inNewYorkCity.Hesaysthecity'sbanone-bikesisunfairlytargetinglow-paidworker

swhokirgelycome

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fromthecity'sLatinoandAsiancommunities.Hedoesnotaccepttheargument(30

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presentadangertocitizens.However,manyNewYorkersarequicktoblamee-bikeri

I.ListeningComprehension(略)

dersfornotbeing

II.GrammarandVocabulary

safe.

SectionA

ElectricBikeBaninNewYorkHurtsFoodDeliveryWorkers

SectionB

AbanonelectiicbicyclesinNewYorkCityishurtingdeliveryworkerswhodepe

A.overate

ndonthemtoearn

G.presented

aliving.Manyoftheworkersareimmigrants.

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oweredmotorsto

assistridersinmovingthebikeforward.Moste-bikesreachspeedsofabout32kilo

metersanhour,but

somecangomuch(21)(fast).

(22)itislegaltoowne-bikesinNewYorkCity,itisnotlegaltooperateth

em.Officialsthere

considerthedangeroususeofe-bikesonstreetsandsidewalksasreason(23)

theban.Lastyear,

thecityannouncedseveremeasures(24)(mean)toholde-bikeridersandresta

□rantstliatemploy

theridersresponsible.

E-bikeoperatorscannowbefined$500forbreakingtheban.Thepolice(25)_____

___alsoseizethe

bikes.

ManyofNewYork'sdeliveryworkersareChineseimmigrantsintheir50sand60s.

Theirjobrequires

themtoworkquicklyandforlonghours(26)(earn)enoughmoneytoliveon.

DeliveryworkerDeqingLiansaiditisimportanttoperformqualitywork(27)____

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dependsontips.Headdedthatwhendeliveryworkersaretooslow,somepeoplerefuset

opayfbrthefood.

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ecostlydelaysfor

workers.

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le-relatedworkers

B.preciousC.rate

H.interpretI.goers

D.researchersE.impression

J.revealedK.consumer

F.pTCY2U?HowClimateChangeAffectsAirlineFlights

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PeopleThinkMealsTasteBetterIfTheyAreExpensiveheSouthwestthis

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argainmeal,itwillhavefar-reaching

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commercialaircraft,withpotentialeffectsonairline_43—.

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thischangestheir_32_ofhowfoodtastes.

avebeendesigned

ScientistsatCornellUniversityinNewYorkstudiedtheeatinghabitsof139people

fortheclimateinwhichitalldeveloped.Intheaviation（航

enjoyinganItalian

空）industry,airportsandaircraftaredesigned

buffed自助

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all-you-

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can-eatmeal.Customerswereaskedio_34_howgoodthefoodtasted,thequalityof

5_.

therestaurantand

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toleavetheirnames.

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thanthosewhoatethe"cheaper"buffet.Interestinglythosethatpaidforthe$4buffetsa

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commonhottemperatures,whichcanhelpreducetheaircraft'sweightsoastoloweri

perimentalBiology

tsrequiredtakeoff

meetingthisweek.

speed.

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Thereisobviousevidencethatextremeeventssuchasheatwavesandcoastalflood

cinatedtofindthat

ingarehappening

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withgreaterfrequencyandintensitythanjustafewdecadesago.Andifwe_48_to

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thinksthatpeopleenjoyedtheirfoodmoreastheyassociatedcostwithqualityandthat

gasemissionssignificantlyinthenextfewdecades,thefrequencyandintensityof

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theseextremesis

restaurantcanchangehowtastypeoplefindtheirmeals.

projectedtoincreasedramalically.

Ina（n）_40_study,scientistsfromtheuniversityshowedthatpeoplewhoeatindi

The_49_onaviationmaybewidespread.Manyairportsarebuiltnearsealevel,p

mlightingconsume

175lessca/ories（卡路里）thanpeoplewhoeatinbrightlylitareas.uttingthematrisk

ofmorefrequent_50_asoceansrise.Thefrequencyandintensityofviolentairin

III.ReadingComprehensionovementmayincrease

SectionA

insomeregionsduetostrengtheninghigh-altitude（高海拔B.heat

的）wind.StrongerwindswouldforceairlinesB.confusions

andpilotstochangeflightlengthsandroutings,potentiallyincreasingfuel_51_.B.reservations

Manydepartmentsoftheeconomy,includingtheaviationindustry,haveyettoserB.enormously

iously_52_theB.implemented

effectsofclimatechange.Thesooner,thebetter:BothairportconstructionandairenifB.developments

tdesigntakedecades,B.gains

andhave_53—effects.Today'snewestplanesmaywellbeflyingin40or50yearsB.fail

,andtheir_54_areB.effects

beingdesignednow.Theearlierclimateimpactsareunderstoodandappreciated,theB.rolling

moreeffectiveandlessB.efficiency

costlyadaptationcanbe.ThoseadaptationsmayevenincludeinnovativewaystB.avoid

odramaticallyreduceB.different

climate-alteringemissionsacrosstheaviationindustry,whichwouldhelpreducethB.products

eproblemwhilealsoB.respondingto

_55_it.

