2012年职称英语综合类新增文章-完形第九篇.docVIP

*第九篇? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?The First Bicycle? ?? ?The history of the bicycle goes back more than 200 years.? ?In 1791，Count??de??Sivrac??(1) ________onlookers in a park in Paris as he showed off his two-wheeled invention ，a machine called the celeriferé.??It was basically an (2) ________version of a children’s toy which had been in (3) ________ for many years.??Sivracs celeriferé had a wooden frame，made in the (4) ________? ?? ? of a horse ，which was mounted on a wheel at either end.? ?To ride it ，you sat on a small seat ，just like a modem bicycle ，and pushed (5) ________ against the (6) ________? ?? ???with your legs—there were no pedals.??It was impossible to steer a celeriferé and it had no brakes，but despite these problems the invention very much (7) ________to the fashionable young men of Paris.??Soon they were (8) ________ races up and down the streets.? ?? ?Minor??(9) ________were??common??as??riders??attempted??a??final??burst??of? ???( 10 ) ________ . Controlling the??machine was difficult ，as the only way to change (11) ________ was to pull up the front of the celeriferé??and (12) ________it round while the front wheel was (13) ________ in the air. Celeriferés were not popular for long ，however ，as the (14) ________of no springs ，no steering and rough roads made riding them very uncomfortable.??Even so，the wooden celeriferé was the (15) ________of the modem bicycle.词汇：count??/ kaunt / n.??伯爵? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?brake??/ breik /? ?n.??闸，刹车onlooker??/ ?n,luk? /??n.??观众? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?burst??/ b?:st / v.??爆发，突发，爆炸pedal??/ pedl / n.??踏板，脚蹬子? ?? ?? ?? ? spring??/ spri? / n. 弹簧steer??/ sti? / v.??驾驶，操纵，控制? ?? ?? ???rough??/ r?f /??adj， 粗糙的，不平整的注释:1.? ? ... which was mounted on a wheel at either end: ……两端都装上了轮子2? ?...as riders attempted a final burst of speed:……当骑手尝试最后冲刺的时候练习:1. A) delighted? ? ? ?? ?? ?? ?B) cheered? ?? ?? ?C) appreciated? ?? ? D) overjoyed2. A) increased? ? ? ?? ???B) enormous? ?? ? C) extended? ? ? ?? ?? ?D) enlarged3. A) use? ? ?