A
Bikes are popular in the Netherlands.In fact,nearly half of all travel in the Netherlands is by bike.Now,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.
21.How 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。
22.The 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。
23.Which 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“butsofar,theschoolbusbikehasn’tbeensoldintheUnitedStates”可知这种车没有被卖到美国。
24.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Thomas made a new kind of school bus.
B.A school bus usually costs $25,000.
C.Thomas sold bikes to Asian countries.
D.Riding school bus bikes helps keep kids healthy.
答案:D
解析:根据短文第一段可知托马斯制造的是校车自行车,故A项错误;根据第三段可知校车自行车花费25,000美元,不是校车,故B项错误;根据最后一段提到的国家可知没有亚洲国家,故C项错误。
