2021-2022學(xué)年湖北省孝感市部分重點(diǎn)學(xué)校高三第四次模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷含答案

2021-2022高考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時(shí)請(qǐng)按要求用筆。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書(shū)寫的答案無(wú)效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無(wú)效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Whencaught_____intheexam,hebeggedfortheteacher’spardonandtried______punishment.A．cheating;escapingB．tobecheating;toescapeC．cheating;toescapeD．tobecheating;escaping2．Sopopular_____inhisadoptedhometownthathehasbeennamedhonorarycitizenofBeijing.A．StephonMarburyisB．StephonMarburywillbeC．isStephonMarburyD．willStephonMarburybe3．Duetoaterriblefluthat________on,manystudentsdon’tshowuptoschooltoday.A．goes B．wasgoing C．isgoing D．hasgone4．I’mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers,without______helpIwouldn’tbesoexcellent.A．whom B．their C．which D．whose5．—Whatdidhedoinreturnforfree________andfoodofferedbythekindcouple?—Hehelpedtheirsonwithhislessons.A．conservation B．a(chǎn)dmissionC．a(chǎn)ccommodation D．immigration6．—Ilikeyournewshoes!—Thanks.Ihadtotryonalmostadozenpairs_________Idecidedtogetthem.A．a(chǎn)s B．whenC．a(chǎn)fter D．before7．Takingonlinereadingintoconsideration,wecanchallengetheassumption____readingforpleasurecontinuestodecrease.A．whether B．that C．where D．when8．Asateacher,youhaveto_____yourmethodtosuittheneedsofslowerchildren.A．display B．testC．a(chǎn)djust D．transfer9．Hopefully，thenewmethodwillbeeffective，helpingstudentstogettheircareerplans________.A．a(chǎn)thandB．a(chǎn)twillC．ontrialD．ontrack10．—I'mgoingtoorderchickenandsalad．Whataboutyou?—.I'llhavethesame. A．I'mafraidnot B．It'suptoyou C．Thatsoundsgoodtome． D．Thatdepends11．Thedoctor’streatmenthasworkedmarvels:thepatienthascompletely．A．repeated B．returned C．recovered D．reminded12．_____whattheysayaboutme,I’mgoingtocontinuemywork.A．Intermsof B．RegardlessofC．Insteadof D．Infavorof13．Intheforest,soundisthebestmeansofcommunicationoverdistance________incomparisonwithlight,itwon'tbeblockedbytreeswhentravelling.A．whileB．becauseC．whenD．though14．Scientistshavemanytheoriesabouthowtheuniverseintobeing.A．came B．wascoming C．hadcome D．wouldcome15．Thepresidentstoodbyawindowinsidetheroom,________Ientered,lookingoverthesquare.A．where B．intowhichC．which D．that16．Havingpicturestocolorwillkeepchildren______forhours.A．a(chǎn)mused B．a(chǎn)musingC．a(chǎn)muse D．toamuse17．一WhichT—shirtdoyoulikebest?一．Theyarebothoutoffashionandexpensive．A．None B．Neither C．Any D．Both18．Cellphonesarenowwidelyusedinourdailylives，________________itpossibleforustotalktoanyoneeasily.A．tomake B．madeC．make D．making19．—-Mum,lookatmyshoes.Ineedanewpair.—-.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon'tsayD．Younameit20．Isitheoryou________inchargeofthejobandsupposedtocompleteitpunctually?A．whois B．thatisC．whoare D．