【状元之路】2014-2015学年高中英语人教版选修7单元测评

单元测评(四)　Unit 4　Sharing (时间：90分钟　满分：110分) 第一部分　阅读理解(共两节；满分30分) 第一节　(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 A A friend asked her three­year­old daughter Edie what they'd done at playground that day. Edie rolled her eyes disappointedly. “More sharing，” she sighed. Well, most of us feel like that sometimes, but last year Time magazine named the “sharing economy” as one of the “ten ideas that will change the world”. Changing focus from buying to borrowing, economists think that sharing is already worth ￡70 billion. In today's tough times, sharing can make life easier, cheaper and more fun. It makes us feel good, too. Studies show that sharing can also improve physical health. Whether it's bikes, books, cars, cash, or even pets, we all have something to give. After all, sharing is a great way to make meaningful connections, too! Here are some of my favourite ways so far： Actress Lily Cole has started social network impossible.com to trade kindness as money, in much the same way that Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales aimed to gift knowledge. Post a wish — such as, “I wish to make cookies” — and anyone in your local network can offer help. For things that you can't, don't or won't use, join ecomodo.com's community of “Lenders” and “Borrowers” and share goods and spaces. Trade with the whole network or in special “lending circles”， such as your street, office or gym. You can also check out uk.freecycle.org or streetbank.com. Let your home while on holiday using a site such as roomorama.com, so that you can get some money while on holiday and someone else can have a stay in your house. You can also make an exchange using homelink.org.uk or homeexchange.com. For a sumptuous (豪华的) place, try onefinestay.com or use eventfulstays.com to search by event. Zipcar.com offers pay­as­you­go access to a range of low­carbon vehicles. Each and every Zipcar takes at least 20 personally owned vehicles off the road, and it's estimated (估计) that its 650,000 members across the UK