大學(xué)英語(yǔ)b統(tǒng)考考題大全-完型填空(附答案)

1、Passage 1The Internet began more than thirty years ago, and its goal was to increase communication amonguniversities, the government and some major American businesses by linking their computers together. The Internet makes it easy for them to send large amount of information quickly.As time passed,

2、 more people began using the Internet. In 1981, the Internet linked 13 computers. Only nine years later, it linked more than 350,000 computers. Today experts say there are about 300 million computers connected to the Internet.The Internet has changed the way people work. They can travel from place t

3、o place while getting in touch with their office all the time via the Internet. A recent report in the America magazine, Newsweek, said more than 89 million Americana now use the Internet at work. Companies around the world now use the Internet. One can hardly imagine how business could be done with

4、out the Internet.The Internet is becoming more important than any one had thought possible. And its importance is expected to increase more in the future. 因特網(wǎng)30年前開始多起來(lái)，它的目標(biāo)在于提高大學(xué)間的聯(lián)系。政府和一些主要的美國(guó)商業(yè)都是通過(guò)計(jì)算機(jī)來(lái)實(shí)現(xiàn)他們之間的聯(lián)系。因特網(wǎng)讓他們之間傳遞大量的信息變得很迅速。隨著時(shí)間的推移，越來(lái)越多的人開始使用因特網(wǎng)。1981年，因特網(wǎng)連接13臺(tái)計(jì)算機(jī)。僅僅9年之后，它連接超過(guò)三萬(wàn)五千臺(tái)計(jì)算機(jī)。今天專家們

5、說(shuō)，大約有3億臺(tái)的計(jì)算機(jī)通過(guò)因特網(wǎng)連接。因特網(wǎng)改變了人們的工作。他們從一個(gè)地方到另一個(gè)地方旅行，然而能通過(guò)因特網(wǎng)實(shí)現(xiàn)他們工作的聯(lián)系。美國(guó)新聞周刊雜志最新的報(bào)道，在美國(guó)大約有八千九百萬(wàn)的人使用電腦工作。電腦因?yàn)橐蛱鼐W(wǎng)遍布全國(guó)。無(wú)法想想，生意如果沒(méi)有因特網(wǎng)該如何去做。因特網(wǎng)變得越來(lái)越重要，這是任何人都無(wú)法想象的。它的重要性希望在將來(lái)能更大。PassageMore and more teachers and parents have noticed another kind of pollution, which came from the printed papers sold on street

6、s.There printed things look like newspaper but have hardly anything to do with them. You can only find reading material badly made up there- some are too strange for anyone to believe, others are frightening stories of something even worse. However, many of the young students are getting absorbed in

7、 such poisonous reading, which costs them what they should pay for their breakfast and bring them nightmares and immoral ideas in return. Homework is left undone, daily games lost. There sellers shout on streets selling their papers well. The writers, publishers and printers, whoever they are, we ne

8、ver know, are making their silent money. They sheep skinned wolf s stories sbeen forgotten once again.Why not forbid this kind of things at school? Yes, both teachers and parents have asked each other for more strict control of the young readers. Yet unfortunately, the more you want to forbid it, th

9、e more they want to have a look at it sometimes you may even find several children share one patched paper, which has travelled from one hand to another driven by the curious nature.It really does harm to our society. It has already formed a sort of moral pollution. The worried teachers and parents

10、need more powerful support. Meanwhile, the young readers need more interesting books to help them get rid of these ugly papers. 越來(lái)越多的老師和家長(zhǎng)已經(jīng)注意到另一種污染，即隨街叫賣的印刷品。這些印刷品看起來(lái)像報(bào)紙，但又幾乎跟報(bào)紙無(wú)關(guān)。你只能看到這些閱讀材料粗制濫造，有些材料離奇得讓人難以相信，其他的則是更糟糕的恐怖故事。然而，許多學(xué)生卻迷上了這種有毒的讀物，他們把用于買早餐的錢拿來(lái)買這些，但帶來(lái)的回報(bào)卻是噩夢(mèng)和不道德的思想。家庭作業(yè)不做，整日沉迷于游戲。這些賣家在街上

