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1、PassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.NewYorkersaregraduallygettingusedtomorepedalingpassengersonthoseblazingblueCitiBikes.Butwhataboutlocalbikeshops?IsCitiBikerollingupridersattheirexpense?AtGothamBikesinTribeca,managerW.Bensaidtheshophasseenanincrease
2、initsoverallsalesduetothebike-shareprogram."It'sgettingmorepeopleontheroad,"hesaid.JamesRyan,anemployeeatDanny'sCyclesinGramercysaidCitiBikeisagoodoptionforpeopletoeaseintobikinginacityfamedforitstrafficjamsandaggressivedrivers."Theycantryoutabikewithoutcommittingtobuyi
3、ngone,"hesaid.RentalsarenotabigpartofthebusinessateitherGothamBikesorDanny'sCycles.ButforFrank'sBikeShop,asmallbusinessonGrandSt.,thebike-shareprogramhasbeenbadnews.OwnerFrankArroyosaidhisrentalbusinesshasdecreasedby90%sinceCitiBikewasrolledoutlastmonth.Arroyo'smainrent
4、alcustomersareEuropeantourists,whohavesincebeendrawnawaybyCitiBikes.However,Bensaidthebike-shareisgoodforbikesalesathisshop."Peoplehaveusedthebike-shareandrealizedhowgreatitistobikeinthecity,thendecidethattheywantsomethingnicerforthemselves,"henoted.ChristianFarrellofWa
5、terfrontBicycleShop,onWestSt.justnorthofChristopherSt.,saidinitiallyhewasconcernedaboutbike-share,though,headmitted,"Iwashappytoseepeopleonbikes."Farrell'searlyconcernswereechoedbyAndrewCrooks,ownerofNYCVelo,at64SecondAve."Itseemedlikeagreatidea,butonethatwouldbedifficu
6、lttoimplement,"CrookssaidofCitiBike.Hesaidheworriedaboutinexperiencedriders'lackofawarenessofbikingrulesandstrongnegativereactionfromnon-cyclists.However,hesaid,it'sstilltooearlytotellifhisbusinesshasbeenimpacted.Whileit'spossiblebike-sharewillcauseadropinbusiness,Crook
7、sallowedthattheideaisapositivestepforwardforNewYorkCity.56.Whatistheauthor'schiefconcernabouttheincreasinguseofCitiBikesinNewYork?A)Hownon-cyclistswillrespondtoit.B)Whetherlocalbikeshopswillsuffer.C)Whetherlocalbikebusinesseswillopposeit.D)Howthesafetyofbikeriderscanbee
8、nsured.57.WhathappenedtoGothamBikesasaresultofthebike-shareprogram?A)Itfounditsbikesalesunaffected.B)Itshifted
