2024屆江蘇揚州市邗江區(qū)公道中學高考臨考沖刺英語試卷含解析

2024屆江蘇揚州市邗江區(qū)公道中學高考臨考沖刺英語試卷注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號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)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。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．—TheKiwifruitsinthissupermarketare_______salenow,andtheyaresold______thepound.—Really?Howmuchcheaperarethey?A．for;in B．on;by C．for,by D．on,in2．Iwantedtogiveyousomebread,but________wasleft.A．neither B．nothingC．none D．noone3．Alotoffoodaswellassometents_________toYushusincetheearthquakeoccurred.A．hasbeentransported B．havebeentransportedC．isbeingtransported D．a(chǎn)retransported4．—What’sup?Youlookdown.—Ihavepilesofpapers________,butItypesoslowly.A．tobetypedB．typedC．totypeD．beingtyped5．—WhatdoyouthinkofPutin?—Heisanoutstandingleaderwho_______hisreputation.A．looksoutforB．comesupwithC．livesuptoD．looksforwardto6．Yourredcoatlookssogood.Itstoodoutclearly______thesnow.A．a(chǎn)crossB．a(chǎn)gainstC．throughD．over7．Childrenwhoarenotactiveor_____dietishighinfatwillgainweightquickly.A．what B．whoseC．which D．that8．—________yourpurchasesintime,makesuretheexpresscompanyknowsyouraddressexactly.A．Toreceive B．ReceivedC．Receiving D．Havingreceived9．WhenIgottohishouse,Ifoundthatthewalls_____.A．a(chǎn)rebeingpaintedB．a(chǎn)repaintingC．werebeingpaintedD．werepainting10．Ihadhardlyrungthebell________thedoorwasopenedsuddenly,andmysonrushedouttogreetme.A．beforeB．untilC．a(chǎn)sD．since11．Asachild,Iwas_________tokeepquietwhenmyparentswerediscussingsomething,whileparentsnowadaysoftenaskfortheirchildren’sopinions.A．demanded B．hoped C．forbidden D．required12．Jimtoldusallthat_______hesaidsoatthemeetingwasright.A．a(chǎn)ll B．whatC．a(chǎn)llthat D．that13．PeopleexpectShanghaiDisneylandParktoofferbetterservicethan________ofTokyo’s.A．this B．it C．one D．that14．MichelleObamawearsclothesthatanyonecanbuyinamalland________shemayhavealargereffectonconsumersthanordinarymodels.A．furthermore B．otherwise C．nevertheless D．therefore15．Theredsandgolds_____intoeachotherasthesunsank.Whatabeautifulsight!A．bumped B．pressedC．melted D．turned16．Nearlyalleducatorsbelievethatachallengingsituationcanoften______thebestqualitiesofaperson.A．cheerup B．takeoverC．bringout D．putaway17．—Iforgottoregisterforthecourses.I’monedaylateandmostoftheclassesarefull.WhatshallIdo?—________Youcan’tdoanythingaboutthat.A．Takeyourtime. B．Pooryou!C．Sowhat? D．Noway!18．IwishI________herthenewsandthenshewouldn’tbeworriednow.A．don’ttell B．didn’ttellC．haven’ttold D．hadn’ttold19．Mostofthemoneyforthereconstructionofthequake-strickentownhasbeenallocatedbythegovernment,therest______fromthecomingcharityconcerts.A．tobecollected B．havingbeencollectedC．beingcollected D．tohavebeencollected20．The114colorfulclayWarriors____atNo.1pit,______inheightfrom1.8mto2m,haveblackhair,green,whiteorpinkfaces,andblackorbrowneyes.A．unearthed;rangingB．unearthing;rangingC．unearthed;rangedD．a(chǎn)reunearthed;areranging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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）第三部分：閱讀理解第一節(jié)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項。