上海市晋元中学2023-2024学年高三第五次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

上海市晋元中学2023-2024学年高三第五次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Eithersideseemstohavea(n)_________position;therearestillmanyuncertaintiesonthisissue.A．ambiguous B．delicate C．explicit D．confidential2．TheJapanesepeoplekeepupcheerfulspirits________theworldthattheycangetoverthecrisiscausedbytheterribletsunami（海啸）.A．beingconvinced B．convinced C．toconvince D．havingconvinced3．Theforeignersherearegreatlyimpressedbythefactthat_______peoplefromallwalksoflifeareworkinghardfor________newTianjin.A．/;aB．/;theC．a;aD．the;the4．—Beseated,pleaseandI’llmakeyouacupoftea.—_________.Let’scometothepointfirst.A．Youneedn’tdosoB．Pleasedon’tbotherC．YouarewelcomeD．Youareindeedtoopolite.5．Bydoingso,youcan________moreinformationanddetailsaboutthetopic,andbetterunderstandit.A．keepupwith B．doawaywithC．haveaccessto D．getdownto6．Theeducationalreformisnowunderwaythroughoutthecountry,________thestudentsmoreopportunitiestodeveloptotheirgreatestpotential.A．tograntB．havinggrantedC．grantingD．granted7．Wemust______thetimethatyou’vewastedthisafternoonbyworkinglateto-night.A．makeupfor B．makeout C．doup D．makeupto8．Wheneveryou________apresent,youshouldthinkaboutitfromthereceiver’spointofview.A．bought B．havebought C．willbuy D．buy9．—WhatdoesNicky’sjobinvolveasapublicrelationsdirector?—______quitealotoftimewithotherpeople.A．SpendingB．HavingspentC．TospendD．Tohavespent10．Iappreciate______theopportunitytoworkinyourcompanytwoyearsago.A．giving B．togive C．beinggiven D．tobegiven11．EventhoughthewayLinDaiyuexpressesherfeelingsmaybe________toamodernaudience,itisrootedinhercharacterandmakeswhosheis.A．allergicB．foreignC．sensitiveD．fundamental12．ononefootwithyoureyescloseD．andyouwillsoonloseyourbalance.A．StandingB．StoodC．TostandD．Stand13．Wewillremain______tothepathofpeacefuldevelopmentandshouldermoreinternationalresponsibilities.A．committing B．committed C．tobecommitted D．tohavecommitted14．AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especially______thatcontainsagoldandivorystatueofAthena.A．theone B．one C．theones D．those15．Withineventheweakestofhumanbodiesliesalifethatispreciousindeed---____needstoberespectedandhonored.A．somethingthat B．one C．onethat D．something16．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthatB．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhenD．whenitwasthat17．Paulawaiteduntilalltheluggagewascleared,__________hersneverappeared.A．or B．so C．as D．but18．Ihopethatwewillbeabletomakeitthroughthetoughtimesandbacktothebusinessofworkingtogether________ourcommongoals.A．onbehalfof B．inhonorof C．ontopof D．insearchof19．Youcanaskanyoneforhelp.________hereiswillingtolendyouahand.A．Everyone B．NooneC．One D．Someone20．_____atthedifferencesbetweenhercultureandtheirs,Anniewantedtoreturnhome.A．ConfusingB．ConfusedC．HavingconfusedD．Toconfuse第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Whenoldpeoplelivewithchildrenandotherrelativestherelationshipisnotalwaysahappyone.Evenoldparentsandadultchildrenwholiveseparatelycanhavedifficulties.Herethegenerationgapbecomesmostvisibleastheneedsandinterestsofthemiddle-agedandolddiverge.Somemiddle-agedchildrenaresoannoyedbythedemandsoftheirparentsthattheymakesuchcommentsas“Whydon’ttheoldfoolsdie?”Althoughsuchuglycommentsexist,asurveyconductedbytheAmericanAssociationofRetiredPersonsreflectsapositiveattitudebyAmericanpopulationtowardstheold.Thatsurveyshowedthat69%adultchildrenhaveweeklycontactwiththeirmothersand20%havedailycontactwiththeirmothers.Othersurveyshaveshownthat40%ofadultshaveface-tofacecontactwiththeirparentsonceaweek.The2014NationalSurveyofFamilyandHousehold(NSFH)showedthat78%ofadultsviewtheirrelationshipwiththeirmotherandfatherasexcellent.Only0.03%ofthosesurveyedviewedthatrelationshipas“bad”.Theremainderswereambivalentintheirperceptionoftheirparents.ThisfindingisconfirmedbymucholderstudiesofthesamephenomenonalsoconductedbytheNationalSurveyofFamiliesandHouseholds.Ofthosesurveyed,66%contactedtheirparentsonceaweekormoreandonly10%didnotcontacttheirparentsatall.Inpart,thisisaproductofthedistanceatwhichadultchildrenlivefromtheirparents.The2014surveyshowedthat67%ofadultchildrenlivewithin100milesoftheirparentsandthat38%livewithintenmilesoftheirparents.However,afull20%ofthosesurveyedlive1,000milesormoreawayfromtheirparents.1、Accordingtothepassage,therelationshipbetweenmostAmericanoldpeopleandtheiradultchildrenis______.A．terribleanddistant B．annoyinganddifficultC．greatandclose D．neithergoodnorbad2、Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“diverge”inparagraph1?A．differ B．meet C．exist D．transfer3、Fromthepassage,welearnthat______.A．generationgapbecomesinvisibleifoldparentsandadultchildrenliveseparatelyB．relationshipbetweenparentsandchildrenhasbecomemuchbetterthanbeforeC．someoldparentswouldratherdiebecausetheirchildrenareannoyedatthemD．livingfarawaymayleadtopeople’slessornocontactwiththeirparents22．（8分）Reducingplasticwasteisn'teasybecausethecheapmaterialisfoundinalmosteveryhouseholditem.Now,adeliciousandnutritioussolutionhascomeuptohelpreduceourdependenceonthisenvironmentalhazard.DavidChristian,theco-founderofEvoware,saystheideaofcreatingthebiodegradable(生物降解的)productscamefromconcernatthecountry'shighpollutionrate.Indonesiaishometofouroftheworld'sworstpollutedrivers.Sincesingle-usepackagingisalargecontributortotheproblem,Evowaredecidedtodealwiththatfirst.Afterinvestigatingvariousmaterials,thecompanysettledonseaweed.Unlikecorn,commonlyusedforbiodegradablecontainers,seaweeddoesnotrequireresourceslikewaterorlargeamountsofspace.SinceIndonesianfarmersalreadyharvestmoreseaweedthantheycansell,it'seasyforthecompanytofindthematerial.Thoughtheywillnotrevealtheirproductionprocess,Evowaresaystheseaweedpackagingcontainsnochemicalsandissafetoconsume.Thecompanyhasalsoinventedsingle-usecups,whichcanbreakdown30daysafterthey'rethrownaway.Whilereplacingplasticwiththeseaweedproductsmayseemappealingtomostofus,itisahard-sellinIndonesia.AccordingtoChristian,“Theawarenesstoreducesingle-useplasticisstillverylow.Thismakesourbioplasticunnecessary.”Alsoafactoristhecost,whichishigherthanusingplastic.Hopefully,EvowarewillsucceedinconvincingIndonesiansandpeopleworldwidethatswitchingtotheirproductswillbehelpfultoprotectingourbeautifulplanet.1、WhatproblemdidEvowaredecidetodealwithfirst?A．Waystocleanthefourworstpollutedrivers.B．Howtodealwithsingle-usepackaging.C．Meanstocontributetothecountry'seconomy.D．Whatnutritiousmaterialsforpeopletouse.2、WhydidEvowarechooseseaweed?A．Itcouldbefoundeverywhereinhiscountry.B．Itwasmostcommonlyusedforpackaging.C．Itdidn'trequiremuchspaceandwaseasytoget.D．Itgrewthicklyinmostofthepollutedrivers.3、WhatcanweinferfromChristian'swords?A．Sometimesit'shardtogetpeopletoreducetheuseofplastics.B．Theirseaweedproductshavewongovernmentsupport.C．