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ElectricBikeBaninNewYorkHurtsFoodDeliveryWorkers
AbanonelectricbicyclesinNewYorkCityishurtingdeliveryworkerswhodependonthemtoearnaliving、Manyoftheworkersareimmigrants、
Electricbicycles,or“ebikes,”looklikeregularbicycles,buttheyhaveelectricpoweredmotorstoassistridersinmovingthebikeforward、Mostebikesreachspeedsofabout32kilometersanhour,butsomecangomuch(21)________(fast)、
(22)________itislegaltoownebikesinNewYorkCity,itisnotlegaltooperatethem、Officialsthereconsiderthedangeroususeofebikesonstreetsandsidewalksasreason(23)________theban、Lastyear,thecityannouncedseveremeasures(24)________(mean)toholdebikeridersandrestaurantsthatemploytheridersresponsible、
Ebikeoperatorscannowbefined$500forbreakingtheban、Thepolice(25)________alsoseizethebikes、
ManyofNewYork’sdeliveryworkersareChineseimmigrantsintheir50sand60s、Theirjobrequiresthemtoworkquicklyandforlonghours(26)________(earn)enoughmoneytoliveon、
DeliveryworkerDeqingLiansaiditisimportanttoperformqualitywork(27)________theirjobalsodependsontips、Headdedthatwhendeliveryworkersaretooslow,somepeoplerefusetopayforthefood、Thismakestheworkers’supervisorsangry、
LiqiangLiuisanebikedeliveryworkerandspokespersonfortheNewYorkDeliveryWorkersUnion、Hesays(28)________(catch)breakingthebanandhavingthebikeseizedwouldcausecostlydelaysforworkers、
DoLeeiswiththeBikingPublicProject,(29)________providesassistancetobicyclerelatedworkersinNewYorkCity、Hesaysthecity’sbanonebikesisunfairlytargetinglowpaidworkerswholargelyefromthecity’sLatinoandAsianmunities、Hedoesnotaccepttheargument(30)________ebikespresentadangertocitizens、However,manyNewYorkersarequicktoblameebikeridersfornotbeingsafe、
SectionB
A、overateB、preciousC、rateD、researchersE、impressionF、previous
G、presentedH、interpretI、goersJ、revealedK、consumer
PeopleThinkMealsTasteBetterIfTheyAreExpensive
Itissaidthatthere’snosuchthingasafreelunch,butevenifyoumanagetobagabargainmeal,itwillnottasteasgoodasamoreexpensivemeal,accordingtoscientists、
Anewstudyhasfoundthatrestaurant__31__whopaymorefortheirmealsthinkthefoodistastierthanifitisofferedforasmallerprice、Theexpertsthinkthatpeopletendtoassociatecostwithqualityandthischangestheir__32__ofhowfoodtastes、
ScientistsatCornellUniversityinNewYorkstudiedtheeatinghabitsof139peopleenjoyinganItalianbuffet(自助餐)inarestaurant、Thepriceofthefoodwassetbythe__33__ateither$4or$8fortheallyoucaneatmeal、Customerswereaskedto__34__howgoodthefoodtasted,thequalityoftherestaurantandtoleavetheirnames、
Theexperiment__35__thatthepeoplewhopaid$8forthefoodenjoyedtheirmeal11percentmorethanthosewhoatethe“cheaper”buffet、Interestinglythosethatpaidforthe$4buffetsaidtheyfeltguiltieraboutloadinguptheirplatesandfeltthatthey__36__、However,thescientistssaidthatbothgroupsatearoundthesamequantityoffoodintotal,accordingtothestudy__37__attheExperimentalBiologymeetingthisweek、
BrianWansink,aprofessorof__38__behaviorattheuniversity,said:
“Wewerefascinatedtofindthatpricinghaslittleimpactonhowmuchoneeats,butahugeimpactonhowyou__39__theexperience、”Hethinksthatpeopleenjoyedtheirfoodmoreastheyassociatedcostwithqualityandthatsmallchangestoarestaurantcanchangehowtastypeoplefindtheirmeals、
Ina(n)__40__study,scientistsfromtheuniversityshowedthatpeoplewhoeatindimlightingconsume175lesscalories(卡路里)thanpeoplewhoeatinbrightlylitareas、
III、Readingprehension
HowClimateChangeAffectsAirlineFlights
HotweatherhasforceddozensofmercialflightstobecanceledatairportsintheSouthwestthissummer、Thisflightdisturbing__41__isawarningsign、Climatechangeisprojectedtohavefarreaching__42__includingsealevelrisefloodingcitiesandshiftingweatherpatternscausinglongtermdeclinesinagriculturalproduction、Andthereisevidencethatitisbeginningtoaffectthetakeoffperformanceofmercialaircraft,withpotentialeffectsonairline__43__、
Nationalandglobaltransportationsystemsandtheeconomicactivitytheysupporthavebeendesignedfortheclimateinwhichitalldeveloped、Intheaviation(航空)industry,airportsandaircraftaredesignedfortheweatherconditionsexperienced__44__、Becausetheclimateischanging,evenfundamentalelementslikeairportsandkeyeconomicpartslikeairtransportationmayneedtobe__45__、
