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听力文本
An American lawmaker has said cycling is bad for the environment. He also said cyclists should pay a tax to ride their bikes on the roads. Ed Orcutt, a representative from Washington State, sent an e-mail to the owner of a local bike shop to outline his thinking. He wrote: "A cyclist has an increased heart rate and respiration. That means that the act of riding a bike results in greater emissions of carbon dioxide from the rider. Since CO2 is a greenhouse gas, cyclists are actually polluting when they ride." Mr Orcutt said: "You can't just say that there's no pollution as a result of riding a bicycle .You would be giving off more CO2 if you are riding a bike than driving in a car."
Mr Orcutt also believes cyclists should be taxed to use the roads. He said it was unfair that motorists have to pay all of the costs of building and repairing roads. He wrote: "Currently motorists are paying to use their cars on the roads,so if cars pay for the roads they are using, it only makes sense that bicyclists would also be required to pay for the roads they use when they are actually biking on them." Dale Carlson, owner of the Tech Bike Shop said Mr Orcutt's ideas were wrong. He wrote: "People who choose to ride a bicycle instead of driving a car actively reduce congestion." He added: "They save wear and tear on our roads and bridges, and reduce the need for police to patrol our highways."
中文翻译
一名美国议员称骑车有害环境
奥克特先生还认为只有缴纳了税款,他们才能上路
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重点讲解
1.heart rate 心率
例句:His heart rate was 30 beats per minute slower.
他的心率每分钟慢了30次
。2.carbon dioxide 二氧化碳
例句:The two principal combustion products are water vapor and carbon dioxide.
两种主要的燃烧产物是水蒸气和二氧化碳
。3.wear and tear 损耗
例句:The truck shows scarcely any sign of wear and tear.
这辆卡车基本上没有什么磨损.
4.result in 导致
例句:High temperatures also result in high evaporation from the plants.
高温也导致了植物水分的大量蒸发
。听力题目
1.What is Ed Orcutt's job
a) a cyclist
b) a lawmaker
c) an environmentalist
d) a bike shop owner
2.Why did Ed Orcutt write an e-mail?
a) to ask for bicycled to be banned in the city
b) to complain about a dangerous cyclist
c) to ask about the price of a Tour de France bike
d) to summarise his thoughts
3.A cyclist has an increased heart rate and _______.
a) respiration
b) expiration
c) exhalation
d) relaxation
4.What did Ed Orcutt say cyclists do when they ride?
a) dispute
b) commute
c) pollute
d) compute
5.What did Ed Orcutt say cyclists give off when they ride?
a) BO
b) CO2
c) NO2
d) C3PO
6.Who currently has to pay for building roads?
a) car drivers
b) the White House
c) taxpayers
d) cyclists
7.Who is Dale Carlson?
a) mayor of a town
b) a politician
c) a bike shop owner
d) a champion cyclist
8.What did Mr Carlson say cyclists actively reduce?
a) traffic problems
b) the need for bicycles
c) health problems
d) blisters on the feet
9.What did Mr Carlson say cyclists save?
a) damage to bridges and roads
b) petrol
c) thousands of dollars
d) lives
10.What did Mr Carlson say cyclists reduce the need for?
a) cycling shorts
b) 4WD cars
c) highways
d) police patrols
听力答案
1.b
2.d
3.a
4.c
5.b
6.a
7.c
8.a
9.a
10.d