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COPENHAGEN—The world is gathered in Copenhagen for the U.N. climate summit, but Denmark’s bicycle-friendly capital has also given its name to a movement of cities trying to find a kinder way to travel to and from work.

Nearly 40 percent of Copenhagen’s population cycle to work or school on ubiquitous（無(wú)處不在的） paved cycle paths. Many residents take to their bikes year-round, braving rain and snow through the winter in a city where the bicycles outnumber the people.

Amsterdam and Beijing too are known for their bicycles, but the Danish capital is where urban planners from around the world have been looking for ways to get their people out of cars and up onto bikes, an effort known as Copenhagenisation.

Klaus Bondam, Copenhagen’s technical and environmental chief, calls himself a “mega cyclist” and says the bike’s popularity stems partly from high taxes on cars which meant working-class Danes could not afford to drive in the 1930s and 1940s. “Today you’ll meet everybody on the bicycle lanes — women and men, rich and poor, old and young.” Bondam said.

The local government has during the last three years invested more than 250 million crowns ($49.42 million) in bicycle lanes and to make the traffic safer for bicyclists. Today around a third of the population drive cars to work or study, another third take public transport, while 37 percent cycle -- a figure the city aims to increase to 50 percent by 2015.

There are many benefits when citizens choose bicycles over cars: pollution and noise decline, public health improves, and more people on bikes or walking creates a sense of safety in the city. Fewer parked cars leaves more space for playgrounds, parks, shopping areas and other useful public places.

53. According to the first paragraph, Copenhagen is better known as ___________.

   A. a city without cars                B. a bicycle-friendly city

   C. Denmark’s capital                D. the U.N. climate summit

54. We can learn from the second and the third paragraph, __________.

A. there is no path for cars during rainy and snowy days

B. citizens are limited to have only one bike for each person

C. two-thirds of people in Copenhagen cycle to work or school

D. city planners try their best to encourage more citizens to ride bikes

55. Bikes are popular in Copenhagen partly because ___________.

   A. the citizens are unable to afford to buy a car

   B. the rich tend to keep fit by cycling to work

   C. young people regard cycling a fashion to follow

   D. high taxes were paid for cars in the 1930s and 1940s

56. We can learn from the passage that __________.

   A. cars are forbidden to park in Copenhagen

   B. more citizens tend to choose cars in Copenhagen

   C. Copenhagen becomes a model for cities’ traffic

   D. living standards in Copenhagen are greatly declining

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Kataria is the founder of the worldwide laughter movement. The celebration of world Laughter Day is a positive activity for world peace and is intended to build up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship through laughter. The first “World Laughter Day” gathering took place in Mumbai, India, on 11th January 1998. 12,000 members from India and international Laughter Clubs attended it. Now there are over 5,000 Laughter Clubs worldwide on all 5 continents.
“HAPPY-DEMIC” was the first World Laughter Day gathering outside India. It took place on 9th January 2000. In Copenhagen, Denmark , more than 10,000 people gathered at Town Hall Square. The event went into Guinness Book of World records. “World Laughter Day” is now organized on the first Sunday of May every year. Hundreds of people gather worldwide on that day to laugh together.
Today, many people fear widespread international terrorism. The world has never faced so much unrest before. People are at war within themselves. Laughter is a universal language, which has the ability to unite humanity without religion. Laughter can build a common connection between various religions and create a new world order. The idea may sound over-ambitious (野心太大的), and maybe it is. But maybe it is not. It is our deep belief that laughter and only laughter can unite the world, building up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship.
Studies also say that laughter helps your body do the following: lower blood pressure; lighten depression; reduce stress; work out the heart, especially for those who are unable to perform physical exercise. So in life, when you can laugh, you should laugh loudly and with your entire body—because it’s good for you.
【小題1】The purpose of celebrating World Laughter Day is        .

