Question

A workmate of mine lives in the same street as me. He drives about 5 kilometres to work every day while I cycle the same distance almost every day. I must say that I occasionally（偶爾地）take the car if the weather is very bad, or I am very tired or in a hurry. Imagine my surprise when I cycled to work one day, went for a shower in the sports centre and saw my neighbor in the gym on the cycling machine after driving to work! I share an office with another workmate who lives near to me. She drives to work every day and, the end of the day, she drives to a gym. I don’t see the logic（邏輯）. It would be much easier to cycle to work so that you have some exercise every day as part of your daily routine.

I try to advise them to cycle to work, so I did some research about the benefits of cycling to work. Of course, cycling has some advantages over driving. It is cheaper, it is better for the environment, and you don’t have to find a parking space. The point about the parking space is an important one as the car parks are often full. I know that my workmate sometimes spends 15 minutes looking for a parking space! It is true that cycling is a little slower than going by car, but at rush hour it doesn’t make much difference. The time it takes to cycle is generally easier to predict than the time it takes to drive. When there is heavy traffic, people on bicycles can get past, while people in cars have to wait.

There are clear health benefits to cycling. According to one expert, if you cycle regularly you should be as fit as a younger person. I am 47 and I still play football in a team,so I would say that his opinion is true. As well as being good for your health, cycling can reduce stress. I also find that when I can’t solve a problem at work, the answer often comes to me when I am cycling. Sometimes the harder you think about a problem, the harder it is to find the solution. And you really need to pay less attention to the problems. Cycling relaxes the mind.

I am going to say to my workmates “two wheels good, four wheels bad” every day until they get on their bikes!

1.From the passage, the writer drives to work if __________.

A. he goes to the gym B. there is a parking space

C. he feels very tired D. he meets his workmate

2. The writer gives the example of his neighbor to show __________.

A. driving to work is not logical

B. cyclingto the gym is not easy

C. driving to the gym is necessary

D. cycling to work is much cheaper

3. We can learn from the passagethat_________.

A. cyclingmakes people think harder

B. cycling always saves people’s time

C. exercise on cycling machineis helpful

D. cycling regularly makes people feel young

4. What is the besttitle of the passage?

A. Get on Your Bike Now

B. Get Away from the Gym

C. Two Ways of Going Out

D. HealthBenefits of Cycling

Answer 1