热点03 共享经济的作用及其优化原卷版备战高考英语考前时事热点话题阅读+题型专练.docx
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热点03共享经济的作用及其优化原卷版备战高考英语考前时事热点话题阅读+题型专练
备战2021年高考英语考前时事热点话题阅读
热点03共享经济的作用及其优化
一、阅读理解
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Anewstudyhasfoundthatride-sharingservicesresultinmuchmorepollutionthanotherkindsofprivateandpublictransportation.Ride-sharingtripsalsodrawpassengersawayfrommoreenvironmentfriendlymethodsoftravel,likepublictransportation,walkingorbiking,thestudyfound.
Severalstudiesinrecentyearshavesuggestedthatride-sharingserviceslikeUberandLyftcanworsentrafficproblemsincities.Thenewstudyrepresentsanattempttocenteronhowride-sharingservicesaffectpollution.Overall,theresearchersreportedthatride-sharingtripsnow"resultina69percentmoreclimatepollutiononaveragethanthetripstheyreplace."Thestudynotesthatthesamepassengerscouldhavechosentotravelbybus,train,bikeoronfoot.
Oneofthebigreasonstheygiveforthisresultisthatride-sharingvehiclesareoftendrivenwithnopassengersinthecar.Thishappenswhendriversareeitherwaitingforriderrequests,areonthewaytopickuppassengers.Thissituation,knownas"deadheading,"takesupabout42percentofallride-sharingdrivingactivity,thestudyfound.Theresearcherssaidthatdeadheadingresultsinabout50percentmorecarbondioxidethanonepersondrivinginaprivatevehicle.BothUberandLyfthavesaidinthepastthatmoststudiesonthesubjectoverstate(夸大)theeffectsoftheirservicesonpollution.UbertoldReutersnewsagencyinastatementithadnocommentonthelatestreportandthatthestudymademisleadingclaimsaboutride-sharing.Meanwhile,thecompanysaiditwouldworkdirectlywithcitiestoaddressclimatechanges,promotingsharingtripsandothermeansoftransportation.
1.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Ride-sharingbecomesanewtrendthatcan’tbeavoided.
B.Ride-sharingindustryismetwithcriticism.
C.Ride-sharingservicesincreasepollution.
D.Ride-sharingservicesneedimprovement.
2.Theterm“deadheading”inthepassagerefersto________.
A.adrivingprocesswherethedriverisnotcarryingpassengers
B.apotentialriskthatthedrivermaylosecontrolofthevehicle
C.aperiodofdrivinghourswhenvehiclesproducemorecarbondioxide
D.asituationinwhichadriverhastoomanypassengerstopickup
3.IntheeyesofUber,thelatestreportisactually________.
A.barkingupthewrongtreeB.notseekingthetruthfromfacts
C.killingtwobirdswithonestoneD.beatingaroundthebush
4.Fromthestudyofride-sharingservices,wecaninferthat________.
A.Ride-sharingattractsexactlythesamenumberofpeopleastraditionalmeansoftransport.
B.thestudywasconductedtoprovetheinfluenceofride-sharingservicesonmoderncities
C.ride-sharingserviceisnotanenvironmentallyfriendlywaytotravel
D.thenewreporthasforcedUbertomakebigchangestoachieveitsgoal
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Ride-sharingservicesarethoughttohelptoreducepollutionsincefewerpeopleuseprivatevehiclesandcausecarbondioxide.However,anewstudyhasfoundthattheseservicesresultinmuchmorepollutionthanotherkindsofprivateandpublictransportation.Ride-sharingtripsalsodrawpassengersawayfrommoreenvironmentally-friendlymethodsoftravel,likepublictransportation,walkingorbiking,thestudyfound.Severalstudiesinrecentyearshavesuggestedthatride-sharingserviceslikeUberandLyftcanworsentrafficproblemsincities,whichcontinuetohavehighratesofprivatevehicleownership.Thenewstudy,carriedoutbythenonprofitgroupUnionofConcernedScientists,representsanattempttocenteronhowride-sharingservicesaffectpollution.Theresearchexaminedtheeffectsofride-sharingservicesonsevenofAmerica'slargestcities.Overall,theresearchersreportedthatride-sharingtripsnow“resultinabout69percentmoreclimatepollutiononaveragethanthetripstheyreplace”.Thestudynotesthatthesamepassengerscouldhavechosentotravelbybus,train,bike,scooter(小型摩托车)oronfoot.Oneofthebigreasonstheygiveforthisresultisthatride-sharingvehiclesareoftendrivenwithnopassengersinthecar.Thishappenswhendriversareeitherwaitingforriderrequests,areonthewaytopickuppassengersoraredrivingbetweenpickups.Thissituation,knownas“deadheading”takesupabout42percentoftheride-sharingdrivingactivity,thestudyfound.Theresearcherssaidthat“deadheading”resultsinabout50percentmorecarbondioxidethanonepersondrivinginaprivatevehicle.ThestudyurgesserviceslikeUberandLyfttoincreasethenumberofelectricvehiclesontheroadandtoimproveconnectionstopublictransportationcenters.Thetwocompaniesalreadyoperatebusinessesthatofferelectricscootersandbikesandhavebeguntoincludepublictransportationinformationintheirsystems.Insomecities,theyhavealsopromotedvehicleelectrification.
5.Accordingtothetext,itisgenerallythoughtthatcar-sharingservices_____________.
