15.Car-free neighborhoods exist all over Europe.A quarter of households in Britain live without cars.Vauban in Germany is one of the largest car-free neighborhoods in Europe.If you live in the district,you are required to confirm once a year that you do not own a car-or,if you do own one,you must buy a space in a multi-storey car park on the edge of the district.
Vehicles in most of the European car-free areas are physically stopped from entering the streets where people live.Exceptions are made for emergency vehicles and removal vans but not for normal deliveries.A few parking spaces nearby are available to buy (usually around one space for every five homes) and a few are reserved for car club vehicles.Cycling is a vital means of transport.
Car-free areas of this kind exist in Amsterdam,Vienna,Hamburg and so on.There is even a small one in Edinburgh.
There is another form of car-free development.Recently we have overlooked its potential.Most pedestrianzed (步行) city or neighborhood centers in Britain are almost entirely commercial.But a few farsighted councils have brought back housing and residents,without cars or parking,into city centers that would otherwise be deserted after 6pm.
Car-free UK was set up to improve European-style car-free development in this country.We are not anti-car,but pro-choice.We have recently run public meetings in London to set up a new car-free association for London,which is beginning to look at areas of the city from which traffic could be removed.We know considerable potential demand exists for traffic-free housing in London,and probably in a number of other major cities.
60.Vehicles can only enter the car-free areas ifA.
A.they come for special reasons
B.they are proved to be up to standard
C.they own a parking space nearby
D.they are permitted by the residents
61.If you live in the district,you have toC.
A.leave your car at the edge of the district
B.avoid driving a car except in emergency
C.let people know every year that you do not own a car
D.confirm that you haven't driven a car for a whole year
62.We learn from the last paragraph thatC.
A.car-free areas have not been set up in London
B.it's still difficult to promote car-free development in London
C.traffic-free housing in London is in great demand
D.traffic is a big problem in car-free areas
63.The author of the passage is probablyB.
A.a resident of a car-free area
B.a promoter of car-free area
C.a resident who wants to move into a car-free area
D.a reporter covering news about car-free development.
分析 本文作者是一个"无车区"的组织者或是推广者,研究在伦敦推行欧洲模式的"无车区".
解答 ACCB
60 A 细节题.根据第二段第二句"Exceptions are made for emergency vehicles and removal vans(搬家卡车) but not for normal deliveries."可知,一般的车不允许进入"无车区",除非是急救车或搬家公司的车.故选A.
61 C 细节题.根据文章第一段最后一句"If you live in the district,you are required to confirm once a year that you do not own a car-or,if you do own one,you must buy a space in a multi-storey car park on the edge(边缘) of the district."说明,如果你居住在无车区,必须每年报告一次,证明你没有车.故选C.
62 C 细节题.根据最后一段"We know considerable potential demand exists for traffic-free housing in London,and probably in a number of other major cities."说明,在伦敦,人们对"无车区"的住房具有很大的需求.故选C.
63 B 主旨大议题. 文章最后一段作者说"我们"开会研究在伦敦推行欧洲模式的"无车区",说明作者是一个"无车区"的组织者或是推广者.故选B.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.