Question

【题目】Old-fashioned carpooling (拼车) where a group of people take turns driving each other to work has always faced a resistance. In a study by ABC News, 84％of those who drive to work say that they still do it alone. 【1】 For example, sometimes they simply cannot find anyone to share a ride with.

【2】 NuRide, a company providing online carpooling service, offers daily travelers not just a web-based list of would-be carpoolers but also a way to arrange a trip online. Here’s how it works: rider seekers enter the positions where their trip will begin and end, the time they want to leave and if they’re willing to drive or just ride in someone else’s car. The website’s search engine then looks for matches and makes lists of the names of traveling companions, along with the car model and the exact time and place to meet for each trip. 【3】 Then they meet their car mates when it’s time to go.

【4】 They are required to provide the name of their employer and a work e-mail address. Both need to be checked before being listed on the website.

So far, NuRide has arranged more man 50,000 rides on the website. 【5】

A. NuRide users aren’t riding with total strangers.

B. It has resulted in 1.4 million fewer miles driven.

C. They insisted that carpooling is just too inconvenient.

D. Now technology makes carpooling easier and more fun.

E. It is an environmentally friendly and economical way to travel.

F. Carpooling reduces travel cost, such as fuel cost and stress of driving.

G. People who want to share the ride can show their interest in joining in online.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】G

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】 本文主要讲述了相对于老式拼车的不方便，现在的网络技术使得拼车更容易和更有趣。NuRide公司，提供网上拼车服务，在线安排，满足所需，并且是实名制，安全放心。

【1】C

考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。由空前的内容： 84%的开车上班的人说他们仍然独自开车，及空后内容：比如有时他们根本找不到人拼车。再分析七个选项可以推断出拼车因为不方面，故C项符合。

【2】D

考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据第二段的内容可知，有一NuRide的公司，提供网上拼车服务，在线安排，方便拼车又有趣。分析七个选项可推断现代的技术让拼车很方便，故D符合题意。

【3】G

考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本空的上文主要列举出拼车的流程，由此可推断出想拼车的人可能会对此感兴趣。故通过分析可知G符合题意。

【4】A

考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据本空后面“They are required to provide the name of their employer and a work e-mail address, Both need to be checked before being listed on the website.”可知要求提供雇主的名字和工作电子邮件地址并接受检查，可知都是经过登记检查的，而不能让陌生人搭乘，故A符合本空。故选A。

【5】B

考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本空前内容：到目前为止，NuRide users已经有更多的人搭乘超过50.000次。通过分析剩下的三个选项，可知B. It has resulted in 1.4 million fewer miles driven减少了140万英里的行驶.E项It is an environmentally friendly and economical way to travel.这是一种环保和经济的旅行方式。F. Carpooling reduces travel cost, such as fuel cost and stress of driving. 拼车降低出行成本，如驱动燃料成本和应力。而NuRide提供的主要是人们为了工作而提供的“offers daily travelers”，所以B更为合适。故选B。