11、叫賣他們的報(bào)紙，銷量很好。我們從來(lái)不知道作家，出版商和印刷商是誰(shuí)，但他們正默默賺著錢。披著羊皮的狼的故事似乎又被遺忘了。為什么學(xué)校不禁止這種 事情呢 ? 是的，老師和家長(zhǎng)都要求對(duì)方更加嚴(yán)格控制這些年輕的讀者。然而不幸的是，你越是阻止，他們就越是想看。有時(shí)你甚至?xí)l(fā)現(xiàn)好幾個(gè)孩子爭(zhēng)著看一張由于好奇心而穿來(lái)穿去的破報(bào)紙。這些劣質(zhì)讀物 確實(shí)對(duì)我們的社會(huì)造成了危害。它已經(jīng)形成了一種道德污染。憂心的老師和家長(zhǎng)需要更有力的支持。同時(shí)，這些小讀者更需要更多有趣的書來(lái)幫助他們擺脫這些不健康的讀物。PassageOne of the latest imports is acupuncture （針刺療法）, th

12、e use of needles for treating disease. Althoughacupuncture has been practiced in China for 2000 years, its use in the Western world is still very new. Several hospitals in the United States are now experimenting with acupuncture as a way of treating pains.An American journalist descried the process

13、and its effects. To keep the patient from feeling pain during the operation, four needles were used, each about an inch and a half long. The tops of the needles were attached to wires which led to a small electrical device. 最新引進(jìn)的針刺療法，被用來(lái)治療疾病。雖然針刺療法在中國(guó)已經(jīng)被用了2000年了，但它的用法在西方還算很新，美國(guó)的一些醫(yī)院現(xiàn)在開始把針刺療法作為治療疼痛的一

14、種方法。一個(gè)美國(guó)新聞?dòng)浾呙枋隽怂男Ч?。在手術(shù)中為了讓病人感覺(jué)不到疼痛，要使用四根針，每根月一個(gè)半英尺長(zhǎng)。針的頂部連接著電線導(dǎo)向一個(gè)很小的儀器。PassageEagle has the longest life-span of its species. Eagle can live up to 70 years, but to reach this age eagle must make a hard decision.In it s 40 s, its long and flexible talnnrao（longer grab prey（ 掠食）which serves asfood, i

15、ts long and sharp beak （鳥嘴，喙） become bent. Its old-aged and heavy wings, due to their thick feathers,become stuck to its chest and make it difficult to fly. Then , the eagle is left with only two options: die or go through a painful process of change which lasts 150 days for survival.The process req

16、uires that eagle fly to a mountain top and sit on its nest. There the eagle knocks its beak against a rock until it plucks （拔去）it out. Afterplucking it out, eagle will wait for a new beak to grow back. When its new talons grow back the eagles starts plucking its old-aged feathers and after five mont

17、hs, eagle an take its flight of rebirth and live for thirty more years.Many times, in order to survive, we have to start a change process. We sometimes need to get rid of old memories, habits and other past traditions. Only freed from past burdens, can we take advantage of the present. 鷹 是壽命最長(zhǎng)的鳥類，它可

18、以活到70歲，然而，為了活到70歲，鷹比粗做一個(gè)很艱難的選擇。當(dāng)鷹活到40歲， 它原本細(xì)長(zhǎng)靈活的雙爪無(wú)法再撲捉獵物，長(zhǎng)而尖的喙變得彎曲。由于厚重的羽毛，鷹的又老又重的翅膀也貼在了胸前，因?yàn)樵僖矡o(wú)法飛翔。這個(gè)時(shí)候，鷹只有2個(gè)選擇：要么靜靜等死，要么通過(guò)150天漫長(zhǎng)而痛苦的轉(zhuǎn)變過(guò)程獲得重生。如果鷹選擇重生，它必須飛到山崖的頂端，在那里筑巢。然后，它要在巖石上敲打它的喙，直到脫落，然后等待新的喙長(zhǎng)出來(lái)。當(dāng)鷹的新爪子長(zhǎng)出來(lái)后，它開始拔掉老的羽毛，五個(gè)月后，鷹可以獲得30年的新生，再次翱翔在天空。很多時(shí)候，我們?yōu)榱松姹仨氉龀龈淖儭Ｓ袝r(shí)候我們需要拋掉以前的記憶，習(xí)慣以及其它過(guò)去的慣例。只有擺脫過(guò)去的負(fù)擔(dān)

