许昌县一高高三第十六次考试 英语试题第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节,满分60分)第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWell, parents, surprise! Lots of us are using Twitter and Facebook to thumb rides, and not just to school. Its awkward to be refused when you call a friend and ask for a ride. But with Twitter, you just look for other people heading the same way. It may sound risky, so many teens stay within their own social circles to find rides, and dont branch out beyond friends when asking on Twitter just like me, but to some young people, especially those taking longer trips, stranger danger is less of a concern.“I think the digital connection of young people is really key, because younger generations grew up sharing things on line, sharing files, photos, music, etc, so theyve been very used to sharing,” said Juliet Schor, a sociology professor at Boston College. The sharing economy got big during the recession (经济衰退), allowing people to access more goods, services using technology and even to share costs. And that technology, for me, is what the car was for my mom, a gateway to more freedom, like what my friend Earl says, “The symbol of freedom isnt the car any more because theres technology out there connecting you to a car.”According to the researchers at the University of Michigan, 30 years ago, eight in ten American 18-year-olds had a drivers license compared to six in ten today. So its not that surprising that on my 16th birthday I wasnt rushing to get a license but an iPhone.“Driving, for young people, does mean they have to disconnect from their technology, and thats a negative. So if they could sit in the passage side and still be connected, thats going to be a plus.” Schor continued. To me, another plus is that ridesharing represents something, 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 American teens like the author, prefer to possess an iPhone as a birthday gift because _.A. it is most fashionable and cool B. they are fond of being connectedC. they are bored with driving cars D. it is much cheaper than a car2. We can learn from the text that _.A. Twitter is a website for teens to make friends and achieve goalsB. ridesharing can be seen as a sign that people still count on each other C. driving cars for teens means a plus and connecting with technology D. having a car and cost-sharing symbolize more freedom for the authors mother 3. Professor Juliet would agree that _. A. young people will sit waiting to be contacted by reading a passage B. sharing economy is bound to be responsible for the recessionC. young people tend to share a car with strangers by means of Twitter D. being connected via technology comes first for young people 4. The best title for the passage is probably _.A. Twitter, an Awesome Website B. Cars or iPhoneC. Teens Use Twitter to Thumb Rides D. Cool Teens on the Go BWords like thanks and please have become pet phrases for Na Yuegang. As one of the volunteers at this years Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum（论坛）， he assists more than 100 international representatives.But Na Yuegang is not alone. More than 600 volunteers from 13 universities in Beijing contribute to the APEC meeting, according to Beijing Daily.Students take advantage of opportunities to put their skills and interests to work at the forum, and in return they gain valuable work experience and connections.Na Yuegang is an international politics major at Beijing Language and Culture University, and hes a language enthusiast. In addition to English, he speaks both Thai and Cantonese. He uses his talents to help determine where delegates are from based on their accents.He even gets to use his language skills to communicate with staffers. Through communicating with delegates, hes developed a deeper understanding of his college major. “Here, I learn the meetings agenda, how the delegates work, and get a feel for the atmosphere of this international event.” he says.This experience has made me more curious about the relationship between China and other nations, he says I want to study these relationships, if possible.” Xu Han, 21, an English major at Beijing University of Technology, is approaching the conference from a different angle. Her job is to introduce delegates to Chinas technological innovations like 3D printing machines produced by technological company Tiertime. She is also in charge of showing off cultural relics and she does it all in English.Once, she did a lot of preparation for the process behind a carved lacquer ware(漆器制品)