陕西省师大附中2024年高三下学期一模考试英语试题含解析

陕西省师大附中2024年高三下学期一模考试英语试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Icalledhernearlytenminutesthismorning,butIcouldn’t________.A．getthrough B．gothrough.C．livethrough D．lookthrough2．Thankstoherdeterminationandperseveranceonthepianolesson,shehasa______graspofthesubject.A．comprehensive B．confidentialC．conservative D．compulsory3．Heswitchedoffthelightandwasabouttoleavetheclassroomandonlythen____torainheavily.A．itbeganB．itbeginsC．doesitbeginD．diditbegin4．Wesellalotofproductsoffshoreandtheopportunitytoopenupmarketsinregions________wedon'tcurrentlysellalottoisagreatone.A．where B．thatC．what D．when5．Itcameasagreat________totheparentsthattheirsonfinallycamebacksafeandsound.A．relief B．senseC．relaxion D．favor6．Accordingtothebankrulesreleasedrecently,youhavetopaya25%________oneachchequeyoucash.A．admission B．pensionC．allowance D．commission7．Everythingwasplacedexactly________hewanteditforthegraduationceremony.A．theplacewhere B．whenC．where D．inwhich8．After________________asandstormwarningonSundayevening,meteorologistsforecastthatdustyweatherwillcontinueinpartsofthecountryonMonday.A．breakingoff B．callingoff C．leavingoff D．puttingoff9．Thewhyheisabsenttodayishehasgotabadheadache.A．reason;that B．reason;becauseC．cause;that D．cause;because10．—Isay,Harry.Whatdidyousaytothelaid-offworkerjustnow?—Nothing.Itomyself.A．hadonlytalked B．amonlytalking C．havejusttalked D．wasjusttalking11．--Catherine,Ihavecleanedtheroomforyou.---Thanks.You_______it.Icouldmanageitmyself.A．needn’tdo B．shouldn’thavedone C．mustn’tdo D．needn’thavedone12．----Whatdoyouthinkofzoology?----Inmyopinion,zoologyis______botany.A．asubjectsointerestingasB．asainterestingsubjectasC．asinterestingasubjectasD．interestingasasubjectas13．Theprofessor_____abouthowtoprotecttheendangeredanimalintheconferenceatthistimetomorrow.A．talkedB．talksC．hasbeentalkingD．willbetalking14．—I’mtiredout.Ican’trunanyfurther,Tom.—________!Mike.I’msureyoucandoit.A．Comeon B．NohurryC．Noproblem D．Welldone15．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthatB．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhenD．whenitwasthat16．Those

havesixormoreclosefriendsaredescribedas"veryhappy".A．whose B．whoC．which D．when17．James,Idon’tmindlendingyouthemoney____youpayitbackwithinamonth.A．althoughB．nowthatC．unlessD．aslongas18．Amotherrecognizesthefeelofherchild’sskinwhenblindfolded._________,shecaninstantlyidentifyherbaby’scry.A．SimilarlyB．MeanwhileC．NeverthelessD．Accordingly19．Iwasanonlychild,and________Ihadnoexperienceoflargefamilies.A．soB．butC．orD．while20．—HowcanIwakeupsoearly?—Setthealarmat5:00am.,youwillmakeit.A．and B．butC．or D．so第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）TheAmericannewspaperhasbeenaroundforaboutthreehundredyears.In1721,theprinterJamesFranklin,Benjamin’solderbrother,startedtheNewEnglandCourant,andthatwaswhatwemightrecognizetodayasarealnewspaper.Hefilledhispaperwithstoriesofadventure,articlesonart,onfamouspeople,andonallsortsofpoliticalsubjects.ThreecenturiesaftertheappearanceofFranklin’sCourant,fewbelievethatnewspapersintheirpresentprintedformwillremainaliveforlong,Newspapercompaniesarelosingadvertisers,readers,marketvalue,andinsomecases,theirsenseofpurposeataspeedthatwouldnothavebeenimaginablejustseveralyearsago.ThechiefeditoroftheTimessaidrecently,“Atplaceswheretheygather,editorsaskoneanother,‘Howareyou?’,asiftheyhavejustcomeoutofthehospitaloralostlawcase.”AnarticleaboutthenewspaperappealedonthewebsiteoftheGuardian,undertheheadline“NOTDEADYET.”Perhapsnot.buttheriseoftheInternet,whichhasmadethedailynewspaperlookslowandoutofstepwiththeworld,hasbroughtaboutarealsenseofdeath,SomeAmericannewspapershavelost42%oftheirmarketvalueinthepastthreeyears.TheNewYorkTimesCompanyhasseenitsstock（股票）dropby54%sincetheendof2004,withmuchofthelosscominginthepastyear.AmanageratDeutscheBanksuggestedthatstock-holderssellofftheirTimesstock.TheWashingtonPostCompanyhaspreventedthetroubleonlybychangingpartofitsbusinesstoeducation;itstestingandtest—preparationservicenowbringsinatleasthalfthecompany’sincome,1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheNewEnglandCourant?A．Itismainlyaboutthestockmarket.B．Itcarriesarticlesbypoliticalleaders.C．Itmarksthebeginningofnewspapers.D．ItremainsasuccessfulnewspaperinAmerica.2、Whatcanweinferaboutthenewspapereditors?A．Theyoftenacceptreaders’suggestions.B．Theycawalotabouteachother’shealth.C．Theystopdoingbusinesswithadvertisers.D．Theyfacegreatdifficultiesintheirbusiness.3、Whichofthefollowingfoundanewwayforitsdevelopment?A．theWashingtonPost. B．TheGuardian.C．TheNewYorkTinier. D．NewEnglandCourant.4、Howdoestheauthorseemtofeelaboutthefutureofnewspapers”?A．Satisfied. B．Hopeful.C．Surprised. D．Worried.22．（8分）NEWDELHI—InIndia’sspacecenteronthebarrierislandofSriharikota,thewhite-jacketedscientistsheldtheirbreaths.Thecountry’strustyred-and-whitesatellitelaunchvehiclehadliftedoffmomentsbeforeandblastedintoorbit.ThePolarSatelliteLaunchVehicleC-37wasabouttoperformadelicatemaneuver(操纵，任务)—carefullysending104satellitesintotheheavens,thehighestnumbereverattemptedinonemission.OneIndianspaceanalystontelevisionlikenedthecomplicatedmaneuvertodroppingchildrenatdifferentbusstops.About10a.m.Wednesday,theannouncementcame:Allthesatelliteshadbeensuccessfullylaunched.Thescientistsbreathedacollectivesighofrelief,andbackslappingandapplausefollowed.“Thisisagreatmomentforeachandeveryoneofus.Todaywehavemadehistory,”projectmanagerB．Jayakumarsaidafterward.Thetotalnumberofsatellitesfaroutstripped(超过)thepreviousrecord—37atthesametimesentintospacebyRussiain2014.Wednesday’slaunchwasanothersuccessfortheIndianSpaceResearchOrganization(ISRO),whichisrapidlygainingareputationgloballyforitseffectiveyetlow-costmissions.Indiahadalreadysentupdozensofsatellites,including20inonelaunchlastyear.In2014,IndiabecamethefirstAsiannationtosendaprobe(探测器)intoorbitaroundMars,a$74millioneffortthat,asPrimeMinisterNarendraModinotedatthetime,costlessthanwhatittooktomaketheHollywoodspacemovie“Gravity”.ThefiercenationalpridethatresultedafterthatsuccesssenttheMarsproberocketingontothefaceofthecountry’snew2,000rupee($30)currencynote(钞票)inNovember.“NowIndiaisshowingitscompetitivenessinthe$300billionglobalspacemarket,”saidRajeswariPillaiRajagopalan,headoftheNuclearandSpacePolicyInitiativeattheObserverRearchFoundationinNewDelhi.