Today is National Bike-to-Work Day. And on New York City’s jammed streets, people are cycling on hundreds of miles of new bike lanes. But New York’s widespread efforts to make streets safer for bikes have also left some locals plaining about the loss of parking spots and lanes for cars.
When the weather is good, Aaron Naparstek likes to pedal（用踏板踩）his two young kids to school on a special Dutch-made bicycle. Naparstek supports the new lane.
Aaron: The bike lane on Prospect Park West is really introducing a lot of new people to the idea that it’s possible to use a bike in New York City for transportation or to travel around. This is what 21st century New York City looks like.
Prospect Park West is still a one-way road, but where it used to have three lanes of car traffic, now it has two, plus a protected bike lane. Supporters say that makes the road safer for everyone, including pedestrians, by slowing down cars and taking bikes off the sidewalk. But some longtime residents disagree. Lois Carswell is president of a group called Seniors for Safety. She says the two-way bike lane is dangerous to older residents who are used to one-way traffic.
Lois: We wanted a lane — the right kind of lane that would keep everybody safe, that would keep the bikers safe. But we want it to be done the right way. And it has not been done the right way.
Craig Palmer builds bars and restaurants in Manhattan. I was interviewing him for a different story when he brought up the bike lanes all on his own.
Craig: I think the biggest problem is that Bloomberg put all these bike lanes in. You took what used to be a full street and you’re shrinking it.
Then there are the Hasidic Jews in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, who forced the city to remove a bike lane through their neighborhood. But polls show that the majority of New Yorkers support bike lanes by a margin of 56% to 39%. Bicycle advocate Caroline Samponaro of Transportation Alternatives calls that a mandate.
Caroline: If this was an election, we would have already had our victory. The public has spoken and they keep speaking. And I think, more importantly, the public is starting to vote with their pedals.
【小题1】What does Aaron mean by saying “This is what 21st century New York City looks like.”? A．There are hundreds of miles of new bike lanes in 21 st century New York City.B．Drivers slow down their cars and bikes are taken off the sidewalk in New York.C．Bikes are used as a means of transport in 21 st century New York City.D．It’s possible to make the streets safe for pedestrians in New York.【小题2】According to the passage, which of the following CANNOT support the opponents of these new bike lanes?A．Drivers lose parking spots and lanes for cars.B．The two-way bike lane is dangerous to older residents.C．We took what used to be a full street so the road is broader than before.D．The removal of one bike lane through a neighbourhood in Brooklyn was not supported by the majority of New Yorkers.【小题3】“A mandate” in Paragraph 8 was referred to a demand or mand from . A．the authorityB．the publicC．the supporters D．the government【小题4】What of the following might be the best title of the passage? A．Ride on National Bike-to-Work DayB．A New Bike Lane Appears in New YorkC．A Bike Lane Divides New YorkersD．Who Wins an ElectionC
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(答案→)C
解析：在提倡绿色环保的今天，美国纽约拥堵的大街上出现了数百米长的自行车道，大批骑自行车出行的人们成了都市里一道亮丽的风景。在本文中作者引述了一些人们对此的言论、看法，表明了两种不同的观点，但是作者最后提出民意调查表明约占56%的人们是支持这一举措的。
【小题1】C推理判断题。本篇文章内容是关于骑自行车这种绿色环保的出行方式的， 而且根据The bike lane on Prospect Park West is really introducing a lot of new people to the idea that it’s possible to use a bike …..可知Aaron这句话的意思是在二十一世纪的纽约人们使用自行车这种低碳环保的交通方式，故C选项正确。
【小题2】C细节理解题。根据文中Craig的说法“ You took what used to be a full street and you’re shrinking it.”可知C选项内容不是反对者提出的理由，由此可知答案选C。
【小题3】B词意猜测题。根据上文poll“民意调查”可知大多数纽约市民支持自行车道的设置，由此推断划线词的意思应该是指来自民众的意见，民众的授权，所以答案选B。
【小题4】C主旨大意题。文章首段提出自行车道的出现，然后围绕这一话题展开行文，由此推断C选项内容能够更好的表明文章中心，故C选项正确。