19、，我們才能把握當(dāng)下。PassageIt s always interesting to visit another country, especially for those who have never travelled a great deal. Foreign travel can be very educational for anyone if he is interested enough to make preparations beforehand. Learning the language of the new country would be difficult for

20、 the traveller, but the benefits of such an effort would become obvious immediately on his arrival. It may not seem important to him when he comfortably stay at home, but knowing how to order a meal or book a room is necessary for the newcomer in a strange country. Without knowing the language, it s

21、 verfyo dr iftfhiceuslttranger to understand the people of the new country andtheir customs.Of course, in our small world it is often possible to find someone who understands our own, but this is only second-best for the traveller. To be sure, he can see places and things without the use of a langua

22、ge, but places and things are not the heart of any country. To get the greatest benefit from a trip to another country, it is how important for the visitor to have an understanding of the language. 出國(guó)旅行總是很有趣的，尤其是對(duì)那些很少出門旅行的人。只要你興致很高，提前做些準(zhǔn)備，出國(guó)旅行對(duì)任何人老說(shuō)都很有教育意義。學(xué)習(xí)一門 新的語(yǔ)言對(duì)于旅行者來(lái)說(shuō)會(huì)很難，但是一到達(dá)新國(guó)度，這種努力學(xué)習(xí)語(yǔ)言的益處就會(huì)立

23、竿見影。當(dāng)他舒適地待在國(guó)內(nèi)的時(shí)候這并不重要，但是在一個(gè)陌生的國(guó)家里，對(duì)于一個(gè)新來(lái)的人知道如何點(diǎn)餐貨預(yù)定房間卻 是必須的。如果不懂這個(gè)國(guó)家的語(yǔ)言，對(duì)陌生人而言，就很難理解這個(gè)國(guó)家的人文及風(fēng)俗文化。當(dāng)然，在我們這個(gè)小世界里，很有可能找到一個(gè)懂我們語(yǔ)言的人，但是，這對(duì)旅行者來(lái)說(shuō)是退而求其次的做法。可 以肯定的是，在不適用語(yǔ)言的情況下，他可以參觀許多地方并看到許多事物，但是這額都不是這個(gè)國(guó)家的 核心。為了從國(guó)家旅行中獲得最大的益處，懂得這個(gè)國(guó)家的語(yǔ)言對(duì)旅行者來(lái)說(shuō)是非常重要的。Passage Man can not go on increasing his number at the present r

24、ate. In the next 30 years man will face a period of crisis. Some experts believe that there will be a widespread food shortage. Other experts think this is too pessimistic, and that man can prevent things from getting worse than they are now. But remember that two thirds of the people in the world a

25、re under-nourished （有營(yíng)養(yǎng)的）or starving now. One thing that man can do is to limit thenumber of babies born. The need for this is obvious, but it is not easy to achieve. People have to be persuaded to limit their families. 人類不能繼續(xù)按現(xiàn)在這樣的增長(zhǎng)速度增加人口了。否則接下來(lái)的30年人們將要面臨一個(gè)危 機(jī)期。有些專家認(rèn)為，人類將會(huì)面臨嚴(yán)重的糧食短缺。另一些專家認(rèn)為這種觀點(diǎn)太悲觀了

