Bicycles, a long-forgotten vehicle that seems to belong to the last century, are returning to the streets of Guangzhou, as the city starts to ban the running of motorcycle in urban Guangzhou.
“Business has never been so good for my shop,” said Chen Yongwu, a bicycle shop owner at the city’s Donghua West Road, “I have to work 12 hours a day to meet the demand of my customers. ”
“Even my wife and brother-in-law have to give me a hand lately. ”
Chen originally ran a motorcycle repair shop.  He grasped the opportunity of the motorcycle ban, and started his bicycle business soon after hearing about the banning.
“I sold 23 bicycles on January 2 alone. ” Said Chen.
Bicycle is more convenient and healthier
“My home is one kilometer from the metro station,” said a middle-aged man who is waiting for his bicycle at Chen’s shop, “it is too tiresome to walk to the station, but taking a bus for such a short distance is a waste of money. ”
“So I decided to buy a bicycle. ”
The bicycle costs around 600 yuan, which is equal to the bus fare of half a year.
“Besides, riding a bicycle to work is much healthier than riding a bus. ”
The bicycle buyers can be categorized into two groups.  One group of buyers buy the bicycles for the transportation of small commodities; the other ride the bicycles to work.
Arising problems
Riding a bicycle to work may be healthy, but it is not without problems.
The lack of bicycle lanes has posed a big threat to the safety of the bicycle riders in Guangzhou.
“I was riding my bicycle on Huifu West Road on day,” said Mr.  Zhang, “then suddenly the bus pulled over besides me near the bus station. ”
“I was so frightened at the time, because the bus nearly hit me. ”
The sideways in Guangzhou are usually crowded with foot passengers, so citizens also could not use the sideways.
“It is worse than walking. ”
Besides, finding a place a park the bicycles could be very difficult, much more difficult then finding a place to park your car.
【小题1】What is the min topic of the passage?

Bicycles, a long-forgotten vehicle that seems to belong to the last century, are returning to the streets of Guangzhou, as the city starts to ban the running of motorcycle in urban Guangzhou.

“Business has never been so good for my shop,” said Chen Yongwu, a bicycle shop owner at the city’s Donghua West Road, “I have to work 12 hours a day to meet the demand of my customers. ”

“Even my wife and brother-in-law have to give me a hand lately. ”

Chen originally ran a motorcycle repair shop.  He grasped the opportunity of the motorcycle ban, and started his bicycle business soon after hearing about the banning.

“I sold 23 bicycles on January 2 alone. ” Said Chen.

Bicycle is more convenient and healthier

“My home is one kilometer from the metro station,” said a middle-aged man who is waiting for his bicycle at Chen’s shop, “it is too tiresome to walk to the station, but taking a bus for such a short distance is a waste of money. ”

“So I decided to buy a bicycle. ”

The bicycle costs around 600 yuan, which is equal to the bus fare of half a year.

“Besides, riding a bicycle to work is much healthier than riding a bus. ”

The bicycle buyers can be categorized into two groups.  One group of buyers buy the bicycles for the transportation of small commodities; the other ride the bicycles to work.

Arising problems

Riding a bicycle to work may be healthy, but it is not without problems.

The lack of bicycle lanes has posed a big threat to the safety of the bicycle riders in Guangzhou.

“I was riding my bicycle on Huifu West Road on day,” said Mr.  Zhang, “then suddenly the bus pulled over besides me near the bus station. ”

“I was so frightened at the time, because the bus nearly hit me. ”

The sideways in Guangzhou are usually crowded with foot passengers, so citizens also could not use the sideways.

“It is worse than walking. ”

Besides, finding a place a park the bicycles could be very difficult, much more difficult then finding a place to park your car.

1.What is the min topic of the passage?

A．Motorcycle ban.

B．Bicycles’returming

C．Convenience of riding a bicycle

D．Problems brought by bicycles

2.What is the purpose of the 2^nd paragraph to the 5^th paragraph?

A．To prove that more people choose to ride bicycles.

B．To persuade people into buying bicycles.

C．To ensure that there are enough bicycles to buy.

D．To prove that the bicycle business helps get a lot more profit.

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．A lot of motorcycle repair shop started their bicycle business after the ban.

B．Taking a bus is much healthier than riding a bike.

C．Guangzhou has designed lanes particularly for bicycle riders.

D．Finding a parking space for bikes can be more difficult than for cars.

4.Where can the passage most likely come from?

A．A magazine        B．A newspaper       C．A textbook        D．A booklet

阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空 （必要时可加情态动词或助动词）。

    I recently heard a story about a famous scientist．Because of his great achievements（成就），he was thought to be more creative（有创造性的）than the average（一般的）person．When he  1  （ask）why he was able to do this，he gave the answer．It all came from an experience with his mother when he was about two years old．“ I  2  （try）to get a bottle of milk from the fridge when I lost the bottle and it fell, spilling（溢出）the milk all over the floor—a sea of milk! I was frightened and I didn’t know what to do!” he said．

    His mother heard the noise and got into the kitchen．“ I  3  （consider）how to explain all this to you, mom．” he said．Instead of  4  （punish）him，she said，“Robert，what a great mess（杂乱）you have made! I  5  （not see） such a huge sea of milk before! Well, since the milk has already been spilled，would you like  6  （play）in the milk for a while? We 7 （clean）it up after that．” Indeed，he did so．After a few minutes，his mother said．“You know, Robert，whenever you  8 （make）a mess like this．finally you have to clean it up．” He used a sponge（海绵）and together they cleaned up the spilled milk．

    His mother then said，“You know，we  9  （fail）in how to successfully carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands just now．Let’s go out in the yard and fill the bottle with water to see if you  10  （discover）a way to carry it．”Then the little boy learned that if he grasped（抓紧）the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands，he could carry it without dropping it．

    What a wonderful lesson!

阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空 （必要时可加情态动词或助动词）。

    I recently heard a story about a famous scientist．Because of his great achievements（成就），he was thought to be more creative（有创造性的）than the average（一般的）person．When he  1  （ask）why he was able to do this，he gave the answer．It all came from an experience with his mother when he was about two years old．“ I  2  （try）to get a bottle of milk from the fridge when I lost the bottle and it fell, spilling（溢出）the milk all over the floor—a sea of milk! I was frightened and I didn’t know what to do!” he said．

    His mother heard the noise and got into the kitchen．“ I  3  （consider）how to explain all this to you, mom．” he said．Instead of  4  （punish）him，she said，“Robert，what a great mess（杂乱）you have made! I  5  （not see） such a huge sea of milk before! Well, since the milk has already been spilled，would you like  6  （play）in the milk for a while? We 7 （clean）it up after that．” Indeed，he did so．After a few minutes，his mother said．“You know, Robert，whenever you  8 （make）a mess like this．finally you have to clean it up．” He used a sponge（海绵）and together they cleaned up the spilled milk．

    His mother then said，“You know，we  9  （fail）in how to successfully carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands just now．Let’s go out in the yard and fill the bottle with water to see if you  10  （discover）a way to carry it．”Then the little boy learned that if he grasped（抓紧）the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands，he could carry it without dropping it．

    What a wonderful lesson!