Sometimes the easiest way to get somewhere is on the back of a bike.
More and more people are using cars in many places in Africa today. However, things are different in Malawi( 馬拉維 ).Bikes are the most popular in this African country.
Bike riding is a way of life in Malawi. People use them to carry heavy things. They also use bikes to carry people, especially tourists. These years, taking a “ bicycle taxi” to travel around Malawi has become quite popular among tourists from all over the world.
If you go to Malawi, you will find a lot of bike taxis waiting on the sides of the roads. The riders make the bikes comfortable for passengers to sit on . You can jump on a bike taxi and get around at a very low cost.
Alice is a 21-year-old student from Canada. She enjoys the special bike riding a lot. “I really like the bike taxi,” she says. “It’s easy and cheap.” Alice usually pays just $1 for going shopping in town.
28-year-old Panjira Khombe began to ride a bike taxi two years ago. The young man enjoys this job.“I used to make boats for a living, but that’s a hard job. Being a bike taxi rider is easy for me and I don’t mind carrying heavy people,” he says.
小題1:In Malawi ________ are the most popular way for people to get somewhere.
A．carsB．bikesC．trainsD．buses
小題2:The passage tells us that Alice enjoys the bike taxi because it’s________.
A．on the side of the roadB．popular and heavy
C．a(chǎn)ll over the countryD．cheap and easy
小題3:From the passage we can learn Panjira Khombe thinks that________.
A．going shopping is easyB．making boats is difficult
C．riding a bike taxi is cheapD．carrying heavy people is interesting
小題4:The best title of the passage may be “________ ” .
A．Bike Riders B．A Special CountryC．Bike TaxisD．A Cheap Journey

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:C
這篇短文主要介紹的是在非洲國家馬拉維的自行車出租。
小題1:根據(jù)第二段However, things are different in Malawi( 馬拉維 ).Bikes are the most popular in this African country.描述，可知選B。
小題2:根據(jù)短文倒數(shù)第二段she says. “It’s easy and cheap.” 描述，可知選D。
小題3:根據(jù)最后一段28-year-old Panjira Khombe began to ride a bike taxi two years ago. The young man enjoys this job.“I used to make boats for a living, but that’s a hard job. 描述，可知選B。
小題4:這篇短文主要介紹的是在非洲國家馬拉維的自行車出租，故選C。
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