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1、湖北武昌区2016高考英语阅读理解二轮选练（6）【2014高考训练】 Ride sharing startup Zimride is launching a new experimental mobile app called Lyft that will enable drivers and riders to connect in real time, and even watch the drivers drive to the agreed upon pick-up spot via a map on the smartphone. Booking a lift via Zimride
2、 can be a good choice for a long trip that you schedule in advance. But what about if you want to catch a ride right now? Just turn to the mobile app Lyft! The app, only available via invite now, lets potential riders look for available drivers close by and request rides. The riders and drivers can
3、look at each others profiles and the app is using Facebook Connect for log-in and social security. Once booked, riders can watch their drivers drive to them on a mobile map in real time. Riders pay the driver based on a suggested donation mobile via the app itself (no cash exchange) and Zimride says
4、 the rides will be about 30 percent cheaper than a cab. The biggest problem with these types of apps will likely be safety issuesriders getting picked up by drivers they dont feel comfortable with. To address some of these concerns, the company says drivers will be investigated via car inspections,
5、background check, personal interviews and DMV record checks. Zimride says its fellow 500 Startups-backed company Task Rabbit advised it on some of these security moves. For now the service will only be available during the evening rush hours. Over time, the service will be available 24 hours, says Z
6、imride. San Francisco is rapidly becoming a test bed for these types of next-generation, more efficient, transportation apps, like Scoot Networks and Ridepal. 56. For what purpose did Zimride create the new experimental mobile app?A. To help to arrange a long trip ahead of time.B. To encourage drive
7、rs to make a larger profit.C. To share information with fellow companies.D. To enable riders to catch a ride in real time.57. What does the underlined word “profiles” probably mean?A. Personal information. B. Self evaluation.C. Specific address.D. Brief comments.58. What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell
8、 us about the mobile app Lyft?A. Its working system. B. Its safety measures.C. Its installation. D. Its fellow companies.59. What do we know about the Lyft service?A. It charges riders more money. B. It is not well received at present.C. It provides efficient transportation.D. It runs twenty hours e
9、very day.60. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. The author is not confident of the future of the service.B. Zimride will open a company to test transportation apps.C. Apps like Lyft may be widely used in the next generation.D. The mobile app Lyft has been put into use nationwide.【参考答案】5
10、660 DABCC【2014高考训练】 Our world is a noisy place, but quiet places remain. Eight years ago, audio (声音的) engineer Gordon Hempton identified the quietest place in the continental United States. He calls the place “One Square Inch of Silence.” He has used his symbolic spot in a northwestern rain forest t
11、o campaign against noise pollution. But the self-described “Sound Tracker” is now going deaf. For Gordon Hempton, it started with an experience known to many people. “I was lying in the bed in the springtime about a year ago. The sun was shining. The birds could be singing. They should be singing. B
12、ut I was hearing none. I knew my life was going to be different.” Hemptons eyes get watery as he describes his cruel situation. More than 20 years ago he trademarked his nickname as “The Sound Tracker.” Sharp hearing defined his career as an Emmy award winning sound recordist. It also led to his act
13、ivism against noise pollution. He has circled the globe three times in search of the perfect sounds of nature. Hempton says his hearing loss is quickly getting worse but he has to finish his project. “I am running a race to finish the Quiet Planet collection.” Thats the title of a planned 19-volume
14、set of nature recordings. The sound tracks could be licensed for use in movies, video games, exhibits, plays and the like. Volunteer assistants now help Hempton review and edit sound files and identify imperfections. The exact cause of his hearing loss is not clear. Doctors say it may be the result
15、of an infection, or a tumor (肿瘤) or a combination of things. Hempton is self-employed. His health care plan does not pay for hearing loss treatment. So, for now, hes directing his attention to completing his “greatest hits” album. “After I get it finished, I have an economic cash flow to get my hear
16、ing back. Thats the first thing on my to-do list.” Hes hopeful his hearing loss can be recovered. 61. What do we know about Gordon Hempton according to the text?A. He never won an Emmy award.B. He fights against air pollution. C. He works as an audio engineer.D. He likes living in the United States. 62. How