Asscientistsfocusedontheimpactsofclimatechangeandextremeweatheronhumansocietyandnaturalecosystemsaroundtheworld,ourresearchhasquantifiedhowextremeheatassociatedwithourwarmingclimatemayaffect__46__aroundtheworld、We’vefoundthatmajorairportsfromNewYorktoDubaitoBangkokwillseemorefrequenttakeoffweight__47__intheingdecadesduetoincreasinglymonhottemperatures,whichcanhelpreducetheaircraft’sweightsoastoloweritsrequiredtakeoffspeed、
Thereisobviousevidencethatextremeeventssuchasheatwavesandcoastalfloodingarehappeningwithgreaterfrequencyandintensitythanjustafewdecadesago、Andifwe__48__toreducegreenhousegasemissionssignificantlyinthenextfewdecades,thefrequencyandintensityoftheseextremesisprojectedtoincreasedramatically、
The__49__onaviationmaybewidespread、Manyairportsarebuiltnearsealevel,puttingthematriskofmorefrequent__50__asoceansrise、Thefrequencyandintensityofviolentairmovementmayincreaseinsomeregionsduetostrengtheninghighaltitude(高海拔得)wind、Strongerwindswouldforceairlinesandpilotstochangeflightlengthsandroutines,potentiallyincreasingfuel__51__、
Manydepartmentsoftheeconomy,includingtheaviationindustry,haveyettoseriously__52__theeffectsofclimatechange、Thesooner,thebetter:
Bothairportconstructionandaircraftdesigntakedecades,andhave__53__effects、Today’snewestplanesmaywellbeflyingin40or50years,andtheir__54__arebeingdesignednow、Theearlierclimateimpactsareunderstoodandappreciated,themoreeffectiveandlesscostlyadaptationcanbe、Thoseadaptationsmayevenincludeinnovativewaystodramaticallyreduceclimatealteringemissionsacrosstheaviationindustry,whichwouldhelpreducetheproblemwhilealso__55__it、
41、A、schemeB、heatC、shiftD、mess
42、A、contributionsB、confusionsC、feedbacksD、consequences
43、A、pilotsB、reservationsC、costsD、accidents
44、A、historicallyB、enormouslyC、fundamentallyD、domestically
45、A、retestedB、implementedC、prospectedD、reengineered
46、A、travelsB、developmentsC、flightsD、munications
47、A、disordersB、gainsC、bansD、restrictions
48、A、happenB、failC、aimD、promise
49、A、taxesB、effectsC、viewpointsD、ments
50、A、floodingB、rottingC、repairingD、transferring
51、A、standardB、efficiencyC、distributionD、consumption
52、A、considerB、avoidC、maximizeD、demonstrate
53、A、greaterB、differentC、lastingD、direct
54、A、airportsB、productsC、contractsD、replacements
55、A、sneezingatB、respondingtoC、resultinginD、recoveringfrom
Directions:
Readthefollowingthreepassage、Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements、ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD、Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread、
(A)
Fluiskillingus、Theusualresponsetotheannualfluisnotenoughtofightagainsttheriskswecurrentlyface,letaloneprepareusforanevendeadlierwidespreadfluthatmostexpertsagreewilleinthefuture、Yes,wehaveanannualvaccine(疫苗),andeveryonequalifiedshouldgetitwithoutquestion、Thereality,however,isthatlessthanhalfAmericansgetthefluvaccines、Andthefluvaccineswehaveareonly60%effectiveinthebestyearsand10%effectiveintheworstyears、Weurgentlyneedamuchmoreeffectivefluvaccine、
IntheU、Salone,seasonalflucancauseupto36millioninfections,threequartersofamillionhospitalizationsand56,000deaths、Wearenotinvestingtheresourcesneededtoprotectourselves,ourlovedonesandourmunities、
Whynot?
Wehaven’tbeenhitbyatrulydestructivewidespreaddiseaseinalongtime、Soasindividuals,weletdownourguardasourleadersquietlydefundanddistafftheservicesweneedtoprotectus、
Theriskofcontinuedfootdraggingishuge、Inaseverewidespreaddisease,theU、Shealthcaresystemcouldbedefeatedinjustweeks、Millionsofpeoplewouldbeinfectedbythevirus,andwoulddieintheweeksandmonthsfollowingtheinitialoutbreak、
Thecostofpreventingepidemics(流行病)isroughlyatenthofwhatitcoststocopewiththemwhentheyhit、In2012,acallwasissuedforanannualbilliondollarU、S、mitmenttothedevelopmentofauniversalfluvaccine、Sixyearslater,thesearchforauniversalvaccineremainedseriouslyunderfunded、
Thesimplereasonliesinourcollectivesatisfaction、Assoonasheadlinesaboutthefluaregoinghospitalsareemptiedofflupatients,andschoolandworkplaceabsenceratesdeclines,wegobacktobusinessasusual、
Leadingscientistsandpublichealthofficialshavethecapabilitytokeepusmuchsaferfromflu、Theyneedyou