晚练册 第5周-【晨读晚记】2023-2024学年高二上学期英语阅读强化训练

Week Five 第5周 晚练 的阅读理解A From Santa Barbara to Scotland,strangers are becoming friends by going on bike rides together.They get paired up by Cycling Without Age,an organization that helps seniors go for bike rides,even if they can't pedal themselves. Hugh Lyon and David Lawrence,who are roughly 20 years apart in age,have been riding together for years.The 56-year-old Lawrence serves as a"pilot",driving the trishaw-a bike with a passenger seat in the front that Cycling Without Age uses for their rides.They go for rides about once a week often discussing the history of their town. "Despite my deceased parents,it gives me a connection with people from an older generation,"said Law- rence,"and I enjoy spending time with them and hearing their stories." The pair have formed a friendship outside of cycling.Lawrence said he calls Lyon often and goes to the gym with him to help him with exercises he can't do on his own. Ole Kassow,who founded Cycling Without Age,said that's the power of the program."The truly powerful thing about these bike rides is that they tie people and stories together to create new relationships,"he told CBS News."In my friendships-and the ability to form new relationships at any age-are what defines a good life, and often also a long and happy life." John Boettner started the Santa Barbara chapter.He has one rule for passengers."They say,What does it cost if I'm going to go for a ride?'I say,'Here's what it costs:You have to wave.If you don't wave,I'm going to kick you out,'"he joked.He said he likes when they hit red lights,because it gives them a chance to connect with people on the road."Driving the trishaw is the best advertisement for Cycling Without Age,"Boettner said,"When you take a 101-year-old woman for a bike ride and she holds your hand tight and says thank you and gives you a kiss on the cheek,it doesn't get any better than that." (四川省成都七中高二下学期阶段性考试) What did Lawrence benefit from Cycling Without Age? A.Picking up forgotten stories. B.Im