1、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】DCities are taking interest in electric scooter-share systems as an affordable transportation to cut down on pollution and traffic jams. The electric scooters, which weigh between 30 and 40 pounds, reach speeds of about 15 mph.In September 2017,Santa Monica, California
2、, became the first U.S. city tohave an electric scooter-share service. Users find and unlock one of the more than1,000 scooters with a smartphone app. A ride costs $ 1,and then 0.15 cents foreach minute of riding throughout the beach town.Bird, the startup operating the scooter-share, picks up the s
3、cooters every night to them, and places them around Santa Monica each morning ready for peoples use. The company was created by Travis VanderZanden, who once worked in Uber and Lyft, after he realized ridesharing services failed to help with traffic jams and air pollution. Since its September 2017 b
4、eginning, Birds system has served more than 50,000 riders who have taken 250,000 trips more than half of which have been in the last month. Its since expanded (扩 张) to Venice, California, and some neighborhoods in Los Angeles and San Diego. Bird plans to expand to lots of markets by the end of 2018.
5、Competitors, backed by millionaires, are appearing. Two bike-share startups LimeBike and Spin, have spoken of plans to provide electric scooters in cities this year.Electric scooters have also gotten the attention of Mayor Pete Buttigieg from South Bend,Indiana. The city is interested in using them
6、as a way to improve public transportation. South Bend was one of the first to use bike-share systems, which allow people to park ridesharing bikes on public land. “We love to be early pioneers,” said Buttigieg. “If we work out the safety problem, we would be open to welcoming the technology.”“We nee
7、d to make sure these new transportation systems are lawful and safe for users,”Constance Farrell,a spokeswoman for the city of Santa Monica told CNN. “We would like to see electric scooters continue to operate in the city. They are in line with our goal of multi-modal living and carbon-light living.
8、 ” According to Farrell,there have been eight accidents, including one with a serious head injury, in Santa Monica after the scooters rolled out. Users are required to have a drivers license (驾 照),shouldnt ride on sidewalks or have other passengers on board.Bird has given out free helmets to some ri
9、ders and tells its users to ride in bike lanes, but some users ride on sidewalks, and most U.S. streets dont have bike lanes. “The global community of cities is going to have to work this all out for scooters,”Buttigieg said. “They can move unbelievably quickly. Thats exciting, and a little dangerou
10、s. ”30. Why did Travis create Bird company?A. Because he received support from millionaires and the government.B. Because many cities had electric scooter-share services.C. Because it is lawful and safe to use electric scooters.D. Because cities need better ridesharing services.31. The words “ are i
11、n line with” in Paragragh 6 probably mean “ ”.A. stop B. meet the need of C. change D. are ahead of32. What can we learn from the passage?A. Future electric scooters will be very slow and sale.B. Electric scooters will cause fewer accidents than cars.C. More cities will try to help with electric sco
12、oters service.D. Future traffic problems will be solved with help of electric scooters.33. The passage is mainly about .A. the challenges of the electric scooter-share system in AmericaB. the advantages and disadvantages of electric scooters in AmericaC. the introduction of the electric scooter-shar
13、e service in AmericaD. the future of electric scooters in public transportation in America30. D31. B32. C33. C【东城一模】DArkansas may give up the BMI program or weaken it with the help of the new governor, who said it had “a lot of negative, unexpected results”.The number of overweight children in the U
14、nited States has more than doubled in the past 20 years. Being seriously overweight can lead to health problems later in life. As a result, Arkansas first started the BMI program in 2004-public schools were required to provide parents with a yearly report of their childrens body-mass index (BMI),a n
15、umber to show whether their weight is appropriate (合适的).Along with students BMIs, parents alsoreceived information on health risks of being overweight.A study shows that obesity (肥胖)rates in Arkansas have stopped increasing since 2004. But not everyone supports schools in reporting students BMIs. So
16、me parents have complained their kids worry that they are being “graded” on their weight, although Dr. Joe Thompson, who helped plan the BMI program, gave the explanation at the start of the program, “Just like aschool check for vision or hearing, this is a way to raise awareness (意识)about a health
17、risk. Critics argue that telling parents their children weigh too much could hurt childrens self-esteem (自尊).Some also question whether its the role of schools to monitor students weight. Dr. Nancy Krebs,a nutrition expert, also thinks obesity report cards arent good enough. Theyre making kids feel
18、bad about how they are, she says. “Instead of focusing on kids BMIs, schools should provide better health and physical education classes and serve healthier foods. ”However, supporters of the program say overweight children have had self-esteem problems before their parents get obesity report cards.
