重慶市九校聯(lián)盟2025屆高三第二次聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

重慶市九校聯(lián)盟2025屆高三第二次聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試卷考生請(qǐng)注意：1．答題前請(qǐng)將考場(chǎng)、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào)、考生號(hào)、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號(hào)內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thecompanybegantoproducesilkunderwearlastyear,mostof________importedtoEurope.A．itB．themC．thatD．which2．WithWeChatPaycomingintowidespreaduse,ourhouseholdbillsareconvenient____.A．paying B．paid C．topay D．tobepaid3．Historicsitesimpresswriterswiththeiramazingbeauty,whichareagreatsourceof________.A．inspirationB．compositionC．occupationD．combination4．Mary_______towritingclasseseverynightsinceJuneandthecoursewillendthisweek.A．hadgoneB．hasbeengoingC．isgoingD．went5．Internetshoppingisreally________whenpeoplearesureofitssafetyandsecurity.A．takingoff B．takingupC．settingoff D．settingup6．Thereisapopularview________incitystrangersarelesslikelytohelpanelderlyperson.A．that B．whetherC．why D．how7．Hardworkandlackofsleephave_____herbeautyandyouthinrecentyears.A．wornout B．triedoutC．madeout D．sentout8．---Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethinginterestingtotellyou.---OK,youmakeitshortIwillhavetoworkonthistermpaperduetomorrow.A．nowthatB．a(chǎn)ssoonasC．everytimeD．a(chǎn)slongas9．Mostpeoplequit________anyresultsappear;theygiveuptoosoonandaquitterneverwins.A．whileB．untilC．sinceD．before10．Wearrangedtomeetatthecinemaat7:30,butJackfailedto______.A．breakupB．setupC．turnupD．giveup11．Thenewproductisbeyondallpraiseandhasquicklytakenoverthemarket________itssuperiorquality.A．intermsof B．onaccountofC．onbehalfof D．ontopof12．Itisusuallythoughtalittlechildsaysistruth.A．WhatthatB．thatwhatC．whichD．that13．Wildswans’________intheareaisagoodindicationofabetterenvironment.A．exhibition B．escapeC．a(chǎn)bsence D．a(chǎn)ppearance14．Thishouseisalmost________totheonewhereIlivedasachild.A．identical B．manualC．chilly D．enthusiastic15．---________Isaysomethingtoyou?Youwerereally,reallysomethingbackthere.Incredible!---Areyoutalkingto---me?Whoa!A．Must B．Can C．Need D．Should16．-HowcanIgetintouchwiththetravelagency,Robin?-JustsurftheInternetandthencallone________thetelephonenumberisprovided.A．withwhich B．inwhich C．ofwhich D．bywhich17．—Igotbeateninthefirstroundinthecontest.Iamfeelingdepressed.—Cheerup!Youhaveto________yourself________tohavethelastlaugh.A．open;upB．pick;upC．knock;upD．do;up18．Thiscarisimportanttoourfamily.Wewouldrepairitatourexpense_______itbreakdownwithinthefirstyear.A．could B．wouldC．might D．should19．Thepopularityofgovernmentpostshasdroppedinrecentyears,thoughthecivilservicejobsarestillfavoredbytheChineseastheyoffera_______stablecareer.A．relatively B．regularlyC．roughly D．rigidly20．---Marywasaskedtodosomethingimportant.---Itdoesn’tmatter.Let’stheworkwhereitisleftoff.A．takeup B．takedown C．takein D．takeoff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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Amsterdam'sBestFleaMarketsIjhallenFleaMarketFirstorsecondweekendofeverymonthPerhapsthemostimpressiveofthemallisIjhallen，locatedinthenorthofAmsterdam．Withmorethan1，500standsand3，000freeparkingspaces，themonthlymarketattractsvisitorsfromnotonlytheNetherlands，butEurope-wide．Thereisafiveeuroadmissionfee，butyoucanbeprettysurethatyoucanbrowsesecond-handtreasuresformostoftheday．