Theirnewproductshavereceivedworldwidepopularity.D．Thecostofmakingseaweedproductswillbeloweredsoon.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hard-sell”(inPara.5)referto?A．Somethinglastinglong. B．Somethingcommonlyseen.C．Somethingeasytoget. D．Somethinghardtoaccept.23．（8分）Binge-watchingiswhenapersonwatchesmorethanoneepisodeofashowinquicksuccession(一连串，连续）".Withdevelopmentsinthespeedandconnectivityoftheinternet,increasesintechnologyandtheriseofon-demandentertainmentcompanies,peoplecannowhavetheirfavoriteshowsstreameddirectlytotheirtelevisionattheirconvenience.Thisbehaviorisnothingnew.Infact,"binge-watching"hasbeenofficiallylistedindictionariessince2015.Theentertainmentcompaniesrecognizethisbehaviorandmanytakestepstoencourageit.Often,insteadofreleasingeachepisodeonaweek-by-weekbasis,anentireserieswillbecomeavailableconcurrently.Oncetheepisodefinishesmanyplatformswilldisplaypop-upswith“youmightlikesuggestions,orwillautomaticallyplaythenextepisode”.However,recentresearchsuggeststhatoutofthemorethanhalfofBritishadultswhowatchmorethanoneepisodeofashowback-to-back,almostathirdhaveadmittedmissingsleeporbecomingtiredasaresult;andonequarterhaveneglectedtheirhouseholdchores.Nextwe’llbemissingwork!Bingeinghasotherconnections-bingeeating,bingedrinkingandbingesmoking.Allofthemareoftenassociatedwithalackofcontrolandapossibleroutetoaddiction.LindseyFussell,consumergroupdirector,said:“Thedaysofwaitingaweekforthenextepisodearelargelygone,withpeoplefindingithardtoresistwatchingmultipleepisodesaroundthehouseoronthemove.”Ifpeoplefindbinge-watchinghardtoresist,coupledwiththefactthatithasshowntoleadtonegligenceinmany,arewewitnessingthebirthofanewtypeofaddiction?Thecountlessofinformationandentertainmentthattelevisionandonlinemediacanbringusis,manywouldsay,agoodthing.However,whentheactivitybeginstobleedintootherareas,causingustostopfunctioningthenitbecomesaproblem.So,what'stheanswer?Moderation!Neitheratinyamount,nortoomuch.Afterall,astheoldproverbsays,“Alittleofwhatyoufancydoesyougood.”1、Howdidthewriterdevelopthefirstparagraph?A．Listingsomeexamples.B．Tellingastory.C．Givingadefinition.D．Analyzingthecauseandeffect.2、Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestreplacetheunderlinedwordinparagraph2?A．similarly.B．gradually.C．naturally.D．necessarily.3、WhatLindseysaidinParagraph4impliesthat_____________.A．peoplehavenopatiencetodowork.B．peoplecan’tcontroltheirmovements.C．peopleareaddictedtowatchingtelevision.D．peoplecan’tresistthetemptation.4、Whatadvicedidthewritergiveatlast?A．Towatchepisodesinamoderateway.B．Todrawlifelessonsfromtheepisodes.C．Toenjoyentertainmentasmuchaspossible.D．Tokeeponlinemediafromstoppingfunctioning.24．（8分）Ascountlessunmadebedsandunfinishedhomeworkassignmentsprove,kidsneedrules.Yethowparentsmakedemandscanpowerfullyinfluenceachild’ssocialskills,psychologistsattheUniversityofVirginiarecentlyfoundaftertheconclusionofastudyinvestigatingthetransitionfromadolescencetoadulthood.Initially18413-year-oldsfilledoutmultiplesurveys,includingonetoassesshowoftentheirparentsemployedpsychologicallycontrollingstrategies,suchasinducingguiltorthreateningtowithdrawaffection.Thekidsrated,forexample,howtypicalitwouldbeforDadtosuggestthat“ifIreallycaredforhim,Iwouldnotdothingsthatcausedhimtoworry”orforMomtobecome“lessfriendlywhenIdidnotseethingsherway.”Theresearchersfollowedupwiththesubjectsatages18and21,askingtheyoungadultstobringalongaclosefriendand,later,aromanticpartneriftheyhadone.Thesepairswereaskedtoanswerhypothetical(假设的)questionsthatwerepurposefullywrittentoinspireadifferenceofopinion.