2021-2022高考英語模擬試卷

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第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

1.Reportersaskedhimtohispositiononwelfarereform.

A.clarifyB.divideC.instruct

2.Thereisasafreedinnerinthisworld.Asthesayinggoes,“Nopains,nogains.”

A.nosuchagoodthingB.suchnogoodthing

C.nosuchgoodthingD.notsoagoodthing

3.Thegirlissogratefulwheneversheremembersmybrotherandme___herfromtheicywater.

A.tohavesavedB.tosaveC.savingD.saved

4.?一Theyarequiet,aren'tthey?

-yes.Theyareaccustomedatmeals.

A.totalkingB.tonottalkingC.tonottalkD.totalk

5.—Doyoureallyplantodropoutofthefootballteam?

_It'stimeformetoconcentrateonmystudy.

A.I'mjustkidding.B.Definitelynot.

C.ImeanitD.Whatapity!

6.Allwehaveis24precioushoursadayandthereforeweshallwaste

A.nothing

B.none

C.neither

D.noone

7.—Startingaconversationisagoodwaytokilltimeonthetrain.

—.Ialsoliketotalkwithstrangers.

A.ThatistrueB.Itsoundslikefun

C.Idon'tthinksoD.Youarekidding

8.farinthecontest,wearesodisappointed.

A.NotgettingB.Nottoget

C.NothavinggotD.Notgot

9.Morewildtigershavebeenseenintheforestaroundthisarea,thereusedtobeveryfew.

A.whenB.whereC.vvhatD.which

10.I'mnotquitesurehowtogetthere,---------I'dbetteramap.

A.watchB.lookupC.consultD.read

11.—DidyoutakesideswhenMomandDadwerearguingagain?

—No.Tvelearnedthatifsbestuntilitblowsover.

A.tocallitadayB.topulltheirlegs

C.tositonthefenceD.towashmyhandsoff

12.Advertisingisdifferentfromotherformsofcommunicationinthattheadvertiserpaysforthemessage.

A.todeliverB.deliveredC.tobedeliveredD.delivering

13.—Mike,ourteamwillplayagainsttheRocketsthisweekend.Iamsurewewillwin.

A.CongratulationsB.Cheers

C.BestwishesD.Goodluck

14.Takingdrugshasbecomepartofeverysportathletesseektoachievebeyondtheirnaturallimits.

A.whichB.thatC.whoD.where

15.NewlychairmanoftheChineseBasketballAssociation,YaoMinghasputreformingthedomesticgame's

managementatthetopofhisagenda.

A.appointingB.appointed

C.beingappointedD.havingappointed

16.—Theweatheristoocold__Marchthisyear.

-Itwasstill___whenIcamehereyearsago.

A.for;colderB.in;cold

C.in;hotD.for;hotter

17.—Hello,ItoaskifIcanbookaflighttickettoHainantomorrow?

—Sorry,we'vealreadysoldout.

A.phoneB.willphone

C.amphoningD.havephoned

18.DorisLessing,anauthorwhohashadafascinatinglife,livedinIranshewasfivebeforemovingto

Zimbabwe.

A.unlessB.since

C.untilD.after

19.Withsomesnowontopofit,theYellowMountainlookedfantasticthiswinter.Actually,!doubtwhetherwecouldvisit

mountaininChina.

A.amostbeautifulB.themostbeautiful

C.amorebeautifulD.abeautiful

20.Atonetime,sheisfine,atanother,sheisabnormal.

A.andB.orC.butD.so

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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

21.（6分）Giftbuyingfor11to14-year-oldscanproducememoriesofthatclassiccomplainer.66Thisgiftistooold."

“Thisgiftistooyoung.""Thisgiftwaspopular,like,fiveminutesago."Don'tstress.Ourfungiftsaresuretomakeyou

smile.