whomare第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Persuasionistoconvincesomeonetoagreewithyou,justlikeartwhichalsocallsforspecialtechniquestoaccomplish.AccordingtotheancientGreeks,therearethreebasictoolsofpersuasion:ethos,pathosandlogos.Ethosisaspeaker’swayofconvincingtheaudiencethatheistrustworthy,honestandreliable.Onecommonwayaspeakercandevelopethosisbyexplaininghowmuchexperienceoreducationshehasinthefield.Afterall,you’remorelikelytolistentoadviceabouthowtotakecareofyourteethfromadentistthanafireman.Pathosisaspeaker’swayofconnectingwithanaudience’semotions.Forexample,apoliticianwhoistryingtoconvinceanaudiencetovoteforhimmightsaythathealonecansavethecountryfromaterriblewar.Thesewordsareintendedtofilltheaudiencewithfear,thusmakingthemwanttovoteforhim.Similarly,ananimalcharitymightshowanaudiencepicturesofinjureddogsandcatstomaketheviewerfeelpity,sotheywillbemorelikelytodonatemoney.Logosistheuseoffacts,statisticsorotherevidencetosupportyourargument.Anaudiencewillbelieveyouifyouhaveconvincingdatatobackupyourclaims.Presentingthisevidenceismuchmorepersuasivethansimplysaying“believeme“.Althoughethos,pathosandlogosallhavetheirstrengths,theyareoftenmosteffectivewhenusedtogether.So,thenexttimeyoulistentoaspeech,watchacommercialorlistentoafriendtrytoconvinceyoutolendhimsomemoney,beonthelookoutfortheseancientGreektoolsofpersuasion.1、Whatdopersuasionandarthaveincommon?A．Theybothentertaintheaudience.B．Theybothrequiregreatskilltoachieve.C．Theybothdemandfullattentionfromtheaudience.D．TheywerebothcommontopicsofancientGreekWriters.2、Howisaspeakerabletoshowhisethostotheaudience?A．Byexpressinghissympathywiththeaudience.B．Bytellingtheaudienceabouthispersonalpreference.C．Byusingbeautifullanguagetomakehisstatementsattractive.D．Byshowinghisknowledgeandexperiencerelatedtothetopic.3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthethreeaspectsofpersuasion?A．Ethosisthemostimportantaspectofpersuasion.B．Eachaspecthasadifferenteffectontheaudience.C．Honestyisthekeytomakingyourargumentsbelievable.D．Politicalleadersmostlyusepathostopersuadetheiraudience.4、Anadvertisementforwashingpowderwhichclaimsthat“scientifictestsshowthatourpowderkills95%ofallbacteria”ismainlyusing.A．ethosB．pathosC．logosD．a(chǎn)combinationofallthree22．（8分）Whichconstellation（星座）areyou?Forthosewhobelieveinstars,2017isgoingtobebetterintermsoflove,andmanysignshaveindicatedsignsofpromise.GeminiAh,youaregoingtobeactivein2017.Ifyouarecominginto2017withasignificantother,guesswhat?Youshouldnothaveanyanyproblems.Infact,IthinkIhearweddingbellsinthedistance...Stayawayfrom:Taurus,Pisces,VirgoPositivesigns:Sagittarius,Aries,Aquarius,LibraPiscesYouwillfindyourMr.Rightthisyear.Stayopen-minded.Thetideofloveisstrong.Andforthosealreadywithperfectpartner,great.Thisisyouryeartothoroughlydeepenthebondbetweenthetwoofyou.Infact,donotbesurprisedifanewrelationshipsuddenlyseemstobemovingfasterandyouyoutwotakeonanewlevelofseriousness.Stayawayfrom:Aquarius,Sagittarius,GeminiPositivesigns:Capricorn,Scorpio,CancerTaurusFortunefavorsyouin2017.Youwillfindmuchpeacethroughouttheyear,althoughyouwillalsohavetofaceyourfears.Throughthesetrials,thetruefaceofyourlovedoneswillappear.Also,staystrongifyouarecurrentlywithapartner.Thetwoofyoumighthaveaquarrel.Butlovewillfindawayifitistrulymeanttobe.Stayawayfrom:Aries,Aquarius.LeoPositivesigns:Scorpio,Capricorn,Virgo,PiscesLeoRoarheartily,Leo.2017isgoingtobeablessedyearforyou.Luckcontinuestofindyouinthedatinggametoo,singleLeo.However,sinceLeoisalsofeelingadventurous,thoseinrelationshipareabouttomeetsometension.It’sdecisionsthatmatteralot.Stayawayfrom:Scorpio,Taurus,CancerPositivesigns:Sagittarius,Gemini,Aries1、Whichconstellationmentionedinthetextwillgetmarriedin2017?A．