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One of the biggest problems caused by the explosion of bike sharing is the illegal parking and dumping of bikes, blocking pavements and even streets. There are many official dump sites containing thousands of bikes collected and piled up by city workers.

The problem is a big headache for both the government and the bike companies, especially as some of the dumped bikes belong to firms no longer in business.

“Putting bikes onto the streets was a market decision,” said an officer from the government. “We don’t have a budget to clean up the mess. And, after all, it would be spending the taxpayers’ money.”

For the bike companies, it is an issue of budget and transport. “We first have to pick out the ones that belong to us,” said ofo worker Ma Yibing, explaining many bikes from different companies are often piled up together. “Usually, we will work together with other firms to save us some time.” Mobike said it is collecting bikes all the time, but due to limited staff number it is a difficult job. Meanwhile, more bikes are being dumped at the sites.

And in some cases, the bikes are so badly damaged as they are thrown into piles that the cost of collecting and repairing them may not be worth it. Even recycling plants(工厂) won’t like to take them. “You have to consider the cost and sometimes extra fees for collecting them,” said a manager at a recycling plant. “There is no profit in these bikes.”

1.Who transports the bikes to the dump sites?

A The city workers.

B The government officials.

C The bike sharing companies.

D The recycling plants.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句There are many official dump sites containing thousands of bikes collected and piled up by city workers.可知这些共享单车是由城市工人收集堆叠在一起的，故选A。

2.What does the underlined word “budget” mean in Chinese?

A 资源.

B 预算.

C 决算.

D 经济.

解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据后面的And, after all, it would be spending the taxpayers’ money.可知这里的budget和钱有关，从前面说话人的身份可知应该是政府出钱，根据don’t have可知是没有钱，此处“预算”最为合适，故选B。

3.Why did the bike sharing companies work together to pick up the bikes?

A To save money.

B To save time.

C To trade with each other.

D To set up a new company.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第四段第三句Usually, we will work together with other firms to save us some time.可知几家共享单车公司一起工作是为了节省时间，故选B。

4.What can we learn form the last paragraph?

A Some bikes are damaged so greatly that they can not be repaired.

B The bike repairing sometimes costs more than making a new one.

C The recycling plants are competing with each other to take away the bikes.

D How to deal with the damaged bikes is a great problem.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据最后一段内容很多自行车破损很严重，回收站都不愿意收，因此这些自行车就面临无处可去、没法处理的尴尬，由此可知如何处理这些破损严重的自行车是一个大问题，故选D。

5.What is the best title of this passage?

A No way for the sharing bikes to go.

B The fierce competition between bike sharing companies.

C The parking and dumping problems caused by sharing bikes.

D Ways to be found to deal with the damaged sharing bikes.

解析：选C。主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句One of the biggest problems caused by the explosion of bike sharing is the illegal parking and dumping of bikes, blocking pavements and even streets.可知本文主要讲述的是共享单车带来的乱停放和丢弃问题，故选C。