Anythingandeverythingcanbefoundhere；oldguitarsandantiquechairs，artprintsandmilitarygear．NoordermarktFleaMarketSaturday，9am-4pmMonday，9am-2pmInthecentreoftheJordaan，theNoordermarktFleaMarketonSaturdaysincludesvintage（老式的）goodsandorganicfoodproducefromlocalfarmers．OnMondays，themarkettransformsintoanantique-hunter'sgoldmine．Therearepilesofvintageclothes，antiquebooks，coinsandfurniture．WaterloopeinMarketMonday-Saturday，9am-6pmThemostcentrallylocatedofallfleamarketsinAmsterdam，WaterloopleinMarketoffersvisitorsarangeofsnacks，second-handclothesandvintagetreasures．There'samazeofsecond-handgoods，fromoldglobesandhanginglamps，toAfricandrums，antiquerugsandusedbikes．SpuiBookMarketFriday10am-6pmIdeallysituatedamongbookstores，you'llfindacollectionoftentsshelteringsecond-handandantiquebooksatthebookmarketonSpui．Youcanfindavarietyofliteraturefrombiographiesandpoetrytofantasy-fiction，history，psychologyandgeography．WhilemostbooksarefromtheNetherlands，someEnglishandinternationaltitlesareforsale．Aswellasantiquemaps，printsandrecord．1、Whichfleamarketdoyouneedtopaysomeextramoney？______A．IjhallenFleaMarket． B．NoordermarktFleaMarket．C．WaterloopleinMarket． D．SpuiBookMarket．2、WhatcanyoupickupatNoordermarktFleaMarket？______A．Youcangetenoughparkingspace． B．Youcanchoosearangeofsnacks．C．Youcanbuysomefreshvegetables． D．Youcandigsomegoldmineshere．3、Whenisagoodtimetovisitafavoritemarketforacrazybookfan？______A．Firstweekendofeverymonth． B．Friday，10am-6pm．C．Monday，9am-6pm． D．Saturday，9am-4pm．22．（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(guò))thepreviousrecord—37atthesametimesentintospacebyRussiain2014.Wednesday’slaunchwasanothersuccessfortheIndianSpaceResearchOrganization(ISRO),whichisrapidlygainingareputationgloballyforitseffectiveyetlow-costmissions.Indiahadalreadysentupdozensofsatellites,including20inonelaunchlastyear.In2014,IndiabecamethefirstAsiannationtosendaprobe(探測(cè)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$300billion23．（8分）WelcometoAdventureland!EveryonelovesAdventureland!TheParksandExhibitionswerebuiltforyoutoexplore（探索）,enjoy,andadmiretheirwonders.Everyvisitwillbeanunforgettableexperience.Youwillgoawayenriched,longingtocomeback.Whatareyougoingtodothistime?TheTravelPavilionExploreplacesyouhaveneverbeentobefore,andexperiencedifferentwaysoflife.VisittheAmazonjungle（叢林）village,theTurkishmarket,theTaifloatingmarket,theBerbermountainhouseandothers.Talktothepeopletherewhowilltellyouabouttheirlives,andthingstheymake.Youcantrymakingacarpet,makingnets,fishing…TheFutureTowerThisexhibitionshowshowprogresswilltouchourlives.Itallowsustolookintothefutureandexplorethecitiesofthenextcenturyandthewaywe’llbelivingthen.Spendsometimeinourspacestationandclimbintooursimulator（模擬裝置）fortheJourneytoMars!TheNatureParkThisisnotreallyoneparkbutseveral.IntheSafariParkyoucandriveamongAfricananimalsinoneofourRangeCruisers:seelions,giraffes,elephantsinthewild.MoveontotheOceanParktowatchthedolphinsandwhales.AndthenthereisstilltheAviarytosee…ThePyramidThisisthecenterofAdventureland.Runoutoffilm,needsomepostcardsandstamps?Forallthesethingsandmanymore,visitourundergroundshoppingcenter.Comehereforinformationandideastoo.1、TheTravelPavilionisbuilttohelpvisitors.A．realizetheimportanceoftravellingB．learnsomethingaboutdifferentplacesintheworldC．learnhowtomakethingssuchasfishingnetsD．becomefamiliarwithmountaincountries2、Ifyouareinterestedinknowingaboutwhatpeople’slifewillbe,youmayvisit.A．