Question

【題目】Sometimes the easiest way to get somewhere is on the back of a bike.

More and more people are using cars in many places in Africa today. However, things are different in Malawi(馬拉維). Bikes are the most popular in this African country.

Bike riding is a way of life in Malawi. People use them to carry(搬運) heavy things. They also use bikes to carry people, especially visitors. These years, taking a “ bike taxi” to go around Malawi has become quite popular for visitors from all over the world.

If you go to Malawi, you will find a lot of bike taxis waiting on the sides of the roads. The riders make the bikes comfortable for passengers (乘客) to sit on. You can jump on a bike taxi and get around at a very good price.

Alice is a 21-year-old student from Canada. She enjoys the special bike riding a lot. “I really like the bike taxi,” she says. “It’s easy and cheap.” Alice usually pays just $1 for going shopping in town.

28-year-old Panjira Khombe began to ride a bike taxi two years ago. The young man enjoys this job. “I used to （過去常常） make boats for a living, but that’s a hard job. Being a bike taxi rider is easy for me and I don’t mind carrying heavy people,” he says.

【1】In Malawi _______ are the most popular way for people to get somewhere.

A. cars B. bikes C. trains D. buses

【2】The passage tells us that Alice enjoys the bike taxi because it’s _________.

A. on the side of the road B. popular and heavy

C. all over the country D. cheap and easy

【3】From the passage we can learn Panjira Khombe thinks that __________.

A. going shopping is easy B. making boats is difficult

C. riding a bike taxi is cheap D. carrying heavy people is interesting

【4】Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. It will be more expensive for the bike taxi rider to carry heavy people.

B. The seats of the bikes are comfortable for people to sit on.

C. People in Malawi use bike riding to carry both things and people.

D. The bike taxis are often waiting on the sides of the roads.

【5】The best title (題目) of the passage may be “________ ” .

A. Bike Riders B. A Special Country

C. Bike Taxis D. A Cheap Journey

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 D

【3】 B

【4】 A

【5】 C

【解析】

這篇文章主要介紹了馬拉維一種特別的計程的自行車的相關(guān)信息。

【1】句意：在馬拉維，自行車是人們到達某個地方最受歡迎的方式。A.汽車；B.自行車；C.火車；D.公共汽車。原文“Sometimes the easiest way to get somewhere is on the back of a bike.”（有時，到達某個地方的最簡單方法是騎自行車。）說明自行車是最受歡迎的方式，故選B。

【2】句意：這篇文章告訴我們愛麗絲喜歡計程自行車，因為它便宜又簡單。A.在路邊；B.受歡迎且沉重；C.全國各地；D.便宜又簡單。原文“It’s easy and cheap.”（它簡單而便宜）說明了愛麗絲喜歡的原因，故選D。

【3】句意：從文章中我們可以了解到Panjira Khombe認為制造船只很困難。A.去購物很容易；B.制造船只很困難；C.計程自行車便宜；D.攜帶沉重的人很有趣。原文“I used to （過去常常） make boats for a living, but that’s a hard job”（我曾經(jīng)以造船為生，但那是一項艱苦的工作）說明他認為造船很難，故選B。

【4】句意：以下哪項不正確？A. 計程自行車攜帶沉重的人員會更貴。B.自行車的座位對于人們來說坐著很舒服。C.馬拉維的人們騎自行車來搬運東西和人。D. 計程自行車經(jīng)常在路邊等候。選項A無依據(jù)，原文“The riders make the bikes comfortable for passengers (乘客) to sit on.”（騎自行車的人讓乘客坐著很舒適。）說明B正確。原文“People use them to carry(搬運) heavy things. They also use bikes to carry people, especially visitors.”（人們用它們來搬運沉重的東西。 他們還使用自行車來載人，特別是游客。）說明C正確。原文“If you go to Malawi, you will find a lot of bike taxis waiting on the sides of the roads.”（如果你去馬拉維，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)很多計程自行車等在路邊。）說明D正確，故選A。

【5】句意：該段落的最佳標(biāo)題（題目）可能是“自行車出租車”。A.機車計程車騎手；B.一個特殊的國家；C. 機車計程車；D.便宜的旅程。這篇文章主要介紹了馬拉維一種特別的計程的自行車的相關(guān)信息，選項C概括的較為全面，故選C。