Today is National Bike-to-Work Day. And on New York City’s jammed streets, people are cycling on hundreds of miles of new bike lanes. But New York’s widespread efforts to make streets safer for bikes have also left some locals complaining about the loss of parking spots and lanes for cars.
When the weather is good, Aaron Naparstek likes to pedal（用踏板踩）his two young kids to school on a special Dutch-made bicycle. Naparstek supports the new lane.
Aaron: The bike lane on Prospect Park West is really introducing a lot of new people to the idea that it’s possible to use a bike in New York City for transportation or to travel around. This is what 21st century New York City looks like.
Prospect Park West is still a one-way road, but where it used to have three lanes of car traffic, now it has two, plus a protected bike lane. Supporters say that makes the road safer for everyone, including pedestrians, by slowing down cars and taking bikes off the sidewalk. But some longtime residents disagree. Lois Carswell is president of a group called Seniors for Safety. She says the two-way bike lane is dangerous to older residents who are used to one-way traffic.
Lois: We wanted a lane — the right kind of lane that would keep everybody safe, that would keep the bikers safe. But we want it to be done the right way. And it has not been done the right way.
Craig Palmer builds bars and restaurants in Manhattan. I was interviewing him for a different story when he brought up the bike lanes all on his own.
Craig: I think the biggest problem is that Bloomberg put all these bike lanes in. You took what used to be a full street and you’re shrinking it.
Then there are the Hasidic Jews in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, who forced the city to remove a bike lane through their neighborhood. But polls show that the majority of New Yorkers support bike lanes by a margin of 56% to 39%. Bicycle advocate Caroline Samponaro of Transportation Alternatives calls that a mandate.
Caroline: If this was an election, we would have already had our victory. The public has spoken and they keep speaking. And I think, more importantly, the public is starting to vote with their pedals.
小題1:What does Aaron mean by saying “This is what 21st century New York City looks like.”? 
A．There are hundreds of miles of new bike lanes in 21 st century New York City.
B．Drivers slow down their cars and bikes are taken off the sidewalk in New York.
C．Bikes are used as a means of transport in 21 st century New York City.
D．It’s possible to make the streets safe for pedestrians in New York.
小題2:According to the passage, which of the following CANNOT support the opponents of these new bike lanes?   
A．Drivers lose parking spots and lanes for cars.
B．The two-way bike lane is dangerous to older residents.
C．We took what used to be a full street so the road is broader than before.
D．The removal of one bike lane through a neighbourhood in Brooklyn was not supported by the majority of New Yorkers.
小題3:“A mandate” in Paragraph 8 was referred to a demand or command from ______.
A．the authorityB．the publicC．the supporters D．the government
小題4:What of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A．Ride on National Bike-to-Work DayB．A New Bike Lane Appears in New York
C．A Bike Lane Divides New YorkersD．Who Wins an Election

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:C

試題分析：文章介紹現(xiàn)在紐約有很多人使用自行車(chē)，為此設(shè)置了自行車(chē)道，人們對(duì)此的反映不一。
小題1:推理題：從第二段的句子：The bike lane on Prospect Park West is really introducing a lot of new people to the idea that it’s possible to use a bike in New York City for transportation or to travel around.可知在21世紀(jì)的紐約，自行車(chē)將是一種交通手段。選C
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從Craig說(shuō)的話:You took what used to be a full street and you’re shrinking it.可知是道路在縮水，不是擴(kuò)大。選C。
小題3:猜詞題：從最后一段的The public 可知這是公眾的請(qǐng)求。選B
小題4:主旨題：文章講的是紐約人設(shè)置了自行車(chē)道，也指是自行車(chē)道引發(fā)的爭(zhēng)議。選C
點(diǎn)評(píng)：此類(lèi)閱讀理解首先要能基本讀懂文章，然后再根據(jù)問(wèn)題，在文章中去找到相應(yīng)的依據(jù)，研究相關(guān)信息句給出準(zhǔn)確的答案。特別是對(duì)一些長(zhǎng)句難句的理解要細(xì)致。
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