to ride an ordinary bicycle before. But I soon got used to it .I just fell off once or twice during the first few weeks ,but after a while I felt reasonably confident and rode to work every day, even when it was raining.

　　It is, of course, one of the disadvantages ,riding a motorcycle in the rain. To keep dry you have to dress up in waterproof clothes ,which soon get very dirty. And it＇s cold in winter too. But my journey to work takes me half an hour less than it used to take me on the train. Traffic jams don＇t worry me ,and I don＇t have to wait on cold railway platforms for crowded trains. I don＇t know whether it＇s cheaper than public transport, though, for I soon got dissatisfied with my small motorcycle and bought a bigger ,faster and more expensive one.

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Advantages Disadvantages He spends　1　 on the journey from home to work.

He save　2　 on the journey.

He doesn＇t have to worry about traffic jams.

He doesn＇t have to wait on the local railway platforms for 　3　. He has to wear waterproof clothes 　4　.

It＇s cold riding motorcycle in winter.

If he rides a big and fast one,it is not 　5　 than traveling by train. 思路解析：这篇文章作者讲了自己骑车上班的利与弊。题目要求根据对课文的理解选择合适的词汇填空。那么读懂文章是关键，另外做题时可以采取通过关键字词，在原文中查找答案的方法，当然答案不一定照搬原文中的句子，要根据对它意思的理解，自己稍做加工。就Advantages 一栏中，第一空答案可由文章第一段中"although I would have to pay for tax,insurance and gasoline,I would still spend less than on train tickets over the year"一句得出"他比以前乘火车上班花的钱少了"，所以此处可填less money；接下来作者讲到"I might even save time on the journey from home to work"，并由第二段中"But my journey to work takes me half an hour less than it used to take me on the train"可知，他不但可以节省时间而且可以省半小时，所以第二空答案可填half an hour。第三空可以直接在文中找到答案:crowded trains。Disadvantages 一栏中第四空答案可以在第三段前两句中得出，文中说到下雨天骑车要穿雨衣以保持干爽，所以此空答案是:on rainy days。最后一句说道"I don＇t know whether it＇s cheaper than public transport,though,for I soon got dissatisfied with my small motorcycle and bought a bigger,faster and more expensive one"，可见，他若换一个大而快的车骑，不见得比乘火车便宜，所以此处可用really cheaper。

参考答案：

1.less money　2.half an hour　3.crowded trains　4.on rainy days　5.really cheaper

黑色陷阱：此文章本身不是很难，但是做题时可能会出现答案混乱的情况，例如:第一空你可以填less money,也可填 less time；第二空可写half an hour，也可写time and money ；所以我们做题时要理清思路，尽量使答案不重复。

绿色通道：读懂文章是做好题目的关键，另根据对文章的理解能够自己用语言表达出一些重要的信息是这类题的考查目的，它较注重语言的实际运用能力，答案不是固定的，只要是符合课文，安排合理，表达清楚就可以。平时我们应该注意练习。

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