Taurus.B．Pisces.C．Gemini.D．Leo.2、Whatcanbeinferredabouttheconstellationfromthepassage?A．Notallfourstarsinthetextarelikelytofindtruelovein2017.B．2017issuitableforGeminitostrengthenexitingrelationship.C．ThisyearforTaurusistoughintermsofmoney.D．ThecharacterofLeomayleadtotroubleinrelationship.3、Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A．Asciencereport.B．Amagazine.C．Anadvertisement.D．Children’sliterature.23．（8分）Persuasionistoconvincesomeonetoagreewithyou,justlikeartwhichalsocallsforspecialtechniquestoaccomplish.AccordingtotheancientGreeks,therearethreebasictoolsofpersuasion:ethos,pathosandlogos.Ethosisaspeaker’swayofconvincingtheaudiencethatheistrustworthy,honestandreliable.Onecommonwayaspeakercandevelopethosisbyexplaininghowmuchexperienceoreducationhehasinthefield.Afterall,you’remorelikelytolistentoadviceabouthowtotakecareofyourteethfromadentistthanafireman.Pathosisaspeaker’swayofconnectingwithanaudience’semotions.Forexample,apoliticianwhoistryingtoconvinceanaudiencetovoteforhimmightsaythathealonecansavethecountryfromaterriblewar.Thesewordsareintendedtofilltheaudiencewithfear,thusmakingthemwanttovoteforhim.Similarly,ananimalcharitymightshowanaudiencepicturesofinjureddogsandcatstomaketheeviewersfeelpity,sotheywillbemorelikelytodonatemoney.Logosistheuseoffacts,statisticsorotherevidencetosupportyourargument.Anaudiencewillbelieveyouifyouhaveconvincingdatatobackupyourclaims.Presentingthisevidenceismuchmorepersuasivethansimplysaying“believeme”.Althoughethos,pathosandlogosallhavetheirstrengths,theyareoftenmosteffectivewhenusedtogether.So,thenexttimeyoulistentoaspeech,watchacommercialorlistentoafriendtrytoconvinceyoutolendhimsomemoney,beonthelookoutfortheseancientGreektoolsofpersuasion.1、Whatisthepurposeofpersuasion?A．Toadvisesomebodytosupportyou.B．Tohelpsomeonehavespecialskills.C．Toconvincesomebodytorealizehisaim.D．Totalksomeoneintobeinghonest.2、Whatisaspeaker’swayofconvincingtheaudiencetotrusthim?A．Pathos.B．Ethos.C．Logos.D．Education.3、Whatdoapoliticianandananimalcharityhaveincommon?A．Bothpreventthemselvesfrombeinghurt.B．Bothsavepeoplefromterriblewars.C．Bothmaketheaudiencesupportthem.D．Bothpersuadepeopletodonatemoney.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ConvincetheAudience.B．ThreeBasicToolsofPersuasionC．BelieveMe.D．StrengthofPersuasion24．