福建省莆田市第二十五中學(xué)2025屆高三英語第一學(xué)期期末學(xué)業(yè)水平測試試題注意事項1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Theprofessor_____abouthowtoprotecttheendangeredanimalintheconferenceatthistimetomorrow.A．talkedB．talksC．hasbeentalkingD．willbetalking2．Ipreferaschool______teachershavetoworkasateam,insteadoffightingagainsteachother.A．where B．that C．a(chǎn)s D．when3．－IhearIronManIIIisonrecently.Let’ssetoffforthecinematoappreciateitnow.－________It’sabout10PM.I’msotiredthatImustgotobed.A．Let’sfindsomeoftheaction.B．Howdoyoufindit?C．It’sentirelyuptoyou.D．Youcan’tbeserious.4．Scientistshaveintroducedanewmodelof3Dprinter,______differsfromtheexistingonesincertainaspects.A．a(chǎn)s B．which C．who D．that5．—HowIwishIhadworkedharderwhenIwasinthatcompany.—Ifyouhad,you_________adepartmentmanagernow.A．a(chǎn)re B．wouldbeC．wouldhavebeen D．were6．Theboss_________theemployeesariseinsalaryforages,butnothinghasoccurredyet.A．promisedB．hadpromisedC．wouldpromiseD．promises7．Muchtomy______,myvocabularyhasexpandedagreatdeal.A．delighting B．delighted C．delight8．The88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatre______seatsanaudienceofapproximately3,400.A．where B．whose C．when D．which9．Passionispassionanditdoesn'tmatter________it'sdirected．Exactly，itcanbecoinsorsportsorpolitics．A．why B．howC．whether D．where10．--IhaveheardMr.Morganwillbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.--No,he_______atthattime.A．wasboarding B．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboarding D．isboarding11．—WhyaretheWoodssellingtheirbelongings?—Theytoanothercity.A．hadmoved B．havemoved C．moved D．a(chǎn)removing12．______exactlywhatwaswrongwithhim,thedoctorsgavehimacompleteexamination.A．TodiscoverB．DiscoveringC．DiscoveredD．Havingbeendiscovered13．IhadbeenbetrayedbythosewhoItrustedseveraltimes,______inasuspiciousattitudetowardseverythingandeveryone.A．resulted B．havingresulted C．resulting D．toresult14．HowcouldIlietohershelivedforthetruth，whetheritwasfoundinmusicorpeople?A．unless B．whenC．while D．though15．Wearetoholdthesportsmeetingnextweekend,________theairqualitybecomesbetter.A．which B．whenC．where D．while16．Itissometimessaidthatasocietycanbejudged____thewayitcares____itsweakestmembers.A．on;about B．by;for C．under;with D．with;on17．Morethanonedoctor_____involvedintherescuethattookplaceaftertheearthquake．A．wasB．isC．wereD．a(chǎn)re18．I______forShanghaithisSaturday,soIwanttoknowwhentheearliestplane______.A．leave;takesoffB．a(chǎn)mleaving;takesoffC．leave;istakingoffD．a(chǎn)mleaving;istakingoff19．Theiryoungestgirlisatthestage______shecansayasinglewordbutnotafullsentenceA．when B．whichC．that D．where20．Johnonceworkedinaremotemountainvillageschool,whichis______onlyonfoot.A．a(chǎn)ccessible B．a(chǎn)cceptable C．a(chǎn)vailable D．a(chǎn)ppropriate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）About6yearsago,Iwasonaplanenexttoawoman.Iwastiredandwantedtotakeanap.ButbeforeIcouldgointo“ignorepattern”,shetappedmeontheshouldertointroduceherself.“Hi:mynameisHelga!”WegottotalkingandeventuallyitcameupthatIhadstartedanorganizationinhighschoolcalledR.A．K.E.