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【题目】 You must have seen it a lot in Chinese cities: people ride electric scooters(电动滑板车）to work or for fun.

Riding electric scooters could seem cool at first sight. The scooter balances by itself with one or two wheels. Some of them also have a handle(手柄). Riders lean forward to make the scooter go faster. It also can stop if the riders shift their weight backwards.

However, starting from the end of August, people can no longer ride electric scooters on public roads. It is in the interests of traffic safety, according to Beijing's traffic authorities. There will be a 10 yuan fine for those who ride scooters on the road. This was followed by Shanghai's decision to get scooters off the road last month.

"The one-wheeled scooters can go as fast as 30km an hour and they don't have brakes(刹车)，" a traffic policeman told Beijing Youth Daily. "The two-wheeled scooters can even go as fast as cars at 60 km an hour. But their brakes cannot compete with those of a car. Scooters are likely to run into cars or buses or hurt people on roads."

But this doesn't mean that scooters are only dangerous on public roads. People who ride them indoors or in their living places should also be careful, according to the Beijing Consumer Association.

There are still no national safety standards for electric scooters and some of them are very dangerous.

The association tested more than 20 electric scooters from different companies and found that most had safety problems.19 scooters couldn't come to a full stop in less than 4 meters. This could be very dangerous.

【1】How can riders stop the scooters while driving them?

A.They use the handle to stop.B.They put more weight forward.

C.They lean backwards.D.They use brakes to stop.

【2】What does the underlined word "those" refer to?

A.Wheels.B.Brakes.C.Scooters.D.Riders.

【3】Which of the following is TRUE about scooters?

A.There can be either one wheel or two on scooters.

B.The one-wheeled scooters can even go faster than cars.

C.The two-wheeled scooters have the same brakes as cars.

D.Scooters are not dangerous if people use them indoors.

【4】What's the result of the association's test?

A.Scooter companies wouldn’t follow the national safety standards.

B.Most companies that make scooters have safety problems.

C.Scooters can't come to a complete stop by themselves.

D.About 95 percent of scooters have the problem of stopping.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

本文介绍了随着人们环保意识的增强和科技的发展，有些人开始选择一种即环保又科技感十足的交通工具——电动滑板车。但是，电动滑板车在给人们带来便利的同时，也存在一些安全隐患。

【1】细节理解题。根据“It also can stop if the riders shift their weight backwards.”可知，骑电动滑板车的人往后仰可以把它刹住。故选C。

【2】推理判断题。根据“The two-wheeled scooters can even go as fast as cars at 60km an hour.”两轮电动滑板车的时速甚至可以达到60公里。以及下文“Scooters are likely to run into cars or buses or hurt people on roads.”滑板车很可能会撞上汽车或公共汽车，或者在路上伤人。可以推知those指代文中的brakes（刹车），此处是指两轮滑板车的刹车无法与汽车的刹车相比（即：两轮滑板车的车速快而刹车又不好），因此才有可能会撞上汽车或公共汽车，或者在路上伤人。故选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据“The scooter balances by itself with one or two wheels.”滑板车用一个或两个轮子来保持平衡。可知，滑板车上可以有一个或两个轮子。因此A正确；根据“The one-wheeled scooters can go as fast as 30km an hour,”单轮滑板车的时速可以达到30公里。不如汽车跑得快。因此B错误；根据“But their brakes cannot compete with those of a car.”但他们的刹车无法与汽车的相比。可知，两轮滑板车的刹车和汽车的不一样。因此C错误；根据“People who ride them indoors or in their living places should also be careful,”在室内或生活场所骑车的人也应该小心。可知，如果人们在室内使用滑板车，也是会有危险的。因此D错误。故选A。

【4】推理判断题。根据“The association tested more than 20 electric scooters from different companies and found that most had safety problems. 19 scooters couldn't come to a full stop in less than 4 meters.”协会测试了来自不同公司的20多辆电动滑板车，发现大多数都存在安全问题。19辆电动滑板车在不到4米的距离内无法完全停下来。可知，测试了20多个电动滑板车，19个有安全问题，19除以20=0.95，即大约95%的电动滑板车有问题。故选D。