Question

    If you look Chinese and speak Mandarin, you can call for a ride in Vancouver via WeChat, a Chinese app. The drivers normally call back to________the order, says Daniel Merkin, who lives in the Canadian city. “Sometimes they’ll ________ on me when they realize I don’t speak Mandarin,” he says. But he keeps ________, because popular ride-hailing (网约车) services, like Uber(优步) , are not available. The Chinese service is not legal, but it is ________. Mr. Merkin hopes that his ________ will soon expand.

In July the province of British Columbia, which licenses drivers, said it would allow the big ride-hailing services ________. But British Columbia has made their entry ________ by requiring drivers to hold commercial licenses. The government has reason to be ________. In many cities where ride-hailing has __________, traffic jam has worsened and use of public transport has ________.

However, Andrew Curran, head of policy at TransLink, the city’s public-transport system, believes ride-hailing could ________ use of public transport by ferrying people from their houses to a bus or train stop. It could also improve transport for people with ________. Currently, Trans-Link hires taxis to give door-to-door rides to some disabled people. He says the commercial-license rule will  slow down the services’ growth and ________ taxi-drivers, ride-hailing’s fiercest ________.

But the commercial-license requirement could have the ________ effect. Analysts think it will ________ most drivers and reduce the number of drivers ________ to pick up passengers in distant suburbs. ________, they will gather in the center. Some of Uber’s future competitors say they are not ________. A driver, who offers rides in his Mercedes SUV to people who hire him via Wechat, thinks his customers will stay ________. He predicts ride-hailing will just slow their journeys down.

1.A.cancel B.confirm C.place D.accept

2.A.put in B.turn up C.hang up D.pick out

3.A.trying B.shouting C.complaining D.driving

4.A.forbidden B.tolerated C.advocated D.recommended

5.A.wishes B.ideas C.suggestions D.options

6.A.out B.away C.up D.in

7.A.unusual B.difficult C.easy D.particular

8.A.eager B.anxious C.cautious D.negative

9.A.taken off B.put up C.broken down D.laid off

10.A.risen B.doubled C.dropped D.stopped

11.A.lessen B.increase C.lower D.decrease

12.A.disabilities B.luggage C.children D.friends

13.A.protect B.ignore C.investigate D.inquire

14.A.coworkers B.partners C.competitors D.supporters

15.A.similar B.opposite C.positive D.different

16.A.discourage B.encourage C.benefit D.comfort

17.A.acceptable B.accessible C.affordable D.available

18.A.Furthermore B.Instead C.Though D.Otherwise

19.A.excited B.jealous C.amazed D.worried

20.A.reliable B.responsible C.loyal D.delightful

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.A

14.C

15.B

16.A

17.D

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。主要说明了今年7月，为司机发放牌照的不列颠哥伦比亚省表示，将允许大型网约车服务进入该省。但是不列颠哥伦比亚省要求司机持有商业执照，这让他们很难进入。文章说明了人们对叫车服务的看法，以及这项政策将产生的影响。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：住在这座加拿大城市的Daniel Merkin说，司机们通常会打电话确认订单。A. cancel取消；B. confirm确认；C. place放置；D. accept接受。根据下文the order可知打电话是为了确认订单。故选B。

2.考查动词短语辨析。句意：有时他们发现我不会说普通话，就会挂断电话。A. put in提交；B. turn up出现；C. hang up挂断电话；D. pick out选出。根据上文call back to可知发现我不会说普通话，就会挂断电话。故选C。

3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：但他继续尝试，因为像优步(Uber)这样流行的叫车服务无法使用。A. trying尝试；B. shouting呼喊；C. complaining抱怨；D. driving驱使。根据下文popular ride-hailing services, like Uber, are not available.可知因为优步叫车服务无法使用，于是他只能继续尝试。故选A。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：中国的服务是不合法的，但它是被容忍的。A. forbidden禁止；B. tolerated容忍；C. advocated提倡；D. recommended推荐。结合上文The Chinese service is not legal, but it is中but表示转折含义，虽然不合法，但是能够被容忍。故选B。

5.考查名词词义辨析。句意：默金先生希望他的选择将很快扩大。A. wishes希望；B. ideas主意；C. suggestions建议；D. options选择。结合上文because popular ride-hailing services, like Uber, are not available可知叫车服务的选择并不多，因此希望选择得到扩大。故选D。

6.考查介词辨析。句意：今年7月，为司机发放牌照的不列颠哥伦比亚省表示，将允许大型网约车服务进入该省。A. out出去；B. away离开；C. up向上；D. in进入。结合上文said it would allow the big ride-hailing可知不列颠哥伦比亚省表示，将允许大型网约车服务进入该省。故选D。