26、，覺(jué)得人類可以 在情況變得更糟糕之前改變這種局面。但目前世界上有三分之二的人處于營(yíng)養(yǎng)不良或是饑餓之中。人們能做的一件事就是降低出生率。這種需要是顯而易見的，但卻很難做到。必須說(shuō)服人們限制家庭規(guī)模。PassageA little boy wanted to meet God, so he started his trip with some cakes and orange juice. On his way hesaw an old woman sitting in the park. The boy sat down next to her. The old lady looked hung

27、ry, so he offered hera cake. She accepted it thankfully and smiled at him. Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, sohe gave her a bottle of orange juice. Once again she smiled at him. The boy was very happy! They sat there allafternoon eating and smiling, but they never say a w

28、ord. As it grew dark, the boy got up to leave. Beforehe left, hegave her a kiss. She gave him her biggest smile ever. When the boy got home, his mother saw the look of joy on hisface. She asked him, What“made you so happy? ” He replied, “ I had lunch with God. She fuslgot the mostsmile I ve ever see

29、n! ” The old woman also returned to hehra hpopmilye. Her son asked, “ Mother, why are you sohappy? ” She answered, “ I ate cakes in the park with God. You know, he s much younger than I expecte一個(gè)小男孩想見上帝一面，所以他帶著一些糕點(diǎn)和橙汁就上路了。他走著走著看見了一個(gè)老婦人坐在公園里。男孩坐到了她的旁邊。老婦人看上去很餓，所以男孩給了她一塊蛋糕。老婦人感激地接過(guò)蛋糕，對(duì)男孩微笑了一下。她的微笑非常美，

30、引得男孩想再看一次，所以他給了她一瓶橙汁。她對(duì)他又微笑了一次。男孩感到很開心，他們坐在那兒吃啊笑啊整整一下午，但并未交談半個(gè)字。天漸漸黑了，男孩站起身來(lái)準(zhǔn)備離開。他離開之前給了老婦人一個(gè)吻，老婦人回報(bào)了他一個(gè)最大的微笑。當(dāng)男孩回到家里，他媽媽看到他臉上愉快的表情，問(wèn)道：“什么讓你這么開心啊？”他回答 : “我跟上帝一起吃了午餐，她擁有我曾見過(guò)最美的微笑?！崩蠇D人也快樂(lè)地回到家里，她兒子問(wèn)她:媽媽，你為什么這么開心？她回答 :我跟上帝一起在公園里吃了點(diǎn)心，你知道嗎，他比我想象得年輕多了。Passage Did you sleep well last night? Maybe people wil

31、l answer. No. in fact, in the world about one in threepeople don t have good sleief py.ou say you do not have good sleep, it means waking early and not getting back tosleep, often interrupted short period of sleep, or hours of wakefulness. You may get tired, worried, and anxious.Your memory and abil

32、ity to remember things will be affected.Then what should you do when you have the trouble ？ Do not worry about it too much. First, let s see whethercan sleep yourself. The ways are as follows:First make sure that you bedroom isn t too cold or too hot. Keep itdark and quiet.Second, check your lifesty

33、le:Do not drink tea, coffee, cola or chocolate four hours before going tobed. Drink less liquid so that you can have no or less visits to the toilet.Set your body clock well by getting up andgoing to bed at the fixed time every day. Youhad better not take and daytime naps. Develop a relaxing bedtime

34、 habit. Read or listen to music, then take awarm bath. If you really can not sleep, try some bread, rice or milk . They will help you fast asleep.Go for a dailysowalk. Natural light helps you to put your body clock into correct habit, do exercise outdoor if you can.Forget the worries of the day, wri

35、te down any worries, thoughts or questions before you go to bed. With these written down, you will have less to think about and your sleep will become easier. 昨天你睡得好嗎？也許很多人會(huì)說(shuō)：不。事實(shí)上，全球有三分之一的人睡不好。如果你說(shuō)你沒(méi)有休息好，這意味著早醒后無(wú)法再入睡，睡覺(jué)的時(shí)間斷斷續(xù)續(xù)，或一連幾小時(shí)無(wú)法入睡。你可能總是感到疲勞、焦慮或易怒；你的記憶和記憶力都會(huì)受到影響。那么出現(xiàn)這的問(wèn)你題該如何做？不要太擔(dān)心。首先，我們來(lái)看你是否

36、可以自己入睡。方法如下：首先，確保你的臥室不是太冷也不是太熱。保持黑暗和安靜。第二，檢查你的生活方式：睡覺(jué)前4小時(shí)不要喝茶、咖啡、可樂(lè)，也不要吃巧克力。盡量少喝點(diǎn)水這樣晚上就可以不上或是少上廁所。調(diào)整你的生物鐘，每天固定時(shí)間起床，睡覺(jué)。最好不要睡午覺(jué)。培養(yǎng)睡前放松的好習(xí)慣。閱讀或者聽音樂(lè)，然后洗個(gè)熱水澡。如果你真的不能入睡，吃點(diǎn)面包、米飯或者喝點(diǎn)牛奶。這些可以幫助你入睡。每天散步。自然光有助于調(diào)節(jié)你的生物鐘。如果可能的話，到戶外去運(yùn)動(dòng)。忘掉一天的煩惱。上床之前可以把煩惱的事、思緒或者問(wèn)題寫下來(lái)。把這些寫下來(lái)之后你就可以少想些事了，這樣你入睡就更容易了。PassageWithout time t

37、o relax and have fine, kids can suffer stress just like adults, warn exports-who say as manyas one in four youngsters have symptoms of burnout （ 過(guò)度勞累）. More and more parents are pushing the kids to bebusy in structured activities all the time. Many of these activities for children aren retcreational

38、 （娛樂(lè)的 ） butinvolve competition. The kids are pushed to w in, not just participate, and this can cause stress. Today sthe idea that children who don t pursue a lot of outside activities will be left behind. Parents are in a panic becausethey know it to ugsh world out there. They are running scared to

39、 be sure their kids can go into the marketplace andcompete as adults, but in some cases they are missing the big picture.Kids who are unhappy and depressed grow upto the unhappy, depressed adults who don t do well in their jobs or personal life . And these kids wonadults how to relax. Everyone needs

40、 time just to relax and refresh. When you re not streysoseudc,an be moreproductive. That s why it s important to help your child find ObOianCe說(shuō)，如果沒(méi)有時(shí)間放松，沒(méi)有娛樂(lè)， 還是會(huì)像大人一樣感到過(guò)分的緊張。據(jù)說(shuō)，每四個(gè)孩子中就有一盒有過(guò)于疲勞的癥狀。越來(lái)越多的父母讓孩子整天在嚴(yán)格安排的活動(dòng)中忙碌。而這些孩子們的活動(dòng)許多都富有競(jìng)爭(zhēng)性，而不是娛樂(lè)性的。孩子們不光被迫去參加，還要被迫去“取勝 ”，這就會(huì)造成過(guò)分的緊張。如今的父母認(rèn)為，孩子如果不參加許多課外活

41、動(dòng)就會(huì)落后。父母很恐慌，因?yàn)樗麄冎垃F(xiàn)實(shí)生活是很殘酷的。他們十分緊張，想讓孩子長(zhǎng)大后能夠進(jìn)入市場(chǎng)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。但是在這種情況下，他們會(huì)因小失大。從小不不幸福、性格抑郁的孩子長(zhǎng)達(dá)后會(huì)不幸福，性格也會(huì)抑郁。這樣的成人工作也干不好，生活也過(guò)不好。這類孩子不知道如何像成人那樣放松自己。人人都需要時(shí)間放松、調(diào)整。只有在你不緊張的時(shí)候才會(huì)更有創(chuàng)造力。因此幫助你的孩子保持身心平衡是很重要的。Passage Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating exper

42、ience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps illustrating the talk with slides ， writing up important information on the blackboard, distributing reading material and giving out assignment The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and which what to write.

