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The Bicycle Sharing Plans of Europe While on vacation in Barcelona last month, Laura Caddick saw a lot of people tooling aro

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问题                     The Bicycle Sharing Plans of Europe
    While on vacation in Barcelona last month, Laura Caddick saw a lot of people tooling around on red-and-white bicycles. But the bikes that she saw everywhere—part of the city’s bicycle-sharing program—were for use by local residents only.
    Fortunately, Ms. Caddick’s hotel, ME Barcelona, had several bicycles for guests. "I rode down to the beach, then to the port and up to the Ramblas, stopping for drinks and lunch along the way." Said Ms. Caddick. She paid 20 euros to rent the bike for four hours and felt she saw more of Barcelona than she would had she taken the Metro from the hotel.
    In recent years, from Paris to Rome, new urban cycling lanes and public bike-sharing programs have been gaining popularity. And while some travelers are not able to tap into all the cycling opportunities —in Paris, for instance, the check-out meters for the public bicycle-rental program, will not accept most American credit cards—there are several hotels that offer guests use of bikes for a small fee or no cost at all.
    "It’s become a new way for hotels to show their greenness," said Jonathan Bar-sky, vice President for research at Market Metrix.
    The bikes have proved to be popular, especially among vacationing guests, though business travelers have been known to cycle to an appointment, according to several hotels.
    The Hotel Gates in Berlin, which introduced a dozen red bicycles last May, making them available to guests without charge, has just ordered four more bikes for the summer season. "Sometimes the guests ask for a bike, and they’re all gone," said Kirsten Kurbjuhn, the genera! manager, adding that more than 60 percent of the guests who fill out the hotel’s customer-feedback questionnaire say the bikes are "a highly valuable service" , and 20 percent say they are one of the reasons they chose the hotel.
    Astrid Bohe, who booked a room at the Hotel Gates for a business trip at the end of March, did not know about the bikes before her arrival. But after hearing about them at the reception desk, she was glad she hadn’t rented a car. " Parking is a challenge in Berlin, "said Ms. Bohe, who pedaled to a business meeting, shops and even out to dinner at night. "I liked being able to get somewhere fast and get some exercise at the same time."
    Some hotels arrange with nearby bicycle shops to have bikes on hand for guests. But increasingly hotels are investing in their own fleets—and picking models that rein-force the identity of the hotel.
    Of course, some hotels have provided bikes for many years. The Hotel Hassler in Rome has had them for two decades, according to Vivian Barsanti, the media and marketing coordinator. In bike-happy Copenhagen, which has special miniature traffic lights for cyclists and clearly marked cycling lanes, bicycles have long been a standard hotel offering.
Which of the following hotels offers use of bicycles free of charge?
选项 A、Hotel Gates.
B、ME Barcelona.
C、Hotel Hassler.
D、The Ritz-Carlton.
答案A
解析 事实细节题。根据第六段第一句The Hotel Gates in Berlin, which introduced a dozenred bicycles last May，making them available to guests without charge可知，盖茨酒店向住客免费提供自行车。故[A]“盖茨酒店”为正确答案。根据第二段第一句和末句可知，ME Barcelona酒店向住客提供自行车服务，但是要收取一些费用，故排除[B]；文章末段提到哈斯勒酒店提供自行车服务已经有20年了，但没有说是否没费用，故排除[C]；[D]“丽思卡尔顿酒店”文中没有提到，可以排除。
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