Question

【題目】Sometimes the easiest way to get somewhere is on the back of a bike.

More and more people are using cars in many places in Africa today. However, things are different in Malawi(馬拉維). Bikes are the most popular in this African country.

Bike riding is a way of life in Malawi. People use them to carry(搬運(yùn)) heavy things. They also use bikes to carry people, especially visitors. These years, taking a “ bike taxi” to go around Malawi has become quite popular for visitors from all over the world.

If you go to Malawi, you will find a lot of bike taxis waiting on the sides of the roads. The riders make the bikes comfortable for passengers (乘客) to sit on. You can jump on a bike taxi and get around at a very good price.

Alice is a 21-year-old student from Canada. She enjoys the special bike riding a lot. “I really like the bike taxi,” she says. “It’s easy and cheap.” Alice usually pays just $1 for going shopping in town.

28-year-old Panjira Khombe began to ride a bike taxi two years ago. The young man enjoys this job. “I used to （過(guò)去常常） make boats for a living, but that’s a hard job. Being a bike taxi rider is easy for me and I don’t mind carrying heavy people,” he says.

【1】In Malawi _______ are the most popular way for people to get somewhere.

A. cars B. bikes C. trains D. buses

【2】The passage tells us that Alice enjoys the bike taxi because it’s _________.

A. on the side of the road B. popular and heavy

C. all over the country D. cheap and easy

【3】From the passage we can learn Panjira Khombe thinks that __________.

A. going shopping is easy B. making boats is difficult

C. riding a bike taxi is cheap D. carrying heavy people is interesting

【4】Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. It will be more expensive for the bike taxi rider to carry heavy people.

B. The seats of the bikes are comfortable for people to sit on.

C. People in Malawi use bike riding to carry both things and people.

D. The bike taxis are often waiting on the sides of the roads.

【5】The best title (題目) of the passage may be “________ ” .

A. Bike Riders B. A Special Country

C. Bike Taxis D. A Cheap Journey

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 D

【3】 B

【4】 A

【5】 C

【解析】

這篇文章主要介紹了馬拉維一種特別的計(jì)程的自行車的相關(guān)信息。

【1】句意：在馬拉維，自行車是人們到達(dá)某個(gè)地方最受歡迎的方式。A.汽車；B.自行車；C.火車；D.公共汽車。原文“Sometimes the easiest way to get somewhere is on the back of a bike.”（有時(shí)，到達(dá)某個(gè)地方的最簡(jiǎn)單方法是騎自行車。）說(shuō)明自行車是最受歡迎的方式，故選B。

【2】句意：這篇文章告訴我們愛麗絲喜歡計(jì)程自行車，因?yàn)樗�便宜又�?jiǎn)單。A.在路邊；B.受歡迎且沉重；C.全國(guó)各地；D.便宜又簡(jiǎn)單。原文“It’s easy and cheap.”（它簡(jiǎn)單而便宜）說(shuō)明了愛麗絲喜歡的原因，故選D。

【3】句意：從文章中我們可以了解到Panjira Khombe認(rèn)為制造船只很困難。A.去購(gòu)物很容易；B.制造船只很困難；C.計(jì)程自行車便宜；D.攜帶沉重的人很有趣。原文“I used to （過(guò)去常常） make boats for a living, but that’s a hard job”（我曾經(jīng)以造船為生，但那是一項(xiàng)艱苦的工作）說(shuō)明他認(rèn)為造船很難，故選B。

【4】句意：以下哪項(xiàng)不正確？A. 計(jì)程自行車攜帶沉重的人員會(huì)更貴。B.自行車的座位對(duì)于人們來(lái)說(shuō)坐著很舒服。C.馬拉維的人們騎自行車來(lái)搬運(yùn)東西和人。D. 計(jì)程自行車經(jīng)常在路邊等候。選項(xiàng)A無(wú)依據(jù)，原文“The riders make the bikes comfortable for passengers (乘客) to sit on.”（騎自行車的人讓乘客坐著很舒適。）說(shuō)明B正確。原文“People use them to carry(搬運(yùn)) heavy things. They also use bikes to carry people, especially visitors.”（人們用它們來(lái)搬運(yùn)沉重的東西。 他們還使用自行車來(lái)載人，特別是游客。）說(shuō)明C正確。原文“If you go to Malawi, you will find a lot of bike taxis waiting on the sides of the roads.”（如果你去馬拉維，你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)很多計(jì)程自行車等在路邊。）說(shuō)明D正確，故選A。

【5】句意：該段落的最佳標(biāo)題（題目）可能是“自行車出租車”。A.機(jī)車計(jì)程車騎手；B.一個(gè)特殊的國(guó)家；C. 機(jī)車計(jì)程車；D.便宜的旅程。這篇文章主要介紹了馬拉維一種特別的計(jì)程的自行車的相關(guān)信息，選項(xiàng)C概括的較為全面，故選C。