The Gold Coast family holidays are always great fun whether you are from Australia or from abroad. There are beautiful beaches, adventure parks, nature parks and so much more.
There are so many sights to see here. It is a pity to drive in a car and you’ll miss a great part of it. Australia is home to many animals and birds that can only be seen when moving slowly and going into the areas that they live.
When you are on a bicycle, you have the advantage of being able to stop whenever you want to see an interesting animal or bird that you have never seen before. It is a quieter mode （方式） of transportation as well, so you might even be able to take a picture. When you are on the beach, you can breathe that clean air and view the beauty of the water and sand. It is a totally different experience from either simply sunbathing or passing it in a car.
There are many choices of hiring a bicycle to experience the Gold Coast attractions. There are stores that will fit a bike perfectly to your size. These bikes for both adults and children are in many styles and colors to please any taste. If you have ever wanted to try a tandem bike （雙人單車）, now is your chance, because they have those too.
A bicycle hire on Gold Coast is something that everyone should try at least once. This is a wonderful chance for anyone who likes to cycle and it is also a cheap way to travel with your family.
小題1:You’d better not drive in a car on Gold Coast because ________.
A．you will break the traffic rules
B．you will cause much noise
C．you can’t enjoy the beautiful sights well
D．you can’t drive into some parks
小題2:The following advantages of hiring bikes are mentioned EXCEPT that ________.
A．you can take photos of animals
B．it is a cheap way of traveling
C．you can get a clearer sight of animals
D．it is a good way to do sunbathing
小題3:What is paragraph 4 mainly about?
A．How to hire bikes on Gold Coast.
B．What kinds of bikes there are in stores.
C．What bikes are the most popular.
D．Who can hire bikes on Gold Coast.
小題4:What’s the author’s attitude towards a bike hire on Gold Coast?
A．He supports it very much.
B．He thinks it’s a personal choice.
C．He doesn’t like this way of traveling.
D．He thinks it’s only good for adults.

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:A

試題分析：文章主要介紹了澳大利亞黃金海岸的旅游景點(diǎn)，在那里，騎自行車游覽是一大特色，得到了作者的大力推薦。
小題1:根據(jù)第二段“There are so many sights to see here. It is a pity to drive in a car and you’ll miss a great part of it.”可知，澳大利亞黃金海岸有許多景點(diǎn)，開車去的話，會錯(cuò)過許多的美景。故選C。
小題2:根據(jù)第三段“...being able to stop whenever you want to see an interesting animal or bird...be able to take a picture”可知，A、C正確；根據(jù)最后一段的“a cheap way to travel”可知，B正確；“It is a totally different experience from either simply sunbathing or passing it in a car.
”騎自行車游覽和單純的日光浴及開車是完全不一樣的經(jīng)歷。D項(xiàng)把騎自行車等同于日光浴，是錯(cuò)誤的，故選D。
小題3:根據(jù)第四段“There are many choices of hiring a bicycle...These bikes for both adults and children are in many styles and colors...try a tandem bike”可知，本段主要介紹的是自行車的類型，故選B。
小題4:根據(jù)最后一段“everyone should try at least once...a wonderful chance...”可知，作者極力推薦騎自行車游覽，故選A。
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