北京市城六区届初三一模英语分类汇编之阅读理解篇目D.docx

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北京市城六区届初三一模英语分类汇编之阅读理解篇目D

【西城一模】D

Citiesaretakinginterestinelectricscooter-sharesystemsasanaffordabletransportationtocutdownonpollutionandtrafficjams.Theelectricscooters,whichweighbetween30and40pounds,reachspeedsofabout15mph.

InSeptember2017，SantaMonica,California,becamethefirstU.S.cityto

haveanelectricscooter-shareservice.Usersfindandunlockoneofthemorethan

1，000scooterswithasmartphoneapp.Aridecosts$1，andthen0.15centsfor

eachminuteofridingthroughoutthebeachtown.

Bird,thestartupoperatingthescooter-share,picksupthescootersevery

nighttothem,andplacesthemaroundSantaMonicaeachmorningreadyforpeople’suse.ThecompanywascreatedbyTravisVanderZanden,whoonceworkedinUberandLyft,afterherealizedridesharingservicesfailedtohelpwithtrafficjamsandairpollution.SinceitsSeptember2017beginning,Bird’ssystemhasservedmorethan50,000riderswhohavetaken250,000trips—morethanhalfofwhichhavebeeninthelastmonth.It’ssinceexpanded（扩张）toVenice,California,andsomeneighborhoodsinLosAngelesandSanDiego.Birdplanstoexpandtolotsofmarketsbytheendof2018.

Competitors，backedbymillionaires，areappearing.Twobike-sharestartupsLimeBikeandSpin,havespokenofplanstoprovideelectricscootersincitiesthisyear.

ElectricscootershavealsogottentheattentionofMayorPeteButtigiegfromSouthBend，

Indiana.Thecityisinterestedinusingthemasawaytoimprovepublictransportation.SouthBendwasoneofthefirsttousebike-sharesystems,whichallowpeopletoparkridesharingbikesonpublicland.“Welovetobeearlypioneers，”saidButtigieg.“Ifweworkoutthesafetyproblem,wewouldbeopentowelcomingthetechnology.”

“Weneedtomakesurethesenewtransportationsystemsarelawfulandsafeforusers，”

ConstanceFarrell，aspokeswomanforthecityofSantaMonicatoldCNN.“Wewouldliketoseeelectricscooterscontinuetooperateinthecity.Theyareinlinewithourgoalofmulti-modallivingandcarbon-lightliving.”AccordingtoFarrell，therehavebeeneightaccidents,includingonewithaseriousheadinjury，inSantaMonicaafterthescootersrolledout.Usersarerequiredtohaveadriver’slicense（驾照），shouldn’trideonsidewalksorhaveotherpassengersonboard.

Birdhasgivenoutfreehelmetstosomeridersandtellsitsuserstorideinbikelanes,butsomeusersrideonsidewalks,andmostU.S.streetsdon’thavebikelanes.

“Theglobalcommunityofcitiesisgoingtohavetoworkthisalloutforscooters，”

Buttigiegsaid.“Theycanmoveunbelievablyquickly.That’sexciting，andalittle

dangerous.”

30.WhydidTraviscreateBirdcompany?

A.Becausehereceivedsupportfrommillionairesandthegovernment.

B.Becausemanycitieshadelectricscooter-shareservices.

C.Becauseitislawfulandsafetouseelectricscooters.

D.Becausecitiesneedbetterridesharingservices.

31.Thewords“areinlinewith”inParagragh6probablymean“”.

A.stopB.meettheneedofC.changeD.areaheadof

32.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Futureelectricscooterswillbeveryslowandsale.

B.Electricscooterswillcausefeweraccidentsthancars.

C.Morecitieswilltrytohelpwithelectricscootersservice.

D.Futuretrafficproblemswillbesolvedwithhelpofelectricscooters.

33.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.thechallengesoftheelectricscooter-sharesysteminAmerica

B.theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofelectricscootersinAmerica

C.theintroductionoftheelectricscooter-shareserviceinAmerica

D.thefutureofelectricscootersinpublictransportationinAmerica

30.D31.B32.C33.C

【东城一模】

D

ArkansasmaygiveuptheBMIprogramorweakenitwiththehelpofthenewgovernor,whosaidithad“alotofnegative,unexpectedresults”.

ThenumberofoverweightchildrenintheUnitedStateshasmorethandoubledinthepast20years.Beingseriouslyoverweightcanleadtohealthproblemslaterinlife.Asaresult,ArkansasfirststartedtheBMIprogramin2004-publicschoolswererequiredtoprovideparentswithayearlyreportoftheirchildren’sbody-massindex（BMI），anumbertoshowwhethertheirweightisappropriate（合适的）.Alongwithstudents’BMIs,parentsalso

receivedinformationonhealthrisksofbeingoverweight.

Astudyshowsthatobesity（肥胖）ratesinArkansashavestoppedincreasingsince2004.Butnoteveryonesupportsschoolsinreportingstudents’BMIs.Someparentshavecomplainedtheirkidsworrythattheyarebeing“graded”ontheirweight,althoughDr.JoeThompson,whohelpedplantheBMIprogram,gavetheexplanationatthestartoftheprogram,“Justlikea

schoolcheckforvisionorhearing,thisisawaytoraiseawareness（意识）aboutahealthrisk.’’

Criticsarguethattellingparentstheirchildrenweightoomuchcouldhurtchildren