19、 Dr. Karen Young at Arkansas Childrens Hospital says,“The overweight kids are already being teased (被嘲弄).It doesnt take the letter for them to feel bad. Health experts from the University of Arkansas think it would be a pity to stop the BMI program. They see the program as a wake-up call for familie
20、s and the letter is spurring some major action on some parents. Danita Thomas said she knew her son Irie was too heavy. But since getting that first BMI report, Irie has lost nearly 100 pounds and given up junk food. “It was helpful,” she said. “It made me realize that we needed to do something diff
21、erent. The BMI reports and other steps, such as limits on vending machine (自动售货机)use at school, are leading to healthier students. If there was no BMI program, there should be other effective tools to get schools and parents involved with preventing children from becoming overweight adults.30. What
22、might be the purpose of the BMI program in Arkansas?A. To make the schools realize the importance of health education.B. To warn parents of health risks of overweight children.C. To drive parents to learn more knowledge on health.D. To explain why some students gain weight quickly.31. Dr. Nancy Kreb
23、s believes that .A. overweight students are usually laughed at by classmatesB. schools should teach students how to lead a healthy lifeC. overweight students usually get low grades at schoolD. schools should do the job to record students5 weight32. The words “spurring some major action on some paren
24、ts” in Paragraph 6probably mean “ .A. keeping some parents from worriesB. encouraging some parents to make changesC. helping some parents learn from other familiesD. supporting some parents in expressing their opinions33. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. What schools should report to paren
25、ts.B. How schools can care about overweight students.C. Why schools should help students control their weight.D. Whether schools should report students5 BMIs to parents.【海淀一模】D Motivated (有内驱力的 ) or Overachieving? Everyone has the occasional classmate who hands in his work ahead of time with really
26、beautiful handwriting. Some teachers may cheerfully get the homework by saying Of course you did it early. Im sure youve done a good job! Some teachers may feel annoyed because The deadline is not until next Friday. Behind this students back are tons of whispers from his classmates, Ugh, he is such
27、an over achiever and its so annoying . If you ask the same student to explain his behavior, he probably says that he is simply motivated. Such students refuse to call themselves overachievers but prefer motivated instead. They want to shy away from the unpleasant termoverachiever but choose to embra
28、ce the word motivated . Why is the term overachiever used as an insult (侮辱 )? Do we not all work hard to achieve our goals? Why does the motivated student not proudly call himself an overachiever ? In my personal experience, being called an overachiever in front of my classmates is not pleasant at a
29、ll. The word is often connected with an unkind smile or sometimes a hint ofjealousy (嫉妒 ).Overachiever carries the implied (暗指的 ) sense which over lends it - you have done too much and you have gone too far. Anyway, it is beyond the proper degree and just annoying to those students who refuse to put
30、 in the effort themselves and get unhappy with you for doing so. A student would rather think of himself as an excellent student and it is motivation that drives him to do his best. What is the implied meaning of motivated ? Connected with positive words like willpower, spirit and determination, the
31、 motivated student would appear to be competing in an event of the brain Olympics. Although there are differences in their implications, the student who calls himself motivated could actually be a secret overachiever, going over the top for all his work; while the overachiever is nothing more than a
32、 motivated student, driven by the simple desire to do well and willing to put in time and effort. In fact, the choice lies within the student: to overachieve or not to overachieve; to find the motivation to do well and be driven by it, or to sit back and blame others for overachieving to hide his inability to achieve.30. According to the passage, overachieversA. are popular with their classmates B. hand in homework ahead of timeC. are much loved by their
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