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1、武汉市2014高考英语阅读理解训练题(18)附答案COPENHAGEN—TheworldisgatheredinCopenhagenfortheU.N.climatesummit,butDenmark’sbicycle-friendlycapitalhasalsogivenitsnametoamovementofcitiestryingtofindakinderwaytocommute(往返上下班).Nearly40percentofCopenhagen’spopulationcycletoworkorschoolonubiquit
2、ous(无处不在的)pavedcyclepaths.Manyresidentstaketotheirbikesyear-round,bravingrainandsnowthroughthewinterinacitywherethebicyclesoutnumberthepeople.AmsterdamandBeijingtooareknownfortheirbicycles,buttheDanishcapitaliswhereurbanplannersfromaroundtheworldhavebeenlookingforwayst
3、ogettheirpeopleoutofcarsandupontobikes,aneffortknownasCopenhagenisation.KlausBondam,Copenhagen’stechnicalandenvironmentalchief,callshimselfa“megacyclist”andsaysthebike’spopularitystemspartlyfromhightaxesoncarswhichmeantworking-classDanescouldnotaffordtodriveinthe1930sa
4、nd40s.“Todayyou’llmeeteverybodyonthebicyclelanes---womenandmen,richandpoor,oldandyoung,”Bondamsaid.Thelocalgovernmenthasduringthelastthreeyearsinvestedmorethan250millioncrowns($49.42million)inbicyclelanesandtomakethetrafficsaferforbicyclists.Todayaroundathirdofthepopul
5、ationdrivecarstoworkorstudy,anotherthirdtakepublictransport,while37percentcycle--afigurethecityaimstoboostto50percentby2015.Therearemanybenefitswhencitizenschoosebicyclesovercars:pollutionandnoisedecline,publichealthimproves,andmorepeopleonbikesorwalkingcreatesasenseof
6、safetyinthecity.Fewerparkedcarsleavesmorespaceforplaygrounds,parks,shoppingareasandotherusefulpublicplaces.14.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,Copenhagenisbetterknownas__________.A.acitywithoutcarsB.abicycle-friendlycityC.Denmark’scapitalD.theU.N.climatesummit15.Wecanlearn
7、fromthesecondandthethirdparagraph,_________.A.thereisnopathforcarsduringrainyandsnowydaysB.citizensarelimitedtohaveonlyonebikeforeachpersonC.two-thirdsofpeopleinCopenhagencycletoworkorschoolD.cityplannerstrytheirbesttoencouragemorecitizenstoridebikes-8-16.Bikesarepopul
8、arinCopenhagenpartlybecause__________.A.thecitizensareunabletoaffordtobuyacarB.therichtendtokeepfitbycyclingtoworkC.y