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1、安徽长丰县2016高考英语阅读理解【二轮】编练（3）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。【2014二模】 Best bike-sharing cities in the worldWhen 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
2、Mondes website claimed, “Bike share to conquer America.”The next major development was in Copenhagen, which introduced a coin-operated system in 1995 called B klen, or “City Bike.” For 17 years, these bikes zipped through the streets of Denmarks capital until the program was shut down late last year
3、its 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
4、 up GPS and real-time tracking along the way, and has spread throughout Western Europeand 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 und
5、er construction.And theyre 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,
6、 has twice the number of bikes as all of Frances shares combined.Although most of the systems share several characteristicsbikes with low theft value, electronic docking stations, ranked payment scalesdifferent cities are trying different ways to make bike sharing work.Take a look at Hangzhou, China
7、, this city of 6.2 million near Shanghai, and youll 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
8、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) and ride for an hour for free in this scenic city on the Yangtze Delta. Each additional hour is the equal of o
9、nly $0.15one reason why riders put in a quarter-million rides a day. By 2020 its projected to have 175,000 bikes.71. What does the blogger mean by the underlined part “Bike share to conquer America.”?A. Bike share is a national event.B. Bike share attracts international media.C. Bike share is popula
10、r in America. D. America is a kingdom of bikes.72. In 1995 citizens in the French city of Rennes can get access to bike share _.A. by putting coins into the systemB. by inserting a card into the systemC. by showing ID card to the boothsD. by boarding the docking station 73. Which of the following co
11、untries has the most bikes? A. America.B. Denmark.C. France.D. China.74. Which of the following statements is TRUE about bike share?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
12、 in Hangzhou you can find the bike share there is _. A. the most advanced in the worldB. a most successful example C. free for local peopleD. available at scenic spots 【参考答案】71-75 C A D C B2016高考英语阅读理解-人生百味类 In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly,
13、 believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity; others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people. I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they pe
14、rformed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten. However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite
15、attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a
16、desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesnt matter because I really didnt try.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their wor