“Wewantedtoseewhethertheycouldnavigateadisagreementinahealthyway,”saysstudyleaderBarbaraOudekerk,nowattheU.S.DepartmentofJustice’sbureauofstatistics.IntheOctoberissueofChildDevelopment,Oudekerkandhercolleaguesreportthatthe13-year-oldswhohadhighlycontrollingparentsstruggledinfriendlydisagreementsatage18.Theyhaddifficultystatingtheiropinionsinaconfident,reasonedmannerincomparisontothekidswithoutcontrollingparents.Andwhentheydidspeakup,theyoftenfailedtoexpressthemselvesinwarmandproductiveways.Theresearcherssuspectthatpushyparentsruintheirchild’sabilitytolearnhowtoarguehisorherownviewpointinotherrelationships.Althoughparentsdoneedtosetboundaries,domineeringstrategiesimplythatanydisagreementwilldamagethebonditself.Separatefindingssuggestthatparentswhoexplainthereasonsbehindtheirrulesandturndisagreementsintoconversationsleaveyoungstersbetterpreparedforfuturearguments.Theconsequencesoftenseordomineeringrelationshipsappeartogetworsewithtime.Thisstudyalsofoundthatsocialdifficultiesat18predictedevenpoorercommunicationabilitiesatage21.PsychologistShmuelShulmanofBar-IlanUniversityinIsrael,whodidnotparticipateinthework,thinkstheseconclusionsconvincinglyrevealhowrelationshippatterns“carryforward”intonewfriendships.1、Whatwillhappentotheteenagerswithpushyparents?A．Theylosesocialskills.B．Theyhavetroublepresentingopinions.C．Theyexpressthemselvesinanaggressiveway.D．Theyfailtoinspireadifferenceofopinion.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“domineering”inParagraph5mean?A．alternativeB．conservativeC．powerfulD．forceful3、Itcanbeinferredfromthefindingsthatparentsshould.A．communicatewithchildrenwhensettingrulesB．learnnewwaystoestablishnewfriendshipsC．seekmorecontrollingstrategiesD．helpchildrendevelopabilitiestofollowrules25．（10分）NEWDELHI—InIndia’sspacecenteronthebarrierislandofSriharikota,thewhite-jacketedscientistsheldtheirbreaths.Thecountry’strustyred-and-whitesatellitelaunchvehiclehadliftedoffmomentsbeforeandblastedintoorbit.ThePolarSatelliteLaunchVehicleC-37wasabouttoperformadelicatemaneuver(操纵，任务)—carefullysending104satellitesintotheheavens,thehighestnumbereverattemptedinonemission.OneIndianspaceanalystontelevisionlikenedthecomplicatedmaneuvertodroppingchildrenatdifferentbusstops.About10a.m.Wednesday,theannouncementcame:Allthesatelliteshadbeensuccessfullylaunched.Thescientistsbreathedacollectivesighofrelief,andbackslappingandapplausefollowed.“Thisisagreatmomentforeachandeveryoneofus.Todaywehavemadehistory,”projectmanagerB．Jayakumarsaidafterward.Thetotalnumberofsatellitesfaroutstripped(超过)thepreviousrecord—37atthesametimesentintospacebyRussiain2014.Wednesday’slaunchwasanothersuccessfortheIndianSpaceResearchOrganization(ISRO),whichisrapidlygainingareputationgloballyforitseffectiveyetlow-costmissions.Indiahadalreadysentupdozensofsatellites,including20inonelaunchlastyear.In2014,IndiabecamethefirstAsiannationtosendaprobe(探测器)intoorbitaroundMars,a$74millioneffortthat,asPrimeMinisterNarendraModinotedatthetime,costlessthanwhatittooktomaketheHollywoodspacemovie“Gravity”.ThefiercenationalpridethatresultedafterthatsuccesssenttheMarsproberocketingontothefaceofthecountry’snew2,000rupee($30)currencynote(钞票)inNovember.