2014届高考英语一轮复习限时阅读训练8
A
From the health point of view we are living in an amazing age. We are free from many of the most dangerous diseases. A large number of once deadly illnesses can now be cured by modern medicine. It is almost certain that one day medicines will be found for the most stubborn remaining diseases. The expectation of life has increased greatly. But though the possibility of living a long and happy life is greater than ever before, every day we witness the unbelievable killing of men, women and children on the roads. Man vs the motor-car! It is a never-ending battle which man is losing.
Thousands of people all over the world are killed or horribly killed each year and we are quietly sitting back and letting it happen.
It has been rightly said that when a man is sitting behind a steering wheel (方向盘), his car becomes the extension of his personality. There is no doubt that the motor-car often brings out a man’s very worst qualities. People who are normally quiet and pleasant may become unrecognizable when they are behind a steering-wheel. They say, they are ill-mannered and aggressive, willful as two-year-olds and completely selfish. Their hidden angers and disappointments seem to be brought to the surface by the act of driving.
The surprising thing is that society smiles so gently on the motorist and seems to forgive his behavior. Everything is done for his convenience. Cities are allowed to become almost uninhabitable because of heavy traffic; towns are made ugly by huge car parks; the countryside is ruined by road networks; and the deaths become nothing more than a number every year, to be easily forgotten.
It is high time a world rule was created to reduce this senseless waste of human life. With regard to driving, the laws of some countries are unbelievable lenient (宽容的) and even the strictest are not strict enough. A rule which was universally accepted could only have an obviously beneficial effect on the accident rate. Here are a few examples of some of the things that might be done. The driving test should be standardized and made far more difficult than it is; all the drivers should be made to take a test every three years or so; the age at which young people are allowed to drive any vehicle should be raised to at least 21; all vehicles should be put through strict tests for
safety each year. Even the smallest amount of alcohol in the blood can damage a person’s driving ability. Present drinking and driving laws (where they exist) should be made much stricter. Speed limits should be required on all roads. Governments should lay down safety specifications for car factories, as has been done in the USA. All advertising stress power and performance should be banned. These measures may not sound good enough. But surely nothing should be considered as too severe if it results in reducing the number of deaths. After all, the world is for human beings, not motor-cars.
41. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Traffic accidents are mainly caused by motorists.
B. Thousands of people all over the world are killed each year.
C. The laws of some countries about driving are to lenient.
D. Only stricter traffic laws can prevent accidents.
42. What does the author think of society toward motorists?
A. Society laughs at the motorists.
B. Huge car parks are build in the cities and towns.
C. Victims of accidents are nothing.
D. Society forgives their rude driving
43. What does the author mean by saying “his car becomes the extension of his personality” in
Paragraph 2?
A. Driving can show his hidden qualities
B. Driving can show the other part of his personality
C. Driving can bring out his character
D. Driving can represent his manners
44. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way against traffic accidents?
A. Perfect the road network
B. Stricter driving tests
C. Test drivers every three years
D. Raise age limit and lay down safety specifications.
45. The author’s attitude towards the traffic situation is ______.
A. confused
B. discontented
C. appealing
D. doubtful
B
Consult the page adapted from an English dictionary and do Questions 46-49.
46. What does the phrase “green shoots” mean in “Green shoots have begun to appear in different markets”?
A. Signs of recovery.
B. High prices.
C. Environmental protection.
D. Change in policy.
47. Fill in the blank in the sentence “I can’t believe this is Joshua—he’s ______ since we last met!”
A. shot out
B. shot through
C. shot up
D. shot down
48. When you are talking about unimportant things, we say you are ______.
A. shooting yourself in the foot
B. shooting the breeze
C. shooting your mouth off
D. shooting questions at somebody
49. Choose a word to complete the sentence “The ______, which killed a policeman and wounded
a passer-by, was reported to have lasted only 13 seconds.”
