Zipped into a bag, it looks like a large umbrella. Unfolded, it goes along the street like any other bicycle.
It"s the "A-bike", the brainchild (脑力劳动的产物) of British inventor Sir Clive Sinclair, who made history in the 1970s by developing the world"s first pocket calculator. He described his new invention as "the world"s smallest, lightest foldable bicycle".
"My original thought was that if you could have a bicycle that was dramatically lighter and more firm than the ones that exist today, it would change the way in which bicycles are used,"said Sinclair.
The mini-bike, showed in Singapore last week and set to go on sale worldwide in 2005 at a price of nearly US$300, is built for riders as heavy as 112 kilograms and is height-adjustable（可调整高度的）. It takes about 20 seconds to fold or unfold.
Its wheels are a quarter the size of those on a regular bicycle, but Sinclair promises a smooth ride for most cyclists. "You require no extra energy to ride the A-bike and it can go up to 15 miles per hour (24 kilometers per hour)," he said. Constructed mainly of plastic, the 5.5-kilogram bicycle folds into a package of less than 0.03 cubic meters （立方米）.
Sinclair also invented the first pocket TV in 1984 and the futuristic C5 electric tricycle in 1985. He said he hoped the bicycle would attract common citizens, officials, campers or anyone needing transport for a short trip and he said the next step for the A-bike was to add an electric motor in a few years.
小题1:The most important character of this kind of bike is its ________ . | A．big size | | B．light weight | | C．beautiful appearance | | D．foldable structure |
小题2:The wheels of a regular bicycle is ________ the size of this kind of bike. | A．four times | | B．three times | | C．one-fourth | | D．one-third |
小题3:This kind of new bike is mainly made of ________ . | A．plastic | B．packages | C．bags | D．metal |
小题4:The best title of the text is ________ . | A．World"s smallest foldable bicycle arriving | | B．A new bike, a large umbrella | | C．A foldable bike, a large bag | | D．A great inventor of a new bike |
小题5:This kind of new bike hasn"t been fixed with ________ . | A．a wheel | | B．an electric motor | | C．pedal | | D．a hand |
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小题1:D。推理判断题，可用逻辑推断法来解。由原文第二节 He described his new invention as "the world"s smallest, lightest foldable bicycle."可以推出答案。
小题2:A。数据运算题，可用逻辑运算法来解。由原文第五节Its wheels are a quarter the size of those on a regular bicycle可知，传统自行车车轮大小是这种新自行车车轮的四倍。
小题3:A。细节判断题，可用直接就题找文法来解。原文第五节Constructed mainly of plastic, the 5.5-kilogram bicycle folds into a package of less than 0.03 cubic meters.体现答案。
小题4:A。标题判断题，可用标题判断三原则来解。认真阅读分析原文不难发现，本文自始至终介绍一种即将上市的新型折叠式自行车的与众不同之处，因此以World"s smallest foldable bicycle arriving为题既具有高度的概括性、强烈的针对性，又因口吻激动、催人奋进而具有一定的醒目性。
小题5: B。细节判断题，可用逻辑推断法来解。原文最后一节...the next step for the A-bike was to add an electric motor in a few years. 体现答案。 |
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Friendship is very pleasant and also essential to people’s life . A man without friends is an angel without wings, whose life will suffer in the long loneliness and depression, Friendship is the mother of our spirit, who’ll warm her kid when hurt occures , We have much to share with our friends in life , confusion, excitement ,bitterness etc, It’s great to keep up a sincere friendship.
It takes many special qualities to make friends, Understanding should come first . Only when we get a better understanding of each other can we gain a believable and meaningful friendship. We may find our hobbies of common interest. This feeling of natural attraction gets us closer and closer.
It also takes a special kind of love that seems to know no end, Never hesitate to show your heartfelt care and kindness to your friend when she /he is in trouble . Love is not selfish , Love is a feeling that we should treasure all our lives,
Tolerance （宽容）is the third necessary part in friendship ,. We are absolutely different persons , This individual difference may cause conflict between us in every aspect of our life. Don’t care yourself too much . Try to tolerate him /her in an easy mood , Saints （圣人）are not perfect , let alone those ordinary people like us. Afterwards, we should get a good communication.
Understanding , love and tolerance are the first three essences that come to a true friendship. Other qualities are also concerned such a s thoughtfulness, trust and patience, Remember, friendship is your spirit’s guard and everyone should treasure it．
小题1:How many qualities of making friends are mentioned in the passage?