“NowIndiaisshowingitscompetitivenessinthe$300billionglobalspacemarket,”saidRajeswariPillaiRajagopalan,headoftheNuclearandSpacePolicyInitiativeattheObserverRearchFoundationinNewDelhi.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“likened”meaninthe3rdparagraph?A．contributedB．comparedC．preferredD．tied2、WhatdoesIndia’sPrimeMinisterModiimplyaccordingtothe8thparagraph?A．The104-satellitemaneuvercostlessmoneythanthefilm“Gravity”did.B．Shootingafilmisalwaysmoreexpensivethanlaunchingarocket.C．TheMarsproberocketingischaracteristicofbeinglowincost.D．Allrealexplorationsarecheaperthanvirtualones.3、ThewayIndiaadoptedtoshowthesignificanceoftheMarsproberocketingisequaltothewayChinesegovernmentuse________inChina.A．ChairmanMaoZedong’sportraitB．apictureoftheLong-marchrocketC．apictureoftheThree-gorges(峡谷)projectD．PresidentXiJinping’sportrait4、Itcanbeinferredthatafterthesuccessinthe104-satellitelaunch,Indiawill________.A．becomeNo.1intheglobalspacemarketB．takeupalargermarketshareinthefutureC．showitsabilityamonglocalcompetitorsD．haveanorderof$300billion第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Itwasahotsummerday.ThesunwasshiningbrightlyandallIcouldthinkofwas1downwithascoopofmyfavoriteicecream.Idecidedtomakeaquick2tothenewlyopenedicecreamparlor(冰淇淋店)closebyforamid-day3.Iorderedmyicecreaminafancyconeandaskedtheserverto4twotubsofchocolateicecreamforfolksathome.5Iknewit,Iwashalfway6myicytreatandwasenjoyingtheviewofthetwocolorfullypreparedicecreamflavors,sittingprettyonenexttothe7.Nowthatmyto-goorderwas8,Iheadedtothepaymentcountertosettlethebill.9,thecashier(收银员)hadforgottentobillmyicecream,10onlyforthetwotubs.Thenextfew11passedbyasIdebatedbetweendoingwhatwas12—clearingthebillandmovingout,anddoingwhatwasright—13theerror.IknewifIdidn’tbringtheerrorinthebilltohis14,myicecreamwouldbechargedagainsthis15.Thatmoment,mydecisionwasmadeandIwentandtoldhim16hehadmissed.Helookedatmein17andthankedmeprofuselyfortellingtheerror.Haditnotbeenformy18tellingtheerror,hewouldhavebeenfined.Thesmileofreliefonhisfacemademesmile,too.Icameoutoftheicecreamparlorfeelingreally19aboutmyself.Iknewthatdayhowwonderfulitfeelstodowhatisright20whatiseasy.1、A．calming B．breaking C．cooling D．setting2、A．choice B．trip C．decision D．promise3、A．meal B．work C．treat D．cure4、A．sell B．take C．make D．pack5、A．While B．Although C．Unless D．Before6、A．through B．up C．over D．across7、A．another B．other C．one D．others8、A．ready B．slow C．late D．over9、A．Satisfyingly B．Disappointingly C．Annoyingly D．Surprisingly10、A．taking B．spending C．charging D．buying11、A．days B．weeks C．hours D．seconds12、A．easy B．ridiculous C．interesting D．right13、A．referringto B．pointingout C．findingout D．lookinginto14、A．mind B．face C．notice D．note15、A．expenses B．salary C．taxes D．fine16、A．why B．where C．that D．what17、A．need B．relief C．disbelief D．anxiety18、A．honestly B．obviously C．secretly D．incredibly19、A．good B．fresh C．awesome D．well20、A．otherthan B．ratherthan C．regardlessof D．apartfrom第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Asweknow,prolongedsittinghasbeenlinkedtocancer,diabetes(糖尿病)andspeedingupageing.However,standingforlongperiodsoftimemightnotbegood1．youeither,accordingtoanewstudy2．(publish)lastyear.Inthe12-year-longstudy,researcherslookedattheworkplacehabitsof7,000participantsinOntarioCanadaand3．(find)thatthosewhostoodatworkweretwiceaslikely4．(catch)heartdiseaseincomparisontothosewhospentthedaysittingdown.Standingforhoursonendincreasesthepressureintheveins(血管),5．