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【题目】More cycling, better public transport and car bans… Places all over the world are taking a range of measures to lower traffic pollution.

Paris

Paris bans cars in many historic central districts on weekends, places odd-even(单双日制的) bans on vehicles, makes public transport free during major pollution events and encourages car-sharing programs. A long section of the right bank of the river. Seine is now car-free and a monthly ban on cars has come into force along the Champs-Elysees.

The Netherlands

Politicians want to ban the sale of all petrol cars from 2025, allowing only electric of hydrogen vehicles. The new law will allow anyone who already owns a petrol car to continue using it. Most cities encourage bicycle use.

Freiburg

Freiburg in Germany has 500km of bike routes and a cheap and efficient public transport system. One town, Vauban, forbids people to park near homes and makes car-owners pay 18,000 for a space on the edge of town. In return for living without a car, people are offered cheaper housing, free public transport, and plentiful bicycle spaces.

Curitiba

The southern Brazilian city of two million people has one of the biggest and lowest-cost bus systems in the world. Nearly 70% of its people go to work by public transport and the result is pollution-free air and traffic-free streets.

Copenhagen

Copenhagen prioritizes(优先考虑) bikes over cars and now has more cycles than people. The city calculates that one mile on a bike is worth $0.42 to society, while one mile in a car is a $0.2 loss. Large parts of the Danish capital have been closed to vehicles for decades.

【1】What will happen in Paris during major pollution events?

A. Historic central districts won’t allow cars in.

B. People can take public transport free of charge.

C. Car-sharing programs will raise money publicly.

D. People must obey the old-even traffic restrictions.

【2】From 2025, the Netherlands will ________.

A. put 500km of bike routes into full use

B. completely forbid the use of petrol cars

C. only allow the sale of electric or hydrogen vehicles

D. own the biggest and lowest-cost bus system in the world

【3】What does Vauban forbid its people to do?

A. Park their cars around their homes. B. Sell or buy parking spaces.

C. Occupy bicycle spaces. D. Go to work by car.

【4】Which of the following cities attach great importance to cycling?

A. Park and Curitiba. B. Paris and Freiburg.

C. Curitiba and Copenhagen. D. Freiburg and Copenhagen.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】本文主要告诉我们全世界的各个地方都在采取各种各样的措施减少交通污染，然后分别列举了巴黎、荷兰、弗里堡、库里提巴以及哥本哈根这几个城市为此采取的具体措施。

【1】细节理解题。根据第二段“makes public transport free during major pollution event(在严重污染期时，会免去公共交通费)”，故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据第三段“Politicians want to ban the sale of all petrol cars from 2025, allowing only electric of hydrogen vehicles（从2025年开始，政治家们想要禁止汽油汽车销售，只允许使用氢燃料的电动交通工具）可知，C项正确。

【3】细节理解题。根据第四段“One town, Vauban, forbids people to park near homes...可知，Vauban镇禁止人们把车停在家的附近，并收取一年18,000停车费，故选A。

【4】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Freiburg in Germany has 500km of bike routes（德国的弗里堡有500千米的自行车路线）以及最后一段“Copenhagen prioritizes(优先考虑)bikes over cars...（哥本哈根把自行车当作首要考虑的交通工具，而非汽车...）可判断，弗里堡和哥本哈根这两个城市非常重视自行车，故选D。