
52.How long did it take Maurice Garin to finish the race?D
A.About one day.
B.About two days.
C.About three days.
D.About four days.
53.What does the underlined word"distances"mean in the passage?D
54.Who wears the yellow jersey?B
A.The best rider in the mountains.
B.The fastest total cyclist in the past stages.
C.The best sprinter.
D.The winner from the year before.
55.What does the passage mainly tell us?C
A.Something about the first Tour de France.
B.Some famous Tour de France winners.
C.The history of the Tour de France and some rules.
D.How to be a good winner in the Tour de France.