2016年12月英语四级阅读理解习题及答案(三)

　　New Yorkers are gradually getting used to more pedalingpassengers on those blazing blue Citi Bikes. But what about localbike shops? Is Citi Bike rolling up riders at their expense? AtGotham Bikes in Tribeca, a manager who gave his name as “Ben W.”said the shop has seen an increase in its overall sales due to thebike-share program. “It’s getting more people on the road, morepeople learning about the sport and getting involved,” he said. Anemployee at Danny’s Cycles in Gramercy said Citi Bike is a goodoption for people to ease into biking in a city famed for itsvehicular congestion and aggressive drivers. “They can try out abike without committing to buying one,” James Ryan said.

　　Rentals are not a big part of the business at eitherGotham Bikes or Danny’s Cycles. But for Frank’s Bike Shop, a smallbusiness that has been at its current Lower East Side location onGrand St. since 1976, the bike-share program has been bad news.Owner Frank Arroyo said that his rental business has decreased by90 percent since the Citi Bikes were rolled out lastmonth.

　　However, Ben said the bike-share is good for bike sales athis shop. “People have used the bike-share and realized how greatit is to bike in the city, then decide that they want somethingnicer for themselves,” he noted.

　　Christian Farrell of Waterfront Bicycle Shop, on West St.just north of Christopher St., said initially he was concernedabout bike-share, though, he admitted, “I was happy to see peopleon bikes.”

　　Farrell’s early concerns were echoed by Andrew Crooks,owner of NYC Velo, at 64 Second Ave. “It seemed like a great idea,but one that would be difficult to implement,” Crooks said of CitiBike. He said he worried about inexperienced riders’ lack ofawareness of biking rules and backlash from non-cyclists. However,he said, it’s still too early to tell if his business has beenimpacted.

　　While it’s possible bike-share will cause a drop inbusiness in the long run, Crooks allowed that the idea, as a whole,is good for the city.

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　　56题 B

　　题干意思是：对于在纽约逐渐提升的Citi Bikes的使用，作者最为关心的是什么。定位词为CitiBikes，因为是第一题，按顺序原则先定位到第一段第一句。第一句陈述了在纽约CitiBikes的使用渐渐被人们所习惯，是原文的同义改写。按照金三句原则，看定位句的下一句But what about local bikeshops? Is Citi Bike rolling up riders at their expense?作者立马关心起local bike shops，而且问到了CitiBikes是否收费的问题，答案选B。

　　57题 C

　　定位词为大写人名Gotham，题干意思是：自行车共享计划后Gotham的车行发生了什么。题干当中的as aresult of表示因果关系，我们要找到自行车共享计划对gotham的商店带来的一个结果。定位在第一段的第三行， GothamBikes的一个manager说道 “the shop has seen an increase in its overallsales due to the bike-share program。” 定位句中的due to(因为)是原文as a resultof的取反改写，我们要找的是结果，看到dueto前面的部分——商店已经看到在他们的整体销量的一个提升。答案选C选项。

　　58题 B

　　题干意思是：为什么自行车共享计划对于Frank’s BikeShop来说是坏消息的?要找到一个原因。定位词是大写名词Frank’s BikeShop，定位到原文第二段第三行。定位句本身只是陈述事实，看定位词的下一句找原因。F店的店主说道since the CitiBikes were rolled out last month。因为自行车共享计划的推行，his rental businesshas decreased by 90 percent，他的rentalbusiness租借生意下降了百分之九十。答案选B，顾客都被Citi Bikes拉走了，就没人来租自行车了。

　　59题 A

　　题干意思是：为什么Andrew Crooks认为自行车共享计划难以执行?定位到文章第五段。第三句：He saidhe worried about inexperienced riders’ lack of awareness of bikingrules and backlash from non-cyclists。他担心经验不足的骑行者缺乏对骑行规则的意识以及来自非骑行者的反对。他的担心有两点，在答案中找到任何一点就可以，答案选A。经验不足的骑行者会破坏骑行规则。

　　60题 D

　　题干意思是：本地自行车行对自行车共享计划的普遍态度是怎样的?最后一题，定位在最后一段。尽管bike-share可能会导致行业内长期的低迷状态，但是asa whole总体来讲，对应到题干中的general，对整个城市是好的。选正态度的的答案，D。