Cyclist Jia Yanmei and a fellow enthusiast covered more than 2,200 kilometers from Beijing to their individual hometowns in Sichuan to celebrate the Lunar New Year with their families, Xu Lin reports.
While others rushed home on high-speed trains or airplanes for the annual Spring Festival, Jia Yanmei spent 16-plus days cycling more than 2,200 kilometers from Beijing to her hometown, Nanchong, Sichuan Province.
Thanks to social media, cycling fans from different cities were able to follow her progress, and some even offered food and accommodation if she happened to be nearby.
“It’s not that I failed to buy my train ticket home. I just want to bring the spirit of cycling to everyone — to do whatever you want to do bravely. As long as you are on the road, you will enjoy yourself, ” says Jia, 26, an English teacher at an educational institution in Beijing.
She started her adventure at 8:30 am on Jan 12, with Wang Yujiang, 47, who works in architecture in Beijing. A cycling friend introduced them because Wang also wanted to cycle to his hometown, Guangyuan, Sichuan Province.
Jia says Wang treated her like his daughter and took care of her on their way. After Wang arrived in Guangyuan, she cycled two days on her own to reach her home.
“I must say that I admire her. She’s not like others. No matter how tired she is, she can soon recover after meals,” says Wang, who is cycling back from his hometown to Beijing now.
“ I’ve improved myself a lot after the cycling. No matter what difficulties I will meet with in the future, I will
have confidence to face them, ” Jia says.
When she posted her plan online on Christmas Eve, many cycling fans supported her, lent her equipment and gave her gifts. She updated her social networks, such as Sina Weibo and WeChat, with news of her cycling adventures, as well as a cycling-related applications that recorded her route.
Four days after her departure, one of her friends learned about the trip in a newspaper and told Jia’s parents. Her mom was so worried about Jia’s safety that she cried and called Jia several times.
小题1:According to the passage, Jia Yanmei and Wang Yujiang have much in common EXCEPT_______.
A．They shared the same departure time.
B．They work in the same city.
C．They had the same arrival time.
D． They enjoy the same adventurous spirit.小题2:She chose to cycle home because _____.
A．Wang Yujiang invited her to keep company
B．Wang Yujiang offered to look after her all the way
C．She couldn’t book a train ticket or air ticket in time
D．She wanted to do what she liked to do bravely小题3:Paragraph 3 is used to illustrate .
A．where she was warmly welcomed
B．what happened to her on the way
C．how cycling fans supported her adventure
D．why social media paid attention to her action小题4:Which would be the best title for the passage?
A．The Long Way Home.
B．A Cycling Companion.
C．Benefits from Cycling.
D．The Power of the Media.
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A
题目分析：春运一直是困扰中国人回家过年的头号问题。26岁的贾艳梅萌生了骑车回家的想法。历经16天的奔波，骑行2200千米，贾艳梅终于回到了家。
小题1:细节理解题。由“After Wang arrived in Guangyuan, she cycled two days on her own to reach her home.”可知他们不是同一天到的家。故选C。
小题2:细节理解题。由“ I just want to bring the spirit of cycling to everyone — to do whatever you want to do bravely. ”可知贾艳梅是为了做她认为勇敢的事而选择骑车回家。故选D。
小题3:推理判断题。第3段主要讲26岁的贾艳梅的感受：不是没有买到回家的火车票，而只是想把骑自行车的精神带给每个人——勇敢地做任何你想做的。只要你在路上，你就会快乐。贾艳梅是北京的一家教育机构的英语教师。故第3段主要用举例证明自行车爱好者给她的支持，选C最佳。
小题4:主旨大意题。全文讲了贾艳梅为了春节回家过年而选择自己骑车的方式回家。因此主旨在于讲述她回家的勇气和艰难。A项“漫漫回家路”最符合。故选A。