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Like all big cities, Paris has a traffic problem: lots of cars, lots of traffic jams and lots of pollution

from exhaust fumes. So in 2007, the city 1_________(begin)a scheme to improve the situation.

Under the Velib scheme(

公共自行车计划

), people can take a bicycle, use it for as long as they

want, and then leave it at the same or another bicycle station. The first half- hour on the bike is free,

2_________ if you don’t return it after 30 minutes, you have to pay. But it's only ?

I a day or

?20 a

year! The bicycles are heavy (25 kg), and they're all grey and have 3_________(basket). There're

20,000

of

them

in

the

city,

and

around

1,450

bicycle

stations .

So

there

are

a

lot

more

Velib

stations than the 298 metro stations!

Paris

isn't

the

first

city

4________(have

)a

scheme

like

this --Not

even

in

France,

where

Lyon

started a “free”

bicycle scheme many years ago. And not everybody thinks it

’

s a great idea. One

Parisian said

,“

These bicycles are only 5________ short journeys. If people want to travel across

the city, they won't use a bicycle -they

’

ll still

use their cars.”

A city spokesman said,

might

6.________(reduce)

air

pollution

levels

in

the

atmosphere.

Traffic,

together

with

factory

fumes,

7_________

(be)

a

big

problem.

Everyone

knows

about

global

warming

and

dramatic

climate changes -we know this is partly because rainforests are 8_________ (gradual)disappearing.

But it's also because there's so much pollution in the world and we can help improve the situation

right

here.

The

bicycles

might

help

people

lead

a

healthier

life,

too.

There

aren’t

any

simple

answers to traffic problems and pollution in cities. But 9_________ we do something now, there'll

be more traffic jams and temperatures will continue to rise, so the problems in our environment

will get even 10_________(bad)

.”

1. What can we learn about the Velib scheme?

A. Its bikes have no baskets.

B. Its bikes are light and colorful.

C. People must return the bike to the same place after using it.

D. It owns more stations than the subway.

2. If you use a Velib for 1 hour, you should pay _____.

A.

?

1

B.

?

30

C.

?

29

D. no money

3. Why do some people disagree with the Velib scheme?

A. The cost is rather high.

B. It’s hard to find a Velib station.

C. It’s not suitable for a long journey.

D. The distance between two Velib stations is long.

4

.What’s the city spokesman’s attitude towards the bicycle scheme?

A. doubtful

B. positive.

C. uncaring.

D. worried.