—JudySuttonTaylor

SnowballLauncher

Thekidsonyourlistwillbehappytodroptheirelectronicdevicesandheadoutsideduringthenextbigsnowstorm

thankstothisgiftthatlaunchessnowballsupto70feet.Apracticetargetisincludedtoensurethey9rereadyforahard

battle.$16.97at

NintendoSwitch

Gamerswentcrazyforthismixedgamingsystemwhenitwasreleasedlastspring,anditwasinconsistentlyshort

supplyuntilnow.Thedeviceallowsuserstoplaysoloorwithafriend,connectittoaTVtoplayonabigscreen,unfold

thestandfortabletopcompetitions,oruseitforhand-heldplay.$299.99;linkstolicensedretailersator

MertritteAnimalHeadphone

Tuneswillnodoubtsoundsweetertoloversofanymusicgenrewhenthey5recoiningfromthesecute-as-can-be

headphonesdesignedbycelebritystylistsEmilyCurrentandMerrittElliott.Thegoldfinishaddssomefunflare（閃光裝

置）thatissuretoinspirecopycats.$59at

BBOPBalls

Iftheresamoreentertainingwaytosettlesiblingdifferencesthanhavingwarringbrothersandsistersbumpinto

eachotherputtingonmega-sizedbubblearmor（盔甲）,we'dliketoknowaboutit.Chancesare,evenwhatmayseem

likethemostcatastrophicconflictswillendinbellylaughsafterafewroundswearingthese.$69.98forasetoftwoat

or.

1、Whatwillbethebestchoiceforavideogameenthusiast?

A.SnowballLauncher.B.NintendoSwitch.

C.MertritteAnimalHeadphone.D.BBOPBalls.

2、WhatcanwelearnfromaBBOPBall?

A.Itisadeviceforbellydance.

B.Itisthemostexpensivetoymentioned.

C.Itissuitabletoentertainbrothersandsisters.

D.Itmaycauseconflictsamongbrothersandsisters.

3、Whodoesthetextspeciallyappealto?

A.PupilsandTeenagers.B.MusicLovers.

C.SchoolTeachers.D.GiftBuyers.

22.（8分）NEWDELHI—InIndia'sspacecenteronthebarrierislandofSriharikota,thewhite-jacketedscientists

heldtheirbreaths.

Thecountry'strustyred-and-vvhitesatellitelaunchvehiclehadliftedoffmomentsbeforeandblastedintoorbit.

ThePolarSatelliteLaunchVehicleC-37wasabouttoperformadelicatemaneuvei?（操縱，任務(wù)）一carefullysending

104satellitesintotheheavens,thehighestnumbereverattemptedinonemission.OneIndianspaceanalystontelevision

likenedthecomplicatedmaneuvertodroppingchildrenatdifferentbusstops.

About10a.m.Wednesday,theannouncementcame:Allthesatelliteshadbeensuccessfullylaunched.Thescientists

breathedacollectivesighofrelief,andbackslappingandapplausefollowed.

“Thisisagreatmomentforeachandeveryoneofus.Todaywehavemadehistory,“projectmanager

B.Jayakumarsaidafterward.Thetotalnumberofsatellitesfaroutstripped（超過）thepreviousrecord—37atthesame

timesentintospacebyRussiain2014.

Wednesday'slaunchwasanothersuccessfortheIndianSpaceResearchOrganization（ISRO）,whichisrapidly

gainingareputationgloballyforitseffectiveyetlow-costmissions.

Indiahadalreadysentupdozensofsatellites,including20inonelaunchlastyear.

In2014,IndiabecamethefirstAsiannationtosendaprobe（探測器）intoorbitaroundMars,a$74millioneffort

that,asPrimeMinisterNarendraModinotedatthetime,costlessthanwhatittooktomaketheHollywoodspacemovie

“Gravity".

ThefiercenationalpridethatresultedafterthatsuccesssenttheMarsproberocketingontothefaceofthe

country'snew2,000rupee（$30）currencynote（鈔票）inNovember.

“NowIndiaisshowingitscompetitivenessinthe$300billionglobalspacemarket/9saidRajeswariPillai

Rajagopalan,headoftheNuclearandSpacePolicyInitiativeattheObserverRearchFoundationinNewDelhi.

1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"likened”meaninthe3rdparagraph?

A.contributed

B.compared

C.preferred

D.tied

2^WhatdoesIndia'sPrimeMinisterModiimplyaccordingtothe8thparagraph?

A.The104-satellitemaneuvercostlessmoneythanthefilm“Gravity"did.

B.Shootingafilmisalwaysmoreexpensivethanlaunchingarocket.

