阅读理解（二）（每小题2分，共10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（一）IfyoucometoLondonforthefirsttimenow,you,llseealotofbusesandcarsontheroad,you,llalsoseealotofbikesbecausenowadaysmoreandmorepeopletravelbybike.Therearealotofreasonsforthis.First,it,sverycheaptouseabike,andit,squicktoo.Youoftenwaitforabusforhalfanhour.Whenthebuscomes,therearesomanyotherbusesandcarsontheroadthatthebusmovesveryslowly.Theundergroundtrainisquickbutveryexpensiveandoftencrowded.Itraveledtoworkbybusforaboutfouryears.Ioftenarrivedatworklateandtired.Thenoneday,abouttwoyearsago,aworkmatesaid,“Igotoworkbybike,whydon,twetraveltogether?”“Becausemybikeisold,”Ianswered,“andtherearesomanybusesandcarsontheroad.Ialwaysfeelfrightened.”“Youneedn,tworryaboutthis,”saidmyfriend.“Ifyoufollowmeandwerideslowly,you,llbefine.”Althoughwewentslowly,wearrivedatworkquickly.Thebusridetookfortyminutesandthebikeridetookhalfanhour!ThenextdayIboughtmyselfanewbike.NowIdon,tfeelafraid.Ilovecyclingtowork,andIfeelfitandwell.ManypeoplethinkinthesamewayasIdo.That,swhyyouseealotofbikesontheroad.1Whoknows,perhapsinthefuturewe,llhaveroadsforbicyclesonly.Ihopeso!1.WhatcanweseeontheroadifwevisitLondonnow?2.Thewriterwenttoworkthreeyearsago.3.Howlongdidittakethewritertogotoworkbybike?4.Isridingabikegoodforourhealth?5.Thewriterhopewe’llhaveroadsoneday.（二）Haveyoueverbeenill?Whenyouareill,yourbodybecomeshot,andtherearepainsalloveryourbody.Youmustbeunhappybecauseofit.Youdon'twanttowork.Youstayinbedfeelingverysad.Whatmakesusill?It'sgerms.Germsareeverywhere.Theyareverysmallandyoucan'tfindthemwithyoureyes,butyoucanseethemwithamicroscope（显微镜）.Theyarevery,verysmallandtherecouldbehundredsofthemonaverysmallthing.Germsarealwaysfoundindirtywater.Whenwelookatdirtywaterunderthemicroscope,wecanseetheminit.Soyourfatherandmotherwillnotletyoudrinkdirtywater.Germsaren'tfoundonlyinwater.Theyarefoundintheairanddust（灰尘）.If2youcutyourfinger,andifsomeofthedustfromthefloorgoesintothecut,someofthegermswillgointoyourfinger.Yourfingerwillbecomebigandred,andyouwillhavemuchpaininit.Sometimesthegermswillgointoallofyourbody,andyouwillhavepaineverywhere.1.Whyisapersonunhappywhenhe'sill?2.Peoplecanseethegermswith.3.Whydon'tparentslettheirchildrendrinkdirtywater?4.Wherearegermsfound？5.Ifgermsgointothecutofthefinger,youwillfeel.（三）Childrenallovertheworldliketocelebratetheirbirthdays.Americanchildrenarenotdifferent.Americanchildrenusuallycelebratewithaparty.Theyinvitetheirfriendstojointhecelebration.Thepartymaynotbeheldonthedateoftheirbirthdayifitcomesonaschoolday.Itmaybeheldontheclosestweekendinstead.Todaytwokindsofpartiesarethemostpopular.Oneisheldathome.Parentsmakethehousebeautifulwithballoons(气球)andcoloredpaper.Theyprepareaspecialbirthdaymeal.Thechildrenplaygames.Anotherkindisheldawayfromhome.Someareataspecialrestaurant.3Thechildreneatpizzaandicecream.Thewaitersalsosingandtelljokestothechildren.Otherpartiesmaybeheldatapark,oramovietheater,orsomeotherplaces.Everybirthdaypartyhasabirthdaycakewithcandlesontop.Thereisonecandleforeachyearofabirthdayboyorgirl,sage.Whenthecandlesarelighted,everyonesingsthespecialbirthdaysong:HAPPYBIRTHDAYTOYOU.!AsAmericansgrowolder,theirbirthdaypartieschange.Infact,manypeoplestophavingthem.Theysaytheywouldliketoforgethowoldtheyare.Yettheyliketorememberthehappybirthdaypartiesoftheirchildhood(儿童时代).1.Amer...
