Unit 8 Green Living Lesson 3 White Bikes on the road 课文挖空练习-2023-2024学年高中英语北师大版（2019）必修第三册

“White Bikes” on the Road People in Amsterdam ___________________(enjoy) the ________(益处) of cycling for years. The idea ________(开始) about 50 years ago, and _________________(最初被称为) “white bikes”. Amsterdam is a good city _____ cycling ________ it’s flat( ) and_______(因此) __________(方便) for bikes. There are also __________(许多，大量) places for bicycle________(停放) and most streets in the city centre have ____________(自行车道). Because of its ___________(方便，便利) for bicycles, Amsterdam________(成为) very popular ______ cyclists—an _______38% of all trips ________(make) by bike. Some people even call Amsterdam “the City of Bicycles”. 多年来阿姆斯特丹的居民一直享受着骑自行车的益处。这源于大约50年前，最初被称为“白色自行车”的想法。阿姆斯特丹是个适合骑行的城市，它地势平坦方便骑行。也有很多地方可以停放自行车，市中心的大多数街道都有自行车道。由于为骑行提供便利，阿姆斯特丹非常受骑行者的欢迎——有高达38％的出行是使用自行车。有些人甚至称阿姆斯特丹为“自行车之城”。 ★Amsterdam is called “the City of Bicycles”because of______. A. the cycling fans there B. the appearance of bicycles C. the quality of bicycles D. the convenience for bicycles Where did the idea of “white bikes” come from? In ______________(20世纪60年代) , a group of cycling fans ______________(想到，相处) an idea. They believed________ it ________(be) better for everybody ____(如果) cars ___________(不被允许) in the city centre and_____bicycles were. They were hopeful ______this would help to ___________ (节约能源), reduce pollution and __________________________(提供免费的公共交通). The group ________(涂) hundreds of bicycles white and placed( ) them in many areas around Amsterdam for people ________(使用). Anyone _____________(被允许) take them and use them for short journeys. People would leave the bike in the place ________ they finished their journey, _______ (因此)someone else could ______ take it and use it from there. Soon after, ________, problems came up and the “white bikes” all ________(消失)—thieves stole( ) them all in __________________________(几周内)! “白色自行车”的概念来自哪里呢？20世纪60年代，一群骑行爱好者提出了一个想法。他们认为，如果市中心不允许使用汽车而只能用自行车，这会让所有人都受益。他们希望这样能够节约能源，减少污染并提供免费的公共交通。这群人将数百辆自行车涂成白色放置在阿姆斯特丹的许多地方供人们使用。