17.London has become a cycle-friendly zone after the launch of a new bike hire scheme.It has been designed to encourage more people to cycle in and around central London.
So how does it work?First you have to sign up to the scheme to be sent a key.The key will unlock one of the bikes,which are kept at docking stations in and around central London.You have to pay an access fee for the key and then you pay as you go,for the length of time you use the bike.
Transport for London,which runs the scheme,are hoping to have 6,000bikes and 400docking stations in place by the end of the year.The new hire system is hoping to ease traffic jams in London and is expected to create up to 40,000extra cycle trips a day into the city centre.London Mayor Boris Johnston launched the scheme and said London has been"filled with thousands of gleaming machines that will transform the look and feel of our street and become as commonplace on our roads as black cabs and red buses".
However,there have been a few problems since the scheme was launched last Friday.On the first day some people found they couldn't dock their bike properly and their usage of the bike had not registered.
Transport for London did admit they had been expecting a few"teething problems"and have said they would not charge for the first day as a"gesture of goodwill".Some other people have criticized the lack of docking stations and locks for the bikes as well as the price it costs to hire the bicycles.
Despite the comments,the green-thinking London Mayor still says with certainty,"My crusade for the capital to become the greatest big cycling city in the world has taken a great pedal-powered push forwards."
41.What is the aim of the new bike hire scheme in London?D
A.To promote the bicycle industry in London.
B.To make London seem more friendly.
C.To reduce the air pollution in London
D.To relieve the traffic problem in London.
42.What is Not the problem happening since the scheme was carried out?A
A.People couldn't find the registered bicycles.
B.Some people couldn't dock bikes properly.
C.Docking station is not enough at all.
D.The charges for hiring bikes are too high.
43.What does the underlined phrase probably mean?A
A.Difficulties in carrying out a plan.
B.Criticism from all the people.
C.Tooth decays or other tooth diseases.
D.Quarrels from both sides.
44.London Mayor's attitude towards the new bike hire scheme is probablyB.
A.doubtful B.optimistic C.indifferent D.critical
45.This passage probably comes fromB.
A.a(chǎn) government report B.a(chǎn) newspaper article
C.a(chǎn) scientific research D.a(chǎn) charter in a fiction.
分析 本文主要介紹了英國倫敦市準(zhǔn)備實施一項自行車租賃新機(jī)制,用作緩解交通壓力.還介紹了實施之后的問題,并對問題進(jìn)行分析.
解答 41.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文中第三段第二句話"The new hire system is hoping to ease traffic jams in London and is expected to create up to 40,000extra cycle trips a day into the city centre."可知,主要目的是緩解交通壓力.故選D.
42.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.仔細(xì)閱讀完第四段"On the first day some people found they couldn't dock their bike properly and their usage of the bike had not registered."易知,困難中沒有A,A不是租賃自行車遇到的困難.故選A.
43.A.詞義猜測題.根據(jù)后文講的都是第一天實施所遇到的困難推斷,此詞詞意應(yīng)為困難.故選A.
44.B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)最后一段中"My crusade for the capital to become the greatest big cycling city in the world has taken a great pedal-powered push forwards."可知倫敦市長對此非常樂觀.故選B.
45.B.推理判斷題.仔細(xì)閱讀全文知本文是一篇新聞.故選B.
點評 本文是新聞報道類閱讀理解文章,閱讀此類文章主要是要了解:
①新聞報道了什么事件;②事件是因為什么而發(fā)生的,相關(guān)背景如何;③文段中指出的事件發(fā)生過程中的突出細(xì)節(jié)是 什么;④事件造成的后果是什么;⑤事件的本質(zhì)是什么,透過事件的表面現(xiàn)象,我們看到了什么社會問題.通過這樣的梳理,我們就可以把新聞的脈絡(luò)理清楚.這類材料命題點往往落在事實細(xì)節(jié)上.