2021-2022高考英語模擬試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Inmyopinion,one’sindividualincomedoesnotwhollyreflecttheextent________one’sself-valueandsocialvaluearerealized.A．ofwhich B．withwhichC．onwhich D．towhich2．—Whydidyoucomebytaxi?—MycarbrokedownlastweekandIstillitrepaired.A．didn’thave B．hadn’thadC．haven’thad D．won’thave3．Contrarytopopularbelief,takingawalkimmediatelyaftermealsdoesn’t_______dogoodtoourhealth.A．necessarily B．specially C．directly D．constantly4．—Haveyouheard____newsthatover10,000peoplelosttheirlivesintheearthquakeinJapan?—Notyet．What____bigsurprise!A．the;a B．the;/ C．/;/ D．/;a5．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish，soyou'dbetterbuy__________．A．this B．that C．it D．one6．TheydideverythingintheirpowertosavethebuildingdatingbacktotheQingDynasty,buttheireffortswere.A．inturn B．intimeC．invain D．inneed7．Moresubwaylines______tomaketravellingeasyinBeijinginthecomingyears.A．willbuild B．willbebuiltC．build D．a(chǎn)rebuilt8．___________theeffectofcultureshock,heistryingtoreadalotaboutitbeforegoingtoFranceforfurtherstudy.A．ToreduceB．ReducedC．ReducingD．Havingreduced9．—HaveyouseenJiangWen’smovieLettheBulletsFlyrecently?—Yes.Iittwicelastweek,Athomeandinthetheatre.A．hadenjoyed B．enjoyed C．haveenjoyed D．wasenjoying10．IwishI______atmysister’sweddinglastTuesday,butIwasonabusinesstripinNewYorkthen.A．willbe B．wouldbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen11．Wefirmlybelievethat______thenewexaminationsystemcomesintoexistence,completelynewsituationswillarise.A．consideringB．supposedC．providingD．given12．Thelittlegirl________aforeignlanguagefairlyquickly.A．pickedup B．gotup C．steppedup D．madeup13．---Thankyouforremindingmeofthetime,orIlatefortheflightyesterday.---Don’tmentionit.A．willhavebeen B．wouldhavebeenC．mustbe D．couldbe14．—Whataboutgoingabroadforfurtherstudy?—Great,butIneverexpected______achanceformebefore.A．theretobeB．therebeingC．ittobeD．itbeing15．Theresearcherswhostudyjokeswanttofindout_______peoplefromdifferentnationsandculturesfindfunny.A．why B．thatC．what D．whether16．Peterhaspreviousexperience,______Ithinkhe’stherightpersonforthejob.A．orB．butC．forD．so17．Theworld’sleadingthinkersandpolicymakersexaminewhat’scomeapartinthepastyear,andwhatwilldefinetheyearahead,A．evaluateB．innovateC．a(chǎn)nticipateD．regulate18．---DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?---Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch19．Marydoesn'twanttomovetoBeijingbecauseifshe_________there,shewouldn'tbeabletoseeherhusbandoften.A．wouldlive B．weretoliveC．haslived D．lives20．—You’veagreedtogo,sowhyaren’tyougettingready?—ButI________thatIwasexpectedtosetoffatonce.A．don’trealizeB．didn’trealizeC．haven’trealizedD．hadn’trealized第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Wecanachieveknowledgeeitheractivelyorpassively.Weachieveitactivelybydirectexperience,bytestingandprovinganidea,orbyreasoning.Weachieveknowledgepassivelybybeingtoldbysomeoneelse.MostofthelearningthattakesplaceintheclassroomandthekindthathappenswhenwewatchTVorreadnewspapersormagazinesispassive.Conditionedaswearetopassivelearning,it’snotsurprisingthatwedependonitinoureverydaycommunicationwithfriendsandco-workers.Unfortunately,passivelearninghasaseriousproblem.Itmakesustendtoacceptwhatwearetoldevenwhenitislittlemorethanhearsay(傳聞)andrumor.DidyoueverplaythegameRumor?Itbeginswhenonepersonwritesdownamessagebutdoesn’tshowittoanyone.Thenthepersonwhispersit,wordforword,toanotherperson.Thatperson,inturn,whispersittostillanother,andsoon,throughallthepeopleplayingthegame.Thelastpersonwritesdownthemessagewordforwordasheorshehearsit.Thenthetwowrittenstatementsarecompared.Typically,theoriginalmessagehaschanged.That’swhathappensindailylife.Thesimplefactthatpeoplerepeatastoryintheirownwordschangesthestory.Then,too,mostpeoplelistenimperfectly.Andmanyenjoyaddingtheirowncreativetouchtoastory,tryingtoimproveonit,stampingitwiththeirownpersonalstyle.Yetthosewhohearitthinktheyknow.Thisprocessisalsofoundamongscholarsandauthors:Astatementofopinionbyonewritermayberestatedasfactbyanother,whomayinturnbequotedbyyetanother;andthisprocessmaycontinue,unlessitoccurstosomeonetoquestionthefactsonwhichtheoriginalwriterbasedhisopinionortochallengetheinterpretationheplaceduponthosefacts.1、Accordingtothepassage,activelearningmayoccurin________.A．readingscientificjournalsB．listeningtotheteacherinclassC．doingachemicalexperimentD．watchingnewsprogrammesonTV2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．Classroom.B．Newspapers.C．Activelearning.D．Passivelearning.3、ThegameRumorismentionedinParagraph4inordertotellreadersthat________.A．playinggamescanmakepeoplemoreactiveB．peopletendtoliketellinglieswhenplayinggamesC．a(chǎn)messagemaybechangedwhenbeingpassedonD．peoplemayhaveproblemswiththeirsenseofhearing4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Scholarsandauthorscan’tbetrusted.B．Passivelearningmaynotbereliable.C．Peoplelikespreadingrumorsindailylife.D．ActivelearningismoreImportantthanpassivelearning.22．（8分）Ifyouthoughtpilotsdimmed（調(diào)暗）thelightsbeforetakeofftogiveyousomeshuteye,thinkagain.Believeitornot,thedimlightingcouldactuallyhelpsaveyourlifeincaseofaplaneemergency.Thedimmedlightsbeforetakingofftherunwayandlandingareaflightprecautionusedtohelppassengers’eyesadjustquickerduringanemergencyescape.“Goingfromabrightlylitenvironmenttoonethat’scompletelydarkwouldrequiresometimeforoureyestofocusandseetheescapeslide,”AliceTheriault,servicedirectorforAirCanadawroteinapressstatement.“Sinceweneedtohaveallthesecondsonoursideintheeventofanemergency,dimmingthelightsisoneofmanystepswetaketoensurethesafetyofourcustomers.”Thephenomenonthatyoureyesseethosestrangespeckles(小斑點(diǎn))asyoursightadjuststoadarkplaceafterbeinginalightplaceiscalleddarkadaptation.Itnormallytakesoureyesabout20to30secondstoseebestinadarkroom.Thebrighterthelights,thelongerittakesforoureyestoadjust,whichiswhydimmingtheplanelightscouldshortenyour“darkadaptation”timesinceyouhaven’tbeensittingunderfluorescentbulbs(熒光燈)allflight.Notonlydoesdimminglightsaddvaluabletimetotheescapeprocess,butitreducesthetensiononyoureyesifyouneedtolookoutside,orseetheemergencylightingalongthepassage.“Ithelpskeepyouintherightdirection.”PatrickSmith,anairlinepilotandauthorofCockpitConfidentialtoldTheTelegraph.“Italsomakesiteasierforflightattendantstoassessanyoutsiderisks,suchasfireordebris,thatmightaffectanescape.”Sonexttimeapilotdimsthelights,justknowit’sforyoursafety,eventhoughitcreatesagentleatmosphereforyourtakeoffintothesky.1、Thelightsareturneddownbeforetakeofftohelppassengers_______.A．escapeintimeofemergencyB．takeashortbreakC．createacomfortableatmosphereD．