历届高考完形填空语篇荟萃(12)

(十二)

Two years ago, my husband bought me a bicycle. If you live in a town, it is often faster than a car and you don't have to worry about parking(停车).You can leave it anywhere. As it has a seat at the back and a basket at the front. I can take my small daughter to school, to the library, shopping. anywhere in fact.
I use it most in summer when the weather is warm and dry. It can be very unpleasant¹ in winter when it is cold and the rain is pouring² down. It can also be very dangerous. You must of course be careful on a bicycle .Accidents are not the only problem though. One day I went shopping and came back to find my front wheel³ was missing⁴. It was a long walk to the bicycle shop! Now I have three strong locks.
My husband uses my bicycle sometimes for short journeys⁵. He says it is better than waiting for a bus. He still uses his car for longer journeys, but I think that all this sitting down is making him fat and lazy. On my bicycle I get a lot of exercise and fresh air, and this makes me feel a lot younger.
简析：说明文文体，作者主要阐述自行车给她带来的便利。

1 unpleasant   

adj.使人不愉快的，使人厌恶的，煞风景的

参考例句：

• A very unpleasant thing has happened.一件令人很不愉快的事发生了。
• The kind advices are often unpleasant to the ear.好言常常不入耳。

2 pouring   

传布

参考例句：

• There was no end to the letters pouring into the post office. 有大量的信投进了邮局。
• All her feelings of resentment just came pouring out. 她一股脑儿倾吐出所有的怨恨。

3 wheel   

n.轮子，周期；v.旋转，装以车轮，转动

参考例句：

• The wheel must be breaking.一定是轮子断了。
• Nobody could roll back the wheel of history.没有人能倒转历史的车轮。

4 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。

5 journeys   

n.旅行( journey的名词复数 )；行程；（尤指长途）旅行；历程

参考例句：

• Despite these precedents, Poe's interest in journeys is also distinctively American. 坡尽管有所借鉴，但是他对旅游的兴趣仍然是地道的美国式的。 来自辞典例句
• The man made two more journeys between the VW and the house. 这人又在那辆大众牌汽车和房子之间往返了两趟。 来自辞典例句