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 by 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. “l(fā) 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 made boats for a living in the past,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.

() 1. In Malawi are the most popular way for people to get somewhere.

   A. cars   B. bikes   C. trains   D. buses

() 2. The passage tells us that Alice enjoys the bike taxi because it's .

   A. on the side of the road   B. popular and heavy

   C. all over the country   D. cheap and easy

() 3. From the passage we learn Panjira Khombe thinks that .

   A. going shopping is easy   B. making boats is difficult

   C. riding a bike taxi is cheap   D. carrying heavy people is interesting

() 4. The best title of the passage may be “ ”.

   A. Bike Riders   B. A Special Country

   C. Bike Taxis   D. A Cheap Journey

B 閱讀提示:在馬拉維這個非洲國家自行車是最普遍的交通工具。近年來,乘“自行車出租”旅行馬拉維在游客中已經(jīng)成為非常受歡迎的方式。

1. B由第二段最后兩句可知答案。

2. D由第五段中可知,愛麗斯喜歡乘自行車出租,是因為它便宜和舒適。

3. B由最后一段可知選   B.

4. C本文的主題是馬拉維的“自行車出租”。故選   C.

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