How often do you use your car? Can you use your car less often? Do you know the following facts in the UK?
·About 50% of all car journeys are just for fun.
·Over 80% people go to work by car.
·25% car journeys are under two miles.
·70% car journeys are under five miles.
WALKING & CYCLING

Instead of using the car for short journeys, why not walk or ride a bicycle? Walking is the most popular form of exercise—it’s healthy and it can save money. If you work nearby, try walking or cycling instead of driving. Walking your children to school gives them valuable road experience.
BUSES

Bus companies are using new buses: some run on new fuelswhich produce less pollution; some have easier access（通路）for disabled and old people. There are special traffic lanes (行車道)to make bus journeys easier. So do something to help solve the pollution problem----let the bus take you to work and your children to school.
TRAINS

All car journeys, long or short, can be hard work. For some trips, it is wiser to take the train. Leave your car at home and walk, cycle or take a bus to and from the station. Train travel is fast, safe and comfortable. Train tickets are not always expensive.
【小題1】How many of car journeys are just for fun in the UK?

A．25%.B．About 50%.
C．70%.D．Over 80%.
【小題2】The writer believes that _____________________ can give children valuable road experience.
A．walking to schoolB．traveling by train
C．taking new fuel busesD．having car journeys for fun
【小題3】What does the writer think of traveling by train?
A．Tiring.B．Exciting.
C．Terrible.D．Comfortable.


【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】D

解析試題分析：文章對人們在生活中的交通方式進(jìn)行總結(jié)歸納，同時對步行、騎自行車、公交車、火車幾種交通方式，加上了個人的意見和想法。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。About 50% of all car journeys are just for fun.句意：大約50%的汽車旅行只是為了好玩。故選B。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。Walking your children to school gives them valuable road experience.句意：你的孩子步行去學(xué)校會給他們有價值路行的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。故選 A。
【小題3】 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。Train travel is fast, safe and comfortable.句意： 火車旅行是快速，安全和舒適。故選D
考點(diǎn)：社會現(xiàn)象類短文閱讀。

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