（8分）AwomangraspedherphonetoherheartthewayaministermightholdaBible.Shewasanxioustotakeapictureofabunchofflowersthatsatnot10feetaway,butfirstshehadtogetthroughacrowdofotherspushingtodothesame.ThecauseofthiswasBouquetstoArt,oneofthemostpopularannualeventsatthedeYoungMuseuminSanFrancisco.Forthe34thyear,artistswereaskedtocreateflowerbunchesthatrespondtopiecesofartondisplay,fromancientcarvingstocontemporarysculptures.It’stimetotakeaphototopostonInstagram,buttothepointthatithasbecomeaproblem.Inrecentyears?thedeYoungreceivedmorethanathousandcomplaintsfrompeoplewhofeltthatcellphoneshadruinedtheirexperience.Infact,institutionsoffineartaroundtheworldfacesimilarproblemsasthedesiretotakephotographsbecomesahugedrawformuseumsaswellassomethingthatupsetssomeoftheirvisitors.SothedeYoungrespondedwithakindofcompromise:carvingout“photofree”hoursduringtheexhibition’ssix-dayrun.Onecommoncomplaintintheongoingdebatesovertheeffectofsocialmediaonmuseumcultureisthatpeopleseemtobemissingoutonexperiencesbecausetheyaresobusycollectingevidenceofthem.ArecentstudyinthejournalPsychologicalSciencesuggeststhereissometruthtothis;itfoundthatpeoplewhotookphotosofanexhibitratherthansimplyobservingithadahardertimerememberingwhattheysaw.Buttheissueiscomplicatedfortheprofessionalsrunningmuseums.LindaButler,thedeYoung’sheadofmarketing,communicationsandvisitorexperience,acknowledgesthatnoteveryonewantsamuseumtobe“aphoto-takingplayland.”Yetalotofotherpeopledo,andshethinksthatthedeYoungisinnopositiontojudgethatonemotivationforbuyinga$28ticketismorevalidthananother.“Ifweremovedsocialmediaandphotography,”shesays,“wewouldriskbecominglesspopular.”Ifthisisabattle,signsindicatethatthepro-phonecrowd(親手機(jī)人群)hasalreadywon.1、WhatwerethecrowdeagertodoinParagraph1?A．ToholdaBible. B．Toadmireflowers.C．Totakeaphoto. D．Toseetheexhibition.2、HowdidthedeYoungrespondtothecomplaints?A．Bysettingperiodswithoutphoto-taking.B．Bymakingtheexhibitionfreeofcharge.C．Bycompromisingwithotherinstitutions.D．Bygivingextratimetotakephotosfreely.3、Whatcanweinferabouttheuseofsocialmediainmuseumsaccordingtotherecentstudy?A．Ituncoversthetruth. B．Itaccumulatesevidence.C．Itcausescomplaints. D．Itplaysanegativerole.4、WhichofthefollowingmayLindaButlersupport?A．Cateringtovisitors. B．Reducingadmissionprices.C．Reservingjudgementinpublic. D．Banningsocialmediaandphotography.25．（10分）RockJunketisTheOriginalRocknRollWalkingTourofNewYorkCity.RockJunketfounderBobbyPinnisanauthor,formerrockradiopersonality,rockhistorianandhe’sspent17yearsasamusicexecutive(總監(jiān)).Readthereviews,bookthebestandforgettherest!Checkavailabilityandbuyticketsonline:EastVillageRockTour-#1seller-MondaythruSaturdayGreenwichVillageRockTour-SundayUnionSquareRockTour-TuesdayandThursdayBeatlesTourCustomized(定制的)ToursAdvancepurchaserequiredasToursselloutquicklyPurchasebyphoneat(212)209-3370GroupandPrivateToursAvailable—fordetailsclickhereorcall(646)515-7874RockJunketWalkingToursarenotonlytheperfectwaytodigdeepintoNewYork’srockscenebutalsolearnaboutart,fashion,rockn’rollclothingstoresandgreatlocalbarsandrestaurants.TheEastVillageRockTourisverypopularaswedemonstratehowtheneighborhoodwentfrompoortobeingthebirthplaceofpunkrock.OnTheGreenwichVillageRockTourwe’lllookattheinfluenceBobDylanhadontheVillageplussitesaboutJimiHendrixandTheAnimals.WecoverlotsofclubsalsoincludingCafeWha,BitterEnd,andothers.TheUnionSquareRockTourdetailstheimmoralbehaviorofMax’sKansasCity,WebsterHall,AndyWarholandhis2ndand3rdFactory,afamousClashalbumcoverandmuchmore.TheBeatlesTourtakesusthroughMidtownandUptownasweexplorethesitesthatgavebirthtoBeatlemania(披頭士狂熱).OurCustomizedRockTourshavebeenbookedandlovedbyschools,universities,writers,museumcurators(館長(zhǎng))andmanyothers.1、FromthepassageweknowRockJunketis.A．