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高二英语基础阅读材料lesson 56 faster than sound! 比声音还快！how fast did the winning car go? once a year, a race is held for old cars. a lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began. one of the most handsome cars was a rolls-royce silver ghost. the most unusual car was a benz which had only three wheels. built in 1885,it was the oldest car taking part. after a great many loud explosions, the race began. many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them! a few cars, however, completed the race. the winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour-much faster than any of its rivals. it sped downhill at the pleasure. it was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.new words and expressions 生词和短语sound /saund/ n. 声音 explosion kspln n.爆炸，轰响excitement ksatmnt n.激动，兴奋 course k(r)s n.跑道；行程handsome hnsm adj. 漂亮的；美观的 rival ravl n.对手rolls-royce rulzris 罗尔斯-罗伊斯 speed /spi:d/ (sped/sped/,sped) v.疾驶benz /benz/ n. downhill /daunhil/ adv. 下坡wheel /wi:l/ n.轮子回答下列问题.1 did a lot of old cars enter for the race or not? how often is it held? 2 what could be heard when they set off? did many cars break down during the race or not? did a few manage to complete the course or not? 3 did the winning car go downhill quickly or slowly? when did its driver have a lot of difficulty trying to stop it?用括号中的连词改写以下句子，必要时可以省略用斜体印出的词。1 there was a loud explosion. my old car stopped. (and) 2 i got out. i wanted to have a look at the engine. (to) 3 then a man passed me. he was driving a large modern car. (a man who) 4 i waved to him. he did not stop. (but) 5 i passed the large car later. its driver was changing a wheel. (when)exercises 练习a. 划出课文中表示比较的用法，注意以下这些词组的用法：a lot of, a great deal of, a great many, a few, and different from.b. 补上遗漏的词，完成练习后再对照课文核对你的答案。once a year a race is held for old cars. a _ _cars entered for this race last year and there was a great _of excitement just before it began. one of the_ handsome cars was a rolls-royce silver ghost. the_ unusual car was a benz which had only three wheels. built in 1885, it was the _(old) car taking part. after a great_ loud explosions, the race began. _of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent_ time under their cars than in them! a_ cars, however, completed the race. the winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour-much faster_ any of its rivals. it sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a _ _trouble trying to stop it. the race gave everyone a great_ of pleasure. it was very different _modern car races but no_ exciting.multiple choice questions 多项选择题1 what was unusual about the car race? a the rolls-royce silver ghost. b the benz which was built in 1885. c all the cars were old. dthere were many loud explosions. 2 a lot of cars took part in the race, _. a but only a few completed the course b and they all completed the course c and most of them completed the course d but only one of them completed the course 3 a lot of cars entered for this race. there were_ cars in it. a much b lot of c lots of d plenty 4 _in 1885, so it was the oldest car in the race. a it built b built c it was built d having built 5 it was the oldest car taking part. there wasnt _one. a an older b the oldest c an elder d the eldest 6 it reached a speed of forty miles an hour. it _ forty miles an hour.a ran b ran with c went at d drove with 7 it was different from modern cars. it wasnt_ modern cars.a the same as b the same with c same with d same as8 one of the most handsome cars was a rolls-royce. it was a _car.a pretty b beautiful c seemly d nice9 the most unusual car was a benz. it wasnt a _car. a used b common cvulgar d accustomed10 there were many loud explosions. there were many loud _. a knocks b hits c bangs d thumps11 many of the