4．They once seemed more at home on the busy streets of Asia like Delhi，Calcutta and Bangkok but cycle powered rickshaws （人力车） can now be seen taking people across town in many European cities．Many people believe that rickshaws are a good way of experiencing a city close-up，while also cutting down on traffic jams and pollution．In Berlin，one of the first cities to introduce this new model of transport，more than 200bike-taxis go along at 15km per hour，past many tourist attractions and city parks．
"It is completely environmentally friendly； we have new models with an engine to help the driver up the hills but they use renewable energy．"said a spokesman for VELOTAXI，the leading rickshaw company which has carried a quarter of a million people this year．
While the city still has 7，000motor-taxis，rickshaw company officials say their taxis'green ideas，speed and safety make them more than just a tourist attraction．While now increasingly out of fashion in Delhi，Berlin people have eagerly accepted the new fleet since their launch in 1997．
"It's better than a taxi，better than a bus，better than the train，"said ULF Lehman，36，as he leapt out of a rickshaw near the world famous Brandenburg gate．"It feels so free．"
"This is something out of the ordinary，you feel you are on holiday in Bangkok instead of Berlin，"said another traveler．
In Amsterdam，driver Peter Jancso said people like to be driven around in his bright yellow rickshaw and pretend to be a queen in a golden carriage．"I like my passengers to feel important，"he said as he dropped off another passenger．Another visitor noted how cheap it was compared with a normal taxi．
Although increasingly popular in Europe，it is the opposite in India，where hand-pulled rickshaws are considered inhuman and a symbol of India's backward past．
Nearly 500bike-rickshaws are running in London and are not required to pay the city's road tax but things may change as other taxi drivers complain of unfair treatment．
63．Where are rickshaws becoming more popular？B
A．Delhi，Berlin，Paris． B．Berlin，Amsterdam，London．
C．Athens，London，Berlin． D．Amsterdam，Bangkok，Delhi．
64．Why are rickshaws no longer as widely used in India as in the past？B
A．They have been banned because they are inefficient．
B．They are a reminder of a bad period in India's history．
C．The streets of India are too crowded for them to move through easily．
D．Indians now prefer to travel by car because they are richer．
65．What does the underlined sentence"This is something out of the ordinary，you feel you are on holiday in Bangkok instead of Berlin"suggest？B
A．The passenger didn't like taking a rickshaw as it reminded him of Bangkok．
B．The passenger was impressed when taking a rickshaw and considered it unusual．
C．The passenger enjoyed being on holiday in Berlin more than in Bangkok．
D．The passenger disapproved of rickshaws because they were not original to Berlin．
66．What is the author's attitude towards rickshaws？C
A．He thinks they will reduce pollution
B．He believes they will be of no use．
C．He gives no personal opinion．
D．He thinks they are old-fashioned．
分析 文章介绍了人力三轮车在欧洲流行起来了，使用了一些数据和游客和三轮车夫的话分析了为什么三轮车会这么受欢迎的原因，也分析了原来流行的地方印度现在为什么人们不怎么做人力三轮车的原因．
解答 63-66 BBBC
63 B 细节题：从文章的第一段In Berlin，one of the first cities to introduce this new model of transport，倒数第三段In Amsterdam，driver Peter Jancso said people like to be driven around in his bright yellow rickshaw and pretend to be a queen in a golden carriage．"和最后一段Nearly 500bike-rickshaws are running in London 分别提到人力三轮车在Berlin，Amsterdam，London 很受欢迎，选B
64 B 细节题：从文章的倒数第二段，it is the opposite in India，where hand-pulled rickshaws are considered inhuman and a symbol of India's backward past．可知在印度人力三轮车会使人们想起以前的屈辱的历史，选B
65 B 句意理解题：理解这句话关键是out of the ordinary，说明乘坐人力三轮车是不寻常的，选B
66 C 作者态度题：作者使用了一些数据和游客和三轮车夫的话，没有给出自己的观点，可知是客观的，选C
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