高中英语真题-2013高考英语(二月)阅读理解精选(13)及答案.pdfVIP

高中英语真题:2013高考英语（二月）阅读理解

精选（13）及答案

维B2阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)

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Whetheryoudependonyourbikefortransportation(交

通)orexercise，

youllenjoythesefunfactsonthistwowheeledvehicle(车辆)．

*In1817，

wouldhelphimgetaroundfaster.Themachinebecameknown

asthe“draisine”，

*Theterm“bicycle”wasnotintroduceduntilthe1860s，

whenitwascreatedinFrancetodescribeanewkindoftwowh

eeler.

*FredA．

5in1935.Thewholetripcoveredfortythousandmiles.Herode

about25,000milesandworeoutsevensetsoftires(轮胎)．

stcommonmeansoftransportation.Bikeswerefirstbroughtto

Chinainthelate1800s.

*About100millionbicyclesaremadeworldwideeachyear.

tytrips.Europeansbikeincitiesalotmoreoften—

herlands，

andsevenoutofeightDutchpeopleoverage15haveabike.

ntheworld.Establishedin1903，

itisconsideredtobethebiggesttestofendurance(耐久

力)outofallsports.LanceArmstrong，anAmericancyclist，

istheonlymantohavewonseventitles(1999—

2005)aftersurvivingcancer.

*BicycleMotoCross(BMX)，

anextremestyleofbicycletrackracing，

becameasportinthe2008SummerOlympicGamesinBeijing

，China.MarisStrombergs，fromLatvia，received

thegoldmedalforMensBMX，

andAnneCarolineChausson，fromFrance，

tookhomethegoldinthefirstWomensBMXOlympicevent.

【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．Thepassageiswrittenmainlyto________.

A．tellaninterestingstory

B．tellusthehistoryofthebicycle

C．encouragemorepeopletoridebicycles

D．introducesomeinterestingfactsaboutthebicycle

答案D[推理判断题。文章开篇点明了写作目的：介绍有关自

行车的趣事。]

2．Whousethebicycleleastaccordingtothepassage?

A．Chinese.B．Americans.

C．Italians.．DDutchpeople.

答案B[细节理解题。根据文中所列的第四点和第六点可以看

出美国人骑自行车的比例最小，不到百分之一。]

3．Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A．KarlvonDraisinventedthemodernbicycle.

B．Fr