A．to build up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship through laughter
B．to build a common connection between various religions
C．to reduce stress and lighten depression
D．to lower blood pressure
【小題2】The first World Laughter Day gathering outside India took place _      _.
A．on llth January 1998B．on the first Sunday of May
C．on 9th January 1996D．on 9th January 2000
【小題3】The author's attitude towards laughter movement is      .
A．positiveB．negativeC．uninterestedD．objective
【小題4】The passage is mainly about _______.                           
A．World Laughter Day and its significance（重要意義）
B．the worldwide laughter movement
C．a(chǎn) universal language
D．laughter

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Please help! I live in Germany with my wife and three kids. My parents live in the UK. I want my kids to have as much contact with their grandparents as possible. The kids all use e-mail, Skype and SMS but my parents won’t. I’ve bought them a laptop, paid for broadband, given them both mobile phones and a digital camera, but they won’t use them. My parents say they hate computers and new technology. What can I do with these “technophobes”?
Daniel, Buremburg, Germany
Actually, the original technophobes were the Luddites, a group of cloth workers in 19th century Britain during the Industrial Revolution. The Luddite cloth workers, who traditionally made cloth by hand, were worried that machines were going to take away their jobs and way of life. These machines could make cloth much faster and cheaper than humans. In 1811 and 1812 the Luddites destroyed the machines that they hated so much, but the British government supported the factory owners. Many Luddites were arrested. Charlotte Bronte’s novel Shirley will tell your parents all about it.
Laura, Valencia, Spain
Laura makes some interesting points, I think. Technophobes has been a common theme in science fiction. Frankenstein, one of the first science fiction, is a warning of what could happen if humans began to experiment with human life.
Freda, Copenhagen, Denmark
One thing you could try is to find hardware that is designed for older people to use. An example is the mobiles made by the US company, Jitterbug. Instead of icons and menus the Jitterbug phones ask users simple “yes/no” questions and have larger keypads. The company realized that there are potentially 100 million older users in the US alone.
Graham, Patras, Greece
【小題1】The underlined part “the technophobes” in the passage refers to ______.

A．those who are ready to try new technology
B．those who are addicted to the Internet
C．those who refuse to use modern technology
D．those who are devoted to inventing new things
【小題2】Which of the following is TRUE of the Luddites?
A．They called themselves the technophobes.
B．They got full support from their factory owners.
C．They preferred to keep their traditional working methods.
D．They were killed by the government.
【小題3】Who has put forward a practical and useful suggestions?
A．Laura. B．Freda. C．Daniel. D．Graham.
【小題4】The passage is probably taken from _____.
A．a(chǎn) personal blog B．a(chǎn) letter between friends
C．a(chǎn) personal diary D．a(chǎn) speech on new technology
【小題5】What can we infer from the passage?
A．Daniel would buy her parents a novel written by Shirley.
B．Charlotte Bronte wrote about technophobes in her novel Shirley.
C．Daniel would buy her parents cell phones with icons and menus.
D．Daniel worried about her children using e-mails.

