Question

【題目】

Today some people call Amsterdam the "City of Bicycles" because it is a city which is flat and convenient for bicycles.

In the 1960s， a group of cycling fans had an idea. They believed that it would be better for everybody if only bicycles were allowed in the city centre. They were____that this would help to save energy. reduce pollution and provide free public transport. The group painted hundreds of bicycles____and placed them in public places around Amsterdam for people to use____was allowed to take them and use them for short journeys， whether he was a local or a foreigner.

Wherever someone finished a journey， they would leave the bike there for someone else to use. The problem was that it didn't work-thieves took all the bicycles within weeks!

____，more than thirty years later， the "white bike" is back in town-this time with a computer chip(芯片) to____its every move! To take a bicycle， you have to put a special card inside. The new "white bike" is not white any more but is an unusual design with bright colours. The bikes are parked at special parking places and people who want to use them

have to take them to another place that has enough room.

There is already____traffic in central Amsterdam， because both locals and tourists have been using the white bikes. Thanks to the good ideas of lots of people， like the cycling fans in the 1960s， many people around the world have been enjoying city centre streets without cars for many years.

【1】

A. awful B. wonderful C. hopeful D. thankful

【2】

A. black B. brown C. blue D. white

【3】

A. Anybody B. Everybody C. Nobody D. Somebody

【4】

A. Instead B. However C. For example D. After all

【5】

A. make B. mark C. record D. describe

【6】

A. heavier B. worse C. safer D. less

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【6】D

【解析】試題分析：短文大意：本文介紹了有自行車之城的阿姆斯特丹，那里的人們推廣綠色交通騎單車出行的方法。

【1】C考查形容詞和對語境的理解。句意：他們希望這將有助于節(jié)約能源。A. awful 丑陋的；B.wonderful極好的；C.hopeful有希望的；D. thankful感激的。故選C。

【2】D考查形容詞和對語境的理解。句意：這些人給數百輛自行車涂成了白色， 并且放在阿姆斯特丹的公共場所供人們使用。A. black 黑色的；B. brown棕色的；C.blue藍色的；D. white白色的。根據下文第四段第一行 the "white bike" is back in town-this time...可知，應涂成白色。故選D。

【3】A考查不定代詞和對語境的理解。句意：任何人都被允許把它們用于短途旅程， 無論他是一個當地居民還是一個外國人。A. Anybody任何人； B.Everybody每個人；C.Nobody沒人；D. Somebody有人。故選A。

【4】B考查連詞和對語境的理解。句意：然而三十多年后， “白色自行車”回到城里，這次電腦芯片記錄它的一舉一動! A. Instead相反；B.However然而、不管怎樣；C.For example例如；D. After all畢竟。通讀上下文可知，盡管以前自行車經常被盜，而三十年后，這種方便于人們出行的自行車又出現了，前后有轉折關系，故選B。

【5】C考查動詞及語境理解。句意：然而三十多年后， “白色自行車”回到城里，這次電腦芯片記錄它的一舉一動!A. make 使、制作；B. mark 作記號；C.record記錄；D. describe描述。故選C。

【6】D考查形容詞和對語境的理解。句意：在阿姆斯特丹的市中心交通量變小了， 因為當地人和游客使用白色的自行車。A. heavier較重的；B.worse 更差的；C.safer 更安全的；D. less。less形容詞，較少的，是little的比較級，修飾不可數名詞traffic。所以選D。