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“likened”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．apictureoftheLong-marchrocketC．apictureoftheThree-gorges(峡谷)projectD．PresidentXiJinping’sportrait4、Itcanbeinferredthatafterthesuccessinthe104-satellitelaunch,Indiawill________.A．becomeNo.1intheglobalspacemarketB．takeupalargermarketshareinthefutureC．showitsabilityamonglocalcompetitorsD．haveanorderof$300billion23．（8分）WhenaskedaboutherchildhoodinthedocumentaryAliveInside,a90-year-oldwomanwithdementia(痴呆)replies,“I’veforgottensomuch.”FilmmakerMichaelRossatoBennettthenplaysmusicfromherpastforher.“That’sLouisArmstrong,”shesays.“He’ssingingWhentheSaintsGoMarchingInandittakesmebacktomyschooldays.”Shethenrecallsexactdetailsfromherlife.Whydoesithappen?Musictendstoaccompanyeventsthatarouseemotionsorotherwisemakestrongimpressionsonus—suchasweddingsandgraduations.Thesekindsofexperiencesformstrongmemories,andthemusicandmemorieslikelybecomeintertwined(紧密相连)inourneural(神经的)networks,accordingtoJuleneJohnson,aprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia.Movements,suchasdancing,alsooftenpairwithourexperienceofmusic,whichcanhelpformmemories.Evenmanyyearslater,hearingthemusiccanbringbackmemoriesoftheselong-pastevents.AsAliveInsideshows,musichasthispowerevenformanypeoplewithdementia.Researchersnotethatthebrainareasthatprocessandremembermusicaretypicallylessdamagedbydementiathanotherareas,andtheythinkitmayexplainthephenomenon.Theyalsopayattentiontoelderlypeoplewithdementia,especiallythoseinnursinghomes.“It’spossiblethatthoselong-termmemoriesarestillthere,“Johnsonsays,“butpeoplejusthaveahardertimeaccessingthembecausethey’reinastrangeplaceandthere’renotalotofcircumstancesinwhichsomeonecouldpulloutthosememories.”Johnsonalsonotesthatmusicisnotuniversallyusefulforallpeoplewithdementiasincetherearesomepeoplewithdementiawhosebrainareathatrecognizesmusicisdamaged.Despitemusic’sapparentbenefits,fewstudieshaveexploreditsinfluenceonmemoryrecallinpeoplewithdementia.“It’sreallyanuntappedarea,”Johnsonsays.PetrJanataisoneresearcherinvestigatingthetopicofmusicandmemory.Hesaysthatscientistsstilldonothavetheanswersforwhyandhowmusicreawakensmemoriesinpeoplewithdementia,butthisphenomenonisrealandit’sjustamatteroftimebeforeit’sfullyborneoutbyscientificresearch.1、WhathelpstheoldwomaninAliveInsiderecallherchildhood?A．Afilmshehaswatchedbefore.B．Asongshehaslistenedtobefore.C．Thevoiceofherchildhoodfriend.D．Thedescriptionofherschooldays.2、WhatbenefitofmusicisdiscussedinParagraph2?A．Ithelpsmakelastingmemories.B．Ithelpscurepatientsofdementia.C．Ithelpsarouseemotionsinspecialevents.D．Ithelpsrememberdancemovementseasily.3、AccordingtoJohnson,whatshouldwedoforelderlypeoplewithdementia?A．Sendthemtonursinghomesforgoodcare.B．Providefamiliarenvironmentsforthem.C．Playlotsofclassicalmusictothem.D．Talktothemabouttheirpast.4、Whatdoweknowaboutthestudyintomusicandmemoryrecallinpeoplewithdementia?A．ItiscriticizedbyPetrJanata.B．Itissupportedbysolidevidence.C．Itappliestoallpeoplewithdementia.D．Itisapioneeringstudy.24．