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【題目】（題文）I began cycling in 2004 when I was a poor student. It was dangerous, sure, but cycling is the fastest, cheapest point-to-point form of transport in Melbourne. I own a car now, but that’s just for transporting the baby or groceries.

I hate driving. So it’s been quite encouraging watching the growth in cyclist numbers over the past decade. It is estimated that 10,000-plus cyclists enter the CBD (Central Business District) each day, taking pressure off public transport. But as more people take to cycling as a mode of transport, the number of cyclists seriously injured or killed keeps climbing. And that is a sign that our infrastructure (基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施) is still not good enough.

Melbourne was once a dream for cyclists-flat, long, wide roads, with plenty of paths along rivers. Now, cycling can be deadly, with roads dominated by cars. I have a friend who broke her back and was lucky to escape paralysis, and others with broken bones. In my time riding, I’ve been forced off the road by a truck, cut off by four-wheel drives, and told to get off the road.

These things don’t exactly happen to trams and buses, those other slow coaches on Melbourne’s roads. No—drivers reserve a particular savagery (殘暴行為) for cyclists. And that’s a sign of exactly one thing: inadequate infrastructure.

We shouldn’t need to be taught how to coexist in the same narrow space. Drivers and cyclists should be kept apart. The present debate over how to minimize “dooring” is a distraction.

Dooring is not a legal problem. You cannot legislate (制定法律) it away. Designing bike paths so riders are channelled between moving cars and parked cars is deadly. All it takes is one daydreaming driver to fling open the door and you are gone. That’s what happened to the young university student James Cross.

This year, there are to be new anti-dooring lanes (車道) built on Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn, where Cross died in 2010. But these lanes are not safe. Cyclists must still pass between two rows of cars.

【1】（小題1）What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. Some people hating driving.

B. More people choosing to cycle.

C. More cyclists having accidents.

D. Distracted driving happening a lot.

【2】（小題2）What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A. Many people are bad at cycling.

B. There are many cars in Melbourne.

C. Melbourne was once very beautiful.

D. It’s dangerous to cycle in Melbourne.

【3】（小題3）Which was the major cause of James Cross’ death according to the author?

A. Deadly bike paths.

B. A driver’s mistake.

C. Cross’ carelessness.

D. An outdated legal system.

【4】（小題4）What is the purpose of the text?

A. To tell a personal story.

B. To encourage readers to cycle.

C. To criticize rude driving behavior.

D. To stress the necessity of safe bike paths.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】【1】C

【2】【2】D

【3】【3】A

【4】【4】D

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了墨爾本市面臨的自行車道的交通問題，因?yàn)榛�礎(chǔ)設(shè)施設(shè)計(jì)的問題，導(dǎo)致現(xiàn)在的自行車道較為危險(xiǎn)，交通事故出現(xiàn)的頻率較高。文章通過這個(gè)問題強(qiáng)調(diào)安全的自行車道的重要性。

【1】【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第三句But as more people take to cycling as a mode of transport, the number of cyclists seriously injured or killed keeps climbing.可知隨著更多人騎自行車，與自行車相關(guān)的事故數(shù)量也一直在上升。這一點(diǎn)說明基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施需要改善。第四句中的that指代前句提及的內(nèi)容。故C項(xiàng)正確。

【2】【2】段落大意題。根據(jù)第三段第二句Now, cycling can be deadly, with roads dominated by cars.可知現(xiàn)在墨爾本騎自行車是非常危險(xiǎn)的行為，本段其余內(nèi)容是對(duì)此的解釋。本段主要想告訴讀者：在墨爾本騎自行車很危險(xiǎn)。故D項(xiàng)正確。

【3】【3】推理判斷題。文章倒數(shù)第二段主要介紹的自行車道導(dǎo)致的交通事故，倒數(shù)第二段最后兩句All it takes is one daydreaming driver to fling open the door and you are gone. That’s what happened to the young university student James Cross.可知James Cross事故是主要因?yàn)槭亲孕熊嚨赖膯栴}。故A項(xiàng)正確。

【4】【4】主旨大意題。本文主要介紹了墨爾本市面臨的自行車道的交通問題，因?yàn)榛�礎(chǔ)設(shè)施設(shè)計(jì)的問題，導(dǎo)致現(xiàn)在的自行車道較為危險(xiǎn)，交通事故出現(xiàn)的頻率較高。文章通過這個(gè)問題強(qiáng)調(diào)安全的自行車道的重要性。故D項(xiàng)正確。