浙江新目标（Go for it）版初中英语七年级上册Unit 3 Section A 同步练习

    Many people have cars in the city. But pollution is a problem because of the (交通). Nowadays some (中心的) cities around the world don't have cars. These car free zones(无车区) are areas (地区) for people, bicycles, and public transportation only.

    (百万) of people live in the center of London and another two million go to work there every day. The downtown area is very (吵闹的) with hundreds of cars, buses and taxis, but there are (也) a lot of beautiful parks with free music concerts. At lunchtime, many people go there for a rest (在……后)they finish work.

    Parts of Tokyo are always crowded with hundreds of people but no cars! These modern car- free zones are (真正地) popular and people like shopping there,

    In the past, Bogota was polluted because there (有) lots of cars and traffic. Now the downtown area is a car-free zone and it is (干净的)! Many people don't have a car and half a million people the bus to work. There are lots of stores. It's not expensive to shop there.

    You (get) different answers if you ask people from different countries," Could you tell me the way to the post office?"

In Japan, people use landmarks instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to (travel),"Go straight down to the corner, turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is (cross) from the bus stop.

    In the Midwest of America, there are no towns buildings within miles. So instead of landmarks, people tell you directions and distance. In Kansas, example, people will say, "Go north two miles, turn east and then go another mile."

    People in Greece sometimes do not even try (give) directions because few visitors understand Greek. Instead of giving you directions, a Greek will often say, " (follow) me." Then he or she will lead you across the streets the post office.

    Sometimes if a person doesn't know the answer to your question, he or she, like a New Yorker, might say, "Sorry, I have no idea." in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers "I don't know." People in Yucatan think "I don't know." is not polite. They usually give an answer, but often a wrong one. A visitor easily get (lose) in Yucatan.

    Over the past ten days, many people in China, especially those in big cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, have been complaining that it takes over 30 minutes to get a car through Didi Chuxing.

    A media survey of 200 people from 22 cities shows that 36% of people say they've been forced to wait an additional 10 to 30 minutes before a driver accepts their orders. Why is it difficult to call a car?

    Luo Wen, Senior Product Director of Didi Chuxing, said the reason is an unbalanced relationship between demand and supply. With the extra allowance decreased, some drivers escaped. Luo also said the number of customers has been" increasing since January 13th when the" Chunyun" started, while the number of drivers has dropped, with many of them already heading home for the Lunar New Year holiday.

    Another reason behind the supply shortage is the government s new rule that requires drivers to be locally-registered citizens, which makes it impossible for migrants to serve as Didi drivers.

    On top of the lack of supply, the root cause is the way orders are handed out to drivers on the platform. Because drivers are fully aware

That their customers will have to tip them, during peak hours, drivers appear to be ignoring passengers' requests until the value of the tip meets their demands. Didi has confirmed the higher tips they pay, the more likely customers will get a taxi.