TFL says it sees a “cycle revolution” happening in London. It predicts there will be around 40,000 new cycle journeys every day on the rental bikes. Mr Johnson says he wants to see a return to the turn of the 20th century, when 20 per cent of journeys in London were made by bicycle. The scheme has received a lot of positive feedback in the first two days. Many Londoners believe it is a great alternative to London’s overcrowded and overpriced trains and buses. One commuter (远程上班族), Andy Clark, told the Reuters news agency: “It’s a great idea. I’ve seen it operating in Paris and Barcelona and thought why don’t we have one?” The Londonist Blog said the bikes were very sturdy and were “designed to withstand a beating from both careless cyclists and drunken vandals(故意破坏公物者)”.

　　21.London’s bike rental service is intended to ______.

　　A.move people around free of charge

　　B.ease traffic problems on the city’s roads

　　C.promote the bike sales in the city

　　D.raise people’s awareness of pollution

　　22.A problem of the bike hike scheme on its first day was that ______.

　　A.the bicycles could not be locked properly

　　B.people didn’t pay for the rental service

　　C.it brought renters some tooth problems

　　D.people didn’t know where to return the bikes

　　23.How much does it cost to rent one of the bikes for a day?

　　A.No money. B.$1.60.

　　C.$30. D.Almost $80.

　　24.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

　　A.A “cycle revolution” happened at the turn of the 20th century.

　　B.Around 40,000 journeys a day will be made on the rental bi

　　kes.

　　C.A fifth of all London journeys were on bicycles over 100 years ago.

　　D.People are supportive of the bike rental scheme when it started.

　　25.The word “sturdy” (Line 9, Para.2 ) most probably means ______.

　　A.convenient B.low-priced

　　C.strong D.widespread

　　Questions 26-30 are based on the following passage:

　　Calls to use technology for big decisions in football are coming thick and fast at the FIFA World Cup — the game’s greatest event. These follow two totally wrong refereeing(裁判的)decisions that marred the games between Germany and England, and Argentina and Mexico. In the first game, a shot by England player Frank Lampard clearly crossed the goal line by a metre. Neither the referee nor his officials saw it so no goal was given. In the later game, Argentina’s Carlos Tevez was several metres offside (越位). Despite the whole Mexican team protesting, his headed goal was given. Both of these obvious errors potentially changed the outcome of the game. England would have had the momentum(势头), coming back from 2-0 down to level at 2-2. Mexico lost their shape after Tevez’s goal was allowed to stand.

　　There have been many calls for FIFA president Sepp Blatter to resign. Tottenham boss Harry Rednapp said Mr Blatter should be embarrassed. Blatter believes there is no place in football for goal-line technology or video replays. FIFA general-secretary Jerome Valcke said in March: “Technology should not enter into the game…Let’s keep the game of football as it is.” The game’s two top officials are ignoring the fact that technology is used extremely well in almost every other sport to bring fairness and reduce human error. Former England captain Alan Shearer pointed out: “All the managers and the stars of football are calling for it.” Even Maradona had sympathy for England, saying: “Today we saw that goal that was ruled out for England, and you know that I’m not a great fan of England.”

　　26.Which of the following can be the title of the

　　passage?

　　A.Calls for Technology in Soccer

　　B.Referee Errors at the FIFA World Cup

　　C.Calls for FIFA President to Resign

　　D.Unfair Rules of the FIFA World Cup

　　27.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

　　A.Many people want to see technology introduced in soccer games.

　　B.The Mexican team accepted the referee’s decision without argument.

　　C.Mistakes were made by referees in two important World Cup matches.

　　D.Mexico’s football changed after the poor judgment by the referee.

　　28.The word “marred” (Line 3, Para.1) is closest in meaning to ______.

　　A.ruined B.embarrassed

　　C.happened D.protested

　　29.It is stated in the passage that the FIFA president ______.

　　A.has called for the referees to resign

　　B.wants goal-line technology but FIFA doesn’t