A.lowerthepriceofprivatecarsB.guaranteeahealthierlifestyle
C.greatlycutdowntravelexpensesD.areenvironmentally-friendly
6.Whatisthebiggestcauseofmoreride-sharingpollution?
A.Theso-called“deadheading”.B.Theoldwayvehiclestravel.C.Thehugenumberofpassengers.D.Theunfamiliarride-sharingtrips.
7.Whatcanwesayaboutthestudy?
A.Itisopposedbyride-sharingservices.B.Itisactuallyofpracticalsignificance.C.Itrequiresimprovinginthelongterm.D.ItearnsmuchmoneyforUberandLyft.
8.Fromwhichpartofanewspaperisthetextmostprobablytaken?
A.Travel.B.Technology.C.Economy.D.Environment.
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Chinaisembracinganeraofsharingeconomy.Aftersharingbikes,sharingbooksarethenexttrend.Thebook-sharingprogramatSanxiaokouXinhuaBookstoreinHefei,capitalofAnhuiprovince,hasbeenrunningforseveralmonthssinceitslaunchonJuly16,2017.Customersareencouragedtoborrowuptotwobooks,fromallbooksavailableinthisstore,forfreeviaanapp,pay99yuanonlineasthedepositandreturnthebookswithin10days.
Asurveyof601appusersconductedbythecompanyinlateJulyfoundthatmorethan90percentofthereaderssaidtheymaywanttokeepsomeoftheborrowedbookspermanently,buttheydon'twanttovisitthestoreagaintocompletethepurchase.Whenanotherninestoresjoinedthebook-sharingprograminAugust,theabilitytopurchasetheborrowedbookswasmadeavailableontheapp.
ZhaoShiping,amanageroftheSanxiaokoustore,saidthatthedailycustomerflowinthefirstweekofthebook-sharingprogramwasabout7,000whilethefigureforthesameperiodlastyearwas5,000to6,000.So,book-sharingwillreducebarriersforbookpurchasingandincreasecustomerflow,whichwillincreasethebusinessvalueofthebookstore,itsbrandvalueandincreaseitsvalueasapartnerforcompaniesoutsidethebooksalessector.
Inadditiontobookstores,bankshavealsojoinedthetrendofbook-sharing.TwobranchesofChinaEverbrightBankintroducedbookloanserviceattheendofthisJuly.Theserviceisfreeforsevendaysand0.1yuanischargedafterthatand0.5yuanafter21days.Readerscanreturnborrowedbookstoanybranchofthebank.
Thisbook-sharingproject,acooperationbetweenEverbrightBankandanappcalledYoushugongdu,whichtranslatesas"let'sreadbookstogether",willbeexpandedtootheroutletstoturneachoutletintoasmallcommunitylibrarywith1,000to2,000books.
9.What’sthetextmainlyabout?
A.Banksbeginstosellbooks
B.Peopletendtosharebooksonline
C.Abook-sharingprogramhasbeenrunning
D.Bookstoresandbanksjoinbook-sharingeconomy
10.Whichgroupisbenefitofbooks-sharingaccordingtoParagraph3?
①Increasingthecustomerflow
②Bringingconveniencetothebookstores
③Reducingthebarriersforbookpurchasing
④Increasingthebrandvalueofthebookstores
A.①②③B.①②④
C.①③④D.②③④
11.HowmuchshouldyoupayforborrowingabookfromtheChinaEverbrightBankfortwoweeks?
A.¥0.1B.¥0.7
C.¥1.4D.¥7
12.Wheredoesthetextmostprobablycomefrom?
A.AnewspaperB.Asciencefiction
C.AtechnologyguideD.Ateachingresearchpaper
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BikesharinghavebecomepopularwordsincitiesfromCapeTowntoShanghaitoMelbourne.Planners,politiciansandmediakeepshowingofftheirbenefits:
reducingpollution,congestion,travelcostsandoildependence,whileimprovingpublichealth.Bikesharingalsohelpsmakecitiesappearmodern,dynamicandworld-wide—qualitiesmuchsoughtafterbythecreativeclass.
Butwhatmakesforasuccessfulpublicbike-sharingprogram?
Thisisanimportantquestionbecauseinstallingonerequiressignificantpublicandprivateinvestmentandadjustmenttothebuiltenvironment.
Whilemanyprogramshavebeenlaunchedamongmuchpraise,oftentheirpopularityhassoondeclined.Manyendupoperatingatafinanciallossanddependonotherprofitableenterprisestocross-subsidize(交叉补贴)them.Somehaveresultedinthrown-awaybikesbecominganeyesore.
Understandingwhichfactorsenhanceorstoppublicbikesharingiscriticalinhelpingcitiesdecidewhethersuchaprogramisworkable,beforeconsideringwhatdesignandsittingwillworkbest.
Drawingoncurrentknowledge,wediscusstheimportanceofthelocallandscape,climate,cyclinginfrastructure(基础设施)andlanduse.Wealsotouchonotherfactors,suchasthelegalenvironmentandthecharacteristicsofthebike-sharingprogramitself.
Takenaturalenvironmentforexample.Twonaturalenvironmentfactorsareknowntoaffectparticipation:
hillinessandweather.Hillinessdiscouragesbalancedbike-sharinguse,asusersavoidreturningbicyclestostationsonhilltops.Thosestationsend
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