Walktoschooleveryday?Thatwillworkbutnotifyoulikesleepin.Ifyoulikebadsmellsandcrowding(拥挤)thebusmightbeyourbestChoice.Butwhynotabicycle?Abicyclewillgetyoutherefasterthanyourfeetandwillsaveyourmoney.
ThisiswhyyouseemorebicyclesthananyotherkindoftransportationinChinaabout500millionofthem.That’sclosetooneforeverytwopeopleinthewholecountry.Butifyousurveyyourclassatschoolyoumaywillfindahigherrate(比率).
Bicyclesbecamepopularbecausetheyarefunforpeopleandatthesametimehelpdevelopastrongbody.Novehicleisbetterthanabicycleforenjoyinganautumnweekendoutsidethecitywithparentsorfriends.Youcantravelonsmallquietpaths.Youalsocanparkyourbicyclebesidethepathwhereveryouwanttostoptoadmirethebeauty.
Cyclingeverydayhelpspeoplebuildwithcityhealthierheartsandstrongermuscles(肌肉).Scientistssaya30-minuterideeverydaycanhelpyouloseweight.
Todaybicyclesalsoarepopularwithcityplanners.Theyseebicyclesasagoodwaytoreduceheavytraffic.Unlikebusesbicyclesproducenoexhaust(尾气)anddon’tburnenergy.Manycountriesareencouragingmoredailyuseofbicycles.
1.What’sthemainsubjectofthepassage?
A．Pollutionreduction
B．Pollutionofbicycle
C．TransportationofChina
D．advantagesofbicycling
2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsmayNOThelpconvinceofbicycles?
A．Bicyclingmakespeoplestronger
B．Bicyclescantravelonnarrowpaths
C．Manybicyclesarestoleneveryyear
D．Bicyclesseldom(很少)getstuckintrafficjams
3.Thefollowingparagraphistakenfromthearticleabove.Whichparagraphshoulditfollow? SouthKoreaexpectsa10%increaseinusingbicyclesby2011.Theysaythatcouldcutthecostofoil(石油)by$1.4billion(十亿)duringthatperiod.
A．Paragraph1 B．Paragraph2 C．Paragraph5 D．Paragraph6
4.Wecantellfromthestorythat_____
A．allChinesestudentsridebicycles
B．ifyourideabicyclefor30minutesadayyou’llbethinner
C．therearenobicyclesthatburnenergy
D．youcan’tenjoybeautifulv