theTravelPavilion B．thePyramidC．theSafariPark D．theFutureTower3、Ifyouwanttogetatoyliontotakehome,wherewillyoumostlikelygo?A．ThePyramid. B．TheNaturePark.C．TheFutureTower. D．TheTravelParvilion.24．（8分）Acheetah(獵豹)canrun70milesperhour.Blobfish(水滴魚(yú))don’thaveanybones.ThesearefactsI’velearnedfrommy5-year-oldsonafterhewatchedsomenetworks,shows.Heisgreatlyinterestedinscientificfacts,soIwassurprisedtheotherdaywhenImentionedclimatechange.Afterafewmorequestions,Idiscoveredthathe’sneverheardanyofhisfavoritescienceshowsmentionclimatechange.Itisstrange,becauseclimatechangeisoneofthemostimportantenvironmentalissuesofourtime.Mysoncantellyoueverythingyoueverwantedtoknowaboutredpandas,exceptforthefactthattheirexistenceisbeingthreatenedbythechangingclimate.IreachedouttoPBSKids,Nickelodeon,andDisneyJuniortoseeiftherewasanytruthtohisclaim.Iwastoldthatexceptanepisode(一段情節(jié))ofDisneyJunior’sDocMcStuffinscalledTheBigStorm,noneofthethreenetworks’showshaseverdiscussedthecausesofclimatechangeonourplanet.Maybeyou’rewonderingifthereasonisthatkids’scienceshowsdon’tevertackletroublingenvironmentalissues.Whyaren’tthesenetworksintroducingkidstosuchanimportantissue?AccordingtoMaria,spokeswomanforPBSKids,it’sbecausethenetworkfeelsthatfocusingonfoundationalscienceconceptsisthemostage-appropriatewaytoserveouraudience.Idon’tknowaboutyou,butI’drathermykidlearnalittleaboutthemeltingpolaricecapsthanotherthings.Andkidscanhandleclimatechange.Evenyoungchildrenareabletounderstandthebasicidea.Moreimportantly,they’reabletobegintakingactiontoslowdownglobalwarming.Myguessisthatthenetworksareafraidthatpromotingthescienceonapoliticallycontroversial(爭(zhēng)議性的)issuewillleadthemtoloseviewersoradvertisers.Butifthat’strue,andthey’rechoosingtheirbottomlineovertheeducationofAmerica’schildren,that’sarealshame.Kidsneedtolearnabouttheissuethatthreatenstheirplanetifthey’reevergoingtofeelinspiredtosaveit.1、Whydidtheauthorfeelsurprisedatherson?A．Hehasknownmanyscientificfacts.B．Hehaswatchedalotofnetwork’sshows.C．Hedidn’tcareaboutglobalwarming.D．Heknewnothingaboutclimatechange.2、Theauthorwatchedthethreenetworks’showsinorderto.A．gettoknowherson’spreferenceB．findthereasonofherson’signoranceC．findthecausesofclimatechangeD．helphersonknowenvironmentalissues3、Whatdoestheauthorthinkhissonshoulddo?A．Learnsomethingaboutenvironmentalissues.B．Helptoslowdownglobalwarming.C．Discussimportantissueswithothers.D．Learntohandleclimatechange.4、Whatisthepurposeoftheauthor’swritingthistext?A．Toadvicekidsnottowatchnetworks’shows.B．Tointroducesomepoliticallycontroversialissues.C．Toexpresshisattitudetowardssomenetworks.D．TocallonallAmericanstocareaboutkids’education.25．（10分）EmmaWatsonenteredourlivesastheperfectHermioneGrangerin2001,and16yearslater,we’rejustasmuchinlovewiththischarming,intelligentBritishgirl,asever.YoumayormaynotbeaPotterhead,butalotofpeoplearecharmedbyEmmaWatson’sperfection.Despitebeingastarperformerattheyoungageof11,she’snevergonetheHollywoodspoiledchildroute.Infact,shemadeallattemptstostayasnormalaspossible.Shesaid,“Ignoringfamewasmyrebellion,inafunnyway.Iwasinsistentonbeingnormalanddoingnormalthings.Itprobablywasn’tadvisabletogotocollegeinAmericaandroomwithacompletestranger.Anditprobablywasn’twisetoshareabathroomwitheightoilierpeopleinadormitory.Lookingback,Ithinkthatwascrazy.”Sheadded,“Iwasverywell-educated.Mydadpaidformetogotoaverygoodschool,soIworkedhardeverysingledayatthatschooltomakehimproudofme.AndIdid,andIstilldo.”IfwehadtoimaginewhatHermioneGrangerwouldhavegrownuptobelike,wewouldsayshe’dbetheEmmaWatsonofthePotteruniversebecausetherereallyisnowaytoseparatethetwo.Inthelastfewyears,Emmahasaddedmorefeatherstohercapthanweimaginedbeinghumanlypossible,whichincludeactor,scholar,modelaridUNWomenGoodwillAmbassador.InherroleasaUNWomenGoodwillAmbassador,she’dsupportedpowerfulcausestothebestofherabilityandbroughtthemalltheattentiontheydeserve.EmmaWatsongaveusthemostaccuratedescriptionofourfavoritegirlfromthePotteruniverse.“Younggirlsaretoldyouhavetobeadelicateprincess.Hermionetaughtthemthatyoucanbeawarrior.”1、AfterEmmaWatsonbecameanactress,she.A．followedmostoftheHollywoodchildrouteB．hadapreferenceforanormallifeC．becamerebelliousinafunnywayD．wenttoagoodcollegeinstead2、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“Emmahasaddedmorefeatherstohercap”inPara4?A．Emmahasearnedmoretitles.B．Emmawearsacapwithfeathers.C．Emmaisexpertatdesigningcaps.D．Emmahasbeenmoreabsorbedinherjob.3、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．EmmaWatson:YouCanBetheBestActress.B．EmmaWatson:YouCanBeaWarrior.C．TheWaytoBeaDelicatePrincess.D．TheWaytoBeaGoodPerformer.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetoEmmaWatson?A．Critical.B．Objective.C．Cautious.D．Appreciative,第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A．B．C和D）中，選出可以填人空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Abbaye,amasterartist,wasreadytoretirein112.Oneday,Bartoli,arichItalianmerchant,1himsaying,"Couldyou____________myportraitonmybanquetroomwall?It's20feettall.”“I'mreadytoretire,"Abbayeshookhishead,“soI'mnot2．”ButseeingthedisappointmentinBartoli'seyes,he____________4hismind,"Well,there'sapossibilityifyoucanfinditinyour3toallowmetoexplorethe4fmyabilities.Furthermore,alreadyIcanseeyour5.SoIinsistthatwhilelworkyourportraitstay6evenfromyou!”“Noproblem,"Bartoliagreed,thoughhethoughtitwas7，"Anythingyouwish,butitmustlookrealistic．”Immediatelythemasterartist8ahighcurtaininfrontofthewall,-throughwhichBartolicouldn'tseeatall.Aweekpassed."Howisitcoming?"askedthe9Bartoli.“It'scomingquitewell.Yousee,amasterpiece10quiteawhileatleast.”Abbayeansweredfrombehindthe___________．Anotherthree,fourweekspassedand11halfayearwentby.Bartolilosthis12“TodayImustseeit!"heshouted.Steppingfrombehindthecurtain___________surprisedbysuchanger,Abbayesaidcalmly,"That'sfine.Youneededonlytorequestit.”Andhe13asidethe20-footcurtain.Bartolistaredatthemasterpieceandthenhismouth___________open.Hewasobviouslysoangrythathiseyes14red.Sowhatwaswrong?Abbayehaddrawntohisheart's15for20feettall.PerhapsBartolicouldn'ttoleratehisabstractexpression,whichPicassowouldhavebeenproudof.1、A．sentfor B．thoughtof C．laughedat D．heardfrom2、A．fix B．make C．paint D．repair3、A．possible B．free C．reliable D．a(chǎn)vailable4、A．formed B．changed C．got D．insisted5、A．heart B．mind C．room D．brain6、A．challenges B．limits C．control D．confidence7、A．figure B．portrait C．image D．masterpiece8、A．safe B．lonely C．private D．cool9、A．terrible B．common C．funny D．strange10、A．brought B．decorated C．hung D．bought'11、A．hopeful B．a(chǎn)nxious C．serious D．careful12、A．a(chǎn)ffords B．spends C．costs D．takes13、A．wall B．curtain C．picture D．ladder.14、A．intotal B．obviously C．eventually D．a(chǎn)boveall15、A．money B．mood C．temper D．taste16、A．a(chǎn)sif B．evenif C．nowthat D．incase17、A．set B．pulled C．left D．stood18、A．felt B．remained C．kept D．fell19、A．