单选题 Thirty years ago, most teenagers had bicycles, but now they are comparatively rare. (56) , motor scooters (小型摩托车) are much more common. (57) , this may seem to be a sign of progress but (58) the change is not necessarily for the better.
It is easy to see why young people prefer scooters. (59) , they are much faster and do not require much physical effort; (60) , you can take a passenger with you on the pillion (后座) seat behind; (61) , they give young people a feeling of independence, because they can travel further and impress their friends. (62) , the disadvantages are equally obvious. (63) first sight, scooters are more expensive to buy and to maintain, and (64) those under 16 are not allowed to have them. (65) , greater freedom brings danger because speed encourages young people to take risks and as a result scooters are involved (66) more accidents, and the accidents are (67) more serious.
Bicycles are safer and easier to control. Years ago, teenagers had more experience with them because they (68) to ride as young children, and consequently knew what they were capable of. (69) , many young people overestimate what a scooter can do and pretend it has the power of a motorcycle. (70) , the fact is that bicycles are not very safe (71) in cities these days because there are more cars and drivers are not used to them and do not make allowances for them.
(72) , those who are old enough to ride scooters naturally prefer them. Those who are too young or cannot afford to buy a scooter probably find bicycles slow and uncomfortable (73) , and riding bicycles requires (74) experience of traffic than before. On balance, the change has been for the worse, (75) for the 13-and 14-year-olds, but the only safe solution would be to have special lanes (车道) for cyclists.

单选题 A. At the other end B. On the contrary
C. On the other hand D. In addition
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】On the other。hand从另一方面说。文章开头说，30年前，青少年大多骑自行车，但今天，骑自行车的人越来越少。这是一方面，下面作者又转到了另一方面，自行车虽然减少，小型摩托车却增多了。A项At the other end在另一头；B项On thecontrary相反；D项In addition另外，都与文意不符。
单选题 A. At first sight B. At the beginning
C. In the first view D. From the first
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】At first sight第一眼看，乍一看。作者是想说，刚一看这种小型摩托车增多的趋势，似乎象征着一种进步，所以应选A。C项In the first view没有这种说法。
单选题 A. absolutely B. actually
C. surely D. definitely
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】actually事实上，实际上。这道题考查学生对文章的理解和对词义的掌握。作者说乍一看这是进步，但事实上不是这样，有转折之意。A项absolutely绝对地；C项surely的确；D项definitely明确地。
单选题 A. At first B. In the beginning
C. At first hand D. In the first place
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】In the first place首先。这一句作者开始解释青少年选择小型摩托车的原因。理所应当，下面应说首先。A、B两项都是“一开始”之意。C项At first hand第一手地，直接地。
单选题 A. also B. secondly C. as well D. at second
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】secondly第二，其次。上文说了In the first place，首先。下文很自然就接secondly其次，第二。
单选题 A. above all B. at most C. over all D. after all
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】above all最重要的是，最重要的原因是。B项at。most至多；C项over all遍及；D项after all毕竟。
单选题 A. Although B. However C. Anyhow D. Instead
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】However然而。前文都在说小型摩托车的优点，下文既然要说缺点，就要用一个转折连词。所以选B。A项Although虽然；C项Anyhow无论如何；D项Instead代替。
单选题 A. In B. For C. From D. At
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】此题考查连词的选择。at first sight：是固定搭配。
单选题 A. in this case B. in any case C. in no case D. in some cases
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】in any case，在任何情况下。全句意思是：在任何情况下，年龄不到16岁的少年都禁止骑小型摩托车。A项in this case在这种情况下；C项in no case决不；D项in some cases在一些情况下。
单选题 A. Apart from that B. As a result
C. Except that D. On the other hand
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】A项Apart from that除此之外；B项As a result结果是；C项Except that除了……；D项On the other hand另一方面。只有A项符合文意。
单选题 A. for B. in C. at D. to
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】be involved in被卷入，是固定搭配。
单选题 A. principally B. particularly C. generally D. primarily
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】generally一般说来。A项principally主要地；B项particularly尤其是；D项primarily主要是。全句意思是这些交通事故往往更严重，所以选C。
单选题 A. have learnt B. learn C. learnt D. had learnt
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】had learnt，从小就学会。此题为对语法的考查。because前的部分是过去时，所以这句要往前更近一个时态，因此用过去完成时。
单选题 A. However B. In contrast
C. On the contrary D. Hence
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】In contrast相反，有对比之意。作者要将自行车与小型摩托车做一个比较，所以要选能体现出对比之意的词组。
单选题 A. But B. Nevertheless C. In spite D. Furthermore
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】Nevertheless然而。在句子开头表示转折。
单选题 A. too B. neither C. as well D. either
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】“not…either。”是固定搭配。
单选题 A. In the end B. Lastly C. To sum D. To sum up
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】To sum up总的说来。In the end，Lastly都是“最后”之意。
单选题 A. or rather B. by comparison C. in contrast D. after all
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】by comparison比较说来。
单选题 A. much B. a lot of C. rich D. more
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】more更多的。因为是与以前做比较，应用比较级more，现在骑自行车比以前更需要经验。
单选题 A. especially B. generally C. definitely D. certainly
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】especially尤其是。句子意思是：尤其对十三四岁的少年来说。