Searching for parking spaces has long been a headache for many office workers in many big cities of China, especially for those working in central business districts. Parking near their companies for five days a week could cost them a lot of money. At the same time, even with prices for parking lots in residential areas(居民区) rising, most of their spaces remain idle during workdays. Now a new form of sharing economy has appeared in China—the shared parking space. It has become a huge market in some big cities.
In Qingdao, a coastal(海岸的) city in Shangdong, up to 10,000 personal parking spaces have been turned into shared ones with the help of “Airparking”, an online shared parking platform developed by a network company from Guangzhou.
Through a special app, users can either share or order a parking place. Owners who have idle parking spaces can share some information, including the parking position, license number and time limit(限制) on the platform. With the information, users can easily find the nearest place to park. The average (平均的) parking cost for shared parking is 4 yuan each hour, almost the same as the service cost in traditional parking spaces.
Qingdao is one of the Chinese cities that encourage shared parking. Some other big cites, including Beijing, Shanghai and Hefei, have also begun to try this idea. The Shanghai government, for example, has set up more than 6,500 shared parking spaces to encourage the public to use. Shared parking will be more and more helpful to the drivers.
1.In the first paragraph, the writer points out that________.
A.we should find a good way to use parking spaces in big cities
B.prices of parking spaces are rising quickly in China
C.it’s difficult to find parking space in central business districts
D.many people want to find parking spaces in residential areas during workdays
2.The underlined word idle probably means ________ in Chinese in this passage.
A.无所事事的 B.停顿的 C.闲置的 D.懒惰的
3.If you want to use shared parking in Qingdao, you should________.
A.love the city B.use a special app
C.have an idle parking space D.share your personal information
4.How much should you pay if you use a shared parking space for 5 hours in Qingdao?
A.15 yuan. B.20yuan. C.25yuan. D.30yuan.
5.The purpose of the passage is to tell us that ________.
A.it’s hard to find parking spaces in residential areas during workdays
B.Qingdao has fewer shared parking spaces than Shanghai
C.shared parking will probably become more and more popular
D.shared parking is more expensive than traditional parking service
A truck is running across the Steel Bridge. David Fisher and Anna, his 3-year-old dog, are sitting quietly in the truck. This evening’s work has been ___________. They collected two bags of garbage.
Since three years ago, Fisher has been doing the___________ thing. Every evening after work he drives back home to meet Anna and then to the Willamette River. The thing they want to get is __________ instead of fish.
“Collecting is always good,” Fisher always says with a big smile when he___________ garbage on a beach. At the same time, Anna plays nearby. Sometimes Anna brings Fisher some old cans or bottles, __________ its owner’s high praise.
“I can work with Anna on a beach for many hours at weekends. It’s very __________ !” Fisher says happily.
Fisher thinks small changes can make a big __________. Since he started picking up garbage, he has been more careful to put empty bottles into his pocket, collect the cans that others throw away __________ recycle everything he can.
Fisher has___________ not only himself but also others. Once, a family with two little girls were playing one the beach where Fisher was collecting garbage. After seeing what Fisher was doing, the two girl __________ to help him pick up garbage. Fisher has actually done a lot to protect the environment.
1.A.started B.shown C.left D.finished
2.A.same B.common C.boring D.terrible
3.A.money B.fish C.garbage D.clothes
4.A.gives up B.picks up C.puts up D.sets up
5.A.winning B.remembering C.refusing D.keeping
6.A.tired B.annoying C.relaxing D.sad
7.A.problem B.trouble C.invention D.difference
8.A.but B.and C.however D.so
9.A.hurt B.trained C.bothered D.changed
10.A.stopped B.forgot C.dreamed D.continued
—May I pay the bill through Alipay?
—________. Please scan the QR code on the desk.
A.I’m afraid not B.Of course you can
C.I’d like to D.Never mind
Great changes have taken place in our city in the past ten years. Everything ________comes into sight is so new to me.
A.that B.which C.who D./
—Lily, I wonder________.
—We will go for a picnic tomorrow unless it rains.
A.where will we go for a picnic B.where we will go for a picnic
C.when we will go for a picnic D.when will we go for a picnic
The girl is often heard ________ in the music room. Her voice sounds beautiful.
A.practice singing B.to practice singing
C.practiced singing D.to practice sing