英语周报高二牛津综合2023-2024第3544期

英语周报高二牛津综合2023-2024第3544期

Well, parents, surprise! Lots of us are using Twitter and Facebook to find rides, and not just to school. It’s awkward to call a friend and ask for a ride, and half the time they’ll say, “Sorry, my car is full.” But with Twitter, you just tweet (贴子,留言) and look for other people heading the same way.

It may sound risky, but many teens stay within their own social circles to find rides, and don’t branch out beyond friends of friends when asking on Twitter. For me, I only rideshare with people I know, but to some young people, especially those taking longer trips, stranger danger is less of a concern.

The sharing economy got big during the recession（经济衰退）. It allows people to access more goods and services using technology, while also allowing them to share cost. And that technology, for me, is what the car was for my mom, a gateway to more freedom.

According to the researchers at the University of Michigan, 30 years ago, eight in ten American 18-year-olds had a driver’s license. Today it’s six in ten. So it’s not that surprising that on my 16th birthday I wasn’t rushing to get a license. All I wanted was an iPhone. Juliet Schor (Sociology professor at Boston College) knows people my age love being connected and for young people driving means they have to disconnect from their technology, and that’s a negative. So if they could sit in the passenger side and still be connected, that’s going to be a plus.

To me, another plus is ridesharing represents something much bigger than trying to save money. I see it as evidence that people still depend on each other. My generation shares their cars and apartments the way neighbors used to share cups of sugar. For the system to work, some of us still need our own cars. But until I get my own version of the silver Super Beetle, you can find me on Twitter.

1.The writer usually rideshares with _____.

A. anyone heading the same way B. people he knows

C. friends of friends D. strangers of his age

2.Fewer young people choose to ride by themselves because _____.

A. driving means offering free rides to others.

B. getting a driving license becomes more difficult.

C. driving one’s own cars causes a negative impression.

D. driving makes them disconnected from technology.

3.We can conclude from the passage that _____.

A. the writer rideshares just to save money

B. people under 18 are not allowed to drive

C. silver Super Beetle is the writer’s favorite

D. the older generation had to fight for freedom

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Teens use Twitter to thumb rides.

B. Tips on reducing risks in ridesharing.

C. Car is no longer a gateway to freedom.

D. New generation knows how to save money.

英语周报高二牛津综合2023-2024第3544期试题答案

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：科技对年轻人的影响是深远的，现在的年轻人正在使用“推特”、“脸谱”等社交网站寻找一起搭便车的人。他们虽然可以开自己的车，但相比汽车，年轻人更热衷于当代科技，他们宁愿坐在他人的车上玩着最新的手机。

1.For me, I only rideshare with people I know”可知，作者只和认识的人拼车，故选B。

2.for young people driving means they have to disconnect from their technology,”可知，对于年轻人选择科技产品而不是购买汽车，是因为开车会让他们与现代科技相脱离，故选D。

3.But until I get my own version of the silver Super Beetle, you can find me on Twitter.”可知，作者在等待自己喜欢的那款silver Super Beetle，说明作者对silver Super Beetle情有独钟，故选C。

4.Lots of us are using Twitter and Facebook to find rides”和第二段“many teens stay within their own social circles to find rides”可知，许多年轻人现在通过推特或脸谱网站寻找拼车的人，thumb rides指竖起大拇指搭车，故选A。

考点：生活类短文阅读

Seoul

A dangerous new bird flu in South Korea has spread nationwide despite efforts to make on the virus．Authorities have killed 2.8 million household chickens and ducks since the outbreak began，and the flu has also killed dozens of Baikal teal and other migratory birds．As yet，there are no reports of human infections．Scientists are puzzling over where the H5N8 flu，never before seen in a highly pathogenic（病原的）form，originated．

Portland，Oregon

A tiny chub （鲦鱼)has bounced back from near extinction(灭绝) ．The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)says populations of the Oregon chub are healthy enough to remove the 9-cm-long fish from its list of threatened and endangered wildlife．Last week’s announcement marks the first time an endangered fish has recovered enough to be delisted

After the 1940s, the chub populations dropped sharply from habitat damage by pollution and dams．When the fish was listed by FWS in 1993，only nine remained．Predation(捕食)by large-mouth bass and other non-native fishes was the largest threat to the remaining chub．

Since then, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and other groups started 20 new populations of the chub in predator-free ponds Changes to dam management have lowered the threat to remaining habitat．

Mexico City

The axolotl salamander’s only known home in the wild，the Xochimilco canals of Mexico City，has become increasingly polluted，but recent reports of the salamander’s extinction have been overstated．

Two weeks after announcing that months of searching the canals hadn’t turned up any axolotls，scientists in Mexico City have some good news：two of the unique salamanders were spotted on 4 February “There’s been an alarming reduction in population．”says Luis Zambrano, a biologist at the National University of Mexico，“but I can guarantee that is not yet extinct in the wild．”

1.Which section of a magazine does the passage probably come from?

A．Around the World B．Health＆Diet

C．Endangered Species D．Energy＆Environment

2.which of the following titles would most probably fit the bank box?

A．Oregon Chub Swimming off Endangered Species List

B．Oregon Chub Put on the Endangered Species List

C．Pollution and Dam Management Threatening Oregon Chub

D．Predator-free Ponds Set to Be Built for Oregon Chub

3.we can learn from the passage that_________．

A．the population of salamanders is on the rise

B．measures have been taken to preserve Oregon chub

C．the Xochimilco canals are the only home to the salamander

D．scientists are sure about what caused nationwide New Bird F1u

英语周报高二牛津综合2023-2024第3544期试题答案

1.A

2.A

3.B

【解析】

试题分析: 本文是杂志的三幅图片及文字介绍。

1.A 推断题。根据本文三副图片与内容介绍的是新型的禽流感，鲦鱼的现状，蝾螈的研究，可知来自于杂志的世界各地，故选A项。

2.A 推断题。根据第二幅图片的介绍中提到A tiny chub （鲦鱼)has bounced back from near extinction(灭绝)可知选A可以列入濒危物种名单，故选A项。

3.B 细节理解题。根据第二幅图片的介绍中最后一段提到Since then, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and other groups started 20 new populations of the chub in predator-free ponds Changes to dam management have lowered the threat to remaining habitat．俄勒冈州鱼类和野生动物部门和其他组织开始20种鱼类来降低栖息地的威胁，故选B采取措施来保护这种鱼类。

考点：杂志类阅读。

<