7.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是不列颠哥伦比亚省要求司机持有商业执照，这让他们很难进入。A. unusual不寻常的；B. difficult困难的；C. easy容易的；D. particular特别的。结合下文by requiring drivers to hold commercial licenses可知不列颠哥伦比亚省要求司机持有商业执照，这对他们来说要进入很困难。故选B。

8.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：政府有理由保持谨慎。A. eager渴望的；B. anxious焦急的；C. cautious谨慎的；D. negative消极的。结合上文政府要求司机有商业执照可知这是很谨慎的做法。故选C。

9.考查动词短语辨析。句意：在许多城市网约车已经开始兴起，交通拥堵状况恶化，公共交通使用量下降。A. taken off兴起；成功；B. put up提供；C. broken down出故障；D. laid off下岗。结合后文描述网约车给交通带来的影响，可推知在许多城市网约车已经开始兴起。故选A。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：在许多已经开始使用网约车的城市，交通拥堵状况恶化，公共交通使用量下降。A. risen上升；B. doubled加倍；C. dropped掉下；下降；D. stopped停止。结合上文traffic jam has worsened可知交通拥堵状况恶化，公共交通使用量下降。故选C。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，该市公共交通系统TransLink的政策主管Andrew Curran认为，叫车服务可以将人们从家里送到公交车站或火车站，从而增加公共交通的使用。A. lessen减少；B. increase增加；C. lower降低；D. decrease减少。根据下文by ferrying people from their houses to a bus or train stop可知叫车服务可以将人们从家里送到公交车站或火车站这些公共交通，从而增加公共交通的使用。故选B。

12.考查名词词义辨析。句意：它还可以改善残疾人的交通。A. disabilities残疾；B. luggage行李；C. children孩子；D. friends朋友。结合下文Currently, Trans-Link hires taxis to give door-to-door rides to some disabled people.可知是改善残疾人的交通。故选A。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他说，这项商业牌照规定将减缓这些服务的增长，并保护出租车司机，这是叫车服务最强劲的竞争对手。A. protect保护；B. ignore忽略；C. investigate调查；D. inquire询问。根据上文commercial-license rule will slow down the services’ growth商业牌照规定将减缓这些服务的增长，是为了保护出租车司机。故选A。

14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他说，这项商业牌照规定将减缓这些服务的增长，并保护出租车司机，这是叫车服务最强劲的竞争对手。A. coworkers合伙人；B. partners伙伴；C. competitors竞争者；D. supporters支持者。结合上文商业牌照保护出租车司机，可知出租车是叫车服务的竞争对手。故选C。

15.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是商业许可证的要求可能会产生相反的效果。A. similar相似的；B. opposite相反的；C. positive积极的；D. different不同的。结合下文reduce the number of drivers可知商业许可证的要求可能会减少司机数量，产生相反的效果。故选B。

16.考查动词词义辨析。句意：分析人士认为，这将打击大多数司机的积极性，并减少在偏远郊区搭载乘客的司机数量。A. discourage阻止；打击；B. encourage鼓励；C. benefit受益；D. comfort安慰。结合下文and reduce the number of drivers可知是在描述这项政策带来的不利影响，故选贬义词，打击司机的积极性。故选A。

17.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：分析人士认为，这将打击大多数司机的积极性，并减少在偏远郊区搭载乘客的司机数量。A. acceptable可接受的；B. accessible可进入的；C. affordable负担得起的；D. available可获得的。结合下文they will gather in the center可知司机都聚集在市中心，因此偏远的郊区乘客可能会打不到车。故选D。

18.考查连词辨析。句意：相反，他们将聚集在中心。A. Furthermore此外；B. Instead反而；相反；C. Though尽管；D. Otherwise否则。根据下文they will gather in the center可知司机都聚集在市中心，是与上文在郊区的相反的情况。故选B。

19.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：优步未来的一些竞争对手表示，他们并不担心。A. excited激动的；B. jealous嫉妒的；C. amazed吃惊的；D. worried担心的。结合下文一位司机的表述可知他们并不担心上诉情况的发生。故选D。

20.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一位司机通过微信为雇佣他的人提供奔驰越野车，他认为他的顾客会忠于用车。A. reliable可靠的；B. responsible负责的；C. loyal忠诚的；D. delightful令人高兴的。司机认为他的顾客会忠于用车，不会受不好的影响。故选C。