mightcontributetotheincreasedriskofheartdisease.Prolongedstandinghasalsobeenlinkedtochronicbackpainandmusculoskeletaldisordersinthelegs.6．issuggestedthatemployersshouldfocusonwellnessprogramsthattargetthosewhoaresubjectedtoprolongedperiodsofstandingjustastheywouldtargetdaily7．(smoker).Thosewhocannotavoidstandingatworkshould8．(regular)stretchduringbreakstoeasethemuscles.Withstudies9．(suggest)bothsittingandstandingforlongperiodsoftimecarryhealthrisks,perhapsthe10．(solve)istoalternatebetweenthetwo.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改:在错词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2、只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。Havingadreamisofgreatimportance、Yourdreamsareordinaryandrealistic、IhopeIwilladmittedintoatopuniversityandbecomeagooddoctorafterIwillgraduatefromuniversity、IhopedonedayIcanfindacureforcancer、IhopethosewhomlovemeandthosewhomIlovewillbehealthyandlivehappyeveryday、Torealizemydreams,Iwilltakemoreexercisestobuildupmybody、Iwilltrymybesttofocustimeandenergytomystudy、Imustworkhardatmylessonsorbefullypreparingfortheentranceexam、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你了解到2020年北京冬奥运会正在全国招募志愿者，你想报名，请用英语写一封邮件申请参加，主要内容包括：1.表达写信意图及应聘目的2.自我介绍（能力、性格等）3.表达期望注意：1、词数80左右2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。DearSir/Madam,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、C3、A4、B5、C6、C7、A8、D9、A10、C11、B12、D13、B14、A15、C16、D17、D18、A19、A20、B第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、C2、A3、D22、1、B2、C3、A4、D23、1、C2、C3、D4、A24、1、B2、D3、A25、Maybenooneforgetstheirfirstbikeandthereisnoexceptiontoawomanlikeme.MinewasaSchwinncoasterbike,second-hand,paintedredandyellowbyitspreviousowner.IrememberridingtoofastdownthebighillonSpringfieldAvenue.Iknewatoncethattheworldwasminetoexplore.Acoupleofyearslater,whenIwas11,mygrandmothervisitedfromEngland,bringingmeabike.Itwasadarkgreenone,withthreegears(齿轮)andhandbrakes.AstheownerofthefirstEnglishbikemyfriendshadeverseen,Iwasalmostfamous.Unlikemycoasterbike,itwaslight—ridingitfeltlikeflying.Irodepastbigstonehouseswiththeirhugeyardsandtrees.Irodepastbrickrowhouses.Irodealoneandwithgroupsoffriends.Thatbelovedbikewentwithmetocollege,carryingmetothelibraryandtoclasses.Beyondtransport,itwasoftenaprop(道具):PushingitalongasIwalkedthecollegepathsmademefeellessself-conscious.Somehow,conversationflowedmoreeasilyoneithersideofabike.Aftercollege,Ilivedabroadforawhile.ReturningfromLondon,Idiscoveredtomyhorrorthatmyparentshadsoldmybike.Foryearsafterthat,Ididn'thaveabikethatwasreallymine.TeachinginaNewEnglandprepschool(学校),Isimplyrodewhateverbikesitsgraduateshadleftbehind.Irodearoundthelittletownonbikeswithgearsandbrakesthatoftenfailed.IdidnottakeanyofthosebikeswithmewhenImovedsouthtothecoastaltownwhereInowlive.ButafterawhileImissedriding.Finally,onafallday,Iboughtabike.Calledacomfortbike,ithaswidertiresthanmyoldbikeandsevengears.Butitisgreen—abrightergreenbike.Still,Iwasabitworried;Iwasalotolder.Ibroughtthebikehomeandputonmyhelmet—I'dneverwornahelmetbefore.ThenIgotonthebike.Afteradifficultstart,IfeltexactlyasIwasonthatlong-agodayonSpringfieldAvenue:free.SoonIwasridingalong,watchingthewavesbreak.ItseemedthateveryoneIpassedsmiled.AndIknewtheyallrememberedtheirfirstbikeandhowithadsetthemfree.Iwantedtocallbacktothem,"Itstillcan!"5、Accordingtothearticle,theauthor'sbelovedbike________.A．wasaredandyellow