本文介绍一个帮助寻找丢失自行车的人——Bike Batman

【题目】Most heroes are not super. They don’t appear in comic books, on television, or in movies. They just do what they believe needs to be done to make their world a better place. Bike Batman is one of them.

Bike Batman is a 30-year-old married engineer who lives in Seattle, Washington. He’s a cyclist who also buys and lls bikes as a hobby.

about three years ago, he was looking for a bike for his wife. He found one on Craigslist, a website where people list things they want to ll. As he often does, he also looked at Bike Index, a popular website that allows urs to register their bikes and post reports when they’re taken. The bike, which he was considering purchasing, clearly matched one reported stolen on Bike Index. Then he called the person who claimed to be the bike’s owner and arranged to meet him— suppodly to complete the sale. When the two men met, Bike Batman told the thief, “You’ve got two options. You can wait until a police officer gets here, or you can just get out of here.” You can imagine what the thief did.

After that first success, Bike Batman developed a safer routine. When he es questionable bike ads on Craigslist, he cross references the image with bikes reported on Bike Index. once he has confirmed it with the owner, he arranges a meet-up with the thief and will call the Seattle police department so that officers can participate in the action. In more than half of the 22 cas in which he has got back and returned bikes, the thieves have been arrested. In one ca, Bike Batman even helped a family recover a wide range of prized posssions that suspects had stolen during a home burglary.

His nickname came from a discussion with a police officer who suggested he be called “Robin Hood”. Since he wasn’t exactly stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, “Batman” emed a better fit. The idea of a superhero punishing criminals feels pretty silly to him, but the main reason he continues his work is to keep up Seattle’s reputation as a friendly city.

【1】Bike Batman is ________.

A. a superhero    B. a website manager

C. a Seattle citizen    D. a police officer

【2】When Bike Batman discovers a questionable bike, he will first _____.

A. contact the owner of the stolen bike    B. look up the bike’s information

C. call the police department    D. arrange to meet the thief

【3】Bike Batman helps find the lost bikes to ________.

A. become famous    B. help poor people

C. punish bike thieves    D. build a friendly city

【4】From the passage, we can learn that ________.

A. Bike Batman felt relieved to e the thieves arrested

B. Bike Batman began his good deeds by accident

C. the police failed to perform their duties

D. the thieves refud to return the bikes

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】本文介绍一个帮助寻找丢失自行车的人——Bike Batman。他是一名西雅图市民，一次意外地开始了他的善行。他希望通过帮助寻找丢失的自行车来为了保持西雅图作为一个友好城市的声誉。

【1】细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Bike Batman is a 30-year-old married engineer who lives in Seattle, Washington.可知，Bike Batman是西雅图市民。故选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据第四段第二句When he es questionable bike ads on Craigslist, he cross references the image with bikes reported on Bike Index. once he has confirmed it with the owner, he arranges a meet-up with the thief and will call the Seattle police department so that officers can participate in the action.可知，当Bike Batman发现一辆有问题的自行车时，他会先查一下自行车的信息。故选B。

【3】推理判断题。根据文章最后一句but the main reason he continues his work is to keep up Seattle’s reputation as a friendly city.可知，Bike Batman帮助寻找丢失的自行车是为了保持西雅图作为一个友好城市的声誉。故选D。

【4】推理判断题。根据第三段中about three years ago, he was looking for a bike for his wife. He found one on Craigslist, a website where people list things they want to ll. As he often does, he also looked at Bike Index, a popular website that allows urs to register their bikes and post reports when they’re taken. The bike, which he was considering purchasing, clearly matched one reported stolen on Bike Index.可知，Bike Batman是意外地开始了他的善行。故选B。