【阅读理解。COPENHAGEN-TheworldisgatheredinCopenhagenfortheU.N.climatesummitbutDenmark'sbicycle-friendlycapitalhasalsogivenitsnametoamovementofcitiestryingtofindakinderwaytocommute(往返上下班)】

阅读理解。

COPENHAGEN-TheworldisgatheredinCopenhagenfortheU.N.climatesummitbutDenmark's

bicycle-friendlycapitalhasalsogivenitsnametoamovementofcitiestryingtofindakinderwayto

commute(往返上下班).

Nearly40percentofCopenhagen'spopulationcycletoworkorschoolonubiquitous(无处不在的)

pavedcyclepaths.Manyresidentstaketotheirbikesyear-roundbravingrainandsnowthroughthe

winterinacitywherethebicyclesoutnumberthepeople.

AmsterdamandBeijingtooareknownfortheirbicyclesbuttheDanishcapitaliswhereurbanplanners

fromaroundtheworldhavebeenlookingforwaystogettheirpeopleoutofcarsandupontobikesan

effortknownasCopenhagenisation.

KlausBondamCopenhagen'stechnicalandenvironmentalchiefcallshimselfa"megacyclist"and

saysthebike'spopularitystemspartlyfromhightaxesoncarswhichmeantworking-classDanescould

notaffordtodriveinthe1930sand40s."Todayyou'llmeeteverybodyonthebicyclelanes-womenand

menrichandpooroldandyoung"Bondamsaid.

Thelocalgovernmenthasduringthelastthreeyearsinvestedmorethan250millioncrowns($49.42

million)inbicyclelanesandtomakethetrafficsaferforbicyclists.Todayaroundathirdofthepopulation

drivecarstoworkorstudyanotherthirdtakepublictransportwhile37percentcycle-afigurethecity

aimstoboostto50percentby2015.

Therearemanybenefitswhencitizenschoosebicyclesovercars:pollutionandnoisedeclinepublic

healthimprovesandmorepeopleonbikesorwalkingcreatesasenseofsafetyinthecity.Fewerparked

carsleavesmorespaceforplaygroundsparksshoppingareasandotherusefulpublicplaces.

1.AccordingtothefirstparagraphCopenhagenisbetterknownas______.

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A.acitywithoutcars

B.abicycle-friendlycity

C.Denmark'scapital

D.theU.N.climatesummit

2.Wecanlearnfromthesecondandthethirdparagraph______.

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A.thereisnopathforcarsduringrainyandsnowydays

B.citizensarelimitedtohaveonl