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     Copenhagen, one of the world’s most bicycle-friendly cities, has begun turning its extensive network
of cycle paths into bike highways in an effort to push more commuters (上下班往返的人) to leave their
cars at home.
     Considered one of Europe’s two “bicycle capitals” along with Amsterdam, Copenhagen counts more
bicycles than people and cycling is so popular that its numerous bike paths can become congested.
      Two-wheeler traffic jams are especially regular on the main Noerrebrogade thoroughfare (大街)
used by around 36,000 cyclists a day. “You have to elbow your way (擠過(guò)去) to go forward and some
cyclists aren’t always thoughtful,” complains 22-year-old university student Lea Bresell.
      The creation of bike highways “comes right on time”, says Danish Cyclist Federation spokesman
Frits Bredal. “Copenhagen’s roads are overloaded with people who want to ride their bicycles in all
kinds of weather,” he says.
     If in the 1960s Danes viewed the car as the symbol of freedom, the bicycle has assumed that role
today, Bredal says.
    "It’s a means of transportation used by all social classes, and even politicians ride bikes,” he says.
     It is on crowded Noerrebrogade - the busiest bicycle street in Europe - that city planners have
decided to build the first of Copenhagen’s environmentally friendly streets. The jammed bike paths will
be widened up to four meters on either side of the road, which will itself be reserved for buses only.
     The idea is to make Noerrebrogade “Europe’s great cycling street”, says Andreas Roehl, the
Copenhagen city’s bicycle program manager who is also known as “Mister Bike”.
     But Roehl is not content with making life easier for Copenhagen’s inner city cyclists: He wants to get
suburbanites (郊區(qū)居民) out of their cars and onto two wheels as well.
     His goal is to increase the percentage of suburban commuters cycling to and from the city from the 33
percent it is today to more than 50 percent by 2015. Within the city, 55 percent of all commuters already
travel by bike.
     Already Copenhagen stands out among other European capitals for its cycling infrastructure, counting
more than 390 kilometers of bike paths.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Copenhagen is planning to build bicycle-friendly highways.
B. Copenhagen is planning to build highways.
C. Copenhagen is one of Europe’s two “bicycle capitals”.
D. Two-wheeler traffic jams are especially common in Copenhagen.
2. What does Lea Bresell think of the present bike traffic on the main Noerrebrogade thoroughfare?
A. pleasant
B. Terrible
C. Cyclists are considerate
D. Bike paths are not made full use of
3. We can infer that _______.
A. most of people in Copenhagen can’t afford to buy cars
B. hiking is very common in Copenhagen
C. cars will not be allowed to run on the widened Noerrebrogade thoroughfare
D. Noerrebrogade thoroughfare will be deserted
4. How do suburban commuters travel to and from the city in Copenhagen at present?
A. More than half of the suburban commuters travel by bike.
B. Almost all the suburban commuters take buses.
C. Few suburban commuters travel by car.
D. About one third of the suburban commuters travel by bike.
5. According to the passage, what do you know about Copenhagen?
A. Copenhagen possibly has the longest among European capitals.
B. Copenhagen has the longest history among European capitals.
C. Copenhagen has the largest population among European capitals.
D. Copenhagen is the biggest in size among European capitals.

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COPENHAGEN—The world is gathered in Copenhagen for the U.N. climate summit, but Denmark’s bicycle-friendly capital has also given its name to a movement of cities trying to find a kinder way to commute.

Nearly 40 percent of Copenhagen’s population cycle to work or school on ubiquitous（無(wú)處不在的） paved cycle paths. Many residents take to their bikes year-round, braving rain and snow through the winter in a city where the bicycles outnumber the people.

Amsterdam and Beijing too are known for their bicycles, but the Danish capital is where urban planners from around the world have been looking for ways to get their people out of cars and up onto bikes, an effort known as Copenhagenisation.

Klaus Bondam, Copenhagen’s technical and environmental chief, calls himself a “mega cyclist” and says the bike’s popularity stems partly from high taxes on cars which meant working-class Danes could not afford to drive in the 1930s and ‘40s. “Today you’ll meet everybody on the bicycle lanes --- women and men, rich and poor, old and young,” Bondam said.

The local government has during the last three years invested more than 250 million crowns ($49.42 million) in bicycle lanes and to make the traffic safer for bicyclists. Today around a third of the population drive cars to work or study, another third take public transport, while 37 percent cycle -- a figure the city aims to boost to 50 percent by 2015.

There are many benefits when citizens choose bicycles over cars: pollution and noise decline, public health improves, and more people on bikes or walking creates a sense of safety in the city. Fewer parked cars leaves more space for playgrounds, parks, shopping areas and other useful public places.

71. According to the first paragraph, Copenhagen is better known as __________.

  A. a city without cars           B. a bicycle-friendly city

C. Denmark’s capital           D. the U.N. climate summit

72. We can learn from the second and the third paragraph, _________.

A. there is no path for cars during rainy and snowy days

B. citizens are limited to have only one bike for each person

C. two-thirds of people in Copenhagen cycle to work or school

D. city planners try their best to encourage more citizens to ride bikes

73. Bikes are popular in Copenhagen partly because __________.

  A. the citizens are unable to afford to buy a car

B. the rich tend to keep fit by cycling to work

  C. young people regard cycling a fashion to follow

  D. high taxes were paid for cars in the 1930s and ‘40s

74. Which of the following is NOT the benefit of cycling?

A. Saving time on the road.

B. Declining pollution and noise.

C. Improving public health.

D. Creating safety in the city.

75. We can learn from the passage that ___________.

A. cars are forbidden to park in Copenhagen

B. more citizens tend to choose cars in Copenhagen

  C. Copenhagen becomes a model for cities’ traffic

  D. living standards in Copenhagen are greatly declining

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