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【題目】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 said that over 10,000 cyclists enter the CBD (Central Business District) each day, taking pressure off public transport. But as more people take to cycling as a way of transport, the number of cyclists seriously injured or killed keeps increasing. 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 taken up by cars. I have a friend who broke her back and was lucky to escape death 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. Drivers are a particularly rude to 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. 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.

This year, there are to be new cycling lanes (車道) built on Glen Road, where James died in 2010. But these lanes are not safe. Cyclists must still pass between two rows of cars.

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

A. Some people hating driving.

B. More cyclists having accidents.

C. More people choosing to cycle.

D. Distracted driving happening a lot.

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

A. Many people are bad at cycling.

B. There are many cars in Melbourne.

C. It’s dangerous to cycle in Melbourne.

D. Melbourne was once very beautiful.

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

A. Cross’ carelessness.

B. A driver’s mistake.

C. Unsafe bike paths.

D. An outdated legal system.

【4】What is the purpose of the text?

A. To stress the necessity of safe bike paths.

B. To encourage readers to cycle.

C. To criticize rude driving behavior.

D. To tell a personal story.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 C

【3】 C

【4】 A

【解析】

本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。作者喜歡騎自行車，這是最快，最便宜，且能直達(dá)目的地的一種交通方式，但騎自行車也是很危險(xiǎn)的，在騎車的過(guò)程中，在安全的自行車通道上行駛是十分有必要的。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的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。這點(diǎn)說(shuō)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。故選B。

【2】段落大意題。根據(jù)第三段中的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)。故選C。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)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，根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的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事故是主要原因是自行車道的問(wèn)題。故選C。

【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(wèn)題，因?yàn)榛�礎(chǔ)設(shè)施設(shè)計(jì)的問(wèn)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(guò)這個(gè)問(wèn)題強(qiáng)調(diào)安全的自行車道的重要性。故選A。