C.TheMarsproberocketingischaracteristicofbeinglowincost.

D.Allrealexplorationsarecheaperthanvirtualones.

3、ThewayIndiaadoptedtoshowthesignificanceoftheMarsproberocketingisequaltothewayChinesegovernment

useinChina.

A.ChairmanMaoZedong'sportrait

B.apictureoftheLong-marchrocket

C.apictureoftheThree?gorges（峽谷）project

D.PresidentXiJinping'sportrait

4、Itcanbeinferredthatafterthesuccessinthe104-satellitelaunch,Indiawill.

A.becomeNo.1intheglobalspacemarket

B.takeupalargermarketshareinthefuture

C.showitsabilityamonglocalcompetitors

D.haveanorderof$300billion

23.（8分）Chicagofestivalseasonishere,butareyouready?Musicfestivals,filmseries,streetfests,beer

bashes—it'sasummerlongparty.Sopulloutyourcalendar,referenceourguideandstartblockingoffweekends.

?FridayArtMarketsatDaleyPlaza

SelectFridaysAugust19throughStepmber

DaleyPlaza

Cost:Free

Website

Directions

Nearly75artistswillbeexhibitingtheirworkinDaleyPlaza,includingjewelry,ceramics,sculpture,paintings,

glass,wearables,woodandmixedmedia.

?RenegadeChicagoPop-Up

Sept.9-10

Pilsen

Cost:Free

Website

Directions

Getyourhandsonthegoodsatthisoutdoorcelebrationofallthingshandmade.Festivitiesincludefoodtrucks,DJ

sets,craftbrews,DIYworkshops,photoopsandshopping.

?MillenniumParkSummerMusicSeries

SelectMondaysandThursdaysJune12throughAug.21

MillenniumPark

Cost:Free

Website

Directions

Grabablanketandsomepicnicsnacksforafreeoutdoorconcertinthepark.Themusicseriesfeaturesawide

varietyofmusicfromtoplocal,nationalandinternationalartists.

?NorthsiderCraftBeerFest

Sept23

Uptown

Cost:$15-$69

Website

Directions

Spendadayonthegreensamplingbeersandhardciders（蘋果汁）frombreweriesacrossthecountry,including

Colorado,Michigan,CaliforniaandWisconsin—andlefsnotforgetthoseinourownhomestate,too.

1、WhatcanyoubuywhenyouvisitFridayArtMarketsatDaleyPlaza?

A.Artworks.B.Beers.

C.Picnicsnacks.D.Fruitjuice.

2、Whichofthefollowinglastsmorethantwomonths?

A.FridayArtMarketsatDaleyPlaza.B.RenegadeChicagoPop-Up.

C.MillenniumParkSummerMusicSerie.D.NorthsiderCraftBeerFest.

3、WhatisspecialaboutNorthsiderCraftBeerFest?

A.Youcanenjoyfreedrinks.B.Youhavetopaytoattendit.

C.Youcanappreciateaconcert.D.Youcancreateyourownbeer.

24.（8分）Babbage,borninLondonin1791,wasagreatmathematicalgenius.Hewasanaturalinventor.

Whenhefinishedschool,hewenttostudymathematicsatCambridgeUniversity.Later,hegotajobteachingatthe

university.Whileworkingthere,hedesignedhis“firstdifferenceengine”.Thiswas,basically,ahand-operated

mechanicalcalculator.

Hetooknineyearstobuildapartofthemachine.Thismachinecanmakecomplexmathematicalcalculations.It's

abasicmechanicalcomputer.

Babbagedreamed,however,ofmorecomplicatedmachines.Infact,hedidn'tonlydream;hebegantodesignthem.

Theresultwasaseriesof^analyticalengines"whichwereinfactpowerfulcomputers!

Hisdesignscontainedprocessors,controlunits,amemory,andaninput/outputsystem.Thesearethefouressential

partsofamodernmathematicalcomputer!

Alas!His"seconddifferenceengine“couldn'tuseelectricitysincethishadn'tyetbecomeausablesourceofpower,

soBabbagehadtomakedowithmechanicalsystems.Forthisreason,themachinewasbig,complicatedandexpensive.

ThoughBabbageproducedcompleteplansforthemachine,hecouldn'tbuildit.Itwastooadvancedforitsage!

