(全国版)2020届高考英语一轮复习精练Unit4课下语篇提能练(含解析)新人教版.docVIP

必修一  Unit 4  课下语篇提能练 Ⅰ . 阅读理解 In China, the “kingdom of bicycles ” ， people went everywhere by bicycle.However, now as a result of industrialization, from 1995 to 2005, the number of bikes declined by 35% in Chinese cities, while cars and other motor vehicles doubled.This has left air polluted and roads crowded.In China, pollutant levels have risen alongside urban population growth. To deal with this issue, Chinese cities have invested ( 投资 ) increasingly in public transport systems like bike-sharing.Bike-sharing systems have grown extremely in China in the past decade.The first major models started in European cities Amsterdam and Copenhagen in 1968 and 1995 and offered a service through which city-goers could easily borrow bikes to travel around the city.Since then, bike-sharing systems have grown rapidly. China now has the biggest and largest number of bike-sharin g programs.One of the largest programs is the Hangzhou Public Bicycle Service.The system is straightforward — pick up a bike from any station and you can ride for free in the first hour.Need another hour? Pay 1 Chinese yuan for a second hour.Given its ease and cheapness, its no surprise that an average of 310,000 people use the system every day. However, the adoption of bike-sharing wasnt easy at the beginning.After the 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing struggled in maintaining its bike-sharing programs, as bik e-sharing companies suffered heavy financial ( 财政的 ) losses due to little government support and little demand.Shanghai similarly struggled in 2014, with citizens choosing to take taxis or to buy their own bikes.Then things started to look up.And now more bi ke-sharing programs, like Mobike and Ofo, are developing quickly. Regardless of how bike-sharing systems change in China, its evident that theyve madetheir mark on Chinas transport systems, on the way to making the country return to the  “kingdom of bicycles  ” and hopefully regain clean air. 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了共享单车在中国的发展过程。 1．What