Li Dongju is 65 years old. In the past years, she has ridden to different places in China and 12 countries around the world, including France, Thailand and New Zealand.

Li’s love for riding was born out of the breakdown of her marriage. The divorce left Li feeling very sad. Over the next few years, she tried a number of things to feel better, but things didn’t really improve. That made her sad and helpless. At the end of 2013, Li’s son bought her a mountain bike and told his mother it might present her with a new way to kill her time. To make her son less worried, she decided to give it a go. She began cycling every day. At first, she only felt confident enough to ride close to home, but after a few days’ practice, she started going around the suburbs. Gradually, the pleasure of cycling relaxed her physically and mentally.

Then Li began to plan a long journey. In November 2014, Li and two other cyclists began their trip to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, from Nanning in Guangxi. They spent around a month biking across Vietnam. During the journey, they experienced wind and rain, and had to overcome the language barrier. After she returned to Nanning in Guangxi that December, Li continued on to Lijiang in Yunnan province, and then finished her trip by cycling around Hainan province in the spring of 2015. 

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Li was forced to suspend her long-distance cycling and instead started livestreaming (直播) to share her travel experiences. “Cycling has changed me a lot,” she said. “I am happy to share my experiences, and I hope I can help others just as the people I met helped me.”

1.What made Li sad and helpless?

A The new way of killing time.

B Her unemployment

C Her failed marriage.

D Her son’s worries.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第二段的“The divorce left Li feeling very sad. ”可知，婚姻破裂使得李冬菊感到非常沮丧。故选C。

2.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A The difficulties Li met on the way.

B Li’s first try at livestreaming.

C Li’s journey to different countries.

D Li’s travel experiences of riding.

解析：选D。D 段落大意题。该段主要描述了李冬菊的一些长途骑行经历。故选D。

3.What does the underlined word “suspend” mean?

A Attack.

B Stop.

C Hunt.

D Forgive.

解析：选B。B词义猜测题。根据划线单词后面的“instead started livestreaming to share her travel experiences”可知，她开始做直播分享自己的旅游经历，由此可知，由于疫情爆发，她暂时停止了骑行计划。故选B。

4.What is the best title for this text?

A Woman finds new life on two wheels.

B Woman starts livestreaming as a new career.

C Cycling changes a family’s life.

D Woman loses herself in the beauty of nature.

解析：选A。A主旨大意题。本文主要描述了65岁阿姨在离婚后抑郁，但靠着骑行重新开启又美又飒的人生的故事。故选A。