(共20小題；Imadeapromisetomyselfonthewaydowntothevacationbeachcottage.FortwoweeksIwouldtrytobealovinghusbandandfather.Totallyloving.Noifs,andsorbuts.TheideahadcometomeasIlistenedtoatalkonmycarradio.ThespeakerwasquotingaBiblicalpassageabouthusbandsandtheirwives.Thenhewentontosay,“Loveisanactofwill.Apersoncanchoosetolove.”Tomyself,IhadtoadmitthatIhadbeenaselfishhusband.Well,fortwoweeksthatwouldchange.Anditdid.Onarrivingatthebeachcottage,IkissedEvelynmeetingmeatthedoorandsaid,“Thatnewyellowsweaterlooksgreatonyou.”“Oh,Tom,younoticed”,shesaid,surprisedandpleased.Maybealittlepuzzled.Afterthelongdrive,Iwantedtositandread.Evelynsuggestedawalkonthebeach.Istartedtorefuse,butthenIthought,“Evelyn’sbeenaloneherewiththekidsallweekandnowshewantstobealonewithme.”Wewalkedonthebeachwhilethechildrenflewtheirkites.Soitwent.TwoweeksofnotcallingtheWallStreetfirmwhereIamadirector;avisittotheshellmuseumthoughIusuallyhatemuseums.Relaxedandhappy,that’showthewholevacationpassed.Imadeanewpromisetokeeponrememberingtochooselove.Therewasonethingthatwentwrongwithmyexperiment,however.EvelynandIstilllaughaboutittoday.Onthelastnightatourcottage,preparingforbed,Evelynstaredatmewiththesaddestexpression.“What’sthematter?”Iaskedher.“Tom,”shesaidinavoicefilledwithdistress,“Idon’t?”“Whatdoyoumean?”“Well…thatcheckupIhadseveralweeksago…ourdoctor…didhetellyousomethingaboutme?Tom,you’vebeensogoodtome…amIdying?”Ittookamomentforitalltobeunderstood.ThenIburstoutlaughing.“No,honey,”Isaid,wrappingherinmyarms.“You’renotdying;I’mjuststartingtolive.”1、FromthestorywemayinferthatTomdrovetothebeachcottage________.A．withhisfamily B．withEvelyn C．a(chǎn)lone D．withhischildren2、Duringthetwoweeksonthebeach,Tomshowedmorelovetohiswifebecause________.A．hewasdeterminedtobeagoodhusbandB．hehadmadealotofmoneyinhisWallStreetfirmC．shelookedlovelyinhernewclothesD．thedoctorsaidhiswifewasseriouslyill3、Theauthorsays,“Therewasonethingthatwentwrongwithmyexperiment.”Whatdoes“onething”referto?A．Hepraisedhersweater,whichpuzzledher.B．Sheinsistedonvisitingamuseum,whichhehated.C．Heknewsomethingaboutherillnessbutdidn'ttellher.D．Hewassogoodtoherthatshethoughtshemustbedying.4、Bysaying“I’mjuststartingtolive,”Tommeansthat________.A．heisjustbeginningtounderstandtherealmeaningoflifeB．heisjustbeginningtoenjoylifeasalovinghusbandC．helivedanunhappylifebeforeandisnowstartingtochangeD．heisbeginningtofeelregretforwhathedidtohiswifebefore22．（8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)combinationofallthree23．（8分）FortouristsholdingtheBarcelonaCard,theinformationbelowwillbeusefulifyouplantoadmiresomeartworksorarchitecturesthere.SagradaFamiliaOpeninghours:09:00-18:00(October-March);09:00-20:00(April-September)Admission:

11,or11,or10withtheBarcelonaCardTheproject'svastsaleanditsspecialdesignhavemadeitoneofBarcelona'stoptouristattractionsformanyyears.LaPedreraOpeninghours:November-February:09:00-18:30;March-October:09:00-20:00Admission：$9.50.Save20%withtheBarcelonaCard.Itisauniquemodernistbuildingmadeofbricksandcolorfultiles（瓦）.Visitorscanseetheamazing800squaremetersattic（閣樓）with270brickarchesthatgiveyouafeelingthatyouarewalkinginsidetheskeletonofawhale.BarcelonaFCMuseumOpeninghours:6thApril-4thOctober:10:00-20:00;therestoftheyear.10:00-18:30Admission：$8.50forentrytothemuseumand$17foraguidedtour.Whenyoubuyyourticketyouhavetwooptions:aticketforthemuseumtoseethefootballstadiumoraspecialonefor$15whereyougettoseethestadiumandthescenesattheclub.PicassoMuseumOpeninghours:Checkthewebsitefordetailsastheyvarydependingonthetimeoftheyear.Admission：$9formainexhibition-extraforspecialshowings.Save50%withBarcelonaCard.ThemuseumhasarrangedPicasso’spaintingsfromhisearlydaystohisfinalworks.ArrangingthepaintingsinthiswaygivesyouafascinatinginsightintothedevelopmentofPicasso.1、Whatdoweknowthetouristattractionsmentionedinthepassage?A．SagradaFamiliaisthelargestbuildinginBarcelona.B．LaPedreraiswell-knownforitscolorfulmaterial.C．BarcelonaFCMuseummayattractfootballfans.D．PicassoMuseumoffersonlyoneexhibition.2、IfyouvisitthestadiumandtheclubwithatourguideinBarcelonaFCmuseum,youshouldpay_______A．$25.5B．$34C．$42.5D．$323、Whatdotheattractionshaveincommon?A．TheBarcelonaCardisamustforvisitingthem.B．Theyareallfamousfortheirarchitecturalstyles.C．Theiropeninghoursarechangeableindifferentseasons.D．Touristscanhaveadiscountof20%withtheBarcelonaCard.24．（8分）Tiredofeatingatthesameboringrestaurants?Lookingforachange?Herearesomerestaurantsthatofferanoriginalrestaurantexperience.Seeforyourselfwhichonesyoufancy.AnExcitingDinnerLookingforsomethingadventurous?TheArchipelagoinLondonisjustthethingforyou.Oneofthemostpopulardishesinthisrestaurantiscrocodile.Yes,youreaditcorrectly,crocodile.Ifthatisnotdaringenoughforyou,thereareplentyofotherdishesonthemenu.ARestaurantwithaViewWanttoenjoythesightswhileyou’reeating?TrytheTopoftheWorldrestaurant.Atabout211metersaboveLasVegas,dinerscanenjoyaspectacularviewofLasVegasinthisrevolvingrestaurant.However,therealadventurestartsattheendofthemeal.That’swhenthecustomersaretakenfromtheirseatsatgroundleveltotheobservationroomsinelevatorsthattravelataremarkablespeed.ATheatricalExperienceLongingfordinnerwithsomedrama?DinewithmimesatMimeinManchester.Theserviceisunique.Yourwaiterwillcommunicateyourorderinmimeandkeepyouentertainedwithperformancesinbetweencourses.AnUnusualSettingDon’tcareaboutpresentation?You’llbefineattheModernToiletrestaurantinTaiwan.Thethemeofthisrestaurantisthetoilet,andyouwouldbesurprisedhowmanypeoplequeueupfortheexperienceofeatingontoiletseats.1、WhatwouldyouexpectattheTopoftheWorldrestaurant?A．Afreeride.B．Aninterestingmenu.C．Ashowduringthemeal.D．Abird’s-eyeviewofLondon.2、Whichrestaurantrequirescustomerstoorderinanunusualway?A．Archipelago.B．TopoftheWord.C．Mime.D．ModemToilet.3、Whereisthepassagelikelytobetakenfrom?A．Aresearchpaper.B．Anentertainmentmagazine.C．Athrillingnovel.D．Afashionmagazine.25．（10分）TheWorld’sLargestLibrariesBritishLibrary(UnitedKingdom，London)TheBritishLibrarywascreatedbyActofParliamentin1972；previously，thelibraryhadbeenpartoftheBritishMuseum，wherethefamouscircularreadingroomhadaccommodatedresearchersincludingKarlMarx，whoworkedon‘DasKapital’there，aswellasOscarWideandMahatmaGandhi．TheBritishLibraryisnowhousedinanewbuildinginSt．Pancras，London，whereitstreasuresincludetwoGutenbergbibles，theLindisfarneGospelsandoneofLeonardodaVmci’snotebooks．LibraryofCongress(UnitedStates，Washington，D．C．)Foundedin1800withtheprivatecollectionofThomasJefferson，theLibraryofCongressisineffecttheUSA’sNationalLibrary．ItreceivestwocopiesofeverythingpublishedintheUnitedStates．