A. shooter
B. shoot
C. shot
D. shooting
41—45 DDAAB 46—49 ACBD
高考英语专题训练：书面表达1 1.请阅读下面有个龋齿的相关信息： 【参考词汇】 龋齿病 tooth decay 纤维 fiber 2、.书面表达（满分25分） 据报道,我国学生近视率居世界第一。造成这一现象的原因是多方面的, 请你以 "Why are more and more children getting short-sighted?" 为题, 写一篇英语短文。 内容主要包括： 1. 造成学生近视的原因； 2. 如何保护视力？ 注意: 1.词数120左右； 2.可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯； 3.短文的开头已经写好, 不计入总词数。 参考词汇: 近视率 rate of myopia Why are more and more children getting short-sighted? It is reported that the rate of myopia of Chinese students is ranked as the highest in the world ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ________________________
强化技能限时训练(一) 语法填空(有提示词类试题)+阅读理解+完形填空 (限时40分钟) Ⅰ.语法填空 ( A ) 1.I first met Tom 10 years ago.He (work) in a radio factory at that time. 2.Months ago we sailed ten thousand miles across the open sea,which (call) the Pacific,and we met no storm. 3.Prices of daily goods (buy) through a computer can be lower than store prices. 4.In some parts of London,missing a bus means (wait) for another hour. 5. (sleep) late in the morning,Bob turned off the alarm. 6. At last,her courage and (wise) impressed both the CEO and Princeton University. 7. There,my voice sounds really (wonder) because there’s a slight echo to it. 8. A certain man planted a rose and watered it (faith) and before it blossomed,he examined it. 9.Of the seven days in a week,Saturday is said to be the most popular (choose) for a wedding in some countries. 10.Keep the (photo) secret and don’t let them out to the media. 答案及剖析: 1.was working 本题考查谓语动词的用法。分析句子成分可知,此处应该填谓语动词,由时间状语10 years ago和at that time可知用过去进行时。 2.is called 本题考查谓语动词的用法。分析句子结构可知,非限制性定语从句缺少谓语动词,主语which 指代the open sea,与动词call之间为被动关系,所以用被动语态,非限制性定语从句陈述的是客观事实,所以用一般现在时的被动语态。 3.bought 本题考查非谓语动词的用法。分析句子结构可知,此处应该填非谓语动词作后置定语,由于动词buy与名词goods之间为逻辑上的动宾关系,所以用过去分词,表被动。 4.waiting 本题考查非谓语动词的用法。分析句子结构可知,此处作谓语动词means的宾语, mean表示“意味着”时,后接动词-ing形式作宾语。 5.To sleep 本题考查非谓语动词的用法。分析句子结构可知,此处应该用动词不定式,表目的。 6.wisdom 本题考查派生词的用法。括号内提供的是形容词,但此空与前面的名词courage是并列成分,一起充当主语,所以要使用名词形式wisdom。 7.wonderful 本题考查派生词的用法。括号内提供的是名词,但此空作系动词sounds的表语,所以要使用形容词形式。 8.faithfully 本题考查派生词的用法。括号内提供的是名词,但此空是作状语,修饰动词water,所以要变成副词。注意:先将名词faith变成形容词faithful,然后再变成副词faithfully。 9.choice 本题考查派生词的用法。分析句子结构可知,此处在句中作表语,且在形容词后,应该填提示词的名词形式choice。 10.photos 本题考查名词的复数形式。根据后面的them可知,此处填提示词的复数形式photos。 ( B ) 阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 In the USA the high school graduation ceremony is of great 1. (important).12th-grade students,or seniors,who are about 17 or 18 years old,look forward to 2. (attend) this event. The graduation ceremony itself takes place at the end of May or beginning of June,3.
