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  Bicycles, a long-forgotten vehicle that seems to belong to the last century, are returning to the streets of Guangzhou, as the city starts to ban the running of motorcycle in urban Guangzhou.

  “Business has never been so good for my shop,” said Chen Yongwu, a bicycle shop owner at the city's Donghua West Road, “I have to work 12 hours a day to meet the demand of my customers.”

  “Even my wife and brother-in-law have to give me a hand lately.”

  Chen originally ran a motorcycle repair shop.He grasped the opportunity of the motorcycle ban, and started his bicycle business soon after hearing about the banning.

  “I sold 23 bicycles on January 2 alone.” Said Chen.

  Bicycle is more convenient and healthier

  “My home is one kilometer from the metro station,” said a middle-aged man who is waiting for his bicycle at Chen's shop, “it is too tiresome to walk to the station, but taking a bus for such a short distance is a waste of money.”

  “So I decided to buy a bicycle.”

  The bicycle costs around 600 yuan, which is equal to the bus fare of half a year.

  “Besides, riding a bicycle to work is much healthier than riding a bus.”

  The bicycle buyers can be categorized into two groups.One group of buyers buy the bicycles for the transportation of small commodities; the other ride the bicycles to work.

  Arising problems

  Riding a bicycle to work may be healthy, but it is not without problems.

  The lack of bicycle lanes has posed a big threat to the safety of the bicycle riders in Guangzhou.

  “I was riding my bicycle on Huifu West Road on day,” said Mr.Zhang, “then suddenly the bus pulled over besides me near the bus station.”

  “I was so frightened at the time, because the bus nearly hit me.”

  The sideways in Guangzhou are usually crowded with foot passengers, so citizens also could not use the sideways.

  “It is worse than walking.”

  Besides, finding a place a park the bicycles could be very difficult, much more difficult then finding a place to park your car.

(1)

What is the min topic of the passage?

[  ]

A.

Motorcycle ban.

B.

Bicycles'returming

C.

Convenience of riding a bicycle

D.

Problems brought by bicycles

(2)

What is the purpose of the 2nd paragraph to the 5th paragraph?

[  ]

A.

To prove that more people choose to ride bicycles.

B.

To persuade people into buying bicycles.

C.

To ensure that there are enough bicycles to buy.

D.

To prove that the bicycle business helps get a lot more profit.

(3)

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

[  ]

A.

A lot of motorcycle repair shop started their bicycle business after the ban.

B.

Taking a bus is much healthier than riding a bike.

C.

Guangzhou has designed lanes particularly for bicycle riders.

D.

Finding a parking space for bikes can be more difficult than for cars.

(4)

Where can the passage most likely come from?

[  ]

A.

A magazine

B.

A newspaper

C.

A textbook

D.

A booklet

答案:1.B;2.A;3.D;4.B;
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科目:初中英語 來源:2007年遼寧省大連市初中畢業(yè)升學統(tǒng)一考試、英語試卷 題型:050

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  You may never heard of Ladislao Biro, but you have certainly heard of the pen he inventedthe ballpoint pen(圓珠筆), or biroBefore Biro invented his pen, people wrote with fountain pens(鋼筆)The ink sometimes went outIn the 1930s, Biro was a magazine editor in Budapest in HungaryHe noticed that the inks which the magaxine's printers used dried very quicklyBiro wondered if quickdrying inks could be used in pensHe came up with the idea of a tube(管子)of ink with a freemoving ball on the endAs a person wrote, the ball collected ink from the tube and rolled(滾動)it on to the paperThe pen would be cheap and could be thrown away when the ink was used up

  Biro began to work on his invention but he soon left Europe for Buenos Aires in Argentina, a country in South America, because of the Second World WarBiro and his brother George, who was a chemist, began to improve the penIn the early 1940s, Biro began to produce his new pen, the biroIn 1944, he sold his invention to another company, which began to produce the pen for Britain and America

  Biro was pleased that his pen was popular, but he did not get much from his inventionThe bieo was later sold to the French company, Bic, which now sells twelve million pens a dayBiro sank into obscurity in South AmericaHis name, however, has become famous around the world

(1)

Biro is the name of ________

[  ]

A.

a chemist

B.

a fountain pen

C.

a company

D.

a ballpoint pen

(2)

According to the passage, Biro's new pen was first produced in ________

[  ]

A.

Hungary

B.

France

C.

Argentina

D.

Britain and America

(3)

Which of the following can be filled in the box to show how Biro invented his new pen?

came up with an ideaworked on his invention?produced his pen

[  ]

A.

improved his pen

B.

sold his invention

C.

worked as an editor

D.

left for South America

(4)

The underlined partsank into obscurityis the closest in meaning to________”.

[  ]

A.

was very popular

B.

lost a lot of money

C.

lost interest in business

D.

was unknown to many people

(5)

What does the passage mainly tell us about Biro?

[  ]

A.

He was a popular writer

B.

He was an important inventor

C.

He was a famous magazine editor

D.

He was a successful businessman

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