Itwasnotuntilalmost160yearslaterthatBabbage's“seconddifferenceengine“wasfinallymanufactured.The

firstworkingversionofthismachinewasbuiltbytheScienceMuseuminLondon,fortheBabbagebicentenaryin1991.

AsecondmachinewasthenbuiltforanAmericanhigh-techmillionaire,whoputitintheComputerHistoryMuseum,in

California.

Babbage'sanalyticalengineswouldhaveused“programs”likethoseusedinthetextile（紡織）industrytomake

complicatedpatterns,buttheywereneverbuilt.Thisbrilliantmathematicianreallywastoofaraheadofhistime!

1、WheredidBabbageplanhis“firstdifferenceengine”?

A.InLondon

B.Athighschool

C.AtCambridge

D.InScienceMuseum

2、Whatdoweknowabouthis"seconddifferenceengine”？

A.Ittookhimnineyearstobuildit

B.Itwasfaraheadofitstime

C.Itsdeigncameoutinhisdreams

D.Itspowersourcewaselectricity

3、The"seconddifferenceengine"wasbuilttoworkin1991.

A.foranAmericanmillionaire

B.inmemoryofBabbage

C.totestitsabilitytouseelectricity

D.fortextileindustrytomakepatterns

4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Babbage'senginesdidn'trunonprograms

B.Textilepatternsareproducedwithprograms

C.Babbagecanbeseenasthefatherofcomputers

D.Babbage'sanalyticalengineswereneverbuilt

25.（10分）AwomanfromAustraliahasfoundtheworld'soldestknownmessageinabottlenearly132yearsafter

itwascastintothesea.

TonyaUlmandiscoveredthedrift（漂流）bottlehalf-buriedinthesandonabeachinWesternAustralia,180

kilometersnorthofthestatecapitalPerth.

Themessage,dated12June1886,wasthrownintotheIndianOceanfromtheGermanshipPaula,whichwasen

routefromCardiff,Wales,toitsdestinationofDutchEastIndies（nowIndonesia）.Thebottlewasoneofthethousands

thrownintooceansaspartofa69-year-longGermanexperimentonglobalcurrents（洋流）tofindfastershipping

routes.

Untilnow,thepreviousworldrecordfortheoldestmessageinabottlewas108years,4monthsand18daysfrom

thetimeitwascastuntilitsdiscovery.

Ulmanfoundthebottlenearherson'scarinthebeach'ssoftsand.

“IwaswalkingacrosswhenIsawsomethingstickingoutofthesand,soIwenttotakeacloserlook,”Ulmanwas

quotedassaying.

uItjustlookedlikealovelyoldbottle,soIpickeditupthinkingitmightlookgoodinmybookcase.Myson's

girlfriendwastheonewhodiscoveredthenotewhenshewenttotipthesandout.

“Thenotewasdamp,rolledtightlyandtiedwithastring.Wetookithomeanddrieditout,andwhenweopenedit,

wesawitwasinGerman,withveryfaintGermanhandwritingonit.”

TheUlmanstooktheirfindtothelocalmuseumwhichestablishedthatthebottlewasa19thCenturyDutchgin

bottle,andtheGermanshipPaulasailedfromCardifftoMakassar（Indonesia）in1886.

1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewly-foundbottle?

A.ItwasthrownoverboardnearGermany.

B.Itwasbroughttoauniversityforconsultation.

C.Itwasoneofthebottlescastintotheoceanin1886.

D.Itwasusedforsendingamessagetotoday'sIndonesia.

2、Whatdotheunderlinedwords"enroute”inParagraph3mean?

A.Ontheway.B.Offthecourse.

C.Inthecenter.D.Attheend.

3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.19thCenturyDutchGinBottleReturnedtoGermany

B.OldestMessageinaBottleFoundonAustralianBeach

C.GermanShipPaulaSailedAcrosstheIndianOceanin1886

D.69-year-longGermanExperimentonGlobalCurrentsEnded

第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項.

26.（30分）ItwasataconcertthatIhappenedtofindDavid.Hewasholdinghisheadatastrange]asifhe

werestaringdownatsomething.Thenthetruthstruckme.Hewasblind.Thelastthingheremembers2washis

daughterbeingborn.Thentheworldwent3?

