Moreandmorepeoplelikebicyclinganditisnosurprise.Itisfunhealthyandgoodfortheenvironment.Maybethat’swhythereare1.4billionbicyclesandonly400millioncarsonroads
worldwidetoday.Bikescantakeyoualmostanywhereandthereisnooilcost!
Getonabicycleandridearoundyourneighborhood.Youmaydiscoversomethingnewallaroundyou.Stoppingandgettingoffabikeiseasierthanstoppingandgettingoutofyourcar.Youcanbiketoworkandbenefit(受益)fromtheenjoyableexercisewithoutpollutingtheenvironment.Youdon’tevenhavetoridealltheway.
Folding(折叠)bikesworkwellforpeoplewhoridethetrain.Justfoldthebikeandtakeitwithyou.Youcandothesameonanairplane.Afoldingbikecanbepackedinasuitcase.Youcanalsotakeacommonbikewithyouwhenyoufly.Butbesuretolookforinformationbygettingonairlinewebsites.Notallairlinesarebicycle-friendlytotravelers.
HealthBenefitsofBicycling:
?Ithelpstopreventheartdiseases.Bicyclinghelpstocontrolyourweight.A15-minutebikeridetoandfromworkthreetimesaweekburnsofffivekilosoffatinayear.Bicyclingcanimproveyourmood(心情).
Exerciselikebicyclinghasbeenshowntomakepeoplefeelbettermorerelaxedandself-confident.Bicyclingishealthierthandriving.
32.Fromthepassageweknowthatbicyclingisbecomingvery________________.
A.surprisingB.excitingC.expensiveD.popular
33.Whenyouareridingyourbicyclearoundyourneighbourhoodyoumay_______________.
A.pollutetheenvironmentaround B.findsomethingyoudidn’tnotice
C.goeverywhereandusealittleoil D.getoffyourbikeandbegintowork
34.Ifyoutravelwithafoldingbikeyoucanfolditand_________________.
A.getoutofthecarB.takeitontoatrain
C.putitinyourpurseD.goonairlinewebsites
35.Oneofthebenefitsfrombicyclingisthat_________________________.
A.youcanfoldthebicycle B.youwillbefriendlytoothers
C.youwillbemorerelaxed D.youmaygetfatterandfatter
36.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Bicyclingisenjoyableexerciseforpeople. B.Drivingcarsishealthierthanriding