Question

【题目】阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

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 (马拉维). Bikes are the most popular in this African country.

Bike riding is a way of life in Malawi. People use them to carry heavy things.【1】. These years, taking a “bicycle taxi” to travel around Malawi has become quite popular among tourists from all over the world.

【2】, you will find a lot of bike taxis waiting on the sides of the roads. The riders make the bikes comfortable for passengers to sit on. You can jump on a bike taxi and get around at a very low cost.

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. “【3】.” 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.“【4】, 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.

A. It’s easy and cheap
B. If you go to Malawi
C. I used to make boats for a living
D. Many people go to work by bike
E. They also use bikes to carry people, especially tourists

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

试题这篇文章主要介绍了自行车是马拉维最受欢迎的交通工具。人们用自行车载物载人，出租的自行车等在路旁载游客。坐出租的自行车简单便宜。

【1】联系上文，人们用自行车运重物。他们也用自行车载人尤其是游客。故选E。

【2】联系下文，如果你去马拉维，你会发现很多出租的自行车等在道路边上。if从句，主句用一般将来时，从句用一般现在时。可知应选B。

【3】联系上下文，“我真地喜欢出租的自行车，”她说，“简单便宜。”Alice实际上只花了1美元去镇里购物。故选A。

【4】联系上下文，这个年轻人喜欢这份工作。“我过去造船为生，是份辛苦的工作。对我来说做出租自行车车夫是容易的，我不介意载重的人。”他说。可知应选C。