A
Cycling isn’t always easy.Busy streets and few bike lanes and parking areas can make it a battle.But not even these difficulties can stop Europeans’ love for cycling.According to Reuters,more bicycles have been sold than cars in 26 of the European Union’s 28 states this year.
In some European countries,people really love bicycles.“People ride to work and take their bikes to the grocery store,”Bill Strickland,editor of Bicycling magazine,told the reporter from Reuters.
So what has led to cycling’s growing popularity in Europe?Cycling is “a safe,clean,healthy,inexpensive way to get around town,”theDailyStar concluded.“It not only reduces traffic problems and pollution,but also contributes to public health.”
Bike-friendly rules have also been made.Lots of cities have joined a European Union initiative (倡议) to make bicycles a form of city transport,like cars.Quite a few cities such as Stockholm,London,Florence and Munich now offer special bike lanes.Copenhagen takes it a step further by keeping bicycles and cars separated as much as possible.On these routes,traffic lights are designed to the rhythms of bicycles,not cars.For people living far from city centers,getting to work by bicycle alone may take too much time.That’s why many European countries now allow cyclists to bring their bicycles onto subway trains.Europeans are also creative in solving parking problems.Amsterdam has come up with a high-tech solution:you lock your bike to a rack (机架),which then goes underground.When you want your bike back,it is brought back to the surface.
【语篇解读】本文描述的是欧洲人对自行车的热爱,以及与此相关的种种措施。
21.Accordingtothepassage,thefollowingcitiesofferspecialbikelanesEXCEPT .
A.Copenhagen B.Amsterdam
C.London D.Stockholm
答案B
解析根据最后一段中的“Stockholm,London,FlorenceandMunichnowofferspecialbikelanes.Copenhagentakesitastepfurtherbykeepingbicyclesandcarsseparatedasmuchaspossible”可知没有提供特别的自行车道的城市是B项。
22.Why do people enjoy cycling in Europe from the passage?
A.Bicycles can be brought onto subway trains.
B.Cycling is a good way to get around town.
C.People can park their bicycles wherever they like.
D.Bicycles can be locked to a rack underground.
答案B
解析根据第三段中的“asafe,clean,healthy,inexpensivewaytogetaroundtown”可知选B项。
23.What’s the best title for the passage?
A.New rules are made for cyclists.
B.More bicycles are sold in Europe.
C.Bicycles need their own ways.
D.European people love bicycles.
答案D
解析根据全文的陈述可知,本文描述的是欧洲人对自行车的热爱,以及与此相关的种种措施。
