Question

【题目】

Bitwalking is an invention(发明物) by a small company(公司) in London. To make people walk more, this new app(应用程序) on the smartphone is paying its users according to(根据) the number of miles they walk each day.

With this app, walkers can get one “Bitwalking dollar (or BW$)” for about 10，000 steps, or 5 miles (about eight kilometers). One person can get at most three BW$ per day. Now, people can only spend the money in the Bitwalking inapp marketplace or trade it for cash(现金), but the company's heads Nissan Bahar and Franky Imbesi say that over time BW$ will become popular. “Some shoe makers are ready to accept BW$ payments, for example, and a UK bank could work with Bitwalking for an event，” they said.

One idea behind the app is to make people healthier. But the company also have another idea: to improve people's lives. In poor countries, people have to walk a long way to work, or to school, or just to get water. Workers in the countryside get less than one dollar a day. By walking around with the Bitwalking app, they could make three times more.

The company also set up Bitwalking centers in some poor places. At the centers, people will learn how to use the Bitwalking dollars or trade them for cash. Bitwalking is really helping to change(改变) life.

【1】From the passage we know Bitwalking is ________.

A.an invention from a poor countryB.a small company in London

C.an app to make people walk moreD.a new kind of smartphone

【2】In Paragraph 2, the writer uses ________ to show us that BW$ will become more popular.

A.numbersB.rulesC.gamesD.examples

【3】The last paragraph is mainly about ________ Bitwalking centers help poor people change their lives.

A.whyB.whenC.howD.where

【4】According to the passage, which word can BEST describe Bitwalking?

A.Beautiful.B.Helpful.C.Expensive.D.Meaningless.

【5】The best title for this passage might be “________”.

A.Making Money by WalkingB.Making People Exercise More

C.Spending Money on Online ShopsD.Setting up Bitwalking Centers

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

短文主要介绍伦敦一家小公司的发明Bitwalking。这款智能手机上的新应用程序根据用户每天步行的英里数向用户付费，目的是让人们更健康，有助于改变生活。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段To make people walk more, this new app(应用程序) on the smartphone is paying its users according to(根据) the number of miles they walk each day.可知，Bitwalking一款让人们多走路的应用程序。故选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据Some shoe makers are ready to accept BW$ payments, for example, and a UK bank could work with Bitwalking for an event.可知，列举制鞋商和一家英国银行来说明BW$将变得更加流行。故选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据At the centers, people will learn how to use the Bitwalking dollars or trade them for cash.可知，在这些中心，人们将学习如何使用比特行走美元或将其兑换成现金。因此最后一段主要关于怎样帮助穷人改善生活。故选C。

【4】细节理解题。根据最后一句Bitwalking is really helping to change(改变) life.可知，Bitwalking是有帮助的。故选B.

【5】最佳标题题。根据With this app, walkers can get one “Bitwalking dollar (or BW$)” for about 10，000 steps, or 5 miles (about eight kilometers). One person can get at most three BW$ per day.（有了这个应用程序，步行者可以得到一个“比特行走美元（或BW$）”约10000步，或5英里（约8公里）。一个人每天最多能得到三个。）可知，走路能赚钱。故选A。