New bike-on-demand services give a new dimension to urban sharing economy. In the 1980s, a bicycle, a radio and a sewing machine were considered as the top three _______ for Chinese couples. At the time, China was the “Kingdom of Bicycles”—bikes were key to people’s daily transportation. Now, the country _______ the world’s largest automobile market. Yet, ambitious entrepreneurs keep attempting to _______ lost glory to bikes. Their strategy, however, is changing.
GPS-enabled and painted in _______ orange, at least 100, 000 Mobikes are in service in Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Chengdu. And with its signature yellow bikes, of now connects’ about 227, 000 bicycles in 21 cities. Newcomers like Hello-bike and Ubike are catching up.
Unlike traditional public bikes that have to be borrowed at and returned to a bike stand after a journey, sharing bikes save people from such troubles. Using an intelligent lock with _______ functions to help users locate and borrow bikes, these smart bicycles can be parked in any public area _______ by a local government. Normally, they can be unlocked in seconds by simply scanning the _______ QR code on each bike. Suitable for both enthusiastic cyclists and daily short-distance commuters, the round-the- clock, hourly-charging service is obviously a (an) _______.
But bike-sharing platforms face grave (严峻的) maintenance and management challenges. Damage to and losses of bikes, along with improper parking, are often reported-despite their owner’ _______ calls for proper, considerate use. Regular disappearance and damage reports have not just __________ extra financial burdens of the bike- sharing companies, but also raised the costs of offering such a service __________ decent customers. Parking in unauthorized areas __________ a challenge to urban management, too.
That some 200 sharing bicycles were impounded (扣留) last month by the urban management authorities in Chengdu for “illegally occupying public space”, however, is not a kind of rule needed. Rather, what local government should do is to adapt to the rising trend of bike sharing, and __________ rules keeping the local conditions and people’s convenience in mind.
Bike sharing services should be welcomed by cities aspiring to promote green transport and reduce vehicle emissions and congestion. The GPS system installed on these bikes can help the service apps easily __________ the unruly (不守规矩的)users, who are less likely to repeat their mistakes if given an official warning by the urban management authorities.
The service apps do have other options besides issuing penalties. Keeping a record of customers using shared bikes and adding it to their credit record would be a(an) __________ attempt, so would recruiting volunteers to supervise and report improper use.
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【小题2】A.recognizes | B.boasts | C.prides | D.settles |
【小题3】A.withdraw | B.recreate | C.reserve | D.restore |
【小题4】A.precise | B.horrific | C.compulsory | D.distinctive |
【小题5】A.posing | B.searching | C.coding | D.positioning |
【小题6】A.approved | B.issued | C.launched | D.motivated |
【小题7】A.special | B.exclusive | C.neutral | D.simplified |
【小题8】A.score | B.praise | C.applause | D.bonus |
【小题9】A.former | B.solid | C.repeated | D.scarce |
【小题10】A.suppressed | B.enforced | C.imposed | D.carried |
【小题11】A.at the expense of | B.with the help of | C.in consideration of | D.at the mercy of |
【小题12】A.grants | B.gathers | C.plunges | D.poses |
【小题13】A.devises | B.deletes | C.depresses | D.decorates |
【小题14】A.trap | B.trace | C.transmit | D.transport |
【小题15】A.fruitless | B.manageable | C.deliberate | D.worthy |