Somepeoplethinktheyhaveananswertotheproblemsofautomobilecrowdingandpollutioninlargecities.Theiransweristhebicycle,or“bike”.
Inagreatmanycities,hundredsofpeopleridebicyclestoworkeveryday.InNewYorkCity,somebikeridershaveevenformedagroupcalledBikeforaBetterCity.Theythinkthatifmorepeoplerodebicyclestoworktherewouldbefewerautomobilesinthedowntownsectionofthecityandthereforelessdirtyairfromcarengines.
Forseveralyearsthisgrouphasbeentryingtogetthecitygovernmenttohelpbicycleriders.Forexample,theywantthecitytopaintspeciallanes-forbicyclesonly-onsomeofthemainstreets,becausewhenbicycleridersmustusethesamelanesascars,theremaybeaccidents.BikeforaBetterCityfeelsthatiftherewerespeciallanes,morepeoplewouldusebikes.
Butnobicyclelaneshavebeenpainedyet.Noteveryonethinksthisisagoodidea.Taxidriversdon’tliketheidea-theysayitwillslowtraffic.Somestoreownersonthemainstreetsdon’tliketheides-theysaythatifthereislesstraffic,theywillhavelessbusiness.Andmostpeoplelivetoofarfromdowntowntotravelbybike.
Thecitygovernmenthasnotyetdecidedwhattodo.Itwantstokeepeveryonehappy.Onweekends,CentralPark-thelargestopenspaceinNewYork-isclosedtocars,andtheroadsmaybeusedbybicyclelanesdowntown.Untilthathappens,thesafestplacetobicyclemaybeinthepark.
21.Tosolvetheproblemsofautomobilecrowdingandpollutioninlargecities,somepeoplesuggestthat______.
A.morebikesbeused
B.agroupcalledBikeridesbeformed
C.speciallanesforbikeridersbepainted
D.mainstreetsbeclosedtocars
22.Theideaofbicyclelanesismostfavoredby______.
A.automobiledriversB.somedowntownstoreowners
C.thecitygovernmentD.somebikeriders
23.Thelastsentence“Untilthathappens,thesafestplacetobicyclemaybeinthepark”meansthat______
A.fornow,itwon’thappeninthepark
B.fornow,itissaferinthepark
C.beforenow,itwassaferinthepark
D.fromnowon,itwillbesaferinthepark
24.AccordingtoBikeforaBetterCity_____
A.morebik