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閱讀理解 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 　　The bicycling craze came in when we were just about at the right age to enjoy it．At first even“safety”bicycles were too dangerous and improper for ladies to ride, and they had to have tricycles．My mother had(I believe)the first female tricycle in Cambridge；and l had a little one，and we used to go out for family rides，all together；my father in front on a bicycle．a(chǎn)nd my poor brather Charles standing miserable on the bar behind lny mother．I found it very hard work．pounding(轟隆隆行進(jìn))away on my hard tyres；a glorious，but not a pleasurable pastinle． 　　Then, one day at lunch, my father said he had just seen a new kind of tyre，filled up,with air，and he thought it might be a success．And soon after that everyone had bicycles，ladies and all; and bicycling became the smart thing，and the lords and ladies had their pictures in fhe papers，riding along in the park，in straw hats． 　　My mother must have fallen off her bicycle ptetty often，for I remember seeing the most appalling cuts and bruises(青腫)on her legs．But she never complained，and always kept these accidents to herself．However，the great Mrs．Phillips，our cook,always knew all a hout them；as indeed she knew practically everything that ever happened．She used to draw us into the servants' hall to tell us privately：“Her Ladyship had a nasty fall yesterday；she cut both her knees and sprained her wrist．But don't Iet her know I told you．”So we never dared say anything．Similar little accidents used to occur when，at the age of nearly Seventy，she insisted on learning to drive a car．She never mastered the art of reversing(倒車)，and was in every way an unconventional and terrifying driver．Mrs．Phillips used then to tell us：“Her Ladyship ran into the back of a milk-cart yesterday；but it wasn't much hurt”；or“A policeman stopped her Ladyship because she was on the wrong side of the road；but she said she didn't know what the white Line on the road meant，so he explained arld Let her go on．”Mrs．Phillips must have had an excellent Intelligence Service at her command，for the stories were always true enough． (1) Women did not ride bicycles at first betause________． [　　] A． bicycling demanded too much hard work B． bicycling was considered unsafe and unladylike C． they preferred to ride tricycles D． tricycles could carry young children as well (2) How did the writer feel about tricycles? [　　] A． They were very hard to ride． B． Riding tricycles was an enjoyble arnusement． C． They were not as fast as bicycles． D． They were not proper for women to ride． (3) Cycling became popular when________． [　　] A． the writer's father popularized it B． air-filled tyres began to be used C． noble people started enjoying it D． newspapers had pictures of cyclists (4) The writer admired Mrs．Phillips because________． [　　] A． she was the best cook they had ever had B． she was in command of all the setvants C． she could keep secrets D． she had an outstanding ability to gather information (5) The writer's mother often had car accidents because________． [　　] A． she could not control the car well B． she was very old then C． she ignored the traffic signs D． she behaved too proudly

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答案：1．B;2．A;3．B;4．D;5．A;