Two Swedish students have invented a new bicycle helmet. It's invisible because you cannot see it. The "invisible" helmet is really a kind of airbag inside a collar. People wear it around their neck like a scarf. When the cyclist falls off his/her bike, the collar fills with gas and an airbag goes around the head. The students, Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin, want to change how people cycle. They think normal helmets are too big and heavy. They said it is "like a hard mushroom（蘑菇）on your head". They called their helmet the Hövding. They said it is great, so "people would be happy to wear it".

They started research on the Hövding in 2005. They looked at thousands of cycling accidents. They wanted to make the safest helmet and change how people cycle. They teamed up with a Swedish airbag company. Today, their company employs 17 people. Haupt and Alstin said: "Cars are so yesterday. Bikes are the future." They also said their helmet would bring them lots of money. People can only buy the helmet online in Europe, for around $530. The company did not say when people in the rest of the world could buy it.

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1.The underlined word "invisible" means_____in Chinese.

A 看不见的

B 不会破的

C 摸不到的

D 遥远的

解析：选A。A 词义猜测题。根据…because you cannot see it.可知，故选A。

2.What’s in the helmet?

A Cotton.

B Water.

C Gas.

D Mushroom.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第1段第五句…the collar fills with gas and an airbag goes around the head.可知，故选C。

3.The underlined word “it” in paragraph 1 refers to_____.

A mushroom

B Hövding

C normal helmet

D scarf

解析：选B。B 综合理解题。句中it指的是头盔，即前文的Hövding，故选B。

4.Which is RIGHT according to the passage?

A Two English students have invented a new bicycle helmet.

B It’s better to wear a scarf when riding a bike.

C People can’t buy Hövding in stores now.

D Hövding is free to all riders

解析：选C。C 内容理解题。根据第2段倒数第2句People can only buy the helmet online in Europe, for around $530.可知，故选C。

5.Who can buy Hövding online?

A Liuwei comes from Beijing.

B Mr. Tokila from Japan.

C Jack from France.

D Mr. Smith from South Africa.

解析：选C。C 判断推理题。根据第2段最后两句People can only buy the helmet online in Europe, for around $530. The company did not say when people in the rest of the world could buy it.可知，故选C。