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【題目】 They block entrances, crowd street corners and tip onto their sides, turning a convenient form of transportation into a sidewalk danger that is particularly dangerous for the elderly and disabled.

Now a new California company is working on a possible solution for stopping the chaos caused by electric scooters（滑板車）in cities around the country. The company, known as Swift mile, has unattended charging stations for e-scooters that are designed to serve as a place where riders can park the scooters between rides. The company’s founder, Colin Roche, said the sola-powered charging stations-which can accommodate any brand of e-scooter-are most suitable for areas that are often crowded with the scooters, such as bus and subway stations.

As the weather warms and ridership increases, that struggle is expected to intensify. On one. side of the debate, experts say, are cities whose leaders want to reduce traffic and encourage alternative, environmentally-friendly patterns of transportation to battle against climate change and promote innovation（創(chuàng)新）. Some local officials also fear that restricting scooter companies will cast cities in an outdated light, discouraging technology companies from doing business there in the future. On the other side of the debate are critics who have complained about e-scooter companies for blocking walkways and selling a product whose use has led to thousands of injuries among riders and pedestrians, many of them severe.

Pat Burt, a former Palo Alto mayor who is currently advising Swift mile, said the future of e-scooters could depend heavily on what happens in 2019. Cities have identified the benefits of e-scooters as well as the. drawbacks, which could become existential for the companies. “If the. safety and other problems aren’t addressed, I think cities will restrict them even more, “he said. “But there’s a good chance scooters will be adopted universally if these problems get solved. ”

【1】What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A.The elderly are easy to get injured.B.E-scooters are difficult to find.

C.Many problems are caused by e-scooters.D.New inventions provide people with convenience.

【2】What can e-scooter owners do at the charging station?

A.Park their e-scooters.B.Get their e-scooters repaired.

C.Have their e-scooters cleaned.D.Charge their e-scooters for free.

【3】What benefits can e-scooters bring to the cities?

A.Attracting more tourists.B.Reducing traffic pressure.

C.Making the roads much safer.D.Increasing the local company’s profits.

【4】What decides the future of e-scooters according to Pat Burt?

A.The public’s attitude.B.The improvement of traffic.

C.The solving of present problems.D.The benefits of the new business model.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

這是一篇說(shuō)明文。電動(dòng)摩托車堵住入口，擠在街角，翻倒在地，把一種方便的交通方式變成了人行道上的危險(xiǎn)，對(duì)老年人和殘疾人尤其危險(xiǎn)。目前，加州一家新公司為電動(dòng)摩托車設(shè)立了無(wú)人值守的充電站，旨在為騎車者提供一個(gè)可以在兩次騎行之間停車的地方。一方面電動(dòng)摩托車可以減少交通，另一方面有人抱怨電動(dòng)摩托車阻塞人行道，導(dǎo)致數(shù)千名乘客和行人受傷。當(dāng)前問題能否解決決定了電動(dòng)摩托車的未來(lái)。

【1】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段They block entrances, crowd street corners and tip onto their sides, turning a convenient form of transportation into a sidewalk danger that is particularly dangerous for the elderly and disabled.（他們堵住入口，擠在街角，翻倒在地，把一種方便的交通方式變成了人行道上的危險(xiǎn)，對(duì)老年人和殘疾人尤其危險(xiǎn)。）可知第一段主要闡述電動(dòng)摩托車引起的問題。故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中The company, known as Swift mile, has unattended charging stations for e-scooters that are designed to serve as a place where riders can park the scooters between rides.（這家名為Swift mile的公司為電動(dòng)摩托車設(shè)立了無(wú)人值守的充電站，旨在為騎車者提供一個(gè)可以在兩次騎行之間停車的地方。）可知電動(dòng)摩托車車主可以在充電站停放他們的電動(dòng)摩托車。故選A。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段第二句On one side of the debate, experts say, are cities whose leaders want to reduce traffic and encourage alternative, environmentally-friendly patterns of transportation to battle against climate change and promote innovation.（專家們表示，爭(zhēng)論的一方是，城市領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人希望減少交通，并鼓勵(lì)替代的、環(huán)保的交通模式，以對(duì)抗氣候變化和促進(jìn)創(chuàng)新。）可知電動(dòng)摩托車能給城市減少交通壓力。故選B。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一句“But there’s a good chance scooters will be adopted universally if these problems get solved. ”（但如果這些問題得到解決，電動(dòng)摩托車很有可能被普遍采用。）可知Pat Burt認(rèn)為，當(dāng)前問題能否解決決定了電動(dòng)摩托車的未來(lái)。故選C。