27-year-old passionate biker Song Renka has been cycling since her teens. “I love making plans for cycling routes and matching my clothes and accessories(配饰) for when I’m on the bike. It is not just exercise, it also makes me happy,” Song said.

Song is not the only biker in China who sees cycling as a way to show who they are. All around the country, especially in major urban centers such as Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou, bikes are no longer defined as tools for daily commutes(通勤) but have become a lifestyle choice.

RE, a biking lifestyle company in Beijing, runs just one of the city clubs that have started to gather cool bikers together. The company’s shops not only provide bicycle products, but also have cafes and flowers and clothing sections(部分) as it aims to promote bike culture as a lifestyle choice and also expand the scale and togetherness of the biking community in the city.

Biking circles are not just connected through brick and mortar shops(实体店) but also online communities. Take RE for example, it has more than 20,000 registered online members and over 20 sub-communities, in which bikers take part in creative events such as designing their own riding clothes from recycled materials. Such creative trends can also be observed on social media platforms such as Douban and Little Red Book, on which riders share their designed routes and experiences.

On Little Red Book, a biker called MR planned a route through the streets in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province that looks like an elephant. It got many likes from bikers. Also, Wang Junjun, a cycling planner in Chongqing, said he designed a very challenging route called “The 3D Adventure”, which guides bikers to know hard-to-find places in the city. “Due to its mountainous nature, not many people ride bikes in Chongqing, but the city is an interesting place to cycle,” Wang said.

Because of COVID-19, more people especially in big cities, have fallen in love with biking around the city. They have begun to see the advantages of this low-cost form of transportation: It is environmentally friendly and also better for their health.

1.Why does the author mention Song Renka?

A To start a story.

B To explain an idea.

C To bring up a topic.

D To discuss a problem.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Song is not the only biker in China who sees cycling as a way to show who they are.”可知，作者通过引用Song Renka的故事来引出本文话题——中国有很多自行车骑行爱好者。故选C。

2.What cannot people do in companies’ shops and online communities like RE?

A Buy cycling gears.

B Relax with coffee.

C Get involved in events.

D Make choices for the companies.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据文章第三段的“The company’s shops not only provide bicycle products, but also have cafes and flowers and clothing sections”以及第四段的“in which bikers take part in creative events”可知，这类公司的商店出售骑行装备并且还有咖啡厅以及花卉等，人们还可以参与一些创意性活动。并未提及人们可以为这些公司做出选择。故选D。

3.What’s Paragraph 5 mainly about?

A An elephant in Shijiazhuang.

B Some popular cycling routes.

C The mountainous city Chongqing.

D An interesting adventure.

解析：选B。B 段落大意题。根据第五段中反复出现的关键词“planned a route”以及“a very challenging route”可知，本段主要介绍了两条受欢迎的的骑行路线。故选B。

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A A Passionate Biker Finds a Way to Show Her Lifestyle.

B Cycling Culture Becomes Hot Trend Among Chinese People.

C Companies Are Making Much Money from Chinese Bikers.

D COVID-19 Has Led People to Fall in Love with Many Sports.

解析：选B。B 主旨大意题。通读全文尤其是第二段可知，本文主要介绍了自行车骑行在中国很多城市流行，自行车骑行文化在中国成为一种热门趋势。故选B。