enjoythemselves2、WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtoParagragh2and3?A．Dimminglightsisrequiredwhenaccidentshappen.B．Oureyesneedsometimetoadapttothechangeoflight.C．Specklesarecausedbytheuseofdimmedlights.D．Itisrequiredforpilotstoturnofflightsduringtheflight.3、Whatisthefunctionofshortening“darkadaptation”time?A．Slowingdownthelanding.B．Adjustingtheplanelights.C．Keepingpassengerscalm.D．Helpingthecrewjudgeoutsiderisks.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Atiptomakeairtravelsafer.B．Anemergencyeventhappeningonaplane.C．Anexplanationofanairlinesafetymeasure.D．Awarningmessagefromthepilot.23．（8分）NEWDELHI—InIndia’sspacecenteronthebarrierislandofSriharikota,thewhite-jacketedscientistsheldtheirbreaths.Thecountry’strustyred-and-whitesatellitelaunchvehiclehadliftedoffmomentsbeforeandblastedintoorbit.ThePolarSatelliteLaunchVehicleC-37wasabouttoperformadelicatemaneuver(操縱，任務(wù))—carefullysending104satellitesintotheheavens,thehighestnumbereverattemptedinonemission.OneIndianspaceanalystontelevisionlikenedthecomplicatedmaneuvertodroppingchildrenatdifferentbusstops.About10a.m.Wednesday,theannouncementcame:Allthesatelliteshadbeensuccessfullylaunched.Thescientistsbreathedacollectivesighofrelief,andbackslappingandapplausefollowed.“Thisisagreatmomentforeachandeveryoneofus.Todaywehavemadehistory,”projectmanagerB．Jayakumarsaidafterward.Thetotalnumberofsatellitesfaroutstripped(超過)thepreviousrecord—37atthesametimesentintospacebyRussiain2014.Wednesday’slaunchwasanothersuccessfortheIndianSpaceResearchOrganization(ISRO),whichisrapidlygainingareputationgloballyforitseffectiveyetlow-costmissions.Indiahadalreadysentupdozensofsatellites,including20inonelaunchlastyear.In2014,IndiabecamethefirstAsiannationtosendaprobe(探測器)intoorbitaroundMars,a$74millioneffortthat,asPrimeMinisterNarendraModinotedatthetime,costlessthanwhatittooktomaketheHollywoodspacemovie“Gravity”.ThefiercenationalpridethatresultedafterthatsuccesssenttheMarsproberocketingontothefaceofthecountry’snew2,000rupee($30)currencynote(鈔票)inNovember.“NowIndiaisshowingitscompetitivenessinthe$300billionglobalspacemarket,”saidRajeswariPillaiRajagopalan,headoftheNuclearandSpacePolicyInitiativeattheObserverRearchFoundationinNewDelhi.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“l(fā)ikened”meaninthe3rdparagraph?A．contributedB．comparedC．preferredD．tied2、WhatdoesIndia’sPrimeMinisterModiimplyaccordingtothe8thparagraph?A．The104-satellitemaneuvercostlessmoneythanthefilm“Gravity”did.B．Shootingafilmisalwaysmoreexpensivethanlaunchingarocket.C．TheMarsproberocketingischaracteristicofbeinglowincost.D．Allrealexplorationsarecheaperthanvirtualones.3、ThewayIndiaadoptedtoshowthesignificanceoftheMarsproberocketingisequaltothewayChinesegovernmentuse________inChina.A．ChairmanMaoZedong’sportraitB．a(chǎn)pictureoftheLong-marchrocketC．a(chǎn)pictureoftheThree-gorges(峽谷)projectD．PresidentXiJinping’sportrait4、Itcanbeinferredthatafterthesuccessinthe104-satellitelaunch,Indiawill________.A．becomeNo.1intheglobalspacemarketB．takeupalargermarketshareinthefutureC．showitsabilityamonglocalcompetitorsD．haveanorderof$300billion24．（8分）Itwasathercompany’sannualpicnicthatmymothermetmyfather,andhewalkedherhome.Thenextweek,fromhishomeinChicago,hesentherapostcard:Remembermeplease.Dobecallingyouoneofthesedays.