If you look around the streets of London, you'll see the many methods people use to move around. Whether ifs a way to work, a trip to the shops, or a sightseeing trip, there are people on buses, the underground, cars, motorbikes, bicycles and even roller skates. The roads are already 50 : and now there's a new addition: electric, or "e-scooters".
This traditional children's vehicle has become more welcomed over the years. And now, with a small electric motor, it's become a cheap and easy way of 51 . Scooting around town can be fun and doesn't need much effort, so they're becoming increasingly welcomed in cities around the world. But following some serious accidents caused by an electric scooter in the UK, questions are being asked about their safety and 52 traffic laws should be changed.
Some scooter riders have been seen on pavements; others on the road jumping red traffic lights, adding to traffic jams on the road. In the UK, the law says that riding one on the public highway or pavement is not 53 . Riders now face a £300 punishment and six points on their driving license for doing so. But, still e-scooters can be seen 54 . And now users are calling on rules to be changed.
The UK government is looking at how safely they can be used on the road and is examining the law again. But the official said, "It is an 55 product. We know there is need among people. However, safety must always be the first to consider when talking about their use on public highways in this country."
There are dangers in riding a two-wheeled scooter. Some of them can drive at high speed, over 30mph. They sometimes only have one brake (刹车) and no lights. It seems more work needs to be done to give e-scooters a safe and right space to travel in.
50．A．cleaned B．cleared C．crowded D．covered
51．A．transport B．calculation C．fashion D．business
52．A．when B．whether C．what D．who
53．A．touched B．designed C．programmed D．allowed
54．A．somewhere B．nowhere C．everywhere D．anywhere
55．A．expensive B．old C．active D．ordinary
50．C
51．A
52．B
53．D
54．C
55．D
【解析】
本文讲述了新型的交通工具电动摩托车很受大众欢迎，既便宜又方便，但是存在很多危险，并发行了一些相应的法规来为大家提供一个安全的骑行环境。
50．句意：道路已经很拥挤了。现在又多了一种新的交通工具：电动车或电动摩托车。
cleaned清洁的；cleared清澈的；crowded拥挤的；covered覆盖了的。根据上文“there are people on buses, the underground, cars, motorbikes, bicycles and even roller skates.”可知，路上有这么多交通工具，已经很拥挤了，故选C。
51．句意：现在，有了小电动摩托车，它就变成了一种既便宜又方便的交通方式。
transport交通；calculation计算；fashion时尚；business商业。因为电动车是一种交通工具，故选A。
52．句意：但在英国发生了几起电动踏板车引发的严重事故后，人们就开始质疑他们的安全性，以及交通规则是否应该改变。
when什么时候；whether是否；what什么；who谁。根据“questions are being asked about their safety…traffic laws should be changed”可知，交通事故后，他们开始质疑这种交通工具的安全性以及相关的交通规则，所以是交通规则是否要改变，故选B。
53．句意：在英国，法律规定在公共公路或人行道上骑踏板车是不允许的。
touched感动的；designed有计划的；programmed程序化的；allowed允许的。根据“Some scooter riders have been seen on pavements; others on the road jumping red traffic lights, adding to traffic jams on the road.”一些骑踏板车的人出现在人行道上，其他人在路上闯红灯，增加了路上的交通堵塞。可知，新出的交通规则里不允许踏板车出现在公共公路或人行道上，故选D。
54．句意：但是，仍然可以到处看到电动滑板车。
somewhere某个地方；nowhere无处；everywhere到处；anywhere任何地方。根据上文“Riders now face a £300 punishment and six points on their driving license for doing so.”以及下文“now users are calling on rules to be changed.”可知，新规规定不允许在公共公路或人行道上骑踏板车，否则要面临处罚，人们对此不满意，所以呼吁改变规则，以此推断，仍然可以到处看到踏板车，故选C。
55．句意：这是一种很普通的产品。
expensive昂贵的；old旧的；active活跃的；ordinary普通的。因为全文都在讲这是一种新型的既方便又便宜的交通工具，故排除A、B；根据最后一段对这种工具的描述“a two-wheeled scooter”、“only have one brake (刹车) and no lights”可知，它是一款普通的产品，故选D。
（2017年黑龙江哈尔滨）
Travel to Italy
| Cities | Milan（米兰）
| Venice （威尼斯）
| Florence（佛罗伦萨）
| Rome（罗马）
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| Population in=2010 | 1，307，900 | 270，500 | 369thousand | 2.74million |
| Area | Larger than Florence's | 7.6square kilometers | =104square kilometers | Over 1507square kilometers （City area） |
| Typical feature特征 | The second largest city in Italy | A water city | The birthplace of Rensissance（文艺复兴发源地） | The capital city |
| Climate | Wet | Warm winter and Hot summer | Pleasant climate | Warm and wet in winter while hot and dry in summer |
根据表格所提供的信息选择最佳答案．
23．There are famous Italian cities mentioned in the form．
A．two B．three C．four
24．Milan has a climate according to the form．
A．wet B．hot C．dry
25．According to the form， is the smallest in area．
A．Rome B．Venice C．Milan
26．Florence is well known as ．
A．the largest city in Italy
B．the water city
C．the birthplace of Rensissance
27．Which of the following is TRUE according to the form above？
A．In 2010，the population of Florence was larger than that of Milan．
B．The population of Rome was 2，74，000in 2010．
C．The capital city has an area of less than 1507square kilometers．
