Unit 4 Making the news language points课时作业

一、阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)

　　Bikes are popular in the Netherlands. In fact, nearly half of all travel in the Netherlands is by bike. One Dutch bike designer, Thomas, has taken the country's interest in bikes by making a school bus bike.

　　The big bike has eight sets of pedals for kids, a driver seat for an adult, and three other seats, comfortably letting little kids for their trip to and from school. The bike even has a motor, which can help with high hills or at times when few kids on it.

　　So far, Thomas tells Fast Company, he's sold 25 school-bikes, at a price of $25,000 each-less than it would cost to buy a traditional school bus with the same number of seats. Along with the traditional color, the bikes are colored yellow so that they can be seen easily.

　　Thomas says he's sold school bus bikes to neighboring countries such as Belgium, England and Germany, but so far, the school bus bike hasn't been sold in the United States. If the US agrees to buy this kind of school bus bike, it could do a lot of good to improve exercise for a young age and help them keep healthy.

1How do people in the Netherlands usually go to work?

A.By car.　　　　　　　B.By bus.

C.By bike. D.On foot.

答案C

解析根据短文第一段第二句话可知荷兰人通常骑自行车出行。

2The school buses are yellow in the Netherlands because 　　　.

A.the color yellow is easy to paint

B.yellow buses can be seen easily

C.yellow is the national color of the Netherlands

D.it's the designer's favorite color

答案B

解析根据第三段最后一句话可知校车被涂成黄色的目的是为了被容易地看到。

3Which country of the following hasn't bought a school bus bike?

A.America. B.Germany.

C.England. D.Belgium.

答案A

解析根据第四段的"but so far,the school bus bike hasn't been sold in the United States"可知这种车没有被卖到美国。

4Which of the following is TRUE?