(RandomActsofKindness,Etc.).AsIdescribedwhatwedid,Helgagotveryseriousandtoldmethatsheadmiredmeforthat.Shetoldmeastoryaboutthelasttimeshehadflown.ShewasonthewaytoArizonabecauseshehadgottensuddennewsthatherdad’shealthwasonthedecline.Laterherfather’sphysiciancalledtoinformherthatherdadhadrathersuddenlypassedaway.Forthe3-hourplaneride,shesatinsilencearoundstrangers.WhenshearrivedattheairportinArizona,shewalkedtothenearestwall,satdown,andcried.AndhereisthepartI’llneverforgetaboutHelga’sstory.For2hoursshesatandweptwhilethousandswalkedtoandfrointheairport.Helgalookedalmeandsaid,“Houston,notasinglepersonstoppedandaskedifIwasokaythatday.”ItwasthatdaythatIrealizedhowmuchweneedeachother.ItwasthatdayIrealizedthatkindnessisn’tnormal.Kindnessisn’tnormal.Thathasstuckwithmealltheseyearsespeciallynow.Iworkinschoolsnationwidespeakingaboutsympathy,kindness,empathy(同理心)andlove.I’mremindedallthetimethat,formanyofus,kindnessisnotusuallyourdefaultsetting.Wespendsomuchtimeworryingaboutourproblems,ourlives,ourinsecurities,gettingtoourflightsowewalkbyorignorepeopleinneedofhelp.So,I’vemadeitmymissiontodomypartinsharingstorieswithstudents,teachers,andparentsaboutourneedforcharacterandsympathy.I’malwaysbeonthelookoutforthelittleopportunitiesthatsurroundmeeverydaytodosomethingnice.1、WhatimpressedtheauthormostaboutHelga’sstory?A．Helga’sanxietyoverherfather’ssuddenillness.B．HelgahadnoonetotalktoonherflightloArizona.C．Helgawasignoredbypeoplearoundherwhenshecried.D．Helgacouldn’tgetoverhersadnessoverherFather’sdeath.2、Whichcanbestexplaintheunderlinedpart“defaultsetting”inparagraph5?A．Usualwayofdoingthings. B．Unexpectedwaytodothings.C．Ignorancetopeoplearound. D．Biggestsurprisetoothers.3、Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor?A．Hestartedmanyclubsinhighschool. B．Heusedtobeaschoolteacher.C．Heteacheskidshowtobehavewell. D．Heisapromoterofagoodcause.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ComfortingPeopleinNeed B．MakingKindnessNormalC．IgnoringUnnecessaryTroubles D．PractisingKindnessonthePlane22．（8分）Iamtryingtomuster(鼓起)thecourageto____mymobilephonetoenjoyamorepeacefulandring-freelife.Canyouimaginenothavingyourmobilephone?Inourhigh-tech,in-a-hurryage,acell-freelifeisahardconcepttoswallow.OurmobilephonescannowaccesstheInternet,andmanypeoplefeeltheneedtoexpresstheireverythoughtontheirblogpages.IfIgaveupmycellphone,peoplewouldthinkIwasmad.IwishIhadthestrengthtotossawaymytechnology.Ihaveanofficephone,ahomephone，ane-mailandifpeoplewanttocontactme,theycan.IfI’mout，peoplecanleaveamessage.Dotheyreallyneedtofindme24/7？However,I’mabitlikeFrodointhemovieLordoftheRings.ThepoweroftheringistoostrongandIcan’tletitgo.Mobilephoneshavebecomenecessarytoolsinourbusylife.Formostpeople,theyholdallcontactsandmanyofusdon’twriteupaddressbooksanymore.Thelatestphonescarryourmusic,pictures,moviesandeverythingelse.Wefeellostwithoutthisdeviceandwhenwedomisplaceit,wefeelcutofffromourfellow.“Wherehaveyoubeen？”saidafriend,whosawmeaweekafterIlostmycellphone,“Itriedcallingyou,butyoudisappeared.YoudisappearedoffthefaceoftheEarth.”See,whenyoudon’thaveamobilephone,youdon’texist.I’mnotreallygoingtotossmymobilephoneaway,infact.Wehumansaresuchsocialanimalsandmobilephonesserveuswell.Soin2009,I’vedecidednottoservemymobilephone.Likeallmachines,Icanalwaysturnitoff.