Unit 3 a taste of English humour reading课时作业

Ⅰ.阅读理解

　　(2018·福建师范大学第二附属中学第四次检测)

　　The Yerka,a bicycle designed by three young Chilean engineering students,is the latest model in a recent trend of bikes that can be locked using some of their own parts.They include Brooklyn-based "Seatylock",which uses its seat as a lock."That's why our motto is 'a bike that gets stolen is no longer a bike'.What we have here is truly an unstealable bike," said Cristobal Cabello,who came up with the design during a college engineering class with his childhood friends Andres Roi Eggers and Juan Jose Monsalve.

　　In Chile and elsewhere in Latin America,the spread of designated(指定的) cycling lanes and bike-share programs are encouraging people to switch from cars to bikes,which are cheaper and more environmentally friendly.

　　Cristobal Galban,who holds a doctorate in environmental engineering and is director of a research center at Santiago's Andres Bello University,said a study by his team in 2013 found that the use of bikes has doubled among Chileans in five years."The main problem in Chile and elsewhere is the robberies,so the Yerka could help solve this," said Galban,whose bike was recently stolen.

　　Tony Hadland,author of the book Bicycle Design:An Illustrated History,called the Chileans' design very clever."There have been relatively few attempts to include anti-theft ideas in bicycle design," the British writer said."Most anti-theft pieces have been bolt-on devices and usually involve a piece that passes between the spokes(辐条) to stop the wheel rolling,but they can still be easily picked by a thief."

　　"The most effective strategy commonly used in London today is to take the bike into the office with you," Hadland said."Other anti-theft strategies involve using a bike that looks so unattractive that nobody will want to steal it."

1.What's most special about the Yerka?

A.It uses its seat as a lock.

B.It is designed by a college student.

C.It can be locked using its own parts.

D.It has the cyclist's motto on its body.

2.What's Cristobal Galban's attitude to the Yerka?

A.Approving.　　　　　　B.Doubtful.

C.Uninterested. D.Negative.

3.With his words in Paragraph 4,Tony Hadland aims to 　　　.

A.introduce his anti-theft ideas

B.explain the design of his bicycle

C.show the advantage of the Yerka

D.advertise his book on bicycle design

4.The last paragraph suggests that 　　　.

A.most Londoners prefer bikes to cars

B.offices in London set aside space for bikes