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Module2 Highlights of My Senior Year Ⅰ.阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。 A New Zealand has long been mountain bike mad.Over the last 25 years an increasing number of dedicated (专用的) cycle tracks and parks have sprung up in both town and country，many developed by bike clubs and other community groups. Recreational cycling was already on a roll，when in 2009 a 50 million New Zealand dollar government fund was established to create a continuous touring route running the length of the country，supported at a grass roots level by an additional 50 million New Zealand dollars offered up by councils and local organizations. It soon became apparent，however，that building one continuous route across the two islands was not only too ambitious，but it also would bypass many of the most remote and interesting corners of the country. Restoring and extending historic pathways made more sense，enabling cyclists to visit fascinating historic and cultural sites while seeing natural wonders along the way，and inspiring both locals and people from overseas to ride them. The first sod(草皮) of the new trails was turned by Prime Minister John Key in late 2009.Since then，armed with machetes，shovels and diggers，some of the world's best single－track designers and builders have bushbashed，benched，sidled and switch－backed their way through a diverse range of terrain(地形)． | 