第7讲名词性从句2013新题赏析 题一：________team wins on Saturday will go through to the national championships. A. Whenever B. However C. Whatever D. Whichever 题二：She is very dear to us. We have been prepared to do it takes to save her life. A. whichever B. however C. whatever D. whoever 题三：________life began on the earth is one of the biggest puzzles to scientists. A. How B. What C. Where D. That 题四：_______worried the doctors most was _______they could find the cause of the disease. A. What; what B. That; that C. What; how D. How; what 题五：It is very clear ______ our policy is correct. A. what B. that C. why D. where 题六：It is suggested ____we should think twice before we act. A. as B. which C. whether D. that 题七：_____the rising house prices will be under control is what worries people most. A. What B. Whether C. That D. Why 题八：Though having discussed it for long, they still haven’t reached an agreement _____ they should pour more money into the project. A. that B. if C. whether D. what 题九：________ we’ll go camping tomorrow depends on the weather. A. If B. Whether C. That D. When 题十：It is still under discussion _____the old bus station should be replaced with a modern hotel or not. A. whether B. when C. which D. where 题十一：The last time we had great fun was _____ we were visiting the Water Park. A. where B. how C. when D. why 题十二：A good friend of mine from ____ I was born showed up at my home right before
广东高考英语语法填空专题训练语法填空（每篇共10小题；每小题1.5分，每篇满分15分） 阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空， 并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为1—10的相应位置。 Passage (1) Cars are too expensive for many people around the world to own. Not only that, many cities are already full of traffic, and many country areas have rough roads. So 1 do people travel those distances that are too far to walk? They use public transportation. If you ride the subway or bus 2 you live, you can appreciate some of the benefits of public transportation. With many people 3 (share) one bus or train, there is less traffic and, more 4 （importance）, less pollution. Which of the types of mass transit 5 (describe) below are you familiar with? If a regular bus can hold dozens of people, imagine what a bus 6 (two) the size can hold! In Great Britain, there are many buses that are known as double-deckers (cars with two floors). Buses in Haiti are often very crowded. It’s not 7 (common) for passengers to actually sit on the rooftops. Buses are sometimes called “tap-taps”, because the 8 (ride) on the roof tap（敲击）when they want to be dropped off. Many large cities around the world take advantage of the space beneath the streets and run underground trains. People in Paris, Mexico City and Tokyo may use the subway system to get to school, to work, or to visit friends in other 9 (neighbor). Both the Japanese and French have developed High-speed trains to link various cities. While electric trains in North America average 130 kph, the French TGV (high-speed-train) is the world’s fastest, 10 (average) over 270 kph! Passage (2) Australia, the last continent, was discovered by ships 1 (belong) to some European nations in the seventeenth century. These nations were 2 (little) interested in changing it into a colony than in 3 (explore) it. As in the early history of the United States, it was the English 4 set up the settlements in Australia. This history and the geography of these two British colonies have some other things in common as well. Australia and the United States are about the same in size, and their western lands are both not rich 5 soil. It was on the eastern coast of Australia and America that the English first settled, and both colonies soon began to develop towards the west. However, this westward 6 (move) took place 7 because the English were searching for better land than the population was increasing. Settlements of the west part of both countries developed quickly after gold 8 (discover) in America in 1849 and in Australia two years later. Although the development of these two countries has a lot in common, there are some 9 (strike) differences as well. The United States gained its independence from England by revolution while Australia won its independence without having to go to war. Australia, 10 (like) the United States, was firstly turned into a colony by English prisoners and its economic development was in wheat growing and sheep raising. By 1922, for example, Australia had fifteen times more sheep than it had people or almost half as many sheep as there are people today in the United States. Australia and the United States have more in common with each other than either one has with most of the rest of the world.
