四川省乐至县宝林中学2025届高三第三次测评英语试卷含解析

四川省乐至县宝林中学2025届高三第三次测评英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theinnerthoughtsofthetwoyoungpersonsarerevealedinthebook,______bothofthemfailtoexpress.A．where B．whenC．who D．which2．Rightnow,lotsofpeoplesearchforproductsontheInternetbutstillbuythematstores.Internetshoppingwillreally____whenpeoplearesurethatitissafe.A．setup B．setoff C．takeoff D．takeup3．AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especially______thatcontainsagoldandivorystatueofAthena.A．theone B．one C．theones D．those4．---Howoftendoyouworkout?---_________,butusuallyonceaweek.A．Havenoidea. B．Itdepends. C．Asusual. D．Generallyspeaking.5．---Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethinginterestingtotellyou.---OK,youmakeitshortIwillhavetoworkonthistermpaperduetomorrow.A．nowthatB．assoonasC．everytimeD．aslongas6．---WhatdoesPM2.5mean？---It'saprofessional_____________indicatingtheconditionofairpollution.A．number B．markC．term D．item7．Thegovernmentisto_____thetechnologiestothefullinthestructuraltransformationoftheeconomy.A．adaptB．exposeC．exploitD．attach8．Weshouldorganizeusefulactivities,whichwill___________therelationshipofthestudents.A．appoint B．employC．promote D．commit9．Ihopethatwewillbeabletomakeitthroughthetoughtimesandbacktothebusinessofworkingtogether________ourcommongoals.A．onbehalfof B．inhonorof C．ontopof D．insearchof10．Thisresearchhasattractedwide_______coverageandhasfeaturedonBBCtelevision’sTomorrow’sWorld.A．message B．information C．media D．data11．—Whataconsequence!—Yes.I________himaboutit,butwithoutsuccess.A．willremindB．wouldremindC．wasremindingD．hadreminded12．Theaimofthegovernmentistomakeeverycitizenbetteroff,____,tohelpthemliveahappylife．A．asaresult B．forastartC．foronething D．inotherwords13．Nobodyknowswhytheboycantellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally_______explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses14．Thecollegeexaminationis________________easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.A．fairly B．quiteC．rather D．very15．—Shegotherfirstsciencefictionpublished.Itturnedouttobe________.—Whenwasthat?—Itwasin2009________shewasstillincollege.A．success;that B．asuccess;whenC．success;when D．asuccess;that16．-Mycomputerdoesn'twork!-Robertisacomputerexpert.HowIwishhe______withme.A．came B．hadcomeC．iscoming D．hascome17．Thepetrolinthecar_____onourwaytothebeach,sowehadtowalkthere.A．gaveup B．gaveoff C．gavein D．gaveout18．IwanttotellyouisthedeeploveandrespectIhaveformyparents.A．That B．Which C．Whether D．What19．—Whereonearthhavetheygone?—Ihavenoidea,butIwishI.A．know B．knew C．wouldknow D．wouldhaveknown20．--Sorryforhavingkeptyouwaiting.Butforthetrafficjam，I________________20minutesearlier—Nevermind，Ihaven'tbeenwaitingthatlong.A．arrived B．wouldhavearrivedC．wouldarrive D．hadarrived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）SallyDawlyisawomanfromAuburn,California.Overthelastthreeandahalfyears,theanti-litteringwomanhasspentmostofherfreetimepickingupcigarettebutts(烟头)fromthestreetsofherhomecity.Calledthe“ButtLady”byherlocalcommunity,DawlybeganhermissiontoridthestreetsofhercityofcigarettebuttsinOctober,2014.Thewomanlookedforcigarettebutts,pickedthemupandthrewtheminthetrash.Tokeepacountofhowmanybuttsshepicksup,theButtLadyhasbeenusingatablet,andearlierthismonth,shehitahistoricmilestone—onemillioncigarettebutts.