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【題目】 Is traffic a big problem where you live? Increased cycling may be the answer. Where are the best places to live and cycle? A new report lists the best bike-friendly cities around the world.

Top of the list is Amsterdam, the bike capital of the world. An incredible 40% of all traffic movements are by bicycle. There’s an extensive network of safe, fast and comfortable cycle routes. Copenhagen, the city of bikes, is a city where 32% of workers cycle to work because it’s fast and easy. Berlin is another European city that’s great for cycling. The city has about 80 kilometers of bike lanes, and 50 kilometers of pavement paths. Cycling accounts for 12% of total street traffic.

Barcelona has been praised for its cycle service “Bicing”. This was introduced in March 2007. It’s a bicycle service that allows users to take bicycles from any of the 100 stations spread around the city. Later, they can leave them at any other bike station inside the urban area of the city. The city has created a “green ring” that surrounds the city area of Barcelona with a bike path. There are 3,250 parking spaces for bikes at street level at present. Barcelona City is also building a new underground car park for bicycles.

The UK has its cycle-friendly cities too. Bristol is the birthplace of “Sustrans” —the cycle-route charity which was formed 30 years ago. One of their projects was turning an old rail line between Bristol and Bath into a bike route. Other bike-friendly cities in the UK include Cambridge and York Cambridge is an old city but has still managed to build good cycle infrastructure (基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施), and cyclists are considered at every stage of any new developments.

Bicycle is a most popular means of transportation in China. Nowadays, riding a bicycle is also a good way to support low-carbon living. Beijing can be one of the best bike-friendly cities in China. There are many riding routes in Beijing for outdoor-lovers to explore. Cyclists can get close enough to experience the history and culture of Beijing, including the Forbidden City, Drum Tower, the Water Cube, the Bird’s Nest, Hutong etc.

【1】In Amsterdam, traffic movements by bicycle account for

A.80%B.40%

C.32%D.12%

【2】What do we know about “Bicing” in Barcelona?

A.There are 100 bike stations spread around the city.

B.Cyclists can leave their bikes anywhere in the city.

C.There were 3,250 parking spaces for bikes in 2007.

D.Underground bike parking stations are everywhere.

【3】A rail line was changed to a bike route in________.

A.BeijingB.Cambridge

C.YorkD.Bristol

【4】What is the passage mainly about?

A.The history of cycling.B.The best cities for cycling.

C.The development of cycling.D.The rules for cycling.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文。本文主要介紹了世界上最適合騎自行車的城市——阿姆斯特丹、巴塞羅那、英國(guó)的布里斯托爾等和中國(guó)的北京。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的An incredible 40% of all traffic movements are by bicycle.( 令人難以置信的是，40%的交通工具是自行車)可知，在阿姆斯特丹，自行車交通流量占40%。故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的It’s a bicycle service that allows users to take bicycles from any of the 100 stations spread around the city.(這是一項(xiàng)自行車服務(wù)，允許用戶從遍布城市的100個(gè)站點(diǎn)中的任何一個(gè)站點(diǎn)騎自行車)可知，關(guān)于巴塞羅那的“Bicing”，選項(xiàng)A的說法“這個(gè)城市有100個(gè)自行車站的”是正確的，故選A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的One of their projects was turning an old rail line between Bristol and Bath into a bike route.(他們的一個(gè)項(xiàng)目是把布里斯托爾和巴斯之間的一條舊鐵路線改造成一條自行車道)可知，在布里斯托爾，一條鐵路線被改成了自行車道。故選D。

【4】主旨大意題。通讀全文以及第一段的A new report lists the best bike-friendly cities around the world.(一份新的報(bào)告列出了世界上最適合騎自行車的城市)可知，本文主要介紹了世界上最適合騎自行車的城市——阿姆斯特丹、巴塞羅那、英國(guó)的布里斯托爾等和中國(guó)的北京，本文主要講的是騎自行車最好的城市，故選B。