With 10, 600 bicycles in circulation,Paris city officials are hoping the program will provide people with more environmentally friendly transportation.
It seems both Parisians and tourists are taking advantage of the program.Since its launch a little over two weeks ago,Vélib has already seen almost half a million rentals.And,with the addition of 10,000 more bikes and 700 more stations in the next 12 months,city officials expect at least 200,000 regular users by year end.
Parisian Olivier Bioret has already gone for a spin on one of Vélib’s vehicles and plans to make use of them more often.
“It’s a real pleasure—when,like me,you don’t have space enough in your flat to have your
own bike—to be able to discover.to cross Paris and not have to take the subway,”he said.
As a socialist and longtime green activist,Mayor Bertrand Delanoe regards Vélib as just a part of his plan to reduce car traffic and,thus,lower pollution by 2020.
Apart from its environmental benefits,Vélib is also being praised as a way of collecting money for the city,for all the money from rentals goes to the city government.
Paris is not alone in its attempt to profit from the power of the bicycles.
Across the globe,cities such as Barcelona,which stated its bike-share program in March with 1,500 vehicles and 100 stations,and New York,which launched a five-day trial program last month,are using bicycles as a way to cut back on both traffic and pollution.
However,it remains to be seen whether people’s acceptance of these programs is simply a
passing fashion or whether this movement has the power to take root and transform the face of public transportation around the world.
1.The real purpose of Vélib is________.
A.to help people save money and space
B.to make some money for the city government
C.to provide convenience to both Parisians and tourists
D.to reduce traffic and pollution in the city
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.There will be 700 stations in one year’s time.
B.There will be over 20, 000 bikes in use in a year.
C.In the first two weeks there were nearly a million rentals.
D.There will be 200, 000 regular rentals each day by year end.
3.We can know from the passage that_________.
A.other cities also have such programs
B.Parisians can use the bicycles free of charge
C.Paris sets an example to many other cities
D.Paris is the first city to start such a program
4.As to the future of the program,the author is_________.
A.critical B.optimistic C.uncertain D.negative
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With 10, 600 bicycles in circulation,Paris city officials are hoping the program will provide people with more environmentally friendly transportation.
It seems both Parisians and tourists are taking advantage of the program.Since its launch a little over two weeks ago,Vélib has already seen almost half a million rentals.And,with the addition of 10,000 more bikes and 700 more stations in the next 12 months,city officials expect at least 200,000 regular users by year end.
Parisian Olivier Bioret has already gone for a spin on one of Vélib’s vehicles and plans to make use of them more often.
“It’s a real pleasure—when,like me,you don’t have space enough in your flat to have your
own bike—to be able to discover.to cross Paris and not have to take the subway,”he said.
As a socialist and longtime green activist,Mayor Bertrand Delanoe regards Vélib as just a part of his plan to reduce car traffic and,thus,lower pollution by 2020.
Apart from its environmental benefits,Vélib is also being praised as a way of collecting money for the city,for all the money from rentals goes to the city government.
Paris is not alone in its attempt to profit from the power of the bicycles.
Across the globe,cities such as Barcelona,which stated its bike-share program in March with 1,500 vehicles and 100 stations,and New York,which launched a five-day trial program last month,are using bicycles as a way to cut back on both traffic and pollution.
However,it remains to be seen whether people’s acceptance of these programs is simply a
passing fashion or whether this movement has the power to take root and transform the face of public transportation around the world.
1.The real purpose of Vélib is________.
A.to help people save money and space
B.to make some money for the city government
C.to provide convenience to both Parisians and tourists
D.to reduce traffic and pollution in the city
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.There will be 700 stations in one year’s time.
B.There will be over 20, 000 bikes in use in a year.
C.In the first two weeks there were nearly a million rentals.
D.There will be 200, 000 regular rentals each day by year end.
3.We can know from the passage that_________.
A.other cities also have such programs
B.Parisians can use the bicycles free of charge
C.Paris sets an example to many other cities
D.Paris is the first city to start such a program
4.As to the future of the program,the author is_________.
A.critical B.optimistic C.uncertain D.negative
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_______, Helen fell in love with Paris, a handsome Trojan prince, and ran away with him to the city of Troy.
A. Married she was B. As she was married
C. Married as she was D. She was married
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Beijing was once a city of bikes, known as the Bicycle Kingdom, 1. cars were reserved for official business and the politically powerful. However, decades of economic 2. (grow) led to a huge flowing of cars in the city. Owning one became not just a marker of reaching the middle class but also a requirement for marriage. As the economy developed, autos pushed bikes off the roads,3. (create) heavy pollution and miserable traffic.