changed B．showed C．found D．turned20、A．content B．confidence C．power D．design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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Allthroughhistory,peoplefrommanydifferentcountriesandcultureshavelivedtogetherinBritain.TheEnglishlanguage1．(consist)ofthegrammarandvocabularythesepeoplebroughttoBritain.Thatis2．Englishhassomanydifficultrulesthatconfusepeople.ThedevelopmentofEnglishexperiencedthreeperiods—OldEnglish,MiddleEnglishandModernEnglish.Fromthe5thtothe9thcenturies,Britainwasoccupiedbydifferentgroupsfromothercountries,whichledtoOldEnglish3．(replace)Celtic.OldEnglish,a4．(mix)ofdifferentlanguages,differs5．today’sEnglish.MiddleEnglishisthename6．(give)totheEnglishusedfromapproximatelythe12thtothe15thcenturies.Duringthisperiod,French,thoughitdidn’treplaceEnglish,stillmademany7．(contribution)toMiddleEnglish.ModernEnglishappearedinthe16thcentury,8．wentthroughmanychangesduringthisperiod.Thequestionof9．Englishwillkeeponchanginginthefutureiseasytoanswer.10．iscertainthatthisprocesswillcontinue.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），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(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。Theotherday,someofmyclassmatesandItookabicycletripalongthe“RenminRoad”,wherewasspeciallybuiltforpeopletorelaxourselves.Thesceneryalongtheroadwasfascinating,withtrees,flowers,hillsandlakesonbothside.Westoppedbyalakeforarest,whereagoodmanyofpeoplewereplayinghappily.Butsomethingunpleasantcatchourattention,Therewasrubbishhereorthere,andthereweremanyplasticbagsandbottlesfloatedonthesurfaceofthelake.Suchbeautifulplacewassoseriouspolluted.Whatashame!Intheend,wecouldn’thelpcollectingtherubbishafterweleft.第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，你的英國(guó)朋友Chris在給你的郵件中提到他對(duì)中國(guó)文化非常感興趣，想請(qǐng)你介紹一項(xiàng)你最引以為傲的中國(guó)文化遺產(chǎn)。請(qǐng)你給他回郵件，內(nèi)容包括:1.文化遺產(chǎn)的名稱;2.簡(jiǎn)要介紹;3.你感到自豪的理由。注意：1.詞數(shù)不少于50;2.開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearChris，_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours，LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、C3、A4、B5、A6、A7、A8、D9、D10、C11、B12、B13、D14、A15、B16、C17、B18、D19、A20、A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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、A2、C3、B22、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.ThenIgotonthebike.Afteradifficultstart,IfeltexactlyasIwasonthatlong-agodayonSpringfieldAvenue:free.SoonIwasridingalong,watchingthewavesbreak.ItseemedthateveryoneIpassedsmiled.AndIknewtheyallrememberedtheirfirstbikeandhowithadsetthemfree.Iwantedtocallbacktothem,"Itstillcan!"5、Accordingtothearticle,theauthor'sbelovedbike________.A．wasaredandyellowcoasterbikeB．madehertheenvyofallherfriendsC．washerbirthdaygiftfromhergrandmotherD．madehershyandawkwardattimesatcollege6、Whenshewasteachingataprepschool,theauthor________.A．didn'tlikeheronce-belovedbikeB．gotoutofthehabitofridingbikesC．lovedexploringthelittletownbyridingaroundD．rodebikesthathadbeenrecommendedtoherbygraduates7、Whathappenedtotheauthoraftershemovedtothecoastaltown?A．Sheboughtanothercoasterlikeheroldone.B．Shefoundthatshewastoooldtorideabike.C．Shechallengedherselftorideamoredemandingbike.D．Sheregainedthefeelingthatherfirstbikehadgivenher.8、Whatwastheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthisarticle?A．Todescribethedifferentbikesshehasbeenriding