I began cycling in 2004 when I was a poor student. It was dangerous, sure, but cycling is the fastest, cheapest point-to-point form of transport in Melbourne. I own a car now, but that’s just for transporting the baby or groceries.

I hate driving. So it’s been quite encouraging watching the growth in cyclist numbers over the past decade. It is estimated that 10,000-plus cyclists enter the CBD (Central Business District) each day, taking pressure off public transport. But as more people take to cycling as a mode of transport, the number of cyclists seriously injured or killed keeps climbing. And that is a sign that our infrastructure (基础设施) is still not good enough.

Melbourne was once a dream for cyclists-flat, long, wide roads, with plenty of paths along rivers. Now, cycling can be deadly, with roads dominated by cars. I have a friend who broke her back and was lucky to escape paralysis, and others with broken bones. In my time riding, I’ve been forced off the road by a truck, cut off by four-wheel drives, and told to get off the road.

These things don’t exactly happen to trams and buses, those other slow coaches on Melbourne’s roads. No—drivers reserve a particular savagery (残暴行为) for cyclists. And that’s a sign of exactly one thing: inadequate infrastructure.

We shouldn’t need to be taught how to coexist in the same narrow space. Drivers and cyclists should be kept apart. The present debate over how to minimize “dooring” is a distraction.

Dooring is not a legal problem. You cannot legislate (制定法律) it away. Designing bike paths so riders are channelled between moving cars and parked cars is deadly. All it takes is one daydreaming driver to fling open the door and you are gone. That’s what happened to the young university student James Cross.

This year, there are to be new anti-dooring lanes (车道) built on Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn, where Cross died in 2010. But these lanes are not safe. Cyclists must still pass between two rows of cars.

【小题1】What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．Some people hating driving.

B．More people choosing to cycle.

C．More cyclists having accidents.

D．Distracted driving happening a lot.

【小题2】What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A．Many people are bad at cycling.

B．There are many cars in Melbourne.

C．Melbourne was once very beautiful.

D．It’s dangerous to cycle in Melbourne.

【小题3】Which was the major cause of James Cross’ death according to the author?

A．Deadly bike paths.

B．A driver’s mistake.

C．Cross’ carelessness.

D．An outdated legal system.

【小题4】What is the purpose of the text?

A．To tell a personal story.

B．To encourage readers to cycle.

C．To criticize rude driving behavior.

D．To stress the necessity of safe bike paths.