2.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 congestion (擁擠) 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 had been"filled with thousands of gleaming machines that will transform the look and feel of our streets 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 been registered.Transport for London did admit they had been expecting a few"teething problems"and have said they wouldn't 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 seems very positive about things,saying,"My campaign for the capital to become the greatest big cycling city in the world has taken a big pedal-powered push forwards."
65.London Mayor Boris Johnston launched the new bike scheme in order toC.
A.reduce the air pollution of the city B.encourage the citizens to take exercises
C.deal with the city's traffic problems D.increase employment opportunities
66.If you want to hire a bike,what would you do first?D
A.Pay for the bike according to the time you use it.
B.Pay for the key to a bike.
C.Cycle in and around central London.
D.Sign up as a member to get a key.
67.All the following are the problems of the scheme EXCEPTB.
A.the high cost to hire a bike
B.not charging for the first day of the scheme
C.not registering their usage of the bikes
D.docking the bikes properly
68.From the passage we can infer thatA.
A.the London Mayor is confident in the scheme
B.the scheme will be cancelled because of the problems
C.all the citizens in London support the scheme
D.the cycling revolution is not successful.
分析 本文主要介紹了英國倫敦市準備實施一項自行車租賃新機制,用作緩解交通壓力.還介紹了實施之后的問題,并對問題進行分析.
解答 65.C 66.D 67.B 68.A
65.C 細節(jié)理解題.根據第三段第二句的The new hire system is hoping to ease congestion (擁擠)in London可知,倫敦實行自行車出租的目的是減緩倫敦市內的交通擁擠.故答案為C.
66.D 細節(jié)理解題.根據第二段租自行車的方法First you have to sign up to the scheme to be sent a key.可知,要先報名成為成員獲得自行車鑰匙,交納鑰匙使用費,騎車然后按使用時間的長短交費.故答案為D.
67.B 細節(jié)理解題.根據第四段第二句On the first day some people found they couldn't dock their bike properly and their usage of the bike had not been registered.可知,C和D都是該項目實施過程中出現的問題;該段的最后一句說明有人批評租自行車的費用可知,A項是一個問題,而是解決問題的方法而不是問題,故答案為B.
68.A 推理判斷題.根據最后一段的第一句話Despite the comments,the green-thinking London Mayor still seems very positive about things,可推出倫敦市長對該行動非常有信心,故答案為A.
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