Question

A． “Better road design and training hold the key to cycle safety”, the new Transport Secretary said today as he pledged to restore Britain’s safety record. Patrick McLoughlin told Conservative Party Conference that while cycling was enjoying a post-Olympics boom, the number of casualties among cyclists was also rising. “But the number of accidents has gone up too. That means it needs better design and better education too.” Mr McLoughlin said in his first speech as Transport Secretary. 

B.  Cycling in the UK will become safer through “sheer weight of numbers,” the founder of one of the world’s leading cycle brands has said as he backed The Times’s Cyclesafe campaign. Simon Mottram, founder and chief executive of Rapha, has added his support to 40 cross-party MPs who have signed a letter urging David Cameron to use his speech at the Conservative Party Conference to promote measures to make the streets safer for cyclists.

C.  Commuters who cycle to work face an increased danger as the casualty toll during peak hours rose by 10 percent last year. The rate at which cyclists were killed or seriously injured rose sharply last year, official figures showed yesterday.

D.  In future decades, Londoners will look back on the way cyclists jostled with buses and lorries on major roads as an absurd anachronism. Some risks are unavoidable. But other risks survive only because we are too slow to embrace bold solutions. That is the message from designers who are proposing an ambitious plan to create cycle lanes suspended above London’s busiest streets. London is one of the most dangerous places in the world for cycling. “SkyCycle” would remedy that problem by attaching dedicated cycle paths to existing railway viaducts.

E.  Money should be apportioned from the funding for major transport projects, such as the new Forth Crossing, to create a pot of cash for cycling, campaigners have told MSPs. Cycle groups have given warning that not enough money is being put into routes and promotion. They want the Scottish government to take a percentage of the funding allocated to key national projects and create an “active transport” fund to be distributed gradually.

F.  We’d like you to tell us why you love cycling by sending a photo of yourself, a family member or friend with their bike and a note about why it is so brilliant. To take part, instagram your photo with the hashtag #ilovemybike or email it to us at ilovemybike@thetimes.co.uk. We’ll post the best pictures here ilovemybike.tumblr.com.

請閱讀以下信息，并為他們匹配合適的新聞內容。

1.“Cycle lanes in the sky” answer to traffic danger

2.More cyclists are seriously injured on Britain’s roads

3.Share a picture of you and your bike and help us promote the fun and freedom of cycling

4.“Weight of numbers” will bring safe cycling

5.Transport Secretary calls for better road design and training to help cyclists

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.F

4.B

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述的是在英國，去年汽車受傷的人越來越多，交通大臣呼吁要有更好的交通標示和培訓以保證騎自行車人的安全。

1.D 根據D部分的That is the message from designers who are proposing an ambitious plan to create cycle lanes suspended above London’s busiest streets. London is one of the most dangerous places in the world for cycling. “SkyCycle” would remedy that problem by attaching dedicated cycle paths to existing railway viaducts.說明使用Cycle lanes可以解決倫敦的交通問題。故D項與1相符。

2.C 根據C部分第一句Commuters who cycle to work face an increased danger as the casualty toll during peak hours rose by 10 percent last year說明在去年更多騎車的人在路上受傷了，幾率上升了百分數10.

3.F 根據Ｆ段１,２行We’d like you to tell us why you love cycling by sending a photo of yourself, a family member or friend with their bike and a note about why it is so brilliant.說明Ｆ項與＃相符。

4.B 根據B部分第一行Cycling in the UK will become safer through “sheer weight of numbers說明

“Weight of numbers” will bring safe cycling與該段的中心思想相符。

5.A 根據本段第一行“Better road design and training hold the key to cycle safety”, the new Transport Secretary said today as he pledged to restore Britain’s safety record說明英國的交通大臣呼吁要有更好的交通標示和培訓以保證騎自行車人的安全。故A與小題5相符。

考點：考查新聞類短文閱讀

點評：本文主要講述的是在英國，去年汽車受傷的人越來越多，交通大臣呼吁要有更好的交通標示和培訓以保證騎自行車人的安全。考查了考生的總結歸納能力，要求考生能根據每一段的關鍵詞提煉住該段的中心思想再與小題進行匹配。