Question

【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Americans bought an estimated 18 and a half million bicycles last year. Some bikes never get much riding. 【1】 But a project based in Washington is putting unwanted bikes from the United States to good use in developing countries.

Keith Oberg is the director of Bikes for the World. He said, “Everybody has an old bicycle, and it is usually not ridden. 【2】 ”

Bikes for the World collects bicycles and delivers them at low cost to community programs in developing countries. The bicycle recycling program is one of the largest in the United States. It is a sponsored project of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association.

【3】 Since then it has shipped more than 40,444 bikes to communities in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, says director Keith Oberg.

Bikes for the World partners with nonprofit groups in the United States to collect unwanted bikes. Then it works with nonprofit in the other countries to get the bikes to organizations and individuals that need them the most.

For example, the Bicycle Empowerment Network Namibia uses the bikes to provide transportation for health workers. 【4】 The organization also has bicycle ambulance services to transport the sick.

The Bicycle Empowerment Network also provides training and support to help local organizations and individuals open bike shops of their own. The businesses sell the recycled bikes at low cost and provide repair services. 【5】

A. Mostly they gather dust.

B. However, they are very expensive to buy.

C. It sits there in the garage, or basement or shed, going to waste.

D. Bikes for the World began in 2005.

E. Do you know when Bikes for the world begin?

F. That makes it possible for them to visit more patients each day.

G. Many of the organizations use the money they earn to help pay for other community projects.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】F

【5】G

【解析】

試題分析：一個(gè)發(fā)起自華盛頓的項(xiàng)目就是為了將美國(guó)那些閑置的自行車在發(fā)展中國(guó)家找到一個(gè)好的去處

【1】A 根據(jù)上文提到Americans bought an estimated 18 and a half million bicycles last year. Some bikes never get much riding美國(guó)去年購(gòu)買了185萬輛自行車。有些自行車從沒被怎么騎過，故選A部分情況下，只是放在那里落滿灰塵。

【2】C根據(jù)上文提到He said, “Everybody has an old bicycle, and it is usually not ridden. 每個(gè)人都有一輛自行車，而且，一般很少被使用，故選C它就這樣被放在車庫(kù)里，或者地下室，或者工棚里，逐漸變成廢品

【3】D 根據(jù)下文提到Since then it has shipped more than 40,444 bikes to communities in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, says director Keith Oberg. 執(zhí)行人Keith Oberg說從那時(shí)起，這一項(xiàng)目已經(jīng)通過海運(yùn)輸出了超過4萬輛自行車到非洲，拉美以及加勒比海岸，故選D自行車服務(wù)全世界”開始于2005年

【4】F根據(jù)上文提到For example, the Bicycle Empowerment Network Namibia uses the bikes to provide transportation for health workers. 例如，納米比亞的自行車授權(quán)網(wǎng)使用自行車為醫(yī)護(hù)工作者提供運(yùn)輸服務(wù)，故選F這樣能夠使得醫(yī)護(hù)工作者們每天可以去看望更多的病人；

【5】G根據(jù)上文提到The businesses sell the recycled bikes at low cost and provide repair services. 這一商業(yè)活動(dòng)以低價(jià)售賣這種再循環(huán)利用的自行車，并提供修理服務(wù)，故選G很多這樣的組織用掙來的錢支付社區(qū)的其他計(jì)劃費(fèi)用。

考點(diǎn) ：七選五