41.A.scheme

42.A.contributions

43.A.pilots

44.A.historically

45.A.retested

46.A.travels

47.A.disorders

48.A.happen

49.A.taxes

50.A.flooding

51.A.standard

52.A.consider

53.A.greater

54.A.airports

55.A.sneezingat

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C.feedbacksD.consequences

C.costsD.accidents

C.fundamentallyD.domestically

C.prospectedD.reengineered

C.flightsD.communications

C.bansD.restrictions

C.aimD.promise

C.viewpointsD.comments

C.repairingD.transferring

C.distributionD.consumption

C.maximizeD.demonstrate

C.lastingD.direct

C.contractsD.replacements

C.resultinginD.recoveringfrom

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Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassage.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralq

uestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choose

(heone(hatfitsbest

accordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Fluiskillingus.Theusualresponsetotheannualfluisnotenoughtofightagainstth

eriskswecurrently

face,letaloneprepareusforanevendeadlierwidespreadfluthatmostexpertsagree

willcomeinthefuture.

Yes,wehaveanannualvaccine(疫

苗),andeveryonequalifiedshouldgetitwithoutquestion.Thereality,

however,isthatlessthanhalfAmericansgetthefluvaccines.Andthefluvaccines

wehaveareonly60%

effectiveinthebestyearsand10%effectiveintheworstyears.Weurgentlyneeda

muchmoreeffectiveflu

vaccine.

IntheU.Salone,seasonalflucancauseupto36millioninfections,three-qu

artersofamillion

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ctourselves,ourlovedC.noteveryoneisqualifiedforthem

D.manypeoplestillcatchfluaftergettingthem

onesandourcommunities.

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Whynot?Wehaven'tbeenhitbyatrulydestructivewidespreaddiseaseinalongtime

A.Hospitalscannotmeettheneedsofpatientsduringfluoutbreaks.

.Soasindividuals,

GUB.Theleaderscontinuetodragthefeelofthepatientsinfectedwithflu

weletdownourguardasourleadersquietlydefundanddistafftheservicesweneed

C.Individualsaren'talertenoughtotheunderinvestmentinfluprevention.

toprotectus.

D.Fluwillcertainlybecomeaseverewidespreaddiseaseinnearfuture.

Theriskofcontinuedfootdraggingishuge.Inaseverewidespreaddisease,theU.Sh

58.Whatcanbeinfenedfiomthepassage?

ealthcaresystem

A.Scienceiscurrentlynotsodevelopedastokeepussaferfromflu.

couldbedefeatedinjustweeks.Millionsofpeoplewouldbeinfectedbythevirus,

B.Thedeathfromfluismuchhigherthanthatfromotherdiseases.

andwoulddieinthe

C.Thegeneralpublicispartiallyloblamefortheneglectoffluprevention.

weeksandmonthsfollowingtheinitialoutbreak.

D.Developingauniversalfluvaccinewillcostmorethandealingwithflu.

Thecostofpreventingepidemics(流行

59.Theauthorwrotethepassagemainlyto

病)isroughlyatenthofwhatitcoststocopewiththemwhen

A.teachpeoplemoreeffectivewaystofightagainstflu

theyhit.In2012,acallwasissuedfbranannualbillion-dollarU.S.commitmentto

B.callonpeopletolakefluoutbreaksfarmoreseriously

thedevelopmentofa

C.encouragemedicalscientiststodevelopmorefluvaccines

universalfluvaccine.Sixyearslater,thesearchforauniversalvaccineremainedseri

D.urgethegovernmenttopublicizetherisksofwidespreadflu.

^=Jouslyunderfunded.

Thesimplereasonliesinourcollectivesatisfoction.Assoonasheadlinesabout

thefluarcgoing

(B)

hospitalsareemptiedofflupatients,andschoolandworkplaceabsenceratesde

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clines,wegobackto

businessasusual.

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ferfromflu.TheyGetaGlobalBlueTaxFreeForm.IfyoudonothaveaSHOPTAXFREECar

needyourquickanddecisivesupporttosucceed.Youractiontodaymaybeamatted,see“Howtofill

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youandyourlovedones.MakesureyourTaxFreeFormisfilledinbeforearrivingatthepointofdepa

rture.

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LLJA.theyarenotavailableeveryyearRemembernorefundwithout:

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ReceiptsCustoms

attachedvalidation（驗證）

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purposes.

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