BERLIN (Reuters)—Germany’s postal service has announced plans to explore improved service and help protect the environment by getting “fetch friends”—ordinary people traveling across cities—to deliver parcels on their way.
It is hoped that the move, which will be tested in the coming months, might lessen traffic in inner cities and reduce CO2 emissions(排放). This should help DHL, a division of the German postal service, reach its target of improving the company’s carbon efficiency by 30 percent before 2020.
“As the world’s biggest logistics(物流) provider, we recognize a special responsibility to reduce the impact on the environment as much as possible,” said Frank Appel, Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Post DHL, in a statement referring to a variety of measures being considered.
The “fetch friends” find out online about parcels that need delivering to people who live or work along the way that they are planning to travel through the city. They then select the ones that they want to take.
Codes(編碼) sent to their mobile phones tell the volunteers where to pick the packages up. Parcels can be taken part of the way or passed on to another volunteer but all volunteers need to have the right code on their mobile phone so the track and trace system can be updated.
Logistics companies will be responsible for looking after the operation to make sure that the privacy of post is respected.
It’s hoped that this could be done using mobile phones but DHL says it recognizes that some security issues remain to be worked out.
小題1: According to the passage, the “fetch friend” program ________.
A．has been tested for months
B．a(chǎn)ims to reduce the cost of the service
C．employs environmentalists to help with deliveries
D．encourages ordinary people to help cut the carbon footprint
小題2: Which of the following statements is TRUE of DHL?
A．It belongs to the Germany’s postal service.
B．It has the most up-to-date tracking system in Germany.
C．It has succeeded in improving its carbon efficiency by 30%.
D．It has designed many measures to improve its service speed.
小題3:What may be a problem with the new service according to the article?
A．Volunteers’ not allowing to select parcels.
B．The wrong codes in the mobile phones.
C．The possibility that parcels could be opened on the way.
D．Parcels’ being taken to the destination by a single volunteer.
小題4:What might be the best Title for the best passage?
A．New Challenges for the Postal Service
B．A Greener Way to Deliver Parcels
C．Solutions for Global Warming
D．Statements from DHL

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B
本文主要講述的德國將要實行的“fetch friends”這一計劃，讓順路的普通人來幫助投遞郵件，以達(dá)到環(huán)保的目的。
小題1:D
【試題解析】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段Germany’s postal service has announced plans to explore improved service and help protect the environment by getting “fetch friends”—ordinary people traveling across cities—to deliver parcels on their way.可知“fetch friends”就是讓普通人幫助投遞郵件包裹，以此實現(xiàn)環(huán)境保護(hù)的目的。故D正確。
小題2:A
【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)第二段2,3行This should help DHL, a division of the German postal service, reach its target of improving the company’s carbon efficiency by 30 percent before 2020.可知DHL是德國郵寄服務(wù)的一個分支。也就是說它是德國郵遞行業(yè)的一部分。故A正確。
小題3:C
【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一行It’s hoped that this could be done using mobile phones but DHL says it recognizes that some security issues remain to be worked out可知DHL要確認(rèn)這一行為的安全性，C項“包裹可能會被打開”屬于安全這一方面的內(nèi)容。故C正確。知
小題4:B
【試題解析】主旨大意題。本文主要講述的德國將要實行的“fetch friends”這一計劃，讓順路的普通人來幫助投遞郵件，以達(dá)到環(huán)保的目的。故B項正確。
【長難句解析】
It is hoped that the move, which will be tested in the coming months, might lessen traffic in inner cities and reduce CO2 emissions(排放).
【翻譯】人們希望這個將在下個月被測試的運動也許能夠減少城內(nèi)的交通堵塞并減少二氧化碳的排放。
【分析】本句中有一個which引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語從句which will be tested in the coming months,修飾前面的先行詞the move。同時本句中的it是一個形式主語，真正的主語是that所引導(dǎo)的主語從句。特別注意這里的that引導(dǎo)的是主語從句，是不能省略的。
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Walker ordered a combination platter（大淺盤）and eggroll from the Good Friend Chinese and Seafood Restaurant on Dennison Ave. Thursday evening. After paying her $7 bill she went back to her car and discovered a fly inside. “I thought I need to take this back,” she said.
The customer went back and asked for a repayment and said the owner Chun HinChing, 52, was unhappy with her because she announced her discovery in front of other customers. After an argument he repaid the money and Walker — who is now a former frequent customer of the business — turned and walked to the exit.
That’s when Ching drew a handgun and fired a single shot over her head.
“He just shot the gun at me and I ran,” she said, adding she could feel the bullet whiz past her head.
Birmingham Police Department spokesman Lt. Sean Edwards told the News the owner was charged with attempted murder and was transported to Jefferson County Jail on $100,000 bail（保釋金）.
Police believe Ching intended to hit Walker with the bullet and missed, Edwards said. The bullet hit the top of the door frame of the take-out business.
Ching did not tell police why he fired at Walker, Edwards said.
Edwards said he did not recall any previous problems at the business. He said Ching did not say why he had a weapon but added it was not uncommon for stores in that neighborhood.
“No one was injured from the gunshot”, Edwards said.
Calls placed to the restaurant Saturday afternoon were not answered.
小題1:What happened on Thursday night in Good Friend Chinese and Seafood Restaurant?
A．A fire broke out but luckily no one was injured.
B．The restaurant owner refused to repay the money.
C．The egg rolls caused sickness among some customers.
D．A young woman narrowly escaped being killed by a bullet.
小題2:Why did Walker go back to the restaurant after buying the food?
A．Because she left her car key in the restaurant.
B．Because she discovered a fly in the egg roll.
C．Because she forgot to take the combination platter.
D．Because she found the owner charged her too much.
小題3:The restaurant owner fired on Walker when ______.
A．she was about to leave
B．she was arguing with him
C．she asked for a repayment
D．she announced her discovery
小題4:We can learn from the passage that ______.
A．this is the first time for Walker to buy food from Good Friend Restaurant
B．the owner was unhappy with the complaint and refused to repay the money
C．it is common for a restaurant owner in that neighborhood to have a weapon
D．if someone had been hit, Ching would have been charged with attempted murder

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