10．Traffic problems are an everyday concern in many cities，including Washington，DC．A growing number of Washingtonians are turning to bicycles to get to and from work．In fact，the number of commuters who use bicycles has doubled in the city since 2007．
Ralph Buehler teaches urban planning at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University，popularly known as Virginia Tech．He has written a book about urban biking，called"City Cycling．"He says there is a reason why urban bike tiding is now becoming more popular．
"Over the last 60to 70years．cities in the U．S．have been adapted to the automobile．"
"Most cities took advantage of the money coming for the interstate highway system，from the federal government，starting in 1956．There was a 90percent federal match（補貼）so the cities only had to put up 10%．It was very tempting．"
In the years after World War Two，many Americans moved to suburban communities，just outside major cities，They decided to travel great distances to and from work in exchange for a home in the suburbs．Their cars became a symbol of freedom．
But today，many people believe they can save money by living in the city．
Greg Billing is with the Washington Area Bicyclist Association．"When a person makes a change from 04using a car to using a bike，they are saving anywhere between 8or＄9，000a year．"
Ralph Buehler says governments save money when people use bicycles．"Building bicycling facilities is much cheaper than building and maintaining road facilities or public transport．"
Washington，DC has also taken steps to protect bike riders．It approved a safe passing law and created areas on the road between cars and bikes．
The United States Census Bureau says 4%of the city's workers ride to work by bike．The only city on the East Coast with more bike commuters is New York．

46．What's the best title of the text？B
A．Traffic problems are an everyday concern in many cities
B．Bicycling to work in Washington，DC grows in popularity
C．Bikes result in new problems in Washington，DC
D．Washington，DC has taken steps to protect bike riders
47．What can we know from Ralph Buehler's statement？A
A．The federal govemment supported building public transport．
B．Government invested a lot to build bicycling facilities．
C．Cities didn't use the money from the government wisely．
D．Urban biking has been popular in the last 60to 70years．
48．In the years after World War Two，many Americans prefer toB．
A．1ive in the city     
B．1ive in the suburbs
C．travel great distances 
D．rent houses
49．What do Ralph Buehler and Greg Billing agree with？A
A．Money can be saved when people use bicycles．
B．Living in the city is much cheaper than in the country．
C．Government should build more bicycling facilities．
D．Road facilities and public transport develop rapidly now．
50．What can we infer from the text？C
A．Traffic problems are the most severe in Washington，DC．
B．4%of Washingtonians ride to work by bike in Washington，DC．
C．Washington，DC concerns about the safety of bike riders．
D．Mnre cities on the East Coast have bike commuters．

分析 交通問題在許多城市，包括華盛頓特區(qū)，是日常生活中普遍關(guān)注的問題．越來越多的華盛頓人都騎自行車上下班．其實，自從2007年，使用自行車通勤的人數(shù)在城市增加了一倍．如今，城市里騎自行車越來越流行．

解答 46．答案B．內(nèi)容歸納題．文章主要介紹了在華盛頓，越來越多人開始騎自行車上下班，自2007年，騎自行車通勤的人數(shù)增加了一倍．故選B．
47．答案A．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)Most cities took advantage of the money coming for the interstate highway system，from the federal government，starting in 1956．There was a 90percent federal match（補貼）so the cities only had to put up 10%．It was very tempting．"知，聯(lián)邦政府支持公共交通建設(shè)．故選A．
48．答案B．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)In the years after World War Two，many Americans moved to suburban communities知，在二戰(zhàn)后的幾年里，許多美國人遷往郊區(qū)的社區(qū)里．故選B．
49．答案A．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)"When a person makes a change from 04using a car to using a bike，they are saving anywhere between 8or＄9，000a year．"和．"Building bicycling facilities is much cheaper than building and maintaining road facilities or public transport．"知，Ralph Buehler和Greg Billing都認為騎自行車可以省錢．故選A．
50．答案C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)Washington，DC has also taken steps to protect bike riders．It approved a safe passing law and created areas on the road between cars and bikes可推斷出，華盛頓非常關(guān)注騎自行車者的安全問題．故選C．

點評 本文主要考查學生日常生活類文章的閱讀水平，學生需要認真地閱讀原文，把握文章大意，對文章脈絡(luò)有整體的了解，能夠仔細查找文章細節(jié)，并能根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容進行合理的推測判斷．

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