Question

China is a land of bicycles. At least it was back in 1992 when I traveled the country. Back then everyone seemed to be riding a bicycle. Millions of them, all black. Cars were rare. Yet since my arrival in Beijing last year, I’ve found the opposite is true. There are millions of cars. However, people still use their bicycles to get around. For many, it’s the easiest and cheapest way to travel today. Bicycles also come in different colors—silver, green, red, blue, yellow, whatever you want.

It’s fun watching people biking. They rush quickly through crossroads, move skillfully through traffic, and ride even on sidewalks (人行道). Bicycles allow people the freedom to move about that cars just can’t provide.

Eager to be part of this aspect of Chinese culture, I decided to buy a bicycle. Great weather accompanied my great buy. I immediately jumped up on my bicycle seat and started home.

My first ride home was orderly (守秩序的).To be safe, I stayed with a “pack” of bikers while cars on the streets came running swiftly out of nowhere at times. I didn’t want to get hit. So I took the ride carefully.

Crossing the streets was the biggest problem. It was a lot like crossing a major highway back in the United States. The streets here were wide, so crossing took time, skill and a little bit of luck.

I finally made it home. The feeling on the bicycle was amazing. The air hitting my face and going through my hair was wonderful. I was sitting on top of the world as I passed by places and people. Biking made me feel alive.

56. According to the author, why are bicycles still popular in China today?

A. Because they are traditional and safe.

B. Because they are convenient and inexpensive.

C. Because they are colorful and available.

D. Because they are fast and environment friendly.

57. The author decided to buy a bicycle because he intended _______.

A. to ride it for fun

B. to use it for transport

C. to experience local culture

D. to improve his riding skills

58. How did the author feel about his street crossing?

A. It was boring.

B. It was difficult.

C. It was lively.

D. It was wonderful.

59. Which of the following best describes the author’s biking experience?

A. The author enjoyed showing off his biking skills.

B. The author was annoyed by the air while riding.

C. The author was praised by the other bikers.

D. The author took great pleasure in biking.

Answer 1

【語篇解讀】本文是一篇記敘文，題材是自行車之旅。本文講述作者從美國來到中國，認識到中國是一個自行車王國，為了體驗中國的文化，他買來自行車并且開始了他難忘的體驗之旅。

段落	關(guān)鍵詞、句	大意推測
第一部分（Para. 1-3）		故事背景：我為何買自行車。
第二部分（Para. 4-6）		故事經(jīng)過和結(jié)局：難忘的體驗之旅。

【解析】

56. B。 細節(jié)理解題。較易。根據(jù)第一段的For many, it’s the easiest and cheapest way to travel today（對許多人來說, 今天，這是最容易和最便宜的旅行方式）.這句可知：自行車在中國仍然很受歡迎的原因是自行車不貴（inexpensive）而且方便（convenient）。所以答案為B。

解題思路：考生一定要先抓住關(guān)鍵詞所在的句子。

57. C。細節(jié)理解題。 較易。 根據(jù)第三段Eager to be part of this aspect of Chinese culture, I decided to buy a bicycle.（渴望參與這方面的中國文化，我決定買一輛）可知買的原因是渴望參與這方面的中國文化，而選項C中的experience local culture（體驗當(dāng)?shù)匚幕�）與渴望參與這方面的中國文化在表達上市一致的，都提及文化，其他三個答案沒記提及關(guān)鍵詞“文化”一詞，所以答案選擇C。

解題思路：考生一定要先找到關(guān)鍵句子里，然后抓住與答案相近的或者對應(yīng)的關(guān)鍵詞。

干擾項排除：此題的關(guān)鍵詞就是culture，其他三個選項沒提及關(guān)鍵詞culture（文化）。

58. B。細節(jié)理解題。中等。倒數(shù)第二段第一句的Crossing the streets was the biggest problem是解題的依據(jù)。The biggest problem（最大問題），說明此事difficult（困難的）。而且上文提到為了不出事，我和其他自行車車手一起“pack”（并駕齊驅(qū)）；以及The streets here were wide, so crossing took time, skill and a little bit of luck. （這里的街道是寬,所以穿越了時間，技能和一點點的運氣。）和I finally made it home. （我終于回家了）的描述。所以確定答案為B。

解題思路：考生一定要審清題和找到關(guān)鍵句子、關(guān)鍵詞。題目問的是his street crossing ，而Crossing the streets was the biggest problem.就是此題關(guān)鍵句。problem ，skill和finally是關(guān)鍵詞。

干擾項排除：其他三個選項boring（令人厭煩的），lively（生動的）和 wonderful（精彩的）沒有句子能體現(xiàn)。

59. D。推理判斷題。中等。文章最后一段中有很多描述性的詞語，amazing（令人驚異的），wonderful（美妙的），on the top of the world（世界的頂端）和Biking made me feel alive（騎自行車讓我感覺充滿活力）等，這些無不說明騎自行車給作者帶來很大快樂。

解題思路：判斷一件事的態(tài)度或者感覺，一定要關(guān)注文章中描繪此事的形容詞和動詞等。

干擾項排除：選項A showing off（炫耀）；選項B annoyed（惱火）選項C was praised （被表揚），文中沒有任何句子能體現(xiàn)，所以，可排除。

【難句學(xué)習(xí)】

1. Bicycles allow people the freedom to move about that cars just can’t provide.

翻譯：自行車允許人們有四處移動的自由,那自由是汽車所不能提供的。

分析：that引導(dǎo)定語從句，對the freedom進行補充說明。

2. To be safe, I stayed with a “pack” of bikers while cars on the streets came running swiftly out of nowhere at times.

翻譯：當(dāng)街上的汽車有時候會不知從哪兒突然迅速駛來的時候，為了安全起見，我和一群自行車車手一起并駕齊驅(qū)。

分析：To be safe，不定式表目的狀語；while 當(dāng)，引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句。