—David.Shestillhasthatpostcard.Iamnotsurewhatmadehersave.Thoughhealreadyhadhisheartsetonher,shehadn'tchosenhimyet,atleastnotconsciously.Myfather,asalesmanforabigelectronicscompany,oftentolduswhileweweregrowingup,itwasblindluckthathewasatthepicnicthatday.HewasintowntomeetwithclientsandhappenedtostopbythebranchofficethatSaturdaymorningtomakeacall.Itwasthemanagerofalocalradiostationwheremymotherworkedasawriter.“Dave!Gladyou’reintown!”hesaid,andinvitedhimtocomerightovertotheirannualpicnic.Latermymotherdatedhimwhenhewasintown.Eventually,onenightafewmonthslater,shewokehermotherandtoldhershewasgoingtomarryDave.Afewmonthsafterthewedding,myfatherwastransferredeast.TheysettledinNewYork,inthehousewhereIgrewup.SometimesIthinkhowtimegetsustogetherandputsusinacertainplacewherewe’refacedwithoneoptionoranother.Weleavebehindwhileotherslivebythechoicewemade.Wecouldhavelivedfullofdifferentpassionsandjoys,differentproblemsanddisappointments.Sometimes,particularlywhenIcamehomelatetoasleepinghouse,myhusbandanddaughtercurledaroundeachother.Ithinkabouttheliveswewouldnothavehadifchoiceshadbroughtustoadifferentplace.AndItrembleatthethoughtthatImighthavemissedthislife,thisman,thischild,thislove.1、Accordingtothetext,wheredidtheauthor’sparentscomeacross?A．Attheauthor’shome.B．Atalocalradiostation.C．Atherfather’scompany’spicnic.D．Athermother’scompany’spicnic.2、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.A．theauthor’sfatherdidn’tlikehermotherB．theauthor’smotheralwaysmaderightdecisionsC．theauthordidn’tbelievehermotherD．theauthor’smotherhadn’tdecidedtomarryherfatheratfirst3、Beforemeetingtheauthor'sfather,hermotherwas________.A．a(chǎn)writerB．a(chǎn)managerC．a(chǎn)teacherD．a(chǎn)saleswoman4、Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A．Shevaluesherlifenow.B．Timemakesherlifenowperfect.C．Sheistiredofherlifenow.D．Herlifenowfacesproblemsanddisappointments.25．（10分）YoumayhaveneverheardofLanthanum,CeriumorNeodymium,buttheseelements(元素)andothersknownas“rareearth”playamajorroleinmoderntechnology.Theycanactuallybefoundinmanyplacesontheearth,butnotinquantitiesthatcanbemined.Onlyafewcountries—China,America,India,Australia,BrazilandMalaysiahaveanythatcanbeminedenoughtobetraded.EventhoughsomeoftheseelementssuchasCeriumareasabundantasCopper,theyarenotfoundinconcentratedamountsontheearth’ssurface.Theyareoftenmixedtogetherwithothermetals,whichmakesextraction(提取)oftheseelementsanexpensiveandanenvironmentallymessyprocess.Itwasduetothisreasonthattheterm“rareearth”wasinvented.Rareearthmetalsareusedwidelyinourlife.Rechargeablecarbatteries,computers,iPhones,DVDplayers,computermonitors,televisions,lighting,lasers,glasspolishing,andsuperconductorsallusequantitiesofrareearthmetals.Also,withtheadvancementin“green”technologylikesolarpanels,theseshinymaterialsarebecomingmoreimportantthanever.Anaverageelectriccaruses10poundsofLanthanumforitsrechargeablebattery!Americahaslargedeposits(存儲量)ofrareearthsandhasoneofthefirstmines.ItwasopenedinSouthernCaliforniain1940.Theelement“Europium”wasthefirstmetaltobeseparatedinquantityforuseincolortelevisions.However,inthe1980’sand1990’s,asChinastartedproducingtheseelementsinInnerMongolia,theminesinAmericaandelsewherecouldnotkeeppace.ThemineinMountainPass,Californiaalsofailedenvironmentalregulationsandshutdownin2002.Now,recognizingtheimportanceofhavingmorethanonesupplierofthisimportantresource,otherrareearthowningcountrieslikeIndiaandAustraliaareeitherdustingofftheirrareearthminesorspeedinguptheirproduction.Itisbelievedthatthedebateoverrareearthswillbecomelouderinthecomingmonthsandyears.