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“tossaway”mean?A．giveawayB．getawayC．breakawayD．throwaway2、writermentionsFrodoto________.A．showitisdifficulttogetridofthemobilephoneB．showhowmuchhelikesFrodoC．suggestacell-freelifeiswhathewantsD．introduceafilmcharactertous3、doweknowaboutmobilephonesinthe4thparagraph?A．Mobilephonescandoanythingforus.B．Mobilephoneshavebecomeveryimportantinourlife.C．Wecouldnotlivewithoutmobilephones.D．Wewouldbecutoffbyourfellowwithoutmobilephones.4、canbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Thewriterisnotreallygoingtotosshismobilephoneaway.B．Whenyoudon’thaveamobilephone，youdon’texist.C．Thewriterdecidesnottoservehismobilephone.D．Wehumanscancontrolourselvesandmachines.23．（8分）Howterribleitwouldbeiftherewasfire!TodayisNovember9.It’stimeforustolearnalotmoreaboutfire,especiallywhattodoifwearecaughtinafire:1.ShoutoutIfyousmellsmokeorseefire,shoutout“Fire”!Shoutasloudlyasyoucan,becausepeoplemaybeasleep.2.Call119Nevertrytoputoutthefireyourself,evenifitisaverysmallone!Gethelpfromyourparentsorcall119.3.KeepdownclosetothefloorIfthereisalotofsmokeinyourroom,keepdownclosetothefloor.4.TestthedoorTestthedoorbeforeyouopenit.Ifthedooriscool,openitcarefully.Ifthedoorishot，donotopenit!Trytofindadifferentwayout.5.GetoutIfyoucan,getoutofyourhomeassoonaspossible.6.Don’tusetheliftNeverusetheliftduringthefire.Itmayalsogowrong.7.Don’tgobackNevergobackintoaburningbuilding!1、Thepassageismainlyabout

.A．howtolookafteryourselfwhenonfireB．whattodowhenyouarecaughtinafireC．whentoleavetheburningplaceD．whytocall119whenitisonfire2、Whenpeopleareasleep,whatwillyoudowhenfirebreaksout?A．Callforhelpasquicklyasyoucan.B．Wakeyourparentsupfast.C．Shoutout

“Fire!”

asloudlyasyoucan.D．Runasfastasyoucan.3、Whenafireisburning,youtestthedoorto

.A．findabetterwayoutB．noticethefireclearlyC．callforamuchquickerhelpD．seeifitisclosed4、Ifyouarecaughtinafire,youshouldnot____________.A．shoutoutB．keepdownclosetothefloorC．call119D．usethelift24．（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)combinationofallthree25．（10分）WelcometoSummerFun4Kids－theUKdirectoryofSummerCampsandCourses.Thelongsummerholidaysareincreasinglyrecognizedasagreatopportunityforyoungpeopletotakepartinorganizedactivities,playschemes（兒童游戲活動計劃）ordaycampseitherwithintheirlocalareaonadailybasisorlivingawayfromhomeatanAmerican-styleresidentialSummerCamp.ThisdirectoryaimstoprovideasummaryofavailableopportunitiesthroughouttheUKaswellasbackgroundinformationandusefullinks.DayCampsDayCampsusuallyrunfromMondaystoFridaysofferavariedprogrammeofsports,adventureorcreativeactivitiesthroughouteachday.Arrivalanddeparturetimesvarybutusuallyinvolveastartingtimebetween9:00－10:00a.m.andacollectiontimebetween4:00－5:00p.m..DayCampsareprovidedforyoungpeoplelivingwithintheimmediatecatchmentareaofthevenue（會場服務(wù)區(qū)）,butsomeofferasupervisedtransportservicefromawidercatchmentarea.Agegroupsfrom3yearsandabove.HolidayPlayschemesPlayschemesareusuallyrunbyvoluntaryorganizationsorlocalauthorities.Playschemesmayberestrictedtospecificactivities（SportsorArts&Crafts）orinvolvearangeofdifferentactivities.Someplayschemesmayinvolveoffsitetrips.Playschemesareprovidedmostlyforyoungpeoplelivingwithintheimmediatecatchmentareaofthevenue.Agegroupsfrom3yearsandabove.Sports/ActivityCoursesSpecialistcoursesinsingleactivitiesorsports.Thesecoursesusuallytake2or3hoursperday,lastinganythingfromasingledaytoaprogressivecourseover4or5consecutive（連續(xù)的）days.Sportscoursesareusuallyledbyqualifiedinstructorsorcoachesandnationalgoverningbodyawardsmaybeachieved,subjecttothelengthofcourse.Sportscoursesareoftenorganizedbylocalauthoritysportscentresorspecialistcenters（RidingSchools,WatersportsCenters,etc）.Agegroupsfrom7yearsandabove.Multi-ActivityProgrammesorcoursesinvolvingacombinationofactivitiesratherthanaspecialistcourse.Typicallymulti-activityprogrammesinvolvebetween4－6activitysessionsperday,witheachactivitysessionlastingbetween1－1.5hours.Thistypeofcourseusuallyfocuseson“taster”orintroductorysessionsinarangeofactivitiessuchassports,adventure,creativeandperformingartsactivities.Agegroupsfrom3yearsandabove.1、TheaimofSummerFun4Kidsis.A．toorganizeplayschemesorcampsforkidsB．togatherinformationandusefullinksC．toprovidealistofavailableopportunitiesD．tomakeenoughmoneythroughsomeactivities2、IfyouchooseDayCampsforyourkid,.A．he/shewillspendsevendaysaweekthereB．he/shemaytakeariskoflosinglifeC．he/shewillstaythereatleast6hoursadayD．he/shewillhavetogrowupasateenager3、AkidenteringforSportscourses.A．willhavesomeoffsitetripswithcoachesB．maybeadmittedtoakeyuniversityinthefutureC．willturnintoaqualifiedinstructorD．shouldbeatleast7orabove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）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Dr．WilliamOslerwasworkinginoneoftheBritain’smilitaryhospitalsduringthewar.Oneday，hewascalledoutoftheward(病房)duringhisdailyrounds(查房)tobegivenanimportant1thathisownsonhadbeenkilledonthefieldsofFrance．2bythenews，hestillwentbacktohisrounds．Hewas________differentforalongperiodafterward．Thecheerfulnotewas3fromhisvoiceandneveragaindidfriends4himhearthemerrytunewhichhesooftenwhistledashewentfromwardtoward．Althoughthesethingscouldnot5，somethingneweventuallycametotaketheirplace.Everyone6anewcompassion(同情)inhiscareforthesoldierswhoeachdaystreamedin．Before，hewasanextremelydevotedphysician，whotreatedhisworkseriouslyand7patientsverymuch．Nowtherewasa(n)8personalcompassion，likethatofafatherforhisson．Likemostpeoplewhohave________suchlosses，Oslermusthavespentconsiderabletimeon9．Painwillchangeus，ofteninvariousways．Itcanleaveusangryandbroken，or，asinthecaseofOsler，itcanbringforthgood10suchascompassionortenderness．Itisasifthephysicianchanneledhispainintoenergyandloveforothers，caringforthemashewouldcareforhisownchild．HelenKeller，whowentthroughlifebothblindanddeaf，knewplentyabout________．Sheoncewiselysaid，“The11oflifeisoneofourgreatestblessings．Itmakesuspatientandsensitive'12usthatalthoughtheworldisfullofpain，itisalsofulloftheovercomingofit．”Theworldisfullofsuffering，andwecan’t13itnomaterhowhardwetry．Butthosewhoovercomegreatchallengeswillchange14．Forourstrugglesenterourlivesasunwelcomeguests，buttheyalsobring15gifts．Andoncethepaindecreases，thegifts16．Thesegiftsarelife’struetreasures，boughtatgreatprice，butcannotbe17inanyotherway．1、A．decision B．message C．position D．memory2、A．Inspired B．Disappointed C．Shocked D．