共用题干 Traffic in Our CitiesThe volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expan...
Traffic in Our Cities
The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand.This causes many problems,
including serious air pollution,lengthy delays,and the greater risk___________(51)accidents.Clearly,
something must be done,but it is often difficult to persuade people to___________(52)their habits and
leave their cars at home.
One possible___________(53)is to make it more expensive for people to use their cars by__________(54)
charges for parking and bringing in tougher fines for anyone who__________(55)the law. In addition,drivers
could be_(56)to pay for using particular routes at different times of the day. This system,
___________(57) as"road pricing",is already being introduced in a_(58)of cities,using a
special electronic card___________(59)to the windscreen of the car.
Another way of___________(60)with the problem is to provide cheap parking on the___________(61)of
the city,and strictly control the number of vehicles allowed into the centre.Drivers and their passengers then
use a special bus__________(62)for the final stage of their journey.
Of course,the most important___________(63)is to provide good public transport. However,to get
people to give___________(64)the comfort of their cars,public transport must be felt to be reliable,con-
venient and comfortable,with fares___________(65)at an acceptable level. _________(60)
参考答案: D
参考解析: 固定搭配the risk of表示“……的风险”,所以of为正确答案。
作者想要表达的意思是“说服人们改变他们的生活习惯”,所以change为正确答案。
联系上下文可知,这里说的是“一个解决问题的方法”,approach表示“方法,途径”,符 合句意,为正确答案。manner方式,风俗;custom风俗;style风格,样式。
这里是说要“增加停车费”,increase表示“增加”,符合句意,为正确答案。 enlarge扩大, 增大;grow生长,发展;develop发展,开发,生长。
这里说的是“违法的人将会被加大惩罚力度”,break表示“打破”,符合句意,为正确答 案。destroy破坏;refuse拒绝;reject抛弃。
这里是说“在一天中的不同时段司机被要求为使用特定的路线付费”,require表示“要 求”,符合句意,为正确答案。allow允许;advise建议;control控制。
固定搭配known as…表示“以……为人们所熟知”。
这里是说“道路收费的方法已经被一些城市所引用”,a number of表示“一些”,符合句 意,为正确答案。quantity大量;total总数;sum合计,总数。
fixed to…表示“固定在……上”,文中是说“固定在汽车的挡风玻璃上”,所以选A。其 他三项都不符合句意。
这里要表达“另一种处理这个问题的方法”,deal with problem表示“处理问题”。因此 dealing为正确答案。
联系上下文,作者后面提到“城市中心”,再根据句意,可得出前面说的是“郊区”,只有 outskirts是正确答案。
此句意为:“在旅程的最后一段司机和乘客使用一种特殊的公交服务”。service表示 "服务”,符合句意,为正确答案。station车站;route路线;fare票价。
"the most important thing”表示“最重要的事是……”,根据句意,作者要表达的是“最重 要的事情还是提供良好的公共交通”,因此thing为正确答案,其他三项均不合适。
give up表示“放弃”。根据句意“舍弃汽车的舒适感”,give up最为恰当,所以选B。
固定搭配keep at an acceptable level表示“保持在一个可接受的水平”。