43、Very often the student leaves the lecture with notes which do not catch the main points and which become hard even for the students to understand. Most institutions provide courses which assist new students to develop the skills they need to be effective listeners and note takers. If these are unava

44、ilable, there are many useful study skills guides which enable learners to practice these skills independently. In all cases it is important to trackle the problem before actually starting your studies. It is important to acknowledge that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skill

45、s required in college study. One way of overcoming these difficulties is to attend the language and study -skills classes which most institutions provide throughout the academic year Another basic strategy is to find a study partner with whom it is possible to identify difficulties , exchange ideas

46、and provide support.很多學(xué)生發(fā)現(xiàn)聽大學(xué)的課程是個(gè)很令人 沮喪的經(jīng)歷。講師連著講一小時(shí)甚至是兩小時(shí)，可能是配著幻燈片講，寫一些重要信息到黑板上，發(fā)一些 閱讀材料，布置一些作業(yè)。新生看見其他的學(xué)生不停地在筆記本上記著東西，很想知道他們到底在寫什么。講課結(jié)束后，學(xué)生經(jīng)常是帶著抓不到重點(diǎn)，無(wú)法理解的筆記離開教室。大多數(shù)學(xué)校都會(huì)提供一些課程，以 幫助學(xué)生培養(yǎng)相關(guān)聆聽和筆記技能。如果沒(méi)有這些課的話，就會(huì)有很多有用的學(xué)習(xí)技巧指南，以幫助學(xué)生 獨(dú)立訓(xùn)練這些技能。任何情況下，在真正開始學(xué)習(xí)之前，解決這類問(wèn)題是至關(guān)重要的。不得不承認(rèn)，大多 數(shù)學(xué)生在掌握大學(xué)要求的語(yǔ)言技能上，存在一定的困難。其中

47、克服這些困難的一種方式是參加一整年語(yǔ)言 和技能學(xué)習(xí)培訓(xùn)課。另外一種基本策略是找一個(gè)學(xué)習(xí)同伴，可以互相指出困難，交流想法互相幫助。Passage There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed so slow.The mother de

48、cided that she would herself have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a book a week and do a book report for her.One day, in Ben class, the teacher sheld up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him a

49、nswer. “ Why did Ben put up his hand? ” his classmates wondered. “ He never said anything. What could he possibly want to say?not only knew the rock, but also said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew where the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were surpri

50、sed. Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book reports.Ben later went on to the top of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale Universityand at last became one of the best doctors in the United States. 有一位女士生活在底特律，她有兩個(gè)兒子她為他們感到擔(dān)憂，尤其是對(duì)她叫本的小兒子，因?yàn)樗趯W(xué)校的功課不好班上的男生因?yàn)樗倪t鈍而嘲笑他這位母親決定

51、靠自己的力量，把她的兒子們送到更好的學(xué)校她讓她的兩個(gè)兒子每星期都去底特律的公共圖書館讀一本書，并且寫一篇報(bào)告給她有一天，在本上課的時(shí)候，老師拿出一塊石頭問(wèn)有沒(méi)有了解它的人本舉起了手，老師讓他回答為什么本會(huì)舉手？大家都很疑惑，他從來(lái)不說(shuō)話啊，他會(huì)想要說(shuō) 什么呢？然而，本不僅了解這種石頭，而且能說(shuō)出很多關(guān)于它的知識(shí)他說(shuō)出了這塊石頭的種類，而且 甚至知道老師是從哪里找到它的！老師和同學(xué)們都很驚訝而本是因?yàn)樽隽艘黄x書報(bào)告學(xué)到了所有這些 知識(shí)的 .后來(lái)（漸漸地），本成為了班級(jí)里的優(yōu)等生在中學(xué)畢業(yè)后，本去了耶魯大學(xué)；并且最終，他成為了美國(guó)最優(yōu)秀的醫(yī)生之一當(dāng)本長(zhǎng)大之后，他才知道了一件關(guān)于他媽媽的，他小的時(shí)