“Igottiredofgoingonmywalksandseeingcigarettebuttseverywhere,”SallyDawlysaid.“I’mjustshockedthatIhadtopickupsomany.I’veeverpickedup3,000buttsinoneday,”shesaid.“Don’tthrowawayyourbutts;betteryet,stopsmoking.”Withsomanycigarettebuttslitteringthestreets,canoneperson’seffortsreallymakeadifference?Surprisingly,theanswerseemstobeyes.SoonaftertheButtLadyofAuburnstartedhermissionandwordofhereffortsspread,cigarettecansstartedappearingaroundbarsandrestaurantsinthecity.Membersofthelocalcommunityevencameouttocheerheronassheapproachedherone-million-buttmilestone.Sallyknowshercity’scigarettebuttlitteringproblemwon’tbesolvedanytimesoon,butshehopesherworkwillinspirepeopletoatleastthinktwicebeforedroppingcigarettebuttsinthestreets.Shehasdecidedtocontinuecleaningupafterirresponsiblesmokers,andalreadyhasanewmilestoneinhersights—twomillioncigarettebutts.WordoftheButtLady’seffortstokeepthestreetscigarettebutt-freehasreachedneighboringcommunitiesaswell,andCBSSacramentoreportsthatothercitieshavestartedseekingherhelpaswell.1、WhydoesSallyDawlycarryaniPadwithherwhilepickingupthebutts?A．Toentertainthecrowds.B．Tomonitorthesmokers.C．Toattractpeople’sattention.D．Torecordthenumberofbutts.2、HowdidSallyDawlyfeelwhenpickingupcigarettebutts?A．Excitedbutupset. B．ShockedandsorryC．Frightenedbutcontent. D．Astonishedanddesperate.3、Fromthetext.whatcanbeinferredaboutSallyDawly?A．Shepicksupnearly3,000cigarettebuttseveryday.B．ShewillworkinothercitiesinCaliforniainthefuture.C．Shehassetanewgoalofpickinguptwomillioncigarettebutts.D．Shepickeduponemillioncigarettebuttswithmembersofhercommunity.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．California’s“ButtLady”.B．Fightingagainstsmoking.C．Californianshealthproblems.D．SmokingproblemsinCalifornia.22．（8分）“Haveaniceday!”maybeapleasantgestureorameaninglessexpression.WhenmyfriendMaxiesays“Haveaniceday”withasmile,Iknowshesincerelycaresaboutwhathappenstome.Ifeellovedandsecuresinceanotherpersoncaresaboutmeandwishesmewell.“Haveaniceday.Next!”Thisversionoftheexpressionisspokenbyasalesgirlatthesupermarketwhoisrushingmeandmygroceriesoutthedoor.Thewordscomeoutinthesametone(腔调)withafixedprocedure.Theyarespokenatme,nottome.Obviously,theconcernformydayandeveryoneelse’sisthemanagement’sattempttoincreasebusiness.Theexpressioninoneofthosebehaviorsthathelppeoplegetalongwitheachother.Sometimesitindicatestheendofameeting.Assoonasyouhearit,youknowthemeetingisatanend.Sometimestheexpressionsavesuswhenwedon’tknowwhattosay.“Oh,youjusthadatoothout?I’mterriblysorry,buthaveaniceday.”Theexpressioncanbepleasant.Ifastrangersays“Haveaniceday!”toyou,youmayfinditheart-warmingbecausesomeoneyoudon’tknowhastriedtobenicetoyou.Althoughtheuseoftheexpressionisaninsincere,meaninglesssocialcustomattimes,thereisnothingwrongwiththesentenceexceptthatitisalittleuninteresting.Thesalesgirl,thewaitress,theteacher,andallthecountlessotherswhospeakitwithoutthinkingmaynotreallycareaboutmyday.Butinastrangeandcomfortableway,it’snicetoknowtheycareenoughtopretendtheycarewhentheyreallydon’tcareallthatmuch.Whiletheexpressionmaynotoftenbesincere,itisalwaysspoken.Thepointisthatpeoplesayitallthetimewhentheylike.1、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?A．