20.Best bike-sharing cities in the world
When Citi Bike rolled onto the streets of New York this Memorial Day,it was treated as a national event and even international media took notice.In advance of the launch,one blog post on Le Monde's website claimed,"Bike share to conquer America."
The next major development was in Copenhagen,which introduced a coin-operated system in 1995 called Bycyklen,or"City Bike."For 17 years,these bikes zipped through the streets of Denmark's capital until the program was shut down late last year-it's getting an upgrade to third generation technology.
Sponsored by media giant Clear Channel,the French city of Rennes brought the next generation of bike share to the world in 1998 by replacing coin operation with card access and electronic booths.From there the technology has progressed,picking up GPS and real-time tracking along the way,and has spread throughout Western Europe-and the world.
According to the Bike Sharing World Map,maintained by DeMaio and Russell Meddin of Bike Share Philadelphia,there are 553 bike share programs in operation worldwide and another 193 in planning or under construction.
And they're not just in Europe and North America.The worldwide leader in bike sharing,as measured by the number of bikes,is China.According to data collected by the Earth Policy Institute,20 of the 25 largest bike share programs are Chinese.Its largest one,in the city of Wuhan,has twice the number of bikes as all of France's shares combined.
Although most of the systems share several characteristics-bikes with low theft value,electronic docking stations,ranked payment scales-different cities are trying different ways to make bike sharing work.
Take a look at Hangzhou,China,this city of 6.2 million near Shanghai,and you'll see what just may be the best bike share in the world.Although now second on the planet (and China) by size,the Hangzhou Public Bicycle system is one of the densest shares,and probably the most extensively used one,anywhere,largely because of its mixing into public transport:a single card grants access to subway,bus,ferry,taxi and bike share.Residents and tourists alike can put down a deposit of 200 Chinese Yuan (about 33)andrideforanhourforfreeinthissceniccityontheYangtzeDelta.Eachadditionalhouristheequalofonly0.15-one reason why riders put in a quarter-million rides a day.By 2020 it's projected to have 175,000 bikes.
71.What does the blogger mean by the underlined part"Bike share to conquer America."?C
A.Bike share is a national event.B.Bike share attracts international media.
C.Bike share is popular in America.D.America is a kingdom of bikes.
72.In 1995 citizens in the French city of Rennes can get access to bike shareAA.by putting coins into the system
B.by inserting a card into the system
C.by showing ID card to the booths
D.by boarding the docking station
73.Which of the following countries has the most bikes?D
A.America.B.Denmark.C.France.D.China.
74.Which of the following statements is TRUE about bike share?C
A.No thief will steal bikes
B.The payment is the same among cities.
C.Any city has her own way to operate it
D.There is no competition between cities.
75.If you tour in Hangzhou you can find the bike share there isB.
A.the most advanced in the world
B.a most successful example
C.free for local people
D.available at scenic spots.
分析 本文主要介绍了世界最好的分享自行车的城市,以及各自的分享自行车的办法.
解答 C A D C B
71:C 句意理解题. 根据第一段中的"it was treated as a national event and even international media took notice"可知,自行车共享在美国很受欢迎,故选C.
72:A 推理判断题. 根据第二段中的"which introduced a coin-operated system in 1995 called Bycyklen"以及第三段首句可知,1995年时自行车采用的是硬币操作系统,1998年时才可以用卡.因此可知1995年在法国城市雷恩人们是通过投币来使用自行车共享的.
73:D 细节理解题. 根据第五段中的"The worldwide leader in bike-sharing,as measured by the number of bikes,is China."可知拥有世界上最多自行车的国家是中国,故选D.
74:C 推理判断题. 根据第六段中的"different cities are trying different ways to make bike-sharing work"可知不同的城市有不同的管理自行车的办法,故选C.
75:B 细节理解题. 根据最后一段中的"you'll see what just may be the best bike share in the world"可知,杭州的自行车共享是世界上做得最好的,故它是一个最成功的例子,选B项.
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