52、候并不知道的事情：她 本身，甚至都不識(shí)字 Passage 12In the eighteenth century, cities became larger and larger. People moved from the countryside and small towns to the cities because there was more work for them to do in the cities.On Sundays and holidays, they liked to leave the cities and have a good time in the coun

53、tryside. But not every family had a horse or a wagon（四輪馬車）。 People needed a simpler means of transportation. Inventors in many countries tied to solve this problem.The firstbicycle, which is very simple, appeared in 1790. People called “ the horse on wheel ” . Then in 1861, after many improvements b

54、eing made, the bicycle became a practical means of transportation.People liked bikes because they weren t as expensive as horses and didn t need to be fed. They could go anywhere andrWerefeOsy世紀(jì)，城市變得越來(lái)越大，人們都從鄉(xiāng)下到小鎮(zhèn)到城市主要是因?yàn)樵诔鞘欣镉懈墓ぷ?。在周末和假日，他們喜歡離開城市，在鄉(xiāng)村里度假，但并不是每一個(gè)家庭都能有馬或者四輪馬車。在很多國(guó)家人們需要更多的交通改革來(lái)解決他們的問(wèn)題。

55、第一輛自行車，它非常簡(jiǎn)單，出現(xiàn)在 1790年， 人們叫它“在輪子上的馬”，然后通過(guò)許多改進(jìn)，在1861年，自行車變成了常見的交通工具。人們喜歡自行車，主要是因?yàn)樗鼪](méi)有馬那么貴，而且不需要喂養(yǎng)，他們就能去任何地方，而且很容易騎。Passage 13Man has always wanted to fly. Even as long as eight hundred years ago, an Englishman had tried. He made a pair of wings from chicken feathers and fixed them to his shoulders. Th

56、en he jumped from a tall building. As you can imagine, he did not fly very far. Instead , the fell to the ground and broke several bones. The first real attempt at flying took place in France in 1783. The two Mongolian brothers knew that hot air rose. If they could fill a large balloon with hot air,

57、 they thought it would rise into the air and Fly . They were right. They made a very large hot air balloon of cloth and paper. It measured ten meters in diameter. They filled it with hot air and the balloon got two hundred meters into the air. It fell to earth about three kilometers away.At the next

58、 attempt, they arranged for a balloon to carry passengers. We do not know what the passengers felt about the trip as they were a cock, a duck, and a sheep. But we do know that the trip lasted eight minutes and the animals landed safely. 人類總想飛行。甚至早在 800年前， 就有一個(gè)英國(guó)人嘗試過(guò)。他用雞的羽毛做了一雙翅膀，把翅膀固定在肩膀上。然后從一個(gè)很高的建筑

59、物上跳下去。你能想象的到，他沒(méi)有飛多遠(yuǎn)。相反， 他掉到了地上，摔斷了幾根骨頭。第一次真正意義上的試飛發(fā)生在1783年，在法國(guó)。2個(gè)蒙古的兄弟了解到熱的空氣可以上升。如果他們能把一個(gè)大的氣球裝滿熱氣，他們認(rèn)為熱氣球就會(huì)飛到空中。他們是正確的，他們用一些布料和紙做了一個(gè)很大的熱氣球，直徑有10米。他們把氣球充滿熱氣，氣球就飛到了空中200 米的高度。在300米以外的地方著陸。第二次試驗(yàn)的時(shí)候，他們裝載了乘客。因?yàn)槌丝褪且恢还u、一只鴨子和一只綿羊，所以我們不知道他們對(duì)于那次飛行有什么感受。但是，我們知道的是那次旅游持續(xù)了8分鐘并且動(dòng)物都安全的著陸了。Passage 14“ Mom, can I h

60、ave some money? ” those are thes mwoyrmd other used to hear all the time. In return, Iheard, “ why don t you get a job? Not to make the happy, but so that you have your own money and gain a bit moreresponsibility. ” So last year I got a job working about 25 hours a week. For $5 an hour,kiwnogras a s