单选题 Watch out! Here comes London Mayor Boris Johnson riding a bicycle from his new bike hire plan. "What we've put in is a new form of public transport. These bikes are going to belong to everybody. "
More than 12000 people have signed up for the plan. They each receive a key at a cost of three pounds, with costs at one pound for a 24-hour membership, five pounds for seven days, and 45 pounds for an annual membership.
John Payne, a London teacher who cycles a lot, is among the first to use the system. "It's very comfortable. For people who don't cycle much I think it'll be very useful. But for people who cycle regularly, they are possibly a bit slow. But they're perfect for London streets, very strong. I think they'll be very widely used. "
And Johnson says it's of good value. "I think it's extremely good value. The first half hour is free. If you cycle smart and you cycle around London--most journeys in London take less than half an hour, you can cycle the whole day free. " Some 5 000 bikes are currently available at over 300 docking stations (租车点) in central London. Johnson says the city will gradually expand the system, "Clearly one of our ambitions is to make sure that in 2012 when the world comes to London, they be able to use London hire bikes to go to the Olympic stadiums. /

单选题 Mayor Boris Johnson is riding a bicycle to ______。
A. go to work B. attend a competition
C. promote his bike hire plan D. show his love for cycling
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题目。文章第一段中提到，伦敦市长骑着一辆来自自行车租车计划的自行车，根据后面他讲到的租车的意义，可推知他是在宣传自己的计划，故正确的答案为C选项。
单选题 The author mentions John Payne as an example of people who ______.
A. oppose the bike hire plan B. support the bike hire plan
C. don't cycle much D. cycle regularly
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 推理题目。文章第三段提到，John payne说自行车非常适合伦敦的街道，因此可以推出答案是B选项。
单选题 According to Boris Johnson, one can cycle around London the whole day free ______.
A. because most journeys take less than half an hour
B. because the bike hire is free for the fires time
C. if one can arrange his London tour in a smart way
D. if one is physically strong enough
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 推理题目。文章中提到，租车的前半个小时是不要钱的，而大部分伦敦的旅行路线可以安排在半个小时以内，所以如果安排得好的话，可以免费骑车一天游玩伦敦。可以推出正确答案是C选项。
单选题 The bike hire system will _______.
A. be expanded to serve the 2012 Olympic Games
B. be provided free for the 2012 Olympic athletes
C. benefit from the 2012 Olympic Games
D. be free of charge for the 2012 Olympic visitors
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 推理题目。文章最后一段话提到，要逐渐扩大该租车计划，使得2012伦敦奥运会时，观众可以骑车去场馆。因此正确答案是A选项，就是扩大计划，服务奥运会。
单选题 Mayor Boris Johnson is ______ about the future of his bike hire plan.
A. optimistic B. concerned C. uncertain D. excited
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 词汇题目。文章最后一句提到，one of our ambitions，根据ambitions可知，伦敦市长对此是很有信心的。所以可以推出正确答案是A选项：optimistic“乐观的”。