2017职称英语《理工B》完形填空模拟题(2)

The First Bicycle

The history of the bicycle goes back more than 200 years. In 1791, Count de Sivrac __________ (51)onlookers in a park in Paris as he showed off his two-wheeled invention, a machine called the celerifere.

It was basically an __________ (52) version of a children's toy which had been in __________ (53) for many years. Sivrac's "celerifere" had a wooden flame, made in the __________ (54) of a horse, which was mounted on a wheel at either end. To ride it, you sat on a small seat, just like a modem bicycle, and pushed __________ (55) against the __________ (56) with your legs- there were no pedals. It was impossible to steer a celerifere and it had no brakes, but despite these problems the invention very much __________ (57) to the fashionable young men of Paris. Soon they were __________ (58)races up and down the streets.

Minor __________ (59) were common as riders attempted a final burst of __________ (60).

Controlling the machine was difficult, as the only way to change __________ (61) was to pull up the front of the "celenf" and (62) it round while the front wheel was __________ (63) in the air. "Celeriferes" were not popular for long, however, as the __________ (64) of no springs, no steering and rough roads made riding them very uncomfortable. Even so, the wooden celerifere was the __________ (65) of the modem bicycle.

51. A. delighted

B. cheered

C. appreciated

D. overjoyed

52. A. increased

B. enormous

C. extended

D. enlarged

53. A. use

B. play

C. operation

D. service

54. A. resemblance

B. shape

C. body

D. appearance

55. A. fast

B. deeply

C. heavily

D. hard

56. A. surface

B. ground

C. earth

D. floor

57. A. attracted

B. appealed

C. took

D. called

58. A. going

B. getting

C. holding

D. making

59. A. wounds

B. trips

C. injuries

D. breaks

60. A. velocity

B. energy

C. pace

D. speed

61. A. direction

B. route

C. heading

D. way

62. A. roll

B. drive

C. turn

D. revolve

63. A. cycling

B. circling

C. winding

D. spinning

64. A. mixture

B. link

C. combination

D. union

65. A. origin

B. design

C. model

D. introduction