Don’t drive your kids to school. Let them ride a bike to school.
In England 8.3 million children travel to school every day. It is reported that only a small number of pupils cycle to school (under 2%), although one in three children would actually like to.
Experts say that to stay healthy, children need at least one hour of moderate (適度的) exercise every day. But only six out of ten boys and four out of ten girls get that. One of the reasons is that parents have developed a habit of driving their children to school when they could just walk or ride a bike to school.
Teachers often say that children who walk or ride a bike to school are more ready to listen to their classes, ask and answer questions in class than those driven by car, and the school journey is a good chance for children to learn about road safety and other life skills. Also, for many children, riding a bike is more fun than going to school by car.
Most parents know the benefits (益處). Then what’s stopping them from letting their kids ride a bike? Safety is the number one worry for them. But actually riding a bike is not as dangerous as parents think it is.
When you decide to buy a bike, you should be aware（意識(shí)到） that a bike that is too big or too small is dangerous. Don’t try to get a bike that your child will “grow into”. Get the right size in good working order. Generally, 20-inch wheels are on bikes for 5-8 year olds; 24-inch wheels are for 9-11 year olds; 26-inch wheels are suitable for those over 11, and some older children should even take bikes with 28-inch wheels, but the main thing is that the bike fits your child.
小題1:This passage is mainly written for ________.
A．teachers whose students have asked their parents to drive them to school
B．children who have asked their parents to drive them to school
C．parents who drive their children to school
D．parents who drive to work
小題2:Which of the following benefits of cycling to school is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A．It will help children keep healthy
B． It will make children more active in class.
C．It will make children feel freer
D．It will be more fun for children.
小題3:Parents don’t allow their children to ride a bike to school mainly because ________.
A．their children don’t want to.
B．they are worried about their children’s safety.
C．they don’t know what size bike to choose
D．They haven’t enough money to buy a bike.
小題4:Generally, what size bike is suitable for a 10-year-old child？
A．A bike with 20-inch wheelsB．A bike with 24-inch wheels
C．A bike with 26-inch D．A bike with 28-inch wheels

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:B

試題分析：本文介紹了孩子自己騎車上學(xué)的優(yōu)缺點(diǎn)。告訴那些開車送孩子上學(xué)的父母，讓孩子自己騎車上學(xué)好處多多。
小題1:主旨大意題。根據(jù)全文第一句話可知，文章是寫給開車送孩子上學(xué)的家長(zhǎng)的。所以選C。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三、四段可知，孩子自己騎車上學(xué)的好處有身體得到鍛煉、在課堂表現(xiàn)更積極、能了解交通知識(shí)、感覺更快樂(lè)。沒(méi)有提到C項(xiàng)（孩子感覺更自由。）。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段可知，父母不讓孩子自己騎車上學(xué)是出于安全的考慮。所以選B。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段24-inch wheels are for 9-11 year olds可知，適合10歲孩子的自行車是24-inch wheels的車子。所以選B。
考點(diǎn): 日常生活類閱讀。
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