TheLibraryofCongresswagburnedbytheBritishArmyin1812，andseverelydamagedbyfireagainin1851．Thecollectionincludesmanyrarebooks，drawingsandtwoStradivariusviolins．NewYorkPublicLibraryTheNewYorkPublicLibrarydevelopedgraduallyinthenineteenthcenturyfromthemergerandacquisition(收購兼并)ofanumberofpublicandprivatecollections；ithasmanybranchesindifferentdistrictsofNewYorkCity．Itremainsastructurewhichcombinespublicandprivatefinanceandgovernance．TreasuresheldatthelibraryincludeaGutenbergBible．RussianStateLibrary(Moscow)Foundedin1862astheMoscowpubliclibraryandmuseum，thiscollectionbecametheStateLibraryin1925．InconsequenceitreceivescopiesofallRussianpublications，andalsoholdslargecollectionsofmaps，journals，musicscoresandrecordings．ItspossessionsincludetheArchangelGospel，acodexintheSlavoniclanguagedatingfrom1092．1、Whichlibrarymetwithtwobiglossesinhistory?A．BritishLibrary． B．LibraryofCongress．C．NewYorkPublicLibrary． D．RussianStateLibrary．2、WhatcanwefindintheRussianStateLibrary?A．LindisfameGospels． B．Stradivariusviolins．C．AGutenbergBible． D．TheArchangelGospel．3、Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．KarlMarxandOscarWideworkedaslibrariansintheBritishLibrary．B．TheLibraryofCongressreceivestwocopiesofallpublicationsinRussia．C．TheNewYorkPublicLibraryissupportedbystateandpersonaldonation．D．TheRussianStateLibrarypossessesaGutenbergBibleinSlavonic．第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Thereoncewasaplace1allthepeoplewerehappyand2Everyonewasfriendlyandneighborly.Eventhedogsandcats3together.Thenonedayastrangerwasseen4towardthevillage:atall,tallstranger.Asthestranger,whowasagiant,5closerandcloser,thepeopleallranintotheirhousesandwouldn'tcomeout.Thegiant6thevillage.Hewasenormous,toweringovereverything.7thegiant.Thestrangestthing8.Asthechildwalkedtowardthegiant,hegrew9.Soonhewasthesamesizeasthegirl.Asshecamebesidethegiant,she10him.Shestoopeddownandgently11thegiantupinherhands,asking,"What'syourname?"Thegiantwhispered,"MynameisF-E-A-R!Helpme!!Ihaveaterrible12.IguessIlookstrange.WhenImeetpeopletheyareafraidofme.Andwhenpeopleareafraidofme,Isuddenlygrowintoagiantandeverybodyrunsawayfromme.YOUarenotafraidofme,soIstayedsmall.Doyou13it?It'scrazy!Pleasehelpme!""Icantakeyouforawalkthroughourvillage,"thegirlresponded."Iwanteveryonetohearofyourproblem.Whentheyknowthetruth,theywillno14beafraidofyou.Whilewearegoingfromhousetohouseyoucanlookatme15,andthenyouwillstaythesamesizeasyouarenow."But16wego,let'schangeyourname.Whatdoyouwanttobecalled?YOUshouldnotbecalledFEAR,becauseYOUarenotafraid.It'sthepeoplewholookatyou17fearyou.That'swhatcausesyoutogrowintoagiant.""Willyouholdmyhand18?IfIgetscaredI'llshutmyeyes.Oh,andwillyoupleasecallme19."1、A．whichB．forwhichC．whenD．where2、A．satisfyingB．contentC．sadD．miserable3、A．playedB．fightedC．quarreledD．laughed4、A．walkB．walkingC．walkedD．havingwalked5、A．comingB．tocomeC．cameD．havingcome6、A．destroyedB．cameC．pulleddownD．entered7、A．ForthemomentB．AllofasuddenC．InthebalanceD．Inotherwords8、A．towardB．inC．onD．by9、A．occurredtoB．occurringC．happenedD．takeplace10、A．biggerandbiggerB．weakerandweakerC．narrowerandnarrowerD．smallerandsmaller11、A．toweredoverB．wasundertheshadowofC．wasafraidofD．fightedagainst12、A．broughtB．pickedC．setD．