Question

    Pollution is a problem because of the traffic. 1. But nowadays some downtown areas around the world don't have cars. These car­free zones are areas for people, bicycles, and public transportation only.

London

In the center of London, the downtown area is very noisy with hundreds of cars, buses, and taxis, but there are also a lot of beautiful parks with free music concerts. 2.

Tokyo

3. But no cars! These modern car­free zones are very popular and people like shopping there.

Bogota

In the past, Bogota was polluted because there were lots of cars and traffic. 4. Many people don't have a car and half a million people take the bus to work.

Melbourne

5. But in Melbourne, Bourke Street is popular because there are lots of great stores and no cars. It's expensive but lots of people eat lunch in the small cafes.

A.Many people have cars in the city.

B.In many cities, people don't like to shop downtown.

C.Parts of Tokyo are always crowded with hundreds of people.

D.Now the downtown area is a car­free zone and the air is clean!

E.At lunchtime and after work, many people go there for a break.

Answer

1.A

2.E

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】

【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了在伦敦、东京、波哥大和墨尔本的无车区。

1. 前一句介绍了交通导致污染，后一句介绍现在很多市中心没有汽车，A项“城市中很多人都有汽车”与前一句意思一致，根据空后“But”可知，与后一句构成了转折关系。故选A。

2. 前一句介绍了带有免费音乐会的漂亮公园，E项“午饭时间和下班后，很多人都会到那儿休息”符合语境，选项中there指代前一句中的parks。故选E。

3. 根据小标题“Tokyo”可知，本段主要介绍东京，C项符合语境，且能够与后一句“But no cars！”构成转折关系。故选C。

4. 根据前一句中的关键词“In the past”可知介绍波哥大过去交通导致污染很严重，D项“现在，市中心是无车区，空气很干净”符合语境。与前面形成对比。故选D。

5. 后一句“But in Melbourne, Bourke Street is popular because there are lots of great stores and no cars.”表示转折，介绍伯克街很受欢迎，因此B项“在很多城市，人们不喜欢在市中心购物”符合语境。故选B。