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14.Thousands of taxi drivers in Shenyang,Liaoning Province,reportedly blocked (阻碍) streets with their cars on Sunday in protest (抗议) against unlicensed (无执照的) cars using taxi-hiring apps (打车软件) and apps-based car rental (出租) companies providing passenger services,including high-end (高端的) cars.Although the drivers also complained about the withdrawal (退出) of the fuel subsidy (燃油补贴) by the authority (管理部门),their main complaint was to make the authority aware of the loss of business because of the rising number of Internet-based car service companies.
It is not yet clear how Shenyang will deal with the problem and whether it will declare (宣布) the services offered by market leaders such as Didi Dache,a taxi-hiring app provider backed (支持) by Tencent Holdings (腾讯控股),and Kuaidi Dache illegal.But Shanghai has set a rule to ban Didi Zhuanche,or car services offered by Didi Dache from December on.
On Wednesday,news came that Beijing will take measures to stop the illegal"taxi business"of private cars through the newly rising Internet apps,following the footsteps of Shanghai and Nanjing.
Such acts will cause a setback (挫折) to the car-hiring companies and investors.Just last month,Didi Dache got $700million fund (基金) from global investors,including Singapore state investment company Temasek Holdings,Russian investment company DST Global and Tencent.Besides,the market is uncertain that Kuaidi Dache is about to finish its latest round of funding after getting 800million from global investors.
Uncertain regulatory (监管),however,could affect the future of the Internet-based car-hiring services,which have become popular in most of China's big cities.To be fair,these companies'business model is anything but bad.For example,Didi Zhuanche works side by side with car rental companies to provide high-end car service mainly for business people through the Internet and mobile phone apps.
Every link in this business model chain has legal companies and services.Therefore,it is hard to define (下定义) it as illegal and ban it.
32.Why did taxi drivers in Shenyang block the streets with their cars?A
A.Because they wanted to make their main complaints known to the authority.
B.Because they wanted the authority to continue the fuel subsidy.
C.Because they wanted to be taught how to use the taxi-hiring apps.
D.Because they wanted to appeal to passengers not to hire the private cars.
33.The author's attitude to banning internet car-hiring service isC.
A.positive             
B.neutral             
C.negative              
D.unclear
34.We can learn from the passage thatD.
A.Shenyang has already forbidden apps-based car rental companies
B.Shanghai won't ban Didi Zhuanche
C.it is quite easy to picture the apps-based car rental companies illegal
D.some international investment companies have strong faith in the future of apps-based car rental companies
35.Where can the passage probably appear?C
A.In a textbook.
B.In a travel guidebook.
C.In a newspaper.
D.In a poster on the wall.

分析 本文通过某些大城市出租车司机反对出租车雇用打车软件,分析了此现象的一些细节和前景.

解答 ACDC
32.A 推理判断题.根据protest against unlicensed vehicles using taxi-hiring apps (打车软件) and apps-based car rental companies providing passenger services,including high-end cars.可知出租车司机阻塞街道的原因是抗议,他们的目的是想让当局知道他们的不满.故选A.
33.C推理判断题.根据however,could cast a shadow on the future of the Internet-based car-hiring services和To be fair,these companies'business model is anything but bad.可知作者认为这样会给将来的基于网络的汽车租赁服务投下阴影,公司的经营模式是不好的.所以作者对此的观点是反对的.故选B.
34.D 推理判断题.根据It is not yet clear how the Shenyang city government will handle the issue可知A项错误;根据Beijing following the footsteps of Shenyang and Nanjing.可知B错误;根据Didi Dache got $700 million in funding from global investors,including Singapore state investment company Temasek Holdings,Russian investment company DST Global and Tencent.可知D项正确;根据it is hard to define it as illegal and ban it.可知项错误.故选D.
   35.C 根据Thousands of taxi drivers in Shenyang,Liaoning Province,reportedly blocked (阻碍) streets with their cars on Sunday in protest (抗议) against unlicensed (无执照的) cars using taxi-hiring apps (打车软件) and apps-based car rental (出租) companies providing passenger services,including high-end (高端的) cars.On Wednesday,news came that Beijing will take measures to stop the illegal"taxi business"of private cars through the newly rising Internet apps,following the footsteps of Shanghai and Nanjing.可知,文章中出现on Sunday,on Wednesday这样表示时效性强的字眼,可以判断文章来自报纸,故选C

点评 本文是新闻题材,关注此类文章的特征:新闻的主题往往在第一段,最后常常有总结的段落.中间部分是对新闻细节的展开说明.所以在阅读时要关注首段和尾端,把握主旨;解题时要关注中间的细节,根据题干和选项中的关键词或句定位细节,比对选项和文章细节确定答案.

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50.A.hospitalB.heavenC.drugstoreD.doctor
51.A.MyB.YourC.HisD.Her
52.A.walkingB.wanderingC.runningD.standing
53.A.fixedB.widenedC.shinedD.flooded
54.A.gladB.sorryC.sureD.sad
55.A.spiritB.loveC.strengthD.belief

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