1、Warm-up & Lesson 1On Your Bike课后篇巩固提升一、根据句意及首字母提示补全句子,使句子完整正确1.Most probably theyll post them somewhere so people elsewhere can have the b of what you have sitting in the classroom.答案benefit2.Will it be c for you to start work tomorrow?答案convenient3.Progress so far has been very good.We are,t,confid
2、ent that the work will be completed on time.答案therefore4.Things might get better,but it doesnt look very h right now.答案hopeful5.W she goes,there are crowds of people waiting to see her.答案Wherever6.It is now a lot harder for these companiesi,impossible for someto raise money than it was a year ago.答案
3、indeed7.There will be serious c if the cost of life continues to rise.答案consequences8.The countryside near there is f like a pancake.答案flat9.Dont a with me,John.Just do what I tell you.答案argue10.Mr Smith asked his secretary to i a new paragraph in the annual report she was typing.答案insert二、用所给单词的适当形
4、式填空1.(actual),on second thoughts,I dont think I want to go out tonight.答案Actually2.The Internet was designed for (convenient) and reliability,not security.答案convenience3.Do you agree with the (argue) that violence on TV makes people behave violently?答案argument4.I couldnt find a (park)space near the
5、shops.答案parking5.(cycle) are demanding more and safer cycle paths in the city.答案Cyclists6.The environmental (pollute) is one of the most serious problems that mankind faces today.答案pollution7.Practise (speak) slowly and clearly at the beginning.答案speaking8.My brother smiled (hopeful),leaning on the
6、door.答案hopefully三、用所给动词的正确时态完成下列句子1.You should go to bed.You (watch) TV for 5 hours.答案have been watching2.I (write) letters since 6 oclock.答案have been writing3.I (look) for him everywhere.Where can he be?答案have been looking4.They (help) us since five oclock this morning.答案have been helping5.I (read)
7、 the book the whole day,yet I havent finished it.答案have been reading6.I (work) in this school since I graduated from college.Now I am still working here.答案have been working四、用括号中所给单词或短语翻译下列句子1.我相信你会从这次活动中受益匪浅。(benefit from)答案I believe youll benefit greatly from the activity.2.你方便四点钟来接我吗?(convenient)
8、答案Would it be convenient for you to pick me up at 4?3.无论到哪里,都要记住你是个中国人。(wherever)答案Remember you are a Chinese wherever you go.4.彼得对自己的工作厌烦了,决定辞职。(fed up)答案Peter was fed up with his job and decided to quit.5.他们在争论怎么花那笔钱。(argue)答案They were/are arguing about how to spend the money.五、阅读理解Andrew Ritchie,
9、inventor of the Brompton folding bicycle,once said that the perfect portable bike would be “like a magic carpet.You could fold it up and put it into your pocket or handbag”.Then he paused:“But youll always be limited by the size of the wheels.And so far no one has invented a folding wheel.”It was a
10、rareindeed uniqueoccasion when I was able to put Ritchie right.A 19th-century inventor,William Henry James Grout,did in fact design a folding wheel.His bike,predictably named the Grout Portable,had a frame that split into two and a larger wheel that could be separated into four pieces.All the bits f
11、itted into Grouts Wonderful Bag,a leather case.Grouts aim:to solve the problems of carrying a bike on a train.Now doesnt that sound familiar?Grout intended to find a way of making a bike small enough for train travel:his bike was a huge beast.And importantly,the design of early bicycles gave him an
12、advantage:in Grouts day,tyres were solid,which made the business of splitting a wheel into four separate parts relatively simple.You couldnt do the same with a wheel fitted with a one-piece inflated(充气的) tyre.So,in a 21st-century context,is the idea of the folding wheel dead?It is not.A British desi
13、gn engineer,Duncan Fitzsimons,has developed a wheel that can be squashed into something like a slender ellipse(椭圆).Throughout,the tyre remains inflated.Will the young Fitzsimonss folding wheel make it into production?I havent the foggiest idea.But his inventiveness shows two things.First,people have
14、 been saying for more than a century that bike design has reached its limit,except for gradual advances.Its as silly a concept now as it was 100 years ago:theres plenty still to go for.Second,it is in the field of folding bikes that we are seeing the most interesting inventions.You can buy a folding
15、 bike for less than 1,000 that can be knocked down so small that it can be carried on a planeminus wheels,of courseas hand baggage.Folding wheels would make all manner of things possible.Have we yet got the magic carpet of Andrew Ritchies imagination?No.But its progress.1.We can infer from Paragraph
16、 1 that the Brompton folding bike .A.was portableB.had a folding wheelC.could be put in a pocketD.looked like a magic carpet答案A解析推理判断题。由第一段可知安德鲁里奇是Brompton folding bike的发明者,而从他之后说的话“like.a folding wheel”可推知B、C、D三项都是那时未能实现的,故排除这三项,A项正确。2.We can learn from the passage that the wheels of the Grout Port
17、able .A.were difficult to separateB.could be split into 6 piecesC.were fitted with solid tyresD.were hard to carry on a train答案C解析推理判断题。由第三段中的“.in Grouts day,tyres were solid,.”和最后一句可知C项正确。3.We can learn from the passage that Fitzsimonss invention .A.kept the tyre as a whole pieceB.was made into pro
18、duction soonC.left little room for improvementD.changed our views on bag design答案A解析推理判断题。文章倒数第三段最后一句提到“Throughout,the tyre remains inflated.”,结合其前一段的最后一句,可知这个时期菲茨西蒙斯发明的便携自行车的轮胎是“一个完整的充气轮胎”。4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A.Three Folding Bike InventorsB.The Making of
19、 a Folding BikeC.Progress in Folding Bike DesignD.Ways of Separating a Bike Wheel答案C解析主旨大意题。全文讲述了不同时期的三位发明家对折叠自行车的探索。六、七选五阅读理解根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to Buy a Bicycle?When you go to a bike shop to buy a bicycle,you may feel puzzled by the selection(挑选).Lets see how to pick out a
20、 perfect bike.Decide which type of bike you want.Will you use the bike to ride around town or climb mountains,or both?Buy a road bike for riding mainly on roads and highways.1 They are a good fit for riders with a strong back.Flexibility is needed due to the riding position.2 The tires are large,whi
21、ch helps to grab the surface and push you forward when youre going uphill.3Be honest about your ability,and consider where youd like to be in the future.Buy a bike thats right in the middle of your current skill level and your idea of yourself.Set your price range.4 Try to find a bike shop with good
22、 bargains.Used bikes are often value for money.If you are given the choice between a new bike priced at 150 euros and a used bike of the same price then the used bike is often the better choice.Research bikes online.5 Because online sellers dont necessarily have to show and stock their bikes,they ca
23、n pass on the savings in the form of a cheaper price.A.Judge yourself as a cyclist.B.Sit on the back to see if it fits you.C.Road bikes have lighter frames and slimmer tires.D.You can always buy a used bike if youre short of money.E.Ask your friends for recommendations before you buy a bicycle.F.Choose a mountain bike for riding on trails or mountain biking.G.The Internet is a great option to consider when you are buying a bike.答案15 CFADG