A．Six B．Three． C．Five D Seven．
小题2:To make a friend，should be the first quality．| A．tolerance | B．1ove | C．patience | D．understanding |
小题3:Which of the following is true according to the passage?| A．Friends often have the same character. | | B．Friends can help us overcome loneliness and depression· | | C．There shouldn’t be conflict between friends- | | D．Friends can make us patient and believable． |
小题4:What is the main idea of the passage?| A．The meaning of a true friendship． | | B．The happiness of having a good friend． | | C．Special qualities to make friends． | | D．The importance of friendship． |
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Modern life is impossible without travelling. The fastest way of travelling is by plane. With a modern airline you can travel in one day to places which it took a month or more to get to hundred years ago.
Travelling by train is slower than by plane, but it has its advantages(便利). You can see the country you are travelling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining-cars. They make even the longest journey enjoyable.
Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different parts of your country on them. Ships are not so fast as trains or planes, but travelling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.
Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like. You can stop wherever you wish where there is something interesting to see, at good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That is why travelling by car is popular for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or plane when they are travelling on business.
小题1:From the passage, we know the fastest way of travelling is . | A．by train | B．by sea | C．by plane | D．by car |
小题2:If we travel by car, we can . | A．make the longest journey enjoyable | B．travel to a very far place in several minutes | | C．make our own timetable | D．travel only fifty or one hundred miles a day |
小题3:When people travel on business, they usually take .| A．a plane or a car | B．a car or a boat | C．a boat or a train | D．a train or a plane |
小题4:How many ways of travelling are mentioned in the passage? |
My husband had just bought a new washing machine for me. I decided to use it the _36 day, and I washed a lot of things. Everything worked 37 , but I couldn’t find 38 of my husband’s socks though I had looked 39 for it.
The next morning, I got ready for 40 as usual. When the bell rang, the students came in. I greeted them and told them 41 we were going to do 42 .
When I turned 43 to write on the blackboard, the class burst out 44 . They laughed and laughed. They laughed so much, in fact, that I was 45_ the headmaster would be in to see all this.
I asked the class to 46 , but the 47 I talked , the more they laughed. So I thought I had better pay 48 attention to them and continue to write on the blackboard. When I did this, they laughed even more.
Before long, the teacher who had the room next to 49 came to see 50 all the laughter was about. When he came in, he started 51 , too. “ Good Heavens!” I said . “ Will 52 please tell me what is so _ 53 ? ” “ Oh, God, ” said the teacher. “ You have a brown 54 stuck (沾) to the back of your shirt. ” So that’s 55 I found my husband’s missing sock. “ Oh, well, ” I said to the class, “ Let’s just say you have had an unforgettable lesson on static electricity (静电).”
| 小题1: | | A．very | B．last | C．next | D．following |
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| 小题2: | | A．hard | B．well | C．fast | D．slowly |
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| 小题4: | | A．nowhere | B．somewhere | C．anywhere | D．everywhere |
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| 小题5: | | A．breakfast | B．clothes | C．school | D．books |
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| 小题7: | | A．today | B．this day | C．that day | D．now |
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| 小题8: | | A．around | B．back | C．off | D．over |
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| 小题9: | | A．smiling | B．laughing | C．crying | D．quarrelling |
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| 小题10: | | A．afraid | B．doubtful | C．sure | D．glad |
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| 小题11: | | A．look | B．write | C．stop | D．go on |
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| 小题12: | | A．better | B．quicker | C．less | D．more |
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| 小题13: | | A．further | B．more | C．hardly | D．no |
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| 小题16: | | A．writing | B．asking | C．talking | D．laughing |
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| 小题17: | | A．everyone | B．anyone | C．someone | D．he |
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| 小题18: | | A．funny | B．wrong | C．pleasant | D．unforgettable |
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| 小题19: | | A．handkerchief | B．sock | C．paper | D．hair |
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Only once a year, on his birthday, did Charlie Bucket ever get to taste a bit of chocolate（巧克力糖）. The whole family 1_____ up their money for that 2____ occasion（时刻）, and when the great day arrived, Charles was always 3_____ with one small chocolate bar（条）to eat 4_____. And each time he 5_____ it, on those wonderful birthday mornings, he would place it 6_____ in a small wooden box that he 7_____, and treasure it as though it were a bar of solid 8______; and 9____ the next few days, he would 10_____ himself only to look at it, but never to 11____ it. Then at last, when he could 12____ it no longer, he would peel（剥）back a tiny 13_____ of the paper wrapping at one corner to 14______ a tiny bit of chocolate, and then he would take a tiny nibble（轻咬）——just enough to allow the lovely sweet taste to 15_____ out slowly over his 16_____. Then next day, he would take 17_____ tiny nibble, and so on, and so on. And 18____this way, Charlie would make his six-penny bar of birthday chocolate 19_____ him for more than a 20_____.