完形填空练习 【考点分析】主要考查语法知识、单词拼写能力和逻辑推理能力等，对基础相对薄弱的学生，尤其是英语语法基础相对薄弱的学生有一定的难度。 【复习策略】掌握句子的基本结构 首先，我们必须熟练掌握简单句的基本句型结构： （1）主语+谓语（+宾语+宾补） （2）主语+系动词+表语 其次，我们要充分了解充当各个句子成分的典型词类： （1）充当主语或宾语的典型词类是名词或代词。此外，还有动名词、不定式短语等。 （2）充当谓语的一定是动词。 （3）充当补语或表语的典型词类是形容词。 （4）在名词前作定语的典型词类是形容词或形容词性物主代词。 （5）作状语的典型词类是副词。 再次，我们还要掌握句子的扩展结构：两个或几个简单句之间若不用句号或分号，就必须要用连词，否则，句子的结构就不完整。连词主要有以下四类： （1）用and,but,or,while(而，却)，when（就在这个时候）等构成并列句。用if,unless,before,after,until,although,though,as,since,because,so,so that 等构成含状语从句的复合句（这里要注意区分一下复杂句和复合句，复合句是包含在复杂句这个概念里面的,在下文的基础写作部分有提到）。 （3）用who,which,that,when,where,why等构成含定语从句的复合句。（这里要提醒考生的是往往不给任何提示的空就是填连词或关系词的，但也须结合句子
结构来分析。） （4）用that,if/whether(是否)，wh-等构成含名词性从句的复合句。 【解题方法】用句子结构分析法巧解语法填空.分析句子的结构对解答语法填空题很有帮助。在解答语法填空题时，分析句子结构可以迅速确定所要填的词语的词类或大致方向，若再结合语境就可以很快得出具体的词语或词形，结合语境方面要特别注意短文的时态和上下文中的一些提示。 【经典例题】阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号的相应位置。 The Internet has become part of young people’s life. ____1____ report shows that 38% of students often use the Internet . Most of them get _____2____ (use) information on the Internet ____3____ use the Internet to help in their studies. But many students don’t use it _____4____ a good way. Some play games too much, some visit websites ____5____ shouldn’t look at. So bad things may happen ____6___ students spen d too much time on the Internet. _____7____ is important for students to use the Internet properly. Now we have a textbook, _____8____ uses many examples to teach students some good ways to use the Internet. It gives useful advice. Some students also make ____9____ on the Internet. But if you want
高三下学期英语能力提升40分钟限时训练11 单选题 21.In 1778, Banks was elected_____president of the Royal Society,____position he held for 42 years. A. the; the B. /; a C. a; a D. /; the 22．1 want to buy that kind of cloth because I have been told the cloth———well． A．wash B．washes C．washed D．is washed 23._________in The darkness that she dared not move an inch． A．She was frightened so B．So frightened she was C．So frightened was she D．So she was frightened 24. It's reported that women with demanding jobs are almost _____ to suffer a heart attack. A. as likely twice B. likely twice as C. twice as likely D. twice likely as 25. The two nurses _____ 100,000 yuan by the police but donated it to victims of the explosion. A. rewarded B. would be rewarded C. have been rewarded D. had been rewarded 26. -- So, you didn't take his advice? -- No. _____ his advice, I _____ such a silly mistake. A. Were I to take; shouldn't have made B. If I had taken; would make C. Had I taken; wouldn't have made D. Have I taken; won't have made 27．____ we all know is ____ the old lady, though she is very rich, still works every day． A．As; that B．What; that C．It; what D．That; why 28．Huge amounts of oil have been found on the Gulf of Mexico floor, the effects of ___haven't disappeared yet． A．it B．that C．which D．whom 29．Once ____ the forest, you ought to remain ____ you are waiting for help．A．losing; where B．losing; there C．lost; there D．lost; where 30．Not ____with the quality of your goods, I will certainly not advise others to buy them． A．being impressed B．impressing C．impressed D．having impressed 31．Steve Jobs passed away at the age of 56, ____ will forever be the treasure of Apple． A．of whom the spirit B．spirit of which C．spirit of whom D．of which me spirit 32．The professor considers ____ no good ____ without understanding． A．it; to read B．it; reading C．that; to read
2019高考英语一轮复习知识点总结 一、在复习词汇时，学生要学会自我总结 通过自我总结，学生主动取得了知识的精华，并转化为适合自己 需要的东西。善于归纳中学教材中常用词汇的基本用法及相关知识点 的异同，如：mean一词，能够表示“意思是”、“意味着”，常用于mean something/doing something，而在“mean to do something” 结构中，则是“计划”、“打算”之意。善于对有共同用法或特点的 词汇实行归纳，形成相关的小知识链。如：suggest(建议)， insist(坚持要求)，demand(要求)、ask(请求)等后接的宾语从句中都 要用虚拟语气。善于归纳近义词、同义词，如：在复习join的用法时，能够联系join in，take part in，join sb in归纳复习之后，要做 对应练习。这样才能扩大词汇量，又能够提升实际使用英语水平。 二、句型复习应结合课本的例句实行 中学英语课本的句型很多，有强调句、祈使句、倒装句、省略句、反意疑问句、插入语等句型。这些都是高考的常考点。我们通过复习 课本的例句，总结归纳这些句型的特点、用法及它们的适用条件，既 掌握英语的基本句型用法，又能够促动我们的英语谴词造句水平。 三、语法复习要考虑语境 通过语境来训练我们的语言使用水平。每一个语法项目的复习可 分三个层次实行：复习要点、主要考点、精选练习。如果能做到这个点，定能做到学以致用。现在高考英语试题淡化了语法，但学好语法 却是准确和规范使用英语的保证。所以，语法复习不可轻视。 四、重视交际用语复习 如今高考试题越来越重视考查学生的英语交际水平，而且中学英 语教材的每一单元都有以交际功能贯穿的对话课。所以，学生在复习时，要注意对各单元的对话实行排列分类，整理归纳，总结出相关话