Thesalesgirlisimpolite.B．Thesalesgirlisangry.C．Thesalesgirlcaresabouttheauthor.D．Thesalesgirlsaysthewordsasaroutine.2、Bysaying“Haveaniceday!”,astrangermay________.A．trytobepolitetoyouB．expressthankstoyouC．givehisblessingtoyouD．sharehishappinesswithyou3、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．HaveaNiceDay—aPoliteEndingofaConversationB．HaveaNiceDay—aPleasantGestureC．HaveaNiceDay—aHeart-warmingGreetingD．HaveaNiceDay—aSocialCustom23．（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$300billion24．（8分）InDecember2008,CarolineKennedy—daughterofthelateU.S.PresidentJohnF.Kennedy—satdown,asafrontrunnerfortheSenateseatinNewYork,foratelevisedinterviewthathelpeddecidethefutureofhercampaign.Theresultwasadisaster.Herperformancewasn’twellreceived,inpartbecauseherspeechwasfulloffillerwords—“ums,”“ahs”and“youknows.”Onelistenercounted27“ums”and38“youknows”inthespaceoffiveminutes.Afewweeksaftertheinterview,KennedyendedherSenatecampaign.Fillerwordsmayseemnaturalineverydayspeech,buttheycanbedeadlyinformalpresentations.“Usingexcessivefillersisthemostannoyingspeechhabit,”saidSusanWard,aspeechspecialist.“Theytakeyourlistener’sattentionawayoftentothepointthathedoesn’thearanythingyousay.Yourmessageisentirelylost.”Manyspeakersareafraidofpause.Theybelievetheiraudiencewillthinktheyareinarticulate(不善于表达)iftheypausetothinkofwhattosaynext,sotheyusefillerwordstoavoidthesilence.However,apauseisactuallymoreimpressivethanafillerword.Listenersknowthatthespeakeristhinking,tryingtofindtherightword.Sometimesapausecanactuallyimproveaspeech,aswhenanactorusesadramaticpausetoholdtheattentionofhisaudience.Aspeakershouldn’tbeafraidtopauseoccasionallyduringaspeech;itshowsself-confidence.Ittakessomeworktocutoutfillerwords.Youcanbeginbytakingafewsecondstothinkaboutwhatyouwanttosaythenexttimeyouareaskedaquestion.Thispausewillhelpyoubeginpowerfully,anditwillhelpyouavoidusingafillerword.Thesamepublicspeakingtechniqueapplieswhenyouareshiftingfromoneideatoanother.Whileyoumaybetemptedtofillthesilencebetweenideaswithafillerword,remembertoallowyourselftopauseandthinkaboutwhatyouwanttosaynext.Ifyouneedhelpovercomingyour“um”problem,consideraskingafamilymemberorafriendtopointoutwhenyouusefillerwords.Youalsocouldrecordanupcomingpresentationandthenwatchyourselfinaction.Youmaybeamazedathowoftenyousay“um”or“uh”!Althoughweliveinafast-pacedsocietythatseeminglydemandsinstantanswers,wemustusethepausetoouradvantage.Finally,weshouldonlyspeakwhenweareready.1、Inthefirsttwoparagraphsofthearticlethewriterintendsto______.A．introduceCarolineKennedytoreadersB．illustratehowdeadlyfillerwordscanbeinthepublicspeechC．explainwhatfillerwordsareD．remindreadersthattheyshouldcountfillerwordsusedinpublicspeeches2、Thereasonwhyfillerwordsareconsideredannoyingbyspeechspecialististhat______.A．theypreventthelistenerfromfocusingonwhatthespeakerissaying.B．theyconveythespeaker’ssuperioritytothelistener.C．theymeanthespeakerisnotarticulateatall.D．theymakethespeakerappearself-confident.3、Whenusedproperly,pausesinspeechescanactually______.A．givethespeakermorecredibilityB．holdtheattentionoftheaudienceC．showthespeaker’sdeepinsightD．helptheaudiencerelax4、WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuggestedasawaytogetridoffillerwords?A．