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【題目】 If you look around the streets of London, you'll see the many methods people use to move around. Whether ifs a way to work, a trip to the shops, or a sightseeing trip, there are people on buses, the underground, cars, motorbikes, bicycles and even roller skates. The roads are already ______ : and now there's a new addition: electric, or "e-scooters".

This traditional children's vehicle has become more welcomed over the years. And now, with a small electric motor, it's become a cheap and easy way of ______ . Scooting around town can be fun and doesn't need much effort, so they're becoming increasingly welcomed in cities around the world. But following some serious accidents caused by an electric scooter in the UK, questions are being asked about their safety and ______ traffic laws should be changed.

Some scooter riders have been seen on pavements; others on the road jumping red traffic lights, adding to traffic jams on the road. In the UK, the law says that riding one on the public highway or pavement is not ______ . Riders now face a 300 punishment and six points on their driving license for doing so. But, still e-scooters can be seen ______ . And now users are calling on rules to be changed.

The UK government is looking at how safely they can be used on the road and is examining the law again. But the official said, "It is an ______ product. We know there is need among people. However, safety must always be the first to consider when talking about their use on public highways in this country."

There are dangers in riding a two-wheeled scooter. Some of them can drive at high speed, over 30mph. They sometimes only have one brake (剎車) and no lights. It seems more work needs to be done to give e-scooters a safe and right space to travel in.

【1】A.cleanedB.clearedC.crowdedD.covered

【2】A.transportB.calculationC.fashionD.business

【3】A.whenB.whetherC.whatD.who

【4】A.touchedB.designedC.programmedD.allowed

【5】A.somewhereB.nowhereC.everywhereD.anywhere

【6】A.expensiveB.oldC.activeD.ordinary

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【6】D

【解析】

本文講述了新型的交通工具電動摩托車很受大眾歡迎，既便宜又方便，但是存在很多危險，并發(fā)行了一些相應(yīng)的法規(guī)來為大家提供一個安全的騎行環(huán)境。

【1】句意：道路已經(jīng)很擁擠了�，F(xiàn)在又多了一種新的交通工具：電動車或電動摩托車。

cleaned清潔的；cleared清澈的；crowded擁擠的；covered覆蓋了的。根據(jù)上文“there are people on buses, the underground, cars, motorbikes, bicycles and even roller skates.”可知，路上有這么多交通工具，已經(jīng)很擁擠了，故選C。

【2】句意：現(xiàn)在，有了小電動摩托車，它就變成了一種既便宜又方便的交通方式。

transport交通；calculation計算；fashion時尚；business商業(yè)。因為電動車是一種交通工具，故選A。

【3】句意：但在英國發(fā)生了幾起電動踏板車引發(fā)的嚴(yán)重事故后，人們就開始質(zhì)疑他們的安全性，以及交通規(guī)則是否應(yīng)該改變。

when什么時候；whether是否；what什么；who誰。根據(jù)“questions are being asked about their safety…traffic laws should be changed”可知，交通事故后，他們開始質(zhì)疑這種交通工具的安全性以及相關(guān)的交通規(guī)則，所以是交通規(guī)則是否要改變，故選B。

【4】句意：在英國，法律規(guī)定在公共公路或人行道上騎踏板車是不允許的。

touched感動的；designed有計劃的；programmed程序化的；allowed允許的。根據(jù)“Some scooter riders have been seen on pavements; others on the road jumping red traffic lights, adding to traffic jams on the road.”一些騎踏板車的人出現(xiàn)在人行道上，其他人在路上闖紅燈，增加了路上的交通堵塞�？芍�，新出的交通規(guī)則里不允許踏板車出現(xiàn)在公共公路或人行道上，故選D。

【5】句意：但是，仍然可以到處看到電動滑板車。

somewhere某個地方；nowhere無處；everywhere到處；anywhere任何地方。根據(jù)上文“Riders now face a 300 punishment and six points on their driving license for doing so.”以及下文“now users are calling on rules to be changed.”可知，新規(guī)規(guī)定不允許在公共公路或人行道上騎踏板車，否則要面臨處罰，人們對此不滿意，所以呼吁改變規(guī)則，以此推斷，仍然可以到處看到踏板車，故選C。

【6】句意：這是一種很普通的產(chǎn)品。

expensive昂貴的；old舊的；active活躍的；ordinary普通的。因為全文都在講這是一種新型的既方便又便宜的交通工具，故排除A、B；根據(jù)最后一段對這種工具的描述“a two-wheeled scooter”、“only have one brake (剎車) and no lights”可知，它是一款普通的產(chǎn)品，故選D。