put13、A．disasterB．situationC．problemD．catastrophe14、A．receiveB．getC．a(chǎn)ttainD．obtain15、A．moreB．longerC．lengthD．much16、A．forawhileB．inaminuteC．a(chǎn)llthetimeD．thewholeday17、A．untilB．a(chǎn)fterC．beforeD．when18、A．whatB．whichC．whoD．whom19、A．gentlyB．slightlyC．a(chǎn)bruptlyD．delightly20、A．ENEMYB．FOEC．PALD．OPPONENT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個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）ChineseactressFanBingbinghasbeenfinedfortaxevasion,statemediareported.Itisthefirstpublicpronouncementaboutthestar1．shemysteriouslydisappearedfrompublicviewinJune.Accordingtostate-runnewsagencyXinhua,Fanhasbeenorderedtopayalmost$130million,aftershemisreportedhowmuchmoneyshe2．(receive)forcertainfilmprojects,usingso-called"yin-yangcontracts"toconceal3．theauthoritieshertrueremuneration(薪酬)andavoidmillionsofdollarsintaxes.Fanandcompaniesrelatedtoherwereorderedtopayaround$42millioninlatetaxesandfees,alongwithafineof$86million.Becauseshewas4．first-timeoffender,thegovernmentsaidcriminalchargeswouldnotbefiledagainstherifshepaysallthemoneybyanundiscloseddeadline,Xinhuareported.Fan'sdisappearancefrompublicviewsparkedwidespreadspeculation5．shehadbeendetainedbytheauthorities.XinhuasaidshehadbeenunderinvestigationbytaxauthoritiesinJiangsuprovince,but6．didn'tprovideanydetailsonhercurrentwhereabouts.Inaletter7．(post)onsocialmedia,Fan,37,apologizedprofuselyandrepeatedlytothepublicandgovernment."Asapublicfigure,Ishouldhaveabidedbylawsandregulations,andbeenarolemodelintheindustryandsociety,"shesaid."Ishouldn'thavelostself-restraintorbecomelaxinmanagingmycompanies,8．ledtotheviolationoflaws,inthenameofeconomicinterests.""WithoutthefavorablepoliciesoftheCommunistPartyandstate,withouttheloveofthepeople,there9．havebeennoFanBingbing,"sheadded.Hercasewasclearlydesignedasawarningtootherhighprofilecelebrities,withtheStateAdministrationofTaxationsayingithadlaunchedacampaign10．(recover)allbacktaxesintheentertainmentindustry.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Todayisanexcellentdayforsmallimprovements、Itisnoneedtomakeahugechange,justasmallone,somethingyoucanprobablytodorightnow、Ifyoulearnjustonemorenewwordseachday,inthenextyearyouwillincreaseourvocabularybymorethan300words、Smallimprovementscanadduptobigachievements、Considertheworkyoudoeachdayandthinkingabouthowyoucandoitjustalittlebitbetter、Onamarathonrace,eachstepthewinnertakesisjustalittlebitlongandfasterthaneachsteptakenbytheothers、Thatsmalldifferenceaddupinabigway、Dojustalittlebitmoretoday,andtomorrowtoo,buteachdayafterthat、Anyonecanmakejustasmallimprovement,andthatcanmakebigdifference、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）請根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容提示，以“HowtoKeepHealthy”為題，用英文寫一篇短文。注意：①短文須包括所有內(nèi)容提示，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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、A4、C5、C6、B7、B8、A9、C10、A11、D12、A13、D14、D15、C16、C17、B18、D19、A20、A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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、A3、D4、B22、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,twonursesinBeijingwereplacedunderarrestforfivedaysforputtinglocksontwosharedbikes.“Bike-sharingisagreene