新概念英语2
Lesson 72 A Car Called Bluebird “蓝鸟”汽车
I. 语法与词汇知识
1. Simon had great difficulty in ______ this word.
A. pronounce B. pronouncing C. pronounces D. pronounced
2. Linda set up a new world ______ last year in diving.
A. record B. text C. records D. text
3. The car is 30 feet in ______.
A. long B. longitude C. a length D. length
4. Susan was told that a mistake had been ______ by the judge.
A. make B. done C. made D. do
5. ______ in his father’s footsteps many years later, Donald also set up a world
record.
A.Following B. Followed C. Follows D. Follow
6. The car ______ a speed of 300 miles per hour on the highway.
A. gets B. reaches C. have D. starts
7. I’ll tell you the answer three days ______.
A. later B. late C. lately D. in late
8. Tim was ______ to learn the news, so we are worry about him.
A. happy B. disappointed C. excited D. pleased
9. Kane is the best ______ driver this year.
A. race B. racing C. running D. speeding
10. Wendy didn’t come to school ______ her headache.
A. because of B. because C. due of D. thanks for
II. 完型填空
The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to d 11 at over 300 miles per hour. He set up a new world r 12 in September
1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. Bluebird, the car he was driving, had been s 13 built for him. It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2,500 horse-power e 14 . Although Campbell reached a speed of over 304 m 15 per hour, he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre b 16 during the first run. After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour. However, a few days later, he was told that a m 17 had been made. His average speed had been 301 miles per hour. Since that time, racing drivers have r 18 speeds over 600 miles an hour. F 19 in his father’s footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm’s son, Donald, also set up a world record. L 20 his father, he was driving a car called Bluebird.
III. 翻译
21. set up ___________________________
22. a world record ___________________________
23. a few days later ___________________________
24. horse-power ___________________________
25. per hour ___________________________
26. 她是个害羞的人，在结交新朋友方面有困难。
She is a shy girl, so she has ______ in making new friends.
27. 他很失望地得知他不是冠军。
He was ______ ______ learn that he was not champion.
28. 我在拼写上犯了一个错误。
I ______ ______ ______ in spelling.
29. 这款新型列车的平均时速达到了70公里。
The ______ ______ of this new train has been 70 kilometers per hour.
30. 这部车的长度只有两米。
The car is only two meters ______ ______.