（8分）WhenTVnewsprogramsreportwarsordisasters,theeditorsrarelyusethemosthorrifyingpicturesofdeadorwoundedvictimsbecausetheydon’twanttoupsettheirviewers.Evenso,viewersareusuallywarnedinadvancethatthey“mayfindsomeofthesedisturbing”sotheycanlookawayiftheychoose.Butthemenandwomenwhosejobsaretorecordthosescenes--theTVcameramen—havenosuchchoice.Itistheirdutytowitnessthehorrorsofthewarandrecordthem,nomatterhowhorrifyingandunpleasanttheymaybe.Consequently,itisoneofthemostdangerous,exposedandemotionallytaxingjobthattheworldoffers.Today,thedemandfortheirworkisrising.Theexplosionofsatellitebroadcastingand24hournewsinrecentyearshavecreatedanalmostinsatiable(无法满足的)demandforTVinformation.ButmajorbroadcastersandtheTVnewsagencies--suchasReutersandWTN---haveneverhadenoughstafftomeettheworldwidedemandforup-to-datepictures,soincreasinglytheyturnto“Freelance”TVcameramen.Thesefreelancecameramenareindependentoperatorstiedtonoparticularorganization.Theywillworkforanycompanywhichhiresthemforjustafewhoursorforseveralweeksinawarzone.Butifafreelancecameramanisinjuredinthecourseofthejob,theTVcompanyisnotresponsibleforhim.Thefreelancermustsurviveonhisown.“TVwillalwaysneedhard,vividmovingpictureswhicharefresh,butthesecompaniesfeeluncomfortablewithlargenumbersofemployeesontheirbooks,”explainsNikGrowing,onceforeigneditorforBritain’sChannel4NewsandnowaBBCnewspresenter.“Byhiringfreelancers,theycanbuyintheskillstheyneedonlywhentheyneedthem.Italsoenablesthemtocontractouttherisk,”hesays.1、Theunderlinedword“taxing”inPara1mostprobablymeans_________.A．demandingB．strikingC．satisfyingD．encouraging2、TVnewsagenciesturntofreelancecamerameninorderto_______.A．saveexpensesandavoidriskB．getfirsthandinformationandpicturesC．lookforpicturesthatareoffinequalitiesD．buythehorrifyingpicturestheyneed3、Fromthepassagewecanknowthat_______.A．TVcameramenshouldbegivenbetterchoiceofworkB．TVcameramenarebeingchallengedbythefreelancersC．TVcameramenhavetowitnessdisastersandkillingwhethertheylikethemornotD．TVcameramenhavetocontractouttherisksfortheircompanies4、Theauthorofthepassageshowshis_______thefreelancecameramen.A．respectforB．sympathytoC．ignoranceofD．admirationto25．（10分）ThesummerbeforeseventhgradeourfamilymovedandIsaidgoodbyetoeverythingthatwasfamiliar.Formyparentsitwasagoodthingbecauseitmeantowningahomeforthefirsttime.ButitmeantthatIdhavetochangeschoolsandthatputsomebutterfliesinmystomach.Onthefirstdayofschool,kidsjammedtheschoolgrounds.That’swhenImetBarbara.Wemadeanervousconversationandsoonlearnedwewereinthesameclass.Shewasfunnyandwehadalotincommon.Butshewasverycriticalofothersandsometimesofme.Shemadefunofmybushyhair,mybigglassesandtheclothesIwore.Butitseemedasthoughthethingswehadincommonweremoreimportantthantheannoyances.Thegirlsinthe“popular”crowdhadalsobeenexposedtohersharptongue.Oneday,oneofthegirlsapproachedmewhileIgatheredmybooks.“Wereallylikeyou,”shesaid.