Tohavementaltraininginordertothinkfaster.B．Toasksomeoneelsetopointoutwhenyouusefillerwords.C．Towatcharecordingofyourownspeech.D．Topracticethinkingforamomentbeforeansweringaquestion.25．（10分）Ifyou’reabooklover，youhaveapileofbooksonyourbedside，orabookshelfinyourlibrarywitha“toread”signonit．Yetyoucan’tstopyourselffromaddingtothepile．Thiscanleadtofeelingsofguiltoveryournewpurchases．ButI’mheretotellyoutostopworrying．Whatyouhaveisanantilibrary，andit’saverygoodthing．ThetermcomesfromwriterUmbertoEco．Heistheownerofalargepersonallibrary．Heseparatesvisitorsintotwogroups：thosewhoreactwith“Wow!Whatalibraryyouhave!Howmanyofthesebookshaveyouread?”andtheotherswhogetthepointthataprivatelibraryisnotsomethingtoshowoffbutaresearchtoo1．Readbooksarefarlessvaluablethanunreadones．Indeed，themoreyouknow，thelargertherowsofunreadbooks．Letuscallthiscollectionanantilibrary．Ifyouthinkyoualreadyknoweverythingaboutasubject，you’recuttingyourselfofffromastreamofinformationatanartificialpoint．Soagrowinglibraryofbooksyouhaven’treadmeansyou’reconsistentlycuriousabouttheunknown．Andthatattitudeisagreatfoundationforalifelongloveof1earning．Sodon’tfeelguiltoveryourunreadbooks．Thosebookswillbethereforyouwhenyoudowantthem，andasyoubuildyourlibraryofreadandunreadbooks，youcanstartusingitasyouwoulduseabiggerlibrary．Certainbooksmaybecomereferencesmorethanread-throughs．Oryoumayfindthatabookyouboughtfiveyearsagohasspecialrelevancetoday．Lettingtheroleofbooksevolveinyourlifeisahealthysignofcuriosity．That’sgoodforyouandgoodfortheworldaroundyou．1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“antilibrary”inParagraph2referto?A．Feelingsofguiltovernewbooks．B．Apileofbooksonthebookshelf．C．Thecollectionofunreadbooks．D．Alargepersonallibrary．2、Accordingtotheauthor，moreunreadbooksmean________．A．yourwronglifelonglearningattitudeB．youlimityourselffromtheunknownC．yourhavenointerestinthenewworldD．yourstrongdesireaboutnewinformation3、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardshavinganantilibrary?A．Favorable．B．Doubtful．C．Ambiguous．D．Contradictory．4、Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?A．CuriosityisasignofhighIQ．B．Booksaretheladderinourlife．C．Unreadbooksaresurelyrelevanttothepresent．D．Weshouldreadthrougheverybook．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）第二节完型填空（共20小题；阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项Childrenandyoungpeopletendtohavecertainrolemodels–peopletheywanttobelikewhentheygrow1.Though2childrenwouldhavewishedtocopytheirmother,fatherora(n)3relative,graduallytheserolemodelsarethoughtofasfamouspeopleorpopular4.Peoplehavedifferentopinionsabout5popularstarsorotherfamouspeoplearegoodrolemodelsforchildren.Charmingmodels,suchasKatiePrice,areoftenadmiredand6byyounggirls.Thisisthebiggestworryofparentsandteachers.Theywishto7theconceptthatsuccessisachievedthroughhardworkand8ratherthananattractivelooking.Mostpeopletendtogrowuptobethosewhoare9home–theirparentsorfamilyfriends.Somedecidetobeliketheirfavoriteteacher.Achildwholovesto10maywanttogrowtobethenextPicassoorVanGogh;Someonewholovesto11mightimaginethemselvesasafamouswriter;ifachildenjoysdancing,heorshe12welladmireafamousdancer,butthisisnotthe13.Alotofdancestudentswishtobeliketheir14teacher.Therefore,thejobofateacheris15justprovidingknowledgeofagivensubject.Theyshouldbeableto16theirstudents’trustand17themwell.Helpingyoungsterstolearnfrommodels,tolearnhowtoaccept18withgraceandlosingwithdignity,iscentraltoanyparent’sorteacher’sjob.Mannersareveryimportantandadanceteachercan19hisorherpositionandinfluenceto20goodbehaviorstoyoungsters.1、A．