高考英语听力练习题汇总 does the woman imply? didn’t clean the apartment. ’ll help the man clean his apartment. needs to clean the lab. 2. What does the woman mean? saw the man run out. thought the man’s laundry was done badly. was sorry the man couldn’t finish his laundry. 3. What does the man imply? coach didn’t help him enough. had no chance of winning. didn’t follow his coach’s advice. does the woman mean? likes the new theatre in town. expects the theatre to close down. ’s surprised by the news. 5. What does the man say about the activities? aren’t very good because they’re so different. thinks they should do both. doesn’t matter which one they do. 第二节(共15小题)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。 6. What is the woman’s real problem? feels headache. feels frightened. feels very stressed. food is considered as low stress food? and grapes. fries. is the woman going to do? eat less. eat more. change her food. 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。 9. What are the man and the woman talking about? film. real story. ghost story. 10. What’s the first name of the man they are talking about? didn’t the man return home after the war? had been wounded in the war. man hasn’t told the woman yet.
全国卷高考英语语法填空专项训练 语法填空练习一 With the 1________ (develop) of industry, air pollution is getting more and more serious. In Beijing, many people suffer different kinds of illnesses because 2______ air pollution. Air pollution is caused by the following 3_____(reason): about half of the problem is caused by vehicles. There are more and more cars, buses on the roads, and they give off 4________ (poison) gases. 25% of air pollution is caused by factories. Another factor is the smokers. Smoking not only does harm to their health 5______ to others. 6_______ these, about 10%of air pollution is caused by other reasons. We should take some measures to fight 7______ pollution. New fuel can be used to take 8______place of gas. We can plant more trees. If everybody realizes the 9________ (important) of environment and does something to stop pollution, the problem will 10_________ (solve). 语法填空练习二 We often think of future. We often wonder 1 the world will be like in a hundred years’ time. Think of space. Perhaps a permanent station on 2 moon will 3 (set) up. Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon as 4 _ (visit). Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed, 5 in space and visiting 6 planets. Great progress will have been made 7 medicine, too. Pollution will have been controlled in a hundred years’ time. 8 the world will have been developed—even Antarctica. We will have used up most of the earth’s land to build our cities, 9 floating cities will have been built. The Japanese have already plans of this kind. And there will be cities 10 the sea. 语法填空练习三 In the United States, there were 222 people 1 (report) to be billionaires in 2003. The 2 (rich)of these is Bill Gates, worth at least $41 billion, who made his money 3 Mr Gates was only 21 years old 4 5 the time he was 31. 6 , there are still some other people who have made lots of money at even 7 (young) ages like Jackie Coogan and Shirley Temple. 8 of these child actors made over a million dollars 9 (act) in movies before they were 14. But 10 youngest billionaire is Albert von Thurn and Taxis of Germany, who, in 2001, inherited a billion dollars when he turned 18. 语法填空练习四 Most Americans don’t like to get advice 1 members of their family. They get advice from “ 2 (strange).” When they need advice, they don’t usually go to people they know. Instead，many of 3 write letters to newspapers and magazines 4 give advice on many different subjects 5 (include) family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, 6 even on how to buy a house or a car. Most newspapers 7 (regular) print letters from readers with problems. Along with the letters there are 8 (answer)written by people who are supposed to know how to solve such problems. Some of these writers are doctors. 9 are lawyers or educators. But two of the most famous writers of advice are women without special 10 (train) for this kind of work. 语法填空练习五
