本文摘自中考英語閱讀理解真題,關(guān)于自行車的安全問題.

In the past twenty years, riding bicycles has become more and more popular among people of all ages. Bicycles have long played an important part in the lives of American young people.

在過去的二十年里，騎自行車在各個年齡段的人中越來越流行。長期以來，自行車在美國年輕人的生活中扮演著重要的角色。

[重點詞匯]:in the past + 時間段：在過去的…；play an important part in: …中發(fā)揮重要作用；

But today an even greater number of adults cycle along roadsides and bicycle paths. These new riders are often trying to become fit or lose weight. They have found that bicycling is a pleasant way to stay healthy.

但今天，更多的成年人在路邊和自行車道上騎車。這些新來的車手經(jīng)常試圖變得健康或減肥。他們發(fā)現(xiàn)騎自行車是保持健康的好方法。

[重點詞匯]: cycle：

（騎）自行車；bicycle：

（騎）自行車；roadside: 路邊；try to do sth: 努力做某事；try doing sth: 嘗試做某事；fit: 健康的；lose weight: 減肥；put on weight:增肥，；pleasant: 令人愉悅的； a way to do sth:做某事 的方法；

This is certainly good for health. But it has also brought some problems. With all these added people on the road, bicycle safety has become a matter of real importance.

這對健康當(dāng)然有好處。但也帶來了一些問題。隨著越來越多的人上路，自行車安全已成為一個真正重要的問題。

[重點詞匯]: certainly：肯定的，確定地；be good for: 對…有好處；health:

健康，healthy:

健康的；importance:

重要，important:

重要的；

Bicycle safety is mostly a matter of common sense. People should ride only on bicycle paths where they will not be badly hurt. T here are also a number of rules that riders should follow, especially when riding on streets or highways.

自行車安全基本上是常識問題。人們應(yīng)該只在不會受到嚴(yán)重傷害的自行車道上騎車。還有很多規(guī)則，騎手應(yīng)該遵循，特別是在街道或公路上。

[重點詞匯]: safety:

安全；safe:

安全的；mostly:主要地，一般地，通常地；common sense: 常識；badly: 嚴(yán)重地；A number of: 大量的；the number of:…的數(shù)量； follow the rule: 遵循規(guī)則；especially: 尤其，特別；specifically: 專門地； highway: 公路，主干道；

Bicyclists should never ride against the traffic, nor should they carry other people on their bicycles. They are also supposed to ride in single line on busy streets and to "walk bicycles across the busy intersections.

By following these rules, bicycle riders will not only stay healthy but also be safe.

騎自行車的人不應(yīng)該逆著車流騎，也不應(yīng)該背著別人騎自行車。他們還應(yīng)該在繁忙的街道上單列騎行，在繁忙的十字路口騎自行車。

通過遵守這些規(guī)則，騎自行車的人不僅會保持健康，而且會很安全。

[重點詞匯]: Bicyclist：騎自行車的人；Intersections：交叉路口；

Be supposed to do sth: 應(yīng)該做某事；

In one recent year, the National Safety Council reported that 34 thousand bicycle riders were hurt in highway accidents. In that same year, another six hundred riders were killed.

在最近的一年里，國家安全委員會報告說，有3.4萬名騎自行車的人在高速公路事故中受傷。同年，又有600名騎手喪生。

Since the introduction of crash helmets in 1980, the number of injuries (傷者) and deaths from bicycling accidents had gone down. Today, more and more riders realize the dangers of bicycling. They are wearing helmets and paying closer attention to cycling rules.

自1980年引入防撞頭盔以來，受傷人數(shù)(傷者) 自行車事故造成的死亡人數(shù)也有所下降。今天，越來越多的騎手意識到騎自行車的危險。他們戴著頭盔，更加注意自行車規(guī)則。

[重點詞匯]: Helmet：頭盔；injuries：受傷者；death：死亡；go down: 下降；pay attention to doing sth: 注意做某事