4. (fortunate), now Beijing may he returning to its roots. Thanks to about 20 technology companies, brightly colored shared bikes 5. (flood) into Beijing in the last two years. Many local residents welcome the shared bikes 6. the flexibility and freedom they offer. They pick up the bikes and then ride and drop 7. off anywhere they like, locking the back wheel, with no need to find a fixed place.
Analyses in China say it is three factors that contribute to bikes 8. (increase) rapidly: a lot of cash looking for a home, a good idea and government support. “As the city s population grew, traffic jams got 9. (bad).” Cai, the Ofo spokeswoman, said, “Shared bikes could solve the ‘last mile’ problem in 10. environmentally friendly way.”
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Many people in the city wonder _____the city officials have the information they need to solve the problem.
A. that B. which C. what D. whether
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The Rockford police chief and some city officials want to install (安装) video cameras in all 100 police cars.They think this will reduce the number of lawsuits (法律诉讼).In the last five years, Rockford has paid out more than five million dollars to settle about 40 lawsuits.
The chief said, "If cameras had been in those cars.we wouldn't have had to pay one cent. We're always pulling over drunks or drug users who try to fight the police or shoot them.Then they always claim (声称) that the police start beating them first or start shooting at them first."
The cost of installing cameras will be about $500 each.The city council (委员会) will vote on the proposal (提议) next Monday.Ten of the 13 council members said that they like the idea. One member said that it makes good sense.
The police officers enthusiastically support camera use.One officer said that too many people think the police often lie; cameras would show citizens that police tell the truth."The money that we've been spending on lawsuits will be better spent on more cameras," said one officer.
Citizen opinions to the idea of police car cameras are mixed.One person, said that the police should have started doing this years ago when video cameras were invented.But an elderly man strongly objected.'These police are trying to stick their nose into everything," he said.He was going to attend the council meeting to condemn the proposal.He hoped that other citizens would join him.
1.We can learn from what the chief said that with cameras on ___.
A.the police will not be treated unjustly
B.the police will be free from any lawsuits
C.the police can beat the law-breakers first
D.the police can monitor everything around
2.What's the purpose of installing video cameras in police cars?
A.To pay less money on lawsuits.
B.To cut the number of lawsuits.
C.To prevent lawsuits from happening.
D.To stop being beaten by law-breakers.
3.Which group of people support camera use most?
A.Council members, B.Police officers.
C.Local people. D.Drug users.
4.What can be learned from the last paragraph?
A.Most citizens support camera use in police cars,
B.The police are trying to take control of everything.
C.The man showed great disagreement on camera use in police cars.
D.Other citizens will join the man to object to camera use in police cars.
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Officials in a remote Russian city have drawn up a list of practical tips for locals on how to survive encounters (相遇) with bears, after growing numbers have wandered into the streets in search of food.
Officials in the city of Syktyvkar drew up the guidelines to guide the local people, after several bears were caught sight of in the city, going hungry after a heat wave shriveled their usual diet of nuts and berries.
The guide warns that city people there should stay calm and stand still if they meet with a bear. “Speak to the bear in a firm voice” and “Don’t turn your back on it,” it adds. In the worst case, if the bear attacks, the person should also be ready to attack, the guide says. “Shout angrily at it and look it straight in the eye,” the guide advises. “Bears have started coming into the areas where people live more and more often,” the city officials said in a statement. “Any encounter with a bear is unsafe for humans, so our task is to do all we can to prevent such accidents.”
In September, a bear attacked a 25-year-old man in a central street of the city, wounding him in the neck before he managed to run away, police said. “Three or four people who met with brown bears have been recorded recently,” the head of the hunting department in the regional agriculture organization, Alexander said.
Officials have asked police to patrol (巡逻) streets close to wooded areas in the evenings.
Syktyvkar is the regional capital of the remote Komi region in northwest Russia. Its population is just over 230,000.
1. The city issued the guidelines to help the local people to _____.
A. avoid bear encounters B. survive bear encounters
C. get along well with bears D. drive hungry bears away
2. The underlined word “shriveled” in Paragraph 2 probably means _____.
A. piled up B. saved up C. kept up D. dried up
3. What can be inferred from Alexander’s words?
A. Bears have been seen frequently recently.
B. Bears like to wander around schools.
C. Brown bears are usually very fierce.
D. Too many bears have disappeared.
4. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Bears are short of food worldwide
B. Ways to got along well with bears
C. Tips are issued on bear encounters
D. Bears have started coming into cities
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In which city did the woman and John stay the longest?
A. Paris. B. Rome. C. Vienna.
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Montreal is the second largest French-speaking city in the world, Paris _____ the largest.
A. is B. to be
C. being D. was
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Montreal is the second largest French-speaking city in the world, Paris _____ the largest.
A. is B. to be C. being D. was
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As is known to all, Montreal is the second largest French-speaking city in the world, ______.
A.Paris is the largest B.Paris the largest C.Paris to be the largest D.Paris be the largest
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