Question

Sharing E Umbrella, a new umbrella sharing company based in Shenzhen, China, recently announced that it had lost most of the 300, 000 umbrellas since it was set up.

China's sharing economy has been growing rapidly, with companies offering anything from bicycles and basketballs to phone batteries for people to rent. Customers make a small deposit（押金）and get to use the thing for a daily cost, with a fine put in place for every day if they fail to return the product in time. It's a simple business model, and market data shows that people see sharing as a cheap and convenient way to cut down waste.

Zhao Shuping founded the Sharing E Umbrella, an umbrella sharing service, in April. By the end of June, he had already started in 11 major Chinese cities, including Shanghai, Nanjing and Guangzhou. While picking up the umbrellas was relatively simple, as they were made available（可得到的）at bus and subway stations, the return system turned out to be a different matter. "Umbrellas are different from bicycles, "Mr. Zhao told Chinese news site ThePaper.cn. "Bikes can be parked anywhere, but with an umbrella you need something to hang it on. "

So instead of bothering to return the umbrellas back to a station, a lot of people just took them home, and Sharing E Umbrella has reportedly lost track of most of the 300,000 umbrellas. Considering that borrowing umbrellas requires a 19 yuan deposit, with a fee of 0.50 yuan per half an hour usage, Zhao says that he suffers a loss of 60 yuan per lost umbrella, so the company is now in the red, but he is not ready to stop it just yet. Zhao announces that Sharing E Umbrella still plans to roll out（推出）30 million nationwide by the end of the year.

1.What do we know about Sharing E Umbrella？

A. It makes people learn to help each other.

B. It needs people to make a small deposit first.

C. It developed faster in the western countries.

D. It produces more waste and causes disorder.

2.What problem did Sharing E Umbrella meet after it was founded？

A. The company had no money to produce umbrellas.

B. Umbrellas are not allowed to hang anywhere.

C. Lots of customers didn't give the umbrellas back.

D. People refuse to pay deposit for the umbrellas.

3.How much did his company lose if an umbrella was lost？

A. 0.5 yuan.    B. 19 yuan.

C. 60 yuan.    D. 120 yuan.

4.We can infer from the last paragraph that　  　.

A. Zhao has found a way to get the umbrellas back

B. Zhao will continue his umbrella sharing service

C. Most of Zhao's companies have been closed

D. Sharing E Umbrella is a failure for Zhao.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.B

【解析】

在中国深圳Zhao Shuping创办了共享雨伞。然而，共享雨伞出现不久，就遭遇了尴尬的局面。但赵将继续他的雨伞共享服务。

1.B

细节理解题。根据第二段中Customers make a small deposit（押金）and get to use the thing for a daily cost, with a fine put in place for every day if they fail to return the product in time.可知，关于Sharing E Umbrella我们知道它需要人们先存入小额存款。故选B。

2.C

推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句So instead of bothering to return the umbrellas back to a station, a lot of people just took them home, and Sharing E Umbrella has reportedly lost track of most of the 300,000 umbrellas.很多人不愿把雨伞送回车站，而是直接带回家中。据报道，市面上投放的30万把雨伞大部分已经难觅踪影。可知，很多顾客没有把伞还回去。故选C。

3.C

细节理解题。根据最后一段中Considering that borrowing umbrellas requires a 19 yuan deposit, with a fee of 0.50 yuan per half an hour usage, Zhao says that he suffers a loss of 60 yuan per lost umbrella,可知丢失一把雨伞会损失60yuan。故选C。

4.B

推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句---but he is not ready to stop it just yet. Zhao announces that Sharing E Umbrella still plans to roll out（推出）30 million nationwide by the end of the year.可知，赵将继续他的雨伞共享服务。故选B。