【英语】高考英语翻译专题训练答案 一、高中英语翻译 1．高中英语翻译题：Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1．我习惯睡前听点轻音乐。(accustomed) 2．将来过怎样的生活取决于你自己。(be up to) 3．没有什么比获准参加太空旅行项目更令人兴奋的了。(than) 4．家长嘱咐孩子别在河边嬉戏，以免遭遇不测。(for fear) 5．虽然现代社会物资丰富，给予消费者更多的选择，但也使不少人变成购物狂。(turn) 【答案】 1．I’m accustomed to listening to some light music before sleep. 2．It’s up to you what kind of life will lead in the future. 3．There is nothing more exciting than being allowed to take part in the space travel programme. 4．Parents ask their kids not to play by the river for fear that something terrible might happen. 5．While modern society, rich in material resources,has given consumers more choice, it turns many of them into crazy shoppers. 【解析】试题分析： 1．翻译这句话的时候，注意词组：be acc ustomed to doing“习惯于做……”。 2．这句话使用了句型：It’s up to you +从句，“做….由某人决定”。这里what kind of life will lead in the future.是主语从句，it是形式主语。 3．这句话使用了There be句型， nothing 后面是形容词做定语，因为是比较的含义用形容词的比较级more exciting，还有词组“被允许做”be allowed to ，以及词组“参加”：take part in 。 4．这句话使用了for fear that 引导目的状语从句，和词组“让某人不要做……”ask sb. not to do. 5．这句话使用了连词While 表示“尽管，虽然”。词组“富含”be rich in ，主句中使用了词组turn…. into …..“将…变成…”。 考点：考查翻译句子 2．高中英语翻译题：Directions:Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1．任何人都不可能轻而易举获得成功。(ease) ________________________ 2．遇到紧急情况一定要冷静，否则可能会造成严重后果。(or) ________________________ 3．我们只有学会尊重人际间的差异，才能避免误会，与他人建立和谐的关系。(Only) ________________________ 4．令教练欣慰的是，整个辩论队齐心协力，克服了遇到的各种困难，最终所有的努力都得
2014高考英语阅读理解限时训练题及答案（10） 【深圳市2014高考英语综合能力测试题（7）】A Actually, long-distance bicycle camping is one of the most pleasurable activities I have ever experienced. I generally sleep poorly at night, but in the woods on a tour, I sleep like a baby, falling asleep with the music of insects. In the morning, I am awakened by the cheeps of birds. I eat a snack before getting up, and then I quickly pack my sleeping bag, air mattress (垫), tent, and other things and get on with my road. I'm slower in the morning, having less speed but a greater desire to stop at pleasant spots and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Traveling by bike allows me to stop anywhere, such as grasslands, lakes, woods, and scenic spots. Near lunch, I find a small grocery and buy some bread, sandwiches and fruit. Then I will find a town park or other shady spots to wait out the high mid-day sun. In the afternoon, my speeds are higher, and I spend less time on stops. In the late afternoon, I start riding more slowly, and I start thinking about where I will stop. I finally find a place in the early evening, cook a simple meal and have a rest. As it starts to get dark, I put up my tent, crawl in and fall asleep. There are exciting times and difficult times as well. Visiting strange or famous places and accomplishing goals are always exciting to me. I meet and talk with interesting people along the way, sometimes other traveling cyclists. Appreciating beautiful views, meeting wild animals, and traveling up and down hills also stir me up. On the other hand, I may run into a rainy or hot spell(一段时间), have to repair my bike, or just find myself in a bad mood. The problems are infrequent and are easy to deal with. The pleasures remain in my mind for years. 26. We can learn from the passage that the author can have a good sleep ______. A. in a hotel B. at home C. in the shade D. in the woods 27. In the first paragraph, the author tells us that ________. A. how he sleeps during his travel B. the route of his bicycle travel C. why he rides slowly all the time