a(chǎn)travelagency B．a(chǎn)famousmuseumC．a(chǎn)websiteformusiclovers D．a(chǎn)surveycompany2、IfyouwanttojoinintheRockJunket’sactivities,youmust.A．haveagiftformusic B．readonlinereviewsC．buyaticketinadvance D．wearrockn’rollclothes3、Whichofthefollowingismostpopularamongstudentgroups?A．TheEastVillageRockTour. B．GreenwichVillageRockTour.C．UnionSquareRockTour. D．CustomizedRockTours.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Thiswasmygrandmother'sfirstChristmaswithoutgrandfather,andbeforehepassedawaywehadpromisedgrandfatherthatwewouldmakethisherbestChristmasever.WhenmyparentsandI1atherhouse,wefoundshehadwaitedupallnightforus.Thehousedidseemalittle2withoutgrandfather.GrandfatherhadalwayssaidthattheChristmas3wasthemostimportantdecorationofall.Soweimmediatelysettoworkonthebeautifulartificialtreethatwasstoredingrandfather'scloset(壁櫥).Throughourefforts,wefinallysteppedbackto4ourhandiwork.Itlookedbeautiful.5somethingwasmissing."Where'syourstar?"Iasked.Thestarwasmygrandmother'sfavoritepartofthetree."Why,it6beheresomewhere,"shesaid,startingtosortthroughtheboxesagain."Yourgrandfatheralways7everythingsocarefullywhenhetookthetreedown."Asweemptiedtheboxesand8nostar,mygrandmother'seyesfilledwithtears.GrandfatherhadgivenittograndmothersomefiftyyearsagoontheirfirstChristmastogether.Itbroughtthemgreathappiness.Now,onherfirstChristmaswithouthim,thestarwas9,too."Don'tworry,Grandmother,"I10her."We'llfinditforyou."MymotherandIformedasearch11"Let'sstartinontheclosetwheretheornaments(裝飾品)were,"Mothersaid."Maybethestarjustfelloutofthebox."Thatsounded12,soIbegantosearchthecloset.IthoughtItriedevery13,butnostar.Icouldseegrandmotherwas14,althoughshetriednottoshowit."What'sinthiswrappedbox?"Mothersuddenlycalledout."Itwasatthebottomoffather'scloset."Grandmothertooktheboxin15andopenedit.Herface16whensheunfoldedthepaperandpulledoutagoldenstar.Therewasa(n)17attached.Don'tbeangrywithme,dear.Ibrokeyourstarwhilepackingthedecorations,andIcouldn't18totellyou.Thoughtitwastimeforanewone.Ihopeitbringsyouasmuch19asthefirstone.MerryChristmas!Love,BryantSograndmother'streehadastarafterall,astarthatexpressedtheireverlastingloveforoneanother.AndweweregladwewereabletomakethisChristmas20forher.1、A．a(chǎn)rrived B．looked C．stayed D．worked2、A．noisy B．empty C．safe D．clean3、A．flower B．bell C．stocking D．tree4、A．a(chǎn)dmire B．repair C．paint D．design5、A．Or B．So C．But D．And6、A．might B．must C．need D．will7、A．packed B．decided C．covered D．searched8、A．made B．left C．found D．felt9、A．gone B．hidden C．broken D．forgotten10、A．warned B．persuaded C．reminded D．comforted11、A．game B．class C．company D．party12、A．challenging B．reasonable C．pleasant D．difficult13、A．suggestion B．direction C．possibility D．method14、A．a(chǎn)shamed B．a(chǎn)nnoyed C．disappointed D．frightened15、A．fear B．relief C．a(chǎn)nger D．surprise16、A．cleared B．brightened C．darkened D．tightened17、A．a(chǎn)rticle B．