Question

　　For years, Jon Wright considered commuting（往返于两地）the 10 miles to work by bicycle. But it wasn't until the terrorist bombings（恐怖轰炸）on London's subway and bus system on July 7 that he finally decided to make the leap. “It should have really taken less than the threat of being blown up to make me jump on a bike, but I'm now recommending it to everyone I see,” says Wright, 32, a hotel manager.

　　It's not quite Amsterdam or Copenhagen, where commuting by bike is common, but London is quickly becoming a major cycling city. Much of the change is a direct result of the bombings, which killed 52 people.

　　No hard figures are available on the number of cyclists in the city. A poll in 2003 found that 300 000 daily journeys are made by bicycle. The Transport for London office estimates（估计）cycling has increased 52% in the capital since 2000, based on the number of cyclists crossing bridges over the Thames River. Still, only 2% of Londoners cycle to work, compared with 20% in Copenhagen and 28% in Amsterdam. London Maybor Ken Livingstone, a bicycle enthusiast, wants to increase cycling 80% by 2010. “Cycling is the fastest, cheapest, most healthy and environmentally friendly way to get around London, and more and more people are taking it up,” Livingstone said. “The number of cyclists has doubled over the last five years, while those killed or seriously injured has fallen by 40%.”

　　Under the London Cycling Action Plan, London will be transformed into a world-class cycling city to reduce traffic jams and pollution. London now has 273 miles of bike routes, half built since 2000. The goal is 560 miles by 2010.

　　The sudden increase of cyclists after the July attacks took London by surprise. In July, the number of bike commuters was 26% higher than the same period last year, according to the transport office.

　　On the day of the bombings, which crippled（使瘫痪）the transportation system for weeks, bicycle shops sold out of their stock within hours.

(1)Which of the following is best supported in Paragraph 3?

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A．Cycling has been gaining its popularity in London.

B．Amsterdam or Copenhagen has more cyclists than London.

C．Cycling is the best way to travel in London.

D．London encourages its residents to cycle to work.

(2)The London government's attitude to cycling is that ________.

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A．all the residents should cycle to work

B．more bike routes will be built

C．bicycles should replace the subway and the bus system

D．more bicycle shops will be opened

(3)It can be learned from the passage that ________.

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A．most people in Amsterdam and Copenhagen cycle to work

B．no traffic jams and pollution will exist by the year 2010

C．the terrorist bombings gave cycling a big drive in London

D．bicycle shops are gaining more benefits than other ones

Answer 1

答案：A;B;C
解析：

(1)第三段主要强调伦敦人趋向日常骑车的现象，故选A项。 (2)从倒数第三段可得答案为B项。 (3)从第三段中“20％in Copenhagen and 28％in Amsterdam”可排除A项；B项是对第三段中第一句的片面理解；从倒数第二段可判定答案为C项；D项是对最后一段的片面理解。