山西省太原市第五中学2016-2017学年高二3月阶段性测试英语试题

太原五中2016—2017学年度第二学期阶段性检测 高 二 英 语 出题人:吕元吉 王鲜梅 李星玲 苗启慧 校题人:高二外语组(2017.3) 第I卷 选择题 (共50分) I. 阅读理解。(共15小题,计30分) 第一节 阅读短文,四个选项(A、B、C、D)从中选出最佳选项。(共10小题,计20分) A The number of buses, taxis and other vehicles on Kenya’s roads is growing every day. Now, the country’s first electric-powered motorbikes are coming onto the market. The bike is designed to cut down on pollution and aimed at low-income communities. Most motorbikes used in Kenya depend on gasoline, but not this new motorbike. Three university students developed the new ecotran bike. It catches the sun’s energy, stores it in batteries and uses it to charge the electric motor. Robert Achoge is one of the student inventors. “Our hope is that by the fifth year, we will be able to cover the whole of Kenya with the electric motorcycle so as to protect the environment and provide affordable transport.” The students have set up a charging station for the motorbikes in Nairobi. The small battery can run for 70 kilometers when fully charged. Onc