2021军队职称英语教材变动综合类完形填空(第九篇)

第九篇The First Bicycle
The history of the bicycle goes back more than 200 years．In 1791，Count de Sivrac(1)onlookers in a park in Paris as he showed Off his two-wheeled invention．a machine called the celerifer6．It was basically an(2)version of a children’S toy which had been in(3)for many years．Sivrac’S“celerife”had a wooden frame。made in the(4)of a horse．which was mounted on a wheel at ei山er endl．To ride it，you sat on a small seat，just like a modem bicycle，and pushed(5)against the(6)you’re your legs-there were no pedals．It was impossible to steer a celerifer6 and it had no brakes。but despite these problems the invention very much(7)to t11e fashionable young men of Paris．Soon they were(8)races up and down the streets．
Minor(9)were common as riders attempted a final burst off(1 0)Controlling the machine was difficult，as the only way to change(11)was to pull up the front of the“celerifer”and(12)it round while the front wheel was(13)in the air．“Celerifer6s”were not popular for long，however，as the(14)of no springs，no steering and rough roads made riding them very uncomfortable．Even SO。the wooden celerifer was the(15)of the modem bicycle．
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1．A)delighted B)cheered C)appreciated D)oveqoyed
2．A)increased B)enormous C)extended D)enlarged
3．A)use B)play C)operation D)service
4．A)resemblance B)shape C)body D)appearance
5．A)fast B)deeply C)heavily D)hard
6．A)surface B)ground C)earth D)floor
7．A)attracted B)appealed C)took D)called
8．A)going B)getting C)holding D)making
9．A)wounds B)trips C)injuries D)breaks
10．A)velocity B)energy C)pace D)speed
11．A)direction B)route c)heading D)way
12．A)roll B)drive C)turn D)revolve
13．A)cycling B)circling C)winding D)spinning
14．A)mixture B)link C)combination D)union
15．A)origin B)design C)model D)introduction