note C．receipt D．poem18、A．bear B．a(chǎn)fford C．wait D．a(chǎn)gree19、A．peace B．change C．luck D．joy20、A．special B．funny C．relaxing D．favorite第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Almosteveryoneintheworldhasfriends.Friendsarefoundanywhere,atanytime.Someofourfriendscanbesimilartous,andsomeofthemcanhavemany1．(distinct)insomeways.Regardlessoftheirsimilaritiesordifferences,2．makesgreatdifferencetohavefriends.Havingfriendswhoaresimilartouscanbe3．(benefit),becausewecanenjoythingstogether,suchasgoingtoclubs4．tothemovies.Inaddition,wecanshareouropinionswithourfriends.5．,havingfriendswhoaredifferentfromuswouldalsohavesomeadvantages.Theyareabletointroduceustonewanddifferentthings;therefore,we’reprovided6．(expect)experiencesinlife.Furthermore,theycouldprovideus7．a(chǎn)differentviewonacertainmatter.Asforme,Iprefertochoosefriendssimilarto8．(I).Ifeelthatfriendshipbetweenuswillbesmootherand9．(enjoy).However,Ineverrefuseafriendship10．(offer)byafriendwhoisdifferentfromme.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均限一詞。2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Weallhaveastrongdesiretosucceed、Forsomethedesireisgreatthanthatoftheaveragepeople、Inafact,everyonewantstosuccessfulbuteveryfewarewillingtopaythepriceofhardwork、Successisanattitudeandhasnorealsecrets、Itallstartwithyourbeliefsystem、Yourbeliefsystemstartswithwhatyoufeelaboutyourself、Youmustfirstbelieveinyourself、Onyourjourneytosucceed,youwillfindthattherearenoshortcuts、Youwillneverbeabletocompletelymastereverydetailofyourlife、Attempttodosowillonlyleadtodisappointment、Beside,it’snecessaryforyoutohavecleargoals、You’dbetterputdownyourgoalsonpaperwhichtheyarevisiblesothattheycanhelptomonitoryourprogresses、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，你的美國(guó)筆友Jack正在你市某中學(xué)作交換生。得知他們學(xué)校定期組織“英語(yǔ)角”活動(dòng)，你有意參加。請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)給他寫一封電子郵件，詢問(wèn)有關(guān)情況。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右（開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出，但不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)）；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearJack,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、C3、C4、D5、C6、D7、B8、C9、D10、C11、C12、B13、B14、A15、C16、A17、B18、D19、C20、C第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、Aboutthreedecadesago,Chinawasknownasthe“BicycleKingdom”.Butthetwo-wheelwayoftransport'spopularitybegantofade,withmanybikessoonreplacedbytheirfuel-poweredcompetitors.ButrecentmonthshaveseenarevivalofthebikeacrossChina,withanincreasingnumberofpeoplechoosingtocycleinsteadofdrivingtoschools,toworkplacesortodosightseeing.Theintroductionofbike-sharingsystemshasbroughtthetrendtoanewlevel.Peoplecanunlockthesharedbikesbysimplyusingtheirsmartphones.ThebikesareequippedwithGPSandcanbeleftanywhereinpublicforthenextuser.They'repopularamongmanyChinesepeopleastheyprovideaneffectivesolutiontothe“l(fā)astmileproblem”，whichreferstothefinallegofaperson'sjourney.However,thesystemshavealsoledtoproblemssuchasillegalparking,damageandtheft.Lastmonth,twonursesinBeijingwereplacedunde