Sometimes the easiest way to get somewhere is on the
back of a bike.
More and more people are using cars in many places in
Africa today. However, things are different in Malawi( 马拉维 ).Bikes are the most popular in this African country.
Bike riding is a way of life in Malawi. People use
them to carry heavy things. They also use bikes to carry people, especially
tourists. These years, taking a “ bicycle taxi” to travel around Malawi has
become quite popular among tourists from all over the world.
If you go to Malawi, you will find a lot of bike taxis
waiting on the sides of the roads. The riders make the bikes comfortable for
passengers to sit on . You can jump on a bike taxi and get around at a very low
cost.
Alice is a 21-year-old student from Canada. She enjoys
the special bike riding a lot. “I really like the bike taxi,” she says. “It’s
easy and cheap.” Alice usually pays just $1 for going shopping in town.
28-year-old Panjira Khombe began to ride a bike taxi
two years ago. The young man enjoys this job.“I used to make boats for a
living, but that’s a hard job. Being a bike taxi rider is easy for me and I
don’t mind carrying heavy people,” he says.
1.In Malawi ________ are the most popular way for
people to get somewhere.
A.cars B.bikes C.trains D.buses
2.The passage tells us that Alice enjoys the bike taxi
because it’s________.
A.on the side
of the road B.popular and
heavy
C.all over the
country D.cheap and
easy
3.From the passage we can learn Panjira Khombe thinks
that________.
A.going
shopping is easy B.making boats
is difficult
C.riding a bike
taxi is cheap D.carrying
heavy people is interesting
4.The best title of the passage may be “________ ” .
A.Bike Riders B.A Special
Country C.Bike Taxis D.A Cheap
Journey