Badluckisnostrangertothis44-year-oldman.Hismotherdiedofcancer,andhisweakfatherhad

to411-year-oldDavidtothecareofthestate.Thingsseemedalwaystogofrombadto5Twoyearsago,

hisbelovedguidedogpulledhimoutofthe6ofatruck.Davidwasnothurt.Thedog7ButDavid

doesnotfeelsorryforhimself.HThesearejustlittleobstacles（障礙）youhaveto8inyourlife,**hesaid.Hehasto

makeadailytwo-hourtriptohisworkingplace-theX-raydepartmentofan9room.Itwasahardjob

to10,Beforehegotit,DavidwasdeterminedtoescapetheworkshoprunbytheLighthouse,an

organization11tohelpblindpeople.HewantedajobofdevelopingX-rayfilm,,something12,notjusthe,

mustdointhedark,includingpeoplewith13eyesight.TheLighthousecalledmanyhospitals,withno

result,14theyofferedtopayhisfirstthreemonths*salary.

Davidworksaloneinadarkroomthat15chemicals.Hecannotweargloves.16,hecouldnot

feel.Sincethisisanemergencyroom,livescanbe17oroutofdangerHisdirectresssaysshetrustshim

100percent.Hemakes$20000ayear.Buthismotivation（動機）goes18money.nByworking,Icanactualize

myown19,Thafsthemostimportant!Mhesaid.

Whatashiningexampleforusto20!

1、A.ankleB.directionC.angleD.altitude

2、A.doingB.feelingC.seeingD.hearing

3、A.blankB.colorfulC.emptyD.silent

4、A.bringupB.bringinC.giveupD.givein

5、A.worseB?goodC.betterD.mad

6、A.bottomB.pathC.wheelD.back

7、A.killedB.sacrificedC.diedD.injured

8、A.seekB.overcomeC.surroundD.search

9、A.upstairsB.emergencyC.informationD.underground

10、A.dealwithB.getthroughC.takeupD.comeby

11、A.intendedB.plannedC.offeredD.devoted

12^A.everyoneB.nobodyC.someoneD.none

13、A.commonB.poorC.normalD.actual

14、A.becauseB.ifC.incaseD.eventhough

15、A.consistsofB.smellsofC.tasteslikeD.feelslike

16、A.HoweverB.UnfortunatelyC.OtherwiseD.Besides

17、A.putatriskB.putupwithC.takenholdofD.takenincharge

18、A.intoB.beyondC.ontoD.below

19>A.blindnessB?incomeC.valueD.experience

20、A.setB.takeC.studyD.follow

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）Todaywetellabouttheexpression"downtoearth'M"Downtoearth"meansbeingopenandhonest.

1,iseasytodealwithsomeonewhoisdowntoearth.Suchpeoplecouldbeimportantmembersofsociety,2,theydo

notconsiderthemselvestobebetterthanthosewhoare3,（important）.Theydonotlettheirimportance"gototheir

heads”.Someone4.（let）somethinggotohisheadfeelsheisbetterthanothers.Hehas5."bighead”.

Apersonwho6.（fill）withhisownimportanceandprideissaidtohave“hisnoseintheair”.Oftentheperson

whohasabigheadandhisnoseintheairhasnoreasontofoolbetterthanothers.

Americansuseanotherexpressionthatissimilarinsomeways7."downtoearth"—"bothfeetontheground.”

Someonewithbothfeetonthegroundisapersonwithagoodunderstandingof8?（real）.Heactshonestlyandopenly

toothers.Hehas2_iscalled"commonsense”andhedoesnotallowhisdreams10.（block）hisunderstandingofwhat

isreal.

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）下面短文中有10處語法錯誤。請在有錯誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個單詞。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（A），并在其下面寫上該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。

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11處起）不計分。Onceuponatimetherewasaboywhofondofreading.However,

hewasverypoortobuyanybooks、Thatwasthereasonthathehadtoborrowbooksfromarichmanwhoownedalot

ofbooks、Theboyknewclearlythathehastofinishreadingthebookshehadborrowedthemandreturnthemtothe

ownerassoonaspossible>Arichman,whowasreadytolendanyofhisbooktotheboy,readfewofhisownbooks、

Withtimegoingon,theboyreadalotsbutfinallybecameafamouswriterinhistime>Thoughtherichmanhadsomany

books,heremainedamanwithlittleknowledgebecauseofheseldomreadhisbooks>

第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）

29.（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，你校外事處招募暑假“志愿家庭”，接待來你市參觀訪問的美國中學(xué)生代表。請用英文寫

份承接申請，內(nèi)容包括；

1.介紹家庭成員及居住、交通條件；

2.說明英語交流溝通水平；

3.安排美國朋友參加的家庭活動。

注意：1.詞數(shù)不少于100

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

DearSir,

Isincerelyhopethatmyfamilycanhavethehonortobeahostfamily.

Yours,

LiHua

參考答案

第一部分（共20小題，每小題L5分，滿分30分）

1、A

2、C

3、C

4、B

5、C

6、B

7、A

8、C

9、B

10、C

11、c

12、C

13、D

14、D

15、B

16、A

17、C

18、C

19、C

20、C

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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

21、1、B

2、C

3、D

22、Maybenooneforgetstheirfirstbikeandthereisnoexceptiontoawomanlikeme.MinewasaSchwinncoaster

bike,second-hand,paintedredandyellowbyitspreviousowner.Irememberridingtoofastdownthebighillon

SpringfieldAvenue.Iknewatoncethattheworldwasminetoexplore.

Acoupleofyearslater,whenIwas11,mygrandmothervisitedfromEngland,bringingmeabike.Itwasadark

greenone,withthreegears（齒輪）andhandbrakes.AstheownerofthefirstEnglishbikemyfriendshadeverseen,I

wasalmostfamous.

Unlikemycoasterbike,itwaslight—ridingitfeltlikeflying.Irodepastbigstonehouseswiththeirhugeyardsand

trees.Irodepastbrickrowhouses.Irodealoneandwithgroupsoffriends.

Thatbelovedbikewentwithmetocollege,carryingmetothelibraryandtoclasses.Beyondtransport,itwasoften

aprop（道具）：PushingitalongasIwalkedthecollegepathsmademefeellessself-conscious.Somehow,conversation

flowedmoreeasilyoneithersideofabike.

Aftercollege,Ilivedabroadforawhile.ReturningfromLondon,Idiscoveredtomyhorrorthatmyparentshad

soldmybike.

Foryearsafterthat,Ididn'thaveabikethatwasreallymine.TeachinginaNewEnglandprepschool（學(xué)校），I

simplyrodewhateverbikesitsgraduateshadleftbehind.Irodearoundthelittletownonbikeswithgearsandbrakes

thatoftenfailed.IdidnottakeanyofthosebikeswithmewhenImovedsouthtothecoastaltownwhereInowlive.But

afterawhileImissedriding.

Finally,onafallday,Iboughtabike.Calledacomfortbike,ithaswidertiresthanmyoldbikeandsevengears.

Butitisgreen—abrightergreenbike.

Still,Iwasabitworried;Iwasalotolder.Ibroughtthebikehomeandputonmyhelmet—I'dneverwornahelmet

before.ThenIgotonthebike.Afteradifficultstart,IfeltexactlyasIwasonthatlong-agodayonSpringfieldAvenue:

free.SoonIwasridingalong,watchingthewavesbreak.ItseemedthateveryoneIpassedsmiled.AndIknewtheyall

rememberedtheirfirstbikeandhowithadsetthemfree.Iwantedtocallbacktothem,"Itstillcan!”

5、Accordingtothearticle,theauthor'sbelovedbike.

A.wasaredandyellowcoasterbike

B?madehertheenvyofallherfriends

C.washerbirthdaygiftfromhergrandmother

D.madehershyandawkwardattimesatcollege

6、Whenshewasteachingataprepschool,theauthor.

A.didn,tlikeheronce-belovedbike

B.gotoutofthehabitofridingbikes

C.lovedexploringthelittletownbyridingaround

D.rodebikesthathadbeenrecommendedtoherbygraduates

7、Whathappenedtotheauthoraftershemovedtothecoastaltown?

A.Sheboughtanothercoasterlikeheroldone.

B.Shefoundthatshewastoooldtorideabike.

C.Shechallengedherselftorideamore