younger B．stronger C．older D．taller2、A．atfirst B．atlast C．atleast D．atmost3、A．generous B．favorite C．ordinary D．humorous4、A．fans B．stars C．singers D．dancers5、A．that B．why C．whether D．if6、A．lookeddownupon B．thoughthighlyofC．caughtupwith D．madefunof7、A．encourage B．receive C．hold D．ignore8、A．luck B．imagination C．effort D．creativity9、A．similarto B．differentfrom C．farfrom D．closeto10、A．readandwrite B．singanddance C．listenandspeak D．drawandpaint11、A．write B．read C．travel D．think12、A．should B．may C．must D．need13、A．deal B．trouble C．matter D．case14、A．dance B．music C．art D．piano15、A．betterthan B．lessthan C．morethan D．ratherthan16、A．receive B．lose C．gain D．accept17、A．communicatewith B．keepupwithC．negotiatewith D．putupwith18、A．challenging B．falling C．failing D．winning19、A．makeuseof B．losecontrolof C．takechargeof D．getridof20、A．turn B．press C．introduce D．push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）ItseemsthatChinesepeoplehavealwayslovedtodiscuss1．differencesbetweennorthernersandsoutherners.Now,anotherdifferencehasdrawnwideattention:thewaynorthernersandsouthernersshopforfoodatmarkets.PeoplefromsouthernChinanormallybuy2．theyneedforjustoneortwomealsatatime.It’snormalforthemtobuyjusthalfaChinesecabbage,two3．（potato）and25gramsofbeefatatime.4．,apersonmaybelaughedatiftheydothisinthenorth.Instead,buyingenoughvegetablesandmeatforaweek5．（be）normal.Thedifferencecouldbebecause6．thedifferentclimates.Foodcan7．（keep）foralongtimeinthenorth,asit’s8．（usual）coldanddrythere.Manynorthernershavethehabitof9．（store）foodforalongtime.Butduetothehotandwetweatherinthesouth,southernChinesepeopleprefer10．（buy）justenoughfoodforonemealoroneday.Otherwise,thefoodmaygobad.Maybethesedebatesaboutdifferentcustomshelpustounderstandeachotherbetter.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（＼）画掉。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。InOctoberlastyear,IwasstudyingataschoolinCambridgebutitwasonlymysecondmonthsintheschool.Atanendofthemonththeheadteacherorganizedapartyforallthenewstudents.ItisagoodchancetogettoknowmynewclassmatesandIreallylookedforwardtojoininit.Asthepartywason31stOctober,IthoughtitwasaHalloweenparty.So,thedayaftertheparty,Isearchedeverywhereandmanagedgetawitch’scostume.WhenIarrivedatmyheadteacher’shouse,heopenedthedoorandlookedatusifIhadbeencompletemad.Alltheotherstudentsworeonnormalclothes!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）新学期即将到来，请根据以下提示，用英语写一篇100词左右的短文。写作要点：1．学习计划：2．运动计划：3．娱乐计划：4．你的愿望。写作要求：1．内容必须包括所给要带点，可适当发挥，使行文连贯；2．语篇完整，语句通顺，语法正确，书写规范；3．文中不得出现人名、校名以及透露个人信息的地名，否则不予评分；4．开头已给出，不计入总词数、MyPlanforNewTermThenewtermiscoming.___________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、C3、A4、B5、D6、C7、C8、C9、A10、D11、D12、D13、B14、C15、B16、B17、D18、D19、B20、B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、D2、B3、C4、A22、1、D2、A3、D23、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—abrightergree