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【題目】Like all big cities, Paris has a traffic problem: lots of cars, lots of traffic jams and lots of pollution from exhaust fumes (廢氣). So the city began a project to improve the situation.

Under the Velib project (‘Velib’ comes from vélo liberté, or ‘bicycle freedom’) people can take a bicycle, use it for as long as they want, and then leave it at the same or another bicycle station. The first half-hour on the bike is free, but if you don’t return it after 30 minutes, you have to pay. But it’s only1 a day or29 a year! The bicycles are heavy (25 kg), and they are all grey and have baskets. There are about 20,000 of them in the city, and around 1,450 bicycle stations. So there are a lot more Velib stations than the 298 subway stations!

Parisis not the first city to have a project like this. But not everybody thinks it’s a great idea. One Parisian said, “These bicycles are only for short journeys. If people want to travel across the city, they won’t use a bicycle — they’ll still use their cars.”

A city spokesman said, “The bicycle project won’t solve all our traffic problems, of course. But it might helpreduce air pollution. Traffic, together with factory fumes, is a big problem. There aren’t any simple answers to traffic problems and pollution in cities. But unless we do something now, there will be more traffic jams and temperatures will continue to rise, so the problems in our environment will get worse. The bikes might help people to lead a healthier life, too.”

【1】What can we learn about the Velib project?

A. Its bikes have no baskets.

B. Its bikes are light and colorful.

C. It aims to make traveling easier.

D. It owns more stations than the subway.

【2】If you use a Velib for 1 hour, you should pay ______.

A. Free. B. 1.

C. 29. D. 30.

【3】Why do some people disagree with the Velib project?

A. The cost is rather high.

B. It’s hard to find a Velib station.

C. It’s not suitable for a long journey.

D. The distance between two Velib stations is long.

【4】What’s the city spokesman’s attitude towards the bicycle project?

A. Worried. B. Positive.

C. Uncaring. D. Doubtful.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】試題分析：本文是廣告文體的應(yīng)用文，主要介紹了一種新的自行車騎行方案，鼓勵(lì)人們?yōu)榱谁h(huán)境和自己的身體健康，多騎自行車。

【1】D考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段的So there are a lot more Velib stations than the 298 subway stations可知自行車車站要比汽車車站多得多。故選D。

【2】A考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段的But it’s only ∈1 a day or ∈29 a year!可知騎自行車一個(gè)小時(shí)，需要付費(fèi)∈1，根據(jù)前文半小時(shí)內(nèi)是免費(fèi)的，超過半小時(shí)需要付費(fèi)。故選A。

【3】C 考查細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)文章第四段的These bicycles are only for short journeys這些自行車僅僅適用于短期旅途，可推斷自行車不適用長(zhǎng)途旅行。故選C。

【4】B考查推理判斷題。通讀文章的最后一段，并根據(jù)該段最后一句話The bikes might help people to lead a healthier life, too自行車也可能幫助人們過一種更健康的生活，可知spokesman對(duì)自行車的騎行的態(tài)度是積極的。A. Doubtful懷疑的；B. Positive積極的；C. Uncaring不關(guān)心的；D. Worried焦慮的。由此判斷B是正確的。