“Theonlywayyoucanplaywithus,though,isifyoukeepyourdistancefromBarbara.”Werethosegirlsonlytryingtomaketroublebetweenthetwoofus?Wouldtheywatchmedump(抛弃)Barbaraandthendumpmeforlaughs?FromthecomerofmyeyeIfoundtwooftheothergirlsfromthegroup.Theywerewatchingmeandgiggling(咯咯地笑).IwonderedifIwascoolenoughforthem.Ididn’twanttomakethechoicetheywereforcingmetomake.SoIshookmyheadandsaid,“Idon’tthinkso.IlikeBarbaraandwe’regoodfriends.”ThenIgatheredmybooksandranaway.EventhoughBarbarastillannoyedmeattimes,IknewI’ddonetherightthing.I’dmademyowndecisionaboutagirlwhohadbefriendedmewhenIbadlyneededafriend.WhenshemovedthefollowingyearImissedherfriendshipterribly.ButwhatIkepthasneverleftme—myself-respect.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasemean?A．Gotmetofeelmoreexcited.B．Leftmeinastateofdesire.C．Broughtmemoreexpectation.D．Mademehaveanervousfeeling.2、WhatdoweknowaboutBarbara?A．Shewasagirlwithasharptongue.B．Shewaspopularwithkidsatschool.C．Sheofferedothershelpincriticalmoments.D．Shewasverycriticalofherowndress.3、Whatwasthewriteraskedtodobyonegirl?A．Tojointhe“popular”crowd.B．ToendherfriendshipwithBarbara.C．ToinviteBarbaratohangoutwiththem.D．Topretendtobecoolinthe“popular”crowd.4、Whatlessondidthewriterlearnfromherexperience?A．Keepfarawayfromthe“popular”group.B．Avoidmakingfriendswithanannoyingperson.C．Keepself-respectinmakingyourowndecisions.D．Sharecommoninterestwithyourfriends.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Asachild,Iwasalwaystoldto“eatmygreens”.Theseweretheunappealingvegetablesthatsatontheedgeofmyplate.Peas,andgreenbeans,alllookedandtasted1.Let’sfaceit,whenthereweresomanyotherdelicioustreatsto2,whyeatboringvegetables?Sincethenmytastebudshave3andI’malsofullyawareofthehealthbenefitsofeatingfreshvegetables.Butwestillneed4oftheamazinggoodnessthesegreensuperfoodsgiveus.IntheUK,acampaignhasbeen5forseveralyearstoencourageustoeatour“5ADay”—fiveportionsoffruitandvegetables.That’s6evidencehasshowntherearesignificanthealth7togettingatleastfive80gportionsofavarietyoffruitandvegetableseveryday.ButIstruggletryingtofitthesefiveportionsintomydaily8,partlybecauseIhaveasweet9andvegetablesare,well,tasteless.Researchershavebeen10howtomakeeatingvegetablesmore11.Theyanalysedthepsychologybehindourfood12andfoundthatmostofusare13bytaste.BradTurnwaldfromStanfordUniversitysaysthat“studiesshowthatpeople14tothinkofhealthieroptionsaslesstastyforsomereason.”InEurope,aprojectcalledVeggieEAThasalsobeentryingtofindwaystogetpeopleto15morevegetables.Projectleader,ProfessorHeatherHartwellbelievesin16encouragingpeopleintoeatingtherightthings.Oneideahasbeentoputa17ofatastylookingfruitonasupermarkettrolleyasa18aboutbuyingsomethingfromthefruitstore.Shesays,“Choiceisareally19thing.Butmakingvegetableslookattractivewillincreasetheirsales.”Certainly,eating“twistedcitrus-glazedcarrots”doessoundtempting,evenifitjust20likeacarrot,butifitmakesuseatmorevegetablesthenthatcanonlybeagoodthingforourhealth.1、A．deliciousB．disgustingC．ripenD．sweet2、A．buyB．prepareC．enjoyD．offer3、A．developedB．appearedC．existedD．shrank4、A．talkingB．informingC．remindingD．warning5、A．planningB．runningC．aimingD．intending6、A．whyB．howC．whenD．because7、A．needsB．issuesC．benefitsD．risks8、A．dietB．educationC．workD．exercise9、A．tendencyB．toothC．preferenceD．appetite10、A．showingB．discoveringC．reportingD．studying11、A．attractiveB．appropriateC．beneficialD．independent12、A．wastesB．valuesC．choicesD．judgments13、A．confusedB．disturbedC．challengedD．motivated14、A．