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1、崇明区2019届第一次高考模拟考试试卷英语I. Listening ComprehensionII. Grammar and VocabularySection AElectric Bike Ban in New York Hurts Food Delivery WorkersA ban on electric bicycles in New York City is hurting delivery workers who depend on them to earn a living. Many of the workers are immigrants.Electric bicycles
2、, or “e-bikes,” look like regular bicycles, but they have electric-powered motors to assist riders in moving the bike forward. Most e-bikes reach speeds of about 32 kilometers an hour, but some can go much (21)_ (fast).(22)_ it is legal to own e-bikes in New York City, it is not legal to operate the
3、m. Officials there consider the dangerous use of e-bikes on streets and sidewalks as reason (23)_ the ban. Last year, the city announced severe measures (24)_ (mean) to hold e-bike riders and restaurants that employ the riders responsible.E-bike operators can now be fined $500 for breaking the ban.
4、The police (25)_ also seize the bikes.Many of New Yorks delivery workers are Chinese immigrants in their 50s and 60s. Their job requires them to work quickly and for long hours (26)_ (earn) enough money to live on.Delivery worker Deqing Lian said it is important to perform quality work (27)_ their j
5、ob also depends on tips. He added that when delivery workers are too slow, some people refuse to pay for the food. This makes the workers supervisors angry.Liqiang Liu is an e-bike delivery worker and spokesperson for the New York Delivery Workers Union. He says (28)_ (catch) breaking the ban and ha
6、ving the bike seized would cause costly delays for workers.Do Lee is with the Biking Public Project, (29)_ provides assistance to bicycle-related workers in New York City. He says the citys ban on e-bikes is unfairly targeting low-paid workers who largely come from the citys Latino and Asian communi
7、ties. He does not accept the argument (30)_ e-bikes present a danger to citizens. However, many New Yorkers are quick to blame e-bike riders for not being safe.Section BA. overate B. precious C. rate D. researchers E. impression F. previousG. presented H. interpret I. goers J. revealed K. consumerPe
8、ople Think Meals Taste Better If They Are ExpensiveIt is said that theres no such thing as a free lunch, but even if you manage to bag a bargain meal, it will not taste as good as a more expensive meal, according to scientists.A new study has found that restaurant _31_ who pay more for their meals t
9、hink the food is tastier than if it is offered for a smaller price. The experts think that people tend to associate cost with quality and this changes their _32_ of how food tastes.Scientists at Cornell University in New York studied the eating habits of 139 people enjoying an Italian buffet(自助餐) in
10、 a restaurant. The price of the food was set by the _33_ at either $4 or $8 for the all-you-can-eat meal. Customers were asked to _34_ how good the food tasted, the quality of the restaurant and to leave their names.The experiment _35_ that the people who paid $8 for the food enjoyed their meal 11 p
11、ercent more than those who ate the “cheaper” buffet. Interestingly those that paid for the $4 buffet said they felt guiltier about loading up their plates and felt that they _36_. However, the scientists said that both groups ate around the same quantity of food in total, according to the study _37_
12、 at the Experimental Biology meeting this week.Brian Wansink, a professor of _38_ behavior at the university, said: “We were fascinated to find that pricing has little impact on how much one eats, but a huge impact on how you _39_ the experience.” He thinks that people enjoyed their food more as the
13、y associated cost with quality and that small changes to a restaurant can change how tasty people find their meals.In a(n) _40_ study, scientists from the university showed that people who eat in dim lighting consume 175 less calories(卡路里) than people who eat in brightly lit areas.III. Reading Compr
14、ehensionSection AHow Climate Change Affects Airline FlightsHot weather has forced dozens of commercial flights to be canceled at airports in the Southwest this summer. This flight-disturbing _41_ is a warning sign. Climate change is projected to have far-reaching _42_ -including sea level rise flood
15、ing cities and shifting weather patterns causing long-term declines in agricultural production. And there is evidence that it is beginning to affect the takeoff performance of commercial aircraft, with potential effects on airline _43_.National and global transportation systems and the economic activity they support have been designed for the climate in which it all developed. In the aviation(航空) industry, airports and aircraft are designed for the weather conditions experienced _44_. Because the climate is changing, even fundamental elements like airports and key economic parts