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutrareearths?A．TheyareactuallyasabundantasCopper.B．Theycanbeminedeasilyasothermetals.C．Theycanonlybefoundinafewcountries.D．Theyarenotreallyasrareastheyarenamed.2、ComparedwithChina,America.A．paidmoreattentiontoEuropiumB．haslargerdepositsofrareearthsC．startedproducingrareearthsearlierD．hasmorerareearthmines3、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatrareearths.A．a(chǎn)renowingreatdemandB．cannowbeusedinfewfieldsC．a(chǎn)reharmfultotheenvironmentD．willsoonbereplacedbyothermetals第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）JohnnyandIlivedinasmallneighborhoodin1955.Wehadboughtourtwoyoungsonstwo1forChristmasandJohnnywouldassemblethemonChristmasEve.ButonChristmasEveday,Johnny2togotoBrookleyAirForceBaseinMobiletorepairajet.Ihadmyhands3withflour,preparingforChristmasdinnerand4twoenergeticboys.Iwasmakingthechocolatecakewhena(n)5knockedonthedoor.ItwasBeatricewhowasthe6persononourroadwithatelephone.Thebasehad7tosaythataheavytorquewrench(扭矩扳手)hadcomeapartinJohnny’shand,makingthehone8.Mysister-in-lawRuthandherhusband,Otto,tookmetothe9whilemymother-in-lawstayedwiththechildren.Wegotthereonlyto10Johnnywithacastonhisarm,eagertogethomealthoughthedoctorrequiredthathe11.ItwasChristmasEve,Johnny12,andhehadbikestoassembleforhisboys.Thedoctorsaidhe’dconsider13himthenextmorningifJohnnycouldfindsomeonetodrivehimhome.OnChristmasmorning,Johnnytriedcallingthemotorpool(車輛調(diào)配所).Theysaid14mustcomefromhigherup,soJohnny15makingcalls.16,abigbluecarrolleduptothehospitalaskingforthemanwhoneededa17home.Johnny’smotherandIwereputtingdinneronthetablewhenweheardthecar.Wewere18toseeJohnny.WithOtto’shelp,Johnnyassembledtheboys’gifts.ThatcoldChristmasDay,ourheartswerefullof19forthosewhohadgonetheextramiletobringus20ontheholiday.1、A．cars B．bicycles C．phones D．toys2、A．a(chǎn)sked B．refused C．had D．used3、A．full B．decorated C．related D．familiar4、A．searchingfor B．playingwith C．worryingabout D．lookingafter5、A．stranger B．engineer C．operator D．neighbor6、A．last B．right C．only D．first7、A．paused B．called C．decided D．intended8、A．broken B．dirty C．ugly D．a(chǎn)bandoned9、A．base B．hospital C．destination D．station10、A．find B．supply C．a(chǎn)ssist D．equip11、A．leave B．rest C．stay D．relax12、A．believed B．imagined C．expected D．a(chǎn)rgued13、A．a(chǎn)dmiring B．dismissing C．rewarding D．a(chǎn)ssessing14、A．ideas B．demands C．orders D．policies15、A．started B．tried C．kept D．stopped16、A．Suddenly B．Finally C．Instantly D．Gradually17、A．lift B．recipe C．trip D．voyage18、A．thrilled B．embarrassed C．motivated D．terrified19、A．generosity B．consideration C．kindness D．a(chǎn)ppreciation20、A．close B．a(chǎn)part C．a(chǎn)round D．together第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）FireworksmayseemlikeaveryAmericantradition,1．(especial)onthe4thofJuly.ButfireworksgobackmanyyearsbeforethefirstAmericanIndependenceDaycelebration,whichtookplacein1777,inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania.The2．(early)Fireworkscandatebacktoaround2,000yearsagoinChina.Peoplethen3．