1 . More cycling, better public transport and car bans...Places all over the world are taking a range of measures to lower traffic pollution.
ParisParis bans cars in many historic central districts on weekends, places odd-even (单双日的) 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 NetherlandsPoliticians want to ban the sale of all petrol cars from 2025, allowing only electric or hydrogen vehicles. The new law will allow anyone who already owns a petrol car to continue using it. Most cities encourage bicycle use.
FreiburgFreiburg 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.
CuritibaThe 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.
CopenhagenCopenhagen 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．Car-sharing programs will raise money publicly. |
| C．People must obey the odd-even traffic restrictions on weekends. |
| D．People can take public transport free of charge. |
2. From 2025, the Netherlands will ________.
| A．put 500km of bike routes into full use |
| B．only allow the sale of electric or hydrogen vehicles |
| C．completely forbid the use of petrol cars |
| D．own the biggest and lowest-cost bus system in the world |
3. Which of the following cities attach great importance to cycling?
| A．Freiburg and Copenhagen | B．Park and Curitiba |
| C．Paris and Freiburg | D．Curitiba and Copenhagen |