| 小题1: | | A．shared | B．earned | C．took | D．saved |
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| 小题2: | | A．special | B．common | C．excited | D．shabby |
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| 小题3: | | A．presented | B．given | C．offered | D．gained |
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| 小题4: | | A．slowly | B．carefully | C．alone | D．hurriedly |
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| 小题5: | | A．bought | B．received | C．ate | D．hid |
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| 小题6: | | A．rudely | B．nervously | C．carefully | D．neatly |
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| 小题7: | | A．belonged | B．imagined | C．rejected | D．owned |
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| 小题10: | | A．forbid | B．allow | C．ask | D．force |
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| 小题11: | | A．taste | B．think | C．eat | D．touch |
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| 小题12: | | A．see | B．hold | C．stand | D．suffer |
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| 小题13: | | A．bit | B．bar | C．little | D．piece |
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| 小题14: | | A．show | B．separate | C．expose | D．taste |
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| 小题15: | | A．stick | B．spread | C．search | D．speak |
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| 小题16: | | A．hand | B．mouth | C．stomach | D．tongue |
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| 小题17: | | A．the other | B．other | C．one | D．another |
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| 小题19: | | A．remain | B．last | C．keep | D．trouble |
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Years ago,when I was working at a children’s institution,a boy 1 up in the waiting room.It was David.He had 2 his parents.He was very sad 3 to talk to others.
The first two times we met,David didn’t say a word.He sat in the chair and only 4 up at the children’s drawings on the wall.As he was about to leave 5 the second visit,I put my hand on his 6 .He didn’t shrink (退缩) back,but he didn’t look at me either.
“Come back next week,” I hesitated a bit.
He came,and I suggested we play a game of chess.He 7 .After that we played 8 every time,in complete 9 and without making any eye contact.It’s not 10 to cheat in chess,but I admit that I made sure David won 11 .
It seemed as if he enjoyed my 12 .But why did he never look at me？Perhaps he sensed that I respected his suffering.I kept wondering and 13with him,until some months later, 14 ,
he looked up at me.“It’s your turn,” he said.
After that day,David started 15 .He got friends in school.He wrote me a few 16 about how he would try to get into university.After some time,the letters 17 .Now he had really started to live his own life.
I learned how 18cures pain.And David showed me how one—without any 19 —can reach out to another person.All it takes is a shoulder to cry on,a 20 touch and an ear that listens.
| 小题1: | | A．showed | B．went | C．rose | D．put |
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| 小题2: | | A．missed | B．lost | C．loved | D．respected |
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| 小题3: | | A．preferring | B．trying | C．refusing | D．expecting |
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| 小题4: | | A．glanced | B．stared | C．woke | D．looked |
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| 小题5: | | A．after | B．when | C．before | D．until |
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| 小题6: | | A．back | B．shoulder | C．face | D．hand |
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| 小题7: | | A．cried | B．smiled | C．nodded | D．wondered |
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| 小题8: | | A．violin | B．cards | C．basketball | D．chess |
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| 小题9: | | A．silence | B．surprise | C．doubt | D．trouble |
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| 小题10: | | A．wise | B．easy | C．right | D．wrong |
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| 小题11: | | A．now and then | B．more or less | C．once or twice | D．all the time |
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| 小题12: | | A．game | B．success | C．cheat | D．company |
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小题13:A．playing B．competing Carguing D．fighting
| 小题14: | | A．naturally | B．suddenly | C．impatiently | D．angrily |
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| 小题15: | | A．laughing | B．singing | C．talking | D．sleeping |
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| 小题16: | | A．articles | B．compositions | C．emails | D．letters |
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| 小题17: | | A．stopped | B．arrived | C．posted | D．continued |
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| 小题18: | | A．money | B．time | C．hate | D．fame |
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| 小题19: | | A．hopes | B．actions | C．words | D．complaints |
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| 小题20: | | A．gently | B．lovely | C．lively | D．friendly |
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