Affected3、A．previously B．purely C．exactly D．obviously4、A．gone B．far C．free D．safe5、A．over B．beyond C．a(chǎn)round D．except6、A．return B．disobey C．neglect D．develop7、A．invented B．noticed C．collected D．a(chǎn)nalyzed8、A．1ongedfor B．heardof C．caredfor D．believedin9、A．extra B．terrible C．suspected D．odd10、A．treasured B．escaped C．witnessed D．experienced11、A．regret B．sadness C．guilty D．a(chǎn)nxiety12、A．behaviors B．habits C．qualities D．relationships13、A．suffering B．mercy C．society D．responsibility14、A．origin B．process C．meaning D．struggle15、A．warning B．teaching C．promising D．instructing16、A．discover B．a(chǎn)ttract C．a(chǎn)void D．tolerate17、A．unexpectedly B．purposely C．occasionally D．instantly18、A．a(chǎn)ffordable B．1uxurious C．mysterious D．valuable19、A．remain B．increase C．share D．1eave20、A．exchanged B．a(chǎn)cquired C．selected D．Given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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Intherice-growingworld,theChinese1．(science),YuanLongping,isaleadingfigure.YuanLongpingwasbornandbrought2．inChina.3．(educate)inmanyschoolsasaboy,hewasgiventhenickname,“thestudentwhoasksquestions”.From4．earlyage,hewasinterestedinplants.Hestudiedagricultureincollegeandasayoungteacherhebeganexperimentsincropbreeding.Hethoughtthatthekeyto5．(feed)peoplewastohavemorericeandtoproduceitmorequickly.Hethoughthecoulddoitbycrossingdifferentspeciesofriceplant,andthenhecouldproduceanewplant6．couldgiveahigheryieldthaneitheroftheoriginalplants.FirstYuanLongpingexperimentedwithdifferenttypesofrice.Thenhebeganhissearchforaspecialtypeofriceplant.Ithadtobemaleandsterile.Finally,in1970a7．(natural)sterilemalericeplantwasdiscovered.AsaresultofYuanLongping’sdiscoveries,Chinesericeproductionroseby47.5percentinthe1990’s.InPakistanriceisthesecond8．(important)cropafterwheatandwillbegrowninmanypartsofthecountry.ThenewhybridricehasbeendevelopedbytheYuanLongpingHigh-techAgriculturalCompanyofChina.Itsyieldismuchgreaterthan9．ofothertypesofrice10．(grow)inPakistan.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作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，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。I’mmorethanhappytohearyou．YoutoldmeyouwerehavingtroublelearnChineseandwantedsomeadvicesfromme．Firstly，whynottolearntosingChinesesongs?It’sagoodwaytolearnChineseandcanmakeyoufeelrelaxing．Secondly，youcanmakesomeChinesefriends．Althoughyougetalongwellwithit，theywillhelpyoutolearnChinese．Beside，itwillbehelpfulifyouwatchedsomeChineseTVprogrammesandreadsomeChinesenovels．Finally，joiningaclubisalsothegoodwaytolearnChinese．Inthisway，youwillgetmorechancestopracticeChinese．Ihopethesuggestionswillbeuseful．111第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李明，明天是你好友Peter的生日，但你需要去火車站接從鄉(xiāng)下來的奶奶，不能按時參加他的生日聚會，你托人先捎去自制的中國結(jié)作力給他的生日禮物，并附上一封英文信以表歉意，信的要點如下：1.祝賀他生日快樂；2.請他收下禮物；3.解釋原因，并表示會設(shè)法趕去聚會，注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、A3、D4、B5、B6、A7、C8、D9、D10、C11、D12、A13、C14、B15、B16、B17、A18、B19、D20、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、1、D2、A3、B4、D23、1、B2、C3、A4、D24、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,twonursesinBeijingwereplacedunderarrestforfivedaysforput