AnyideafromexpertsonTVusuallyaffectsmemuch.Onedayasociologistproposedthattheconsumersocietyhasbeen 36 modernhumanslittlebytitle. ForfearthatIwouldbecomea(n) 37 oftheconsumersocietyI 38 hurriedtoabicycleshopinmyneighborhood.AstheshopkeeperMr.Johnsonwassellingmethe 39 hesaid“Thisisthebestthingyoucouldhavedone.Lifehasbecomehopelessly 40 .Abicycleissimpleanditbringstoyou 41 things:freshairsunshineandexercise.”Iagreed.42 asachildIgotonthebicycleandheadedoutontothestreets.AftersometimeI 43 attheotherendofthetown.Iwasthisthatthissimplevehiclecouldletme 44 longdistancesinafairlyshorttime.Buthow 45 didIreallygo?
SinceIhatedtobe 46 IwentbacktoMr.Johnsonandaskedhimto 47 an odometer (里程表)onmybicycle.Heagreedbut 48 “Anodometerwithouta speedometer (速度计)islikea 49 withoutaknife.”Iadmittedhewasrightandinafewminutesthetwo deviceswere 50 tothehandlebarsofmybicycle.“Whataboutahorn?”hethenasked.“Lookthishornisnolargerthanamatchboxandhasmanyfunctions ” 51 .bythesefunctionsIboughtthehorn.
“Youcan’tleavethebackpart 52 ”notedMr.Johnson.Hefixedametalboxwithbuttons 53 theseatandsaid“Isthereanythingbetterthanthisovenwhenyoufeel 54 onyourway?Icangiveyouaspecialdiscount.”Iwasnotstrongenoughto 55 theoffer.
“Icongratulateyouoncemore;thisisthebestthingyoucouldhavedone”saidMr.Johnsonintheend.
36.A.damaging B.destroying C.scaring D.consuming
37.A.steward B.part C.victim D.abuser
38.Aimmediately B.eventually C.reluctantly D.gradually
39.A.knife B.bicycle C.speedometer D.TVset
40.A.conscientious B.stressful C.complicated D.tough
41.A.unique B.mysterious C.complex D.natural
42.A.Happy B.Naughty C.Conventional D.Offensive
43.A.tookup B.setup C.endedup D.cameup