湖南省萍乡市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空训练（十五）及答案.docVIP

湖南省萍乡市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空训练（15）及答案 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)选材相似度：★★★★ 设题相似度：★★★ 难度系数：★★★★ Whether you depend on your bike for transportation (交通) or exercise，youll enjoy these fun facts on this two-wheeled vehicle (车辆)． * In 1817，Karl von Drais from Germany invented a horseless carriage that would help him get around faster.The machine became known as the “draisine”，and led to the creation of the modern bicycle. * The term “bicycle” was not introduced until the 1860s，when it was created in France to describe a new kind of two-wheeler. * Fred A．Birchmore circled the globe by bicycle at the age of 25 in 1935.The whole trip covered forty thousand miles.He rode about 25,000 miles and wore out seven sets of tires (轮胎)． * There are over a half billion bicycles in China.They are the most common means of transportation.Bikes were first brought to China in the late 1800s. * About 100 million bicycles are made worldwide each year. * Americans use their bicycles for less than one percent of all city trips.Europeans bike in cities a lot more often—in Italy 5 percent of all trips are on bicycle,30 percent in the Netherlands，and seven out of eight Dutch people over age 15 have a bike. * The Tour de France is one of the most famous bicycle races in the world.Established in 1903，it is considered to be the biggest test of endurance (耐久力) out of all sports.Lance Armstrong，an American cyclist，is the only man to have won seven titles (1999—2005) after surviving cancer. * Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX)，an extreme style of bicycle track racing，became a sport in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing，China.Maris Strombergs，from Latvia，received the gold medal for Mens BMX，and Anne Caroline Chausson，from France，took home the gold in the first Womens BMX Olympic event. 【语篇解读】 本文为说明文。自行车是我们生活中常见的交通工具。你了解有关自行车的趣事吗？ 1．The passage is written mainly to ________. A．tell an interesting story B．tell us the history of the bicycle C．encourage more people to ride bicycles D．introduce some interesting facts about the