manageB．tendC．agreeD．decide15、A．growB．harvestC．storeD．eat16、A．suddenlyB．slowlyC．firmlyD．seriously17、A．pictureB．lotC．varietyD．number18、A．signB．concernC．hintD．clue19、A．complexB．easyC．quickD．casual20、A．looksB．smellsC．feelsD．tastes第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）WhenIwasauniversitystudent,I1．(attract)bytheChinese.SoIgotajobas2．teacherinWuhanthreeyearsago.3．(think)back,IrealizeitwasthestudentsImetinthefirstyearandChineseuniversitylifeingeneral4．gavemethedeepestimpression.Duringmyschooldays,Iwouldrarelygiveupmysparetimetoanyactivityconnectedwithstudy.Unlessexamswereapproaching,myweekendsweredevotedtohavingfunorperhapsapart-timejob.MyChinesestudents,5．theotherhand,seemedtospendtheirentirewakinghoursstudying.IunderstandthatcompetitioninChineseuniversities6．（be）extremelyfierce.Nonetheless,theirenergyandmotivationput7．(I)toshame.MyfirstyearinChinawasalsomyfirstyearasateacher.Itwasbothchallenging8．rewarding.OnethingIknowforcertainisthatmyyearinWuhanchangedmeforthebetter.Thankstothepolitenessand9．(warm)ofChinesestudents,Iovercamemyfearofspeakinginpublicandbecamemoreself-confident.Most10．(important),Imetdozensofnicepeopleandmademanyexcellentfriends.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均限一词;2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。TodaywehadthehonorofinviteProfessorHudson,aforeignteacherfromBeijingUniversity,togiveusanEnglishlesson、AllofusweredeeplyimpressingbythisunforgettableEnglishlesson、TheprofessorbegantheclasswithanamusingEnglishstory,thatattractedourattentionatonce、Hespokeslowlyandclearlysothatwecouldfollowherwell、Greatinspired,mostofustookanactivepartinclassroomactivities、Afterclass,manystudentsbeinginterviewedspokehighlyofhim、Theysaidthatnevertheyexperiencedsuchinterestingaclass、Fromhislesson,wecametoaconclusionwhatitisnotsodifficulttolearnEnglishbutwefindagoodway、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是新华中学的学生李华，你的美国朋友Tom来信询问你寒假计划，因准备期末考试未能及时回复。请根据以下要点给他回封邮件：1.未及时回信的原因；2.你假期的打算（如做兼职、旅行、做志愿者等）；3.询问他的寒假计划。注意：词数100左右，开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数；可以适当增加细节以使行文连贯。DearTom,Howareyou?I’msorryfornotreplyingtoyourletterintime.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、A3、D4、B5、A6、D7、C8、B9、A10、D11、D12、C13、D14、A15、D16、B17、D18、A19、A20、A第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、C2、D3、A4、D22、Maybenooneforgetstheirfirstbikeandthereisnoexceptiontoawomanlikeme.MinewasaSchwinncoasterbike,second-hand,paintedredandyellowbyitspreviousowner.IrememberridingtoofastdownthebighillonSpringfieldAvenue.Iknewatoncethattheworldwasminetoexplore.Acoupleofyearslater,whenIwas11,mygrandmothervisitedfromEngland,bringingmeabike.Itwasadarkgreenone,withthreegears(齿轮)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(学校),Isimplyrodewhateverbikesitsgraduateshadleftbehind.Irodearoundthelittletownonbikeswithgearsandbrakesthatoftenfailed.IdidnottakeanyofthosebikeswithmewhenImovedsouthtothecoastaltownwhereInowlive.ButafterawhileImissedriding.Finally,onafallday,Iboughtabike.Calledacomfortbike,ithaswidertiresthanmyoldbikeandsevengears.Butitisgreen—abrightergreenbike.Still,Iwasabitworried;Iwas