(say)tohaveroastedbamboostalks(莖).Thestalksturnedblackandmadesounds.Theairinsidethehollow(空的)stalkswouldexplode.BaozhuisaMandarinChineseword4．firecracker.Itmeans“explodingbamboo.”YearslaterChinesechemiststookfireworksastepfurther.This5．(happen)sometimebetween600and900AD.Peoplefilledbamboowithgunpowder.Theythrewitintoafire.Steeldustorironshavingswereadded6．(make)themsparkle(冒火花).InChina,thesefirecrackerswereoftenusedin7．(tradition)celebrations.Inthe13thcentury,fireworksspreadtoEurope.Inthecenturiesthatfollowed,8．(European)startedmovingtoNorthAmerica.SoitwasnosurprisethatwhenJuly4thbegantobecelebratedasAmerica’sIndependenceDay，fireworks9．wereinventedbyChinesepeoplewitnessed10．greatmomentaspartoftheplan.Today,fireworksareanestablishedJuly4thtradition.WillyouseeafireworksdisplaythisIndependenceDay?第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之問交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Manystudentsinmyschoolfeelannoyingthattheyareundergreatpressure、IthasbecomeacommonprobleminmosthighschoolinChina、Asitisknowntoall,Chinahaslargepopulation、Almost10millionstudentsgraduatefromhighschooleveryyear,expectedtobeadmittedbyuniversitiesorcollege、Instead,thecompetitionamongthestudentsisfierce、Wehadtostandoutandprovetobebetterthanothers,whomeanswehavetoworkreallyhard、Ofcourse,somestudentscan’tbearthepressurebutdropbehindwhileothersfacethechallengebravely、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你叫李華。最近，你收到美國筆友Tom發(fā)來的郵件。在郵件中，Tom說最近自己體質(zhì)較差總是感冒，經(jīng)常缺課，因此他非常擔(dān)心即將到來的考試。請你給他回一封郵件。內(nèi)容包括：1.表示安慰；2.提出三點(diǎn)以上建議；3.祝他早日康復(fù)。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、C3、A4、A5、D6、C7、B8、A9、B10、D11、C12、A13、B14、A15、C16、D17、C18、C19、B20、B第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、C2、D3、C4、B22、1、A2、B3、D4、C23、Maybenooneforgetstheirfirstbikeandthereisnoexceptiontoawomanlikeme.MinewasaSchwinncoasterbike,second-hand,paintedredandyellowbyitspreviousowner.IrememberridingtoofastdownthebighillonSpringfieldAvenue.Iknewatoncethattheworldwasminetoexplore.Acoupleofyearslater,whenIwas11,mygrandmothervisitedfromEngland,bringingmeabike.Itwasadarkgreenone,withthreegears(齒輪)andhandbrakes.AstheownerofthefirstEnglishbikemyfriendshadeverseen,Iwasalmostfamous.Unlikemycoasterbike,itwaslight—ridingitfeltlikeflying.Irodepastbigstonehouseswiththeirhugeyardsandtrees.Irodepastbrickrowhouses.Irodealoneandwithgroupsoffriends.Thatbelovedbikewentwithmetocollege,carryingmetothelibraryandtoclasses.Beyondtransport,itwasoftenaprop(道具):PushingitalongasIwalkedthecollegepathsmademefeellessself-conscious.Somehow,conversationflowedmoreeasilyoneithersideofabike.Aftercollege,Ilivedabroadforawhile.ReturningfromLondon,Idiscoveredtomyhorrorthatmyparentshadsoldmybike.Foryearsafterthat,Ididn'thaveabikethatwasreallymine.TeachinginaNewEnglandprepschool(學(xué)校),Isimplyrodewhateverbikesitsgraduateshadleftbehind.Irodearoundthelittletownonbikeswithgearsandbrakesthatoftenfailed.IdidnottakeanyofthosebikeswithmewhenImovedsouthtothecoastaltownwhereInowlive.ButafterawhileImissedriding.Finally,onafallday,Iboughtabike.Calledacomfortbike,ithaswidertiresthanmyoldbikeandsevengears.Butitisgreen—abrightergreenbike.Still,Iwasabitworried;Iwasalotolder.Ibroughtthebikehomeandputonmyhelmet—I'dneverwornahelmetbefore.ThenIgotonthebik