With 10, 600 bicycles in circulation,Paris city officials are hoping the program will provide people with more environmentally friendly transportation.
It seems both Parisians and tourists are taking advantage of the program.Since its launch a little over two weeks ago,Vélib has already seen almost half a million rentals.And,with the addition of 10,000 more bikes and 700 more stations in the next 12 months,city officials expect at least 200,000 regular users by year end.
Parisian Olivier Bioret has already gone for a spin on one of Vélib’s vehicles and plans to make use of them more often.
“It’s a real pleasure—when,like me,you don’t have space enough in your flat to have your
own bike—to be able to discover.to cross Paris and not have to take the subway,”he said.
As a socialist and longtime green activist,Mayor Bertrand Delanoe regards Vélib as just a part of his plan to reduce car traffic and,thus,lower pollution by 2020.
Apart from its environmental benefits,Vélib is also being praised as a way of collecting money for the city,for all the money from rentals goes to the city government.
Paris is not alone in its attempt to profit from the power of the bicycles.
Across the globe,cities such as Barcelona,which stated its bike-share program in March with 1,500 vehicles and 100 stations,and New York,which launched a five-day trial program last month,are using bicycles as a way to cut back on both traffic and pollution.
However,it remains to be seen whether people’s acceptance of these programs is simply a
passing fashion or whether this movement has the power to take root and transform the face of public transportation around the world.
1.The real purpose of Vélib is________.
A.to help people save money and space
B.to make some money for the city government
C.to provide convenience to both Parisians and tourists
D.to reduce traffic and pollution in the city
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.There will be 700 stations in one year’s time.
B.There will be over 20, 000 bikes in use in a year.
C.In the first two weeks there were nearly a million rentals.
D.There will be 200, 000 regular rentals each day by year end.
3.We can know from the passage that_________.
A.other cities also have such programs
B.Parisians can use the bicycles free of charge
C.Paris sets an example to many other cities
D.Paris is the first city to start such a program
4.As to the future of the program,the author is_________.
A.critical B.optimistic C.uncertain D.negative
As a teacher.I often make it a rule that when we are on a field trip,there will be no talking aswe enter a building.This rule to entering any place,whether it is a cinema,a church,a theatre, or any other place.
Once,in New York City,I took my class to see a(n) near Times Square.When we
arrived at the theatre,there were about twenty other classes outside waiting to get in.The students from the other schools were not and there was pandemonium(乌烟瘴气).I told my students to stay in a line and keep .I told them that we would not carry ourselves like those other . Soon we started to file into the theatre,and it was very disorganized.There was a lady the groups and get them to their seats, students were everywhere and really knew where to go.My class,observing our rule,walked in in two single-file lines. We stood near the door behind everyone else,and we .All of a sudden,the lady who was noticed us and she walked our direction. She asked the students the teacher was for our group, and I raised my .She asked,“Very, very nice to meet you.Come this way.”We were led into the theatre, ,and we were given front-row seats.
Sometimes for others may not seem like it is going to have an effect,especially when you no one around who is taking manners into .However,that is usually the time when such actions will be most appreciated and recognized.
1.A.leads B.applies C.turns D.belongs
2.A.play B.lady C.teacher D.exhibition
3.A.sorted out B.settled down C.turned away D.lined up
4.A.behaving B.listening C.concentrating D.watching
5.A.order B.contact C.watch D.time
6.A.places B.seats C.classes D.teachers
7.A.scold B.dismiss C.attract D.organize
8.A.and B.but C.so D.while
9.A.anyone B.nobody C.everyone D.somebody
10.A.anxiously B.immediately C.quietly D.hurriedly
11.A.passed B.chatted C.rushed D.waited
12.A.in trouble B.on guard C.in charge D.on business
13.A.in B.to C.for D.under
14.A.how B.where C.what D.whether
15.A.voice B.arm C.head D.hand
16.A.finally B.somehow C.first D.instead
17.A.respect B.love C.concern D.support
18.A.receive B.visit C.recognize D.meet
19.A.practice B.effect C.account D.operation
20.A.urgent B.kind C.legal D.firm
一Do you think I should work in that company?
A.Is that so ? B.It depends. C.I don’t think so. D.Why not ?
The voice of China has set up a big stage for young people with a talent for music,_________
some have stood out among them.
A.for which B.from whom C.Where D.when
—The environment of this restaurant is very nice.
—I can’t agree more.M friend_________ the right place.
A.recommends B.recommended C.had recommended D.was recommending
—Have you seen the film Where are we going,Dad?
—Yes,I have.I heard that it was in five days_________ it was made.
A.that B.when C.which D.where