[沖刺中考]英語閱讀與填空：2-Wednesday 自行車 223詞

2-Wednesday 自行車 223詞

題材： 自行車　 詞數： 223　 建議閱讀時間： 4.5分鐘

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Jason Queally is one of the fastest men in the world on a bicycle．But do you really call the thing in the picture a bicycle？Well，yes．Jason's human-powered machine，with its two wheels，is of course，a bicycle．

Every year，a very important human-powered bicycle race is held in Nevada，USA．The speed of the bike is measured for only 200 metres，but players take more than a kilometre to get their bikes going fast．Jason Queally's fastest speed for the 200-metre race was 103.5 kilometres an hour．

At this year's race，Jason failed to reach the finishing line．He was speeding along at about seventy kilometres an hour when he began to lose control of his bike．When he tried to slow down，it began to smoke．Soon the inside of his bike was filled with smoke．He couldn't see，and he couldn't breathe．At seventy kilometres an hour，a crash could be very serious．Jason was frightened，but he managed to stop the bike safely．He would repair his bicycle and try again another time to be the world's fastest man on a bike．Better luck next time，Jason．

Maybe you're surprised that these bikes go so quickly，but is it useful？It could be．Cars are becoming more and more popular，and they are very safe，comfortable and easy to drive，but they also pollute the air in our cities．Scientists and engineers are learning from fast racing bikes how to make human-powered vehicles that might be useful for daily travel．

生詞

human-powered　adj． 人力的

measure　v． 測量，計量：We need to measure the room up for a new carpet．我們需要量一下房間的尺寸，好買一塊新地毯。

speed　v． （speeded 或sped ）快速前進，超速行駛：I watched her speed away in her jeep．我看著她駕駛吉普車迅速離去。

crash　n． 碰撞；（飛機等的）墜毀：The old couple were killed in a train crash．老兩口在一次火車相撞事故中遇難。

vehicle　n． 交通工具，車輛：tractors abd farm vehicles拖拉機及農用車輛

1．Is Jason's human-powered machine a bicycle？

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2．How often is the human-powered bicycle race held in Nevada？

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3．Did Jason stop his bike safely or was he badly hurt？

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4．Why did he lose this year's race？

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5．What's the best vehicle for daily travel like according to the writer？

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參考譯文

賈森·奎利是世界上騎自行車最快的人之一。但你真的能把圖片中的這樣東西叫做自行車嗎？是的，賈森的這輛有兩個輪子的人力機械當然是自行車。

美國的內華達州每年都要舉辦一項非常重要的人力自行車賽。自行車的測速距離只有200米，但騎手們要騎一公里多的路程來加速。賈森·奎利在這段距離上取得的最快速度是103.5公里每小時。

在今年的比賽中，賈森沒有沖到終點線。他在加速到70公里每小時時，自行車開始失控。當他想減速時，車開始冒煙。很快，自行車內部充滿了濃煙。他看不見，也無法呼吸。如果在70公里每小時的速度下發(fā)生碰撞，后果是很嚴重的。賈森很害怕，但他還是設法把車安全地停了下來。他將修理這輛車，下次再試，以爭取成為世界上騎自行車最快的人。賈森，希望你下次走運。

也許你會覺得，這些自行車跑得這么快有用嗎？或許有用。汽車正變得越來越普及，它們既安全、舒適，也容易駕駛，但它們對城市的空氣造成污染?？茖W家和工程師正在研究這些跑得很快的賽車，以使它們更適于日常出行。

參考答案

Wednesday 1．Yes．/Yes，it is．　2．Every year．　3．He stopped his bike safely．4．Because something was wrong with his bike．/Because there was something wrong with his bike．5．It is fast，safe，comfortable and human-powered.