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【題目】 We talk a lot about air pollution. Here in Hong Kong we always complain about light pollution as well. Then, there is noise pollution. It's the same in many cities around the world. In Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, people have been complaining about/the noise made by drivers who continually sound their car horns(喇). That is until recently, when something was finally done about it.

The Chief District Officer of Kathmandu had received many complaints about horn pollution. He said that everyone felt the use of the car horn in recent years had become excessive. Researchers in Kathmandu found that for about 80 percent of the time, it really was not necessary for drivers to use their car horns. Sounding the horn to make a noise had become more of a habit. It was no longer being used as it was supposed to be used: to warn people of danger.

At the beginning of the Nepali New Year in 2017, the local government passed a law to ban the use of car horns unless used correctly.

Within six months, 11,000 fines(罰款) had been collected by the local traffic police. The e fine was about HK S360. A taxi driver in Kathmandu can make about HK S1, 000 per day, so he could lose about one-third of his money if he broke the law.

As usual, there were many complaints from drivers. They said that cows and dogs were free to walk on the roads. They always caused danger. Sounding a car horn was the only way to get them to move out of the way. And although there were quite a few traffic lights in the streets of Kathmandu, very few of them worked. This meant there was often a traffic mess.

The ban on using a car horn went ahead, and within a few weeks the streets of Nepal's capital were quieter-even though they were still just as busy. Because of the ban, drivers are a little more careful when they drive. Fewer accidents have been reported. The local government says the horn ban will now be copied in other areas of Nepal.

【1】What do Hong Kong and Kathmandu have in common?

A.Both have been troubled by factory pollution.

B.Both have succeeded in fighting air pollution.

C.Both have been faced with the problem of noise pollution.

D.Both have received many complaints about horn pollution.

【2】What do the Researchers in Kathmandu found?

A.Car drivers usually use car horns unnecessarily.

B.The cars are becoming more and more.

C.Care drivers use car horns as a warning.

D.Everyone complain about the horn pollution.

【3】When was the law on the use of car horns passed?

A.In 2016.B.In 2017.

C.ln 2018.D.In 2019.

【4】What will you find if you go to Kathmandu?

A.No traffic lights in the streets can work.

B.The traffic on the roads is usually very heavy.

C.Animals are not allowed to walk on the streets.

D.Drivers are required to drive on one-way streets.

【5】What can we guess about Kathmandu's horn ban?

A.It is unfair.B.It is worrying.

C.It is interesting.D.It is successful.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】

這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章介紹了針對(duì)加德滿都的噪音問(wèn)題，政府在2017年頒布了禁止使用汽車(chē)?yán)�叭的禁令。最開(kāi)始，汽車(chē)司機(jī)不理解、不在乎。可幾周后，該市的噪音變得安靜了很多，事故也少了。因此，尼泊爾決定在其他城市也實(shí)施該禁令。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的Here in Hong Kong we always complain about light pollution as well. Then, there is noise pollution. It's the same in many cities around the world. In Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, people have been complaining about/the noise made by drivers who continually sound their car horns(喇).(在香港，我們也經(jīng)常抱怨光污染。然后，還有噪音污染。世界上很多城市都是如此。在加德滿都，尼泊爾的首都，人們一直在抱怨司機(jī)不斷按喇叭發(fā)出的噪音)可知，香港和加德滿都都面臨著噪音污染的問(wèn)題。C. Both have been faced with the problem of noise pollution.(它們都面臨噪音污染問(wèn)題)符合以上說(shuō)法，故選C項(xiàng)。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的Researchers in Kathmandu found that for about 80 percent of the time, it really was not necessary for drivers to use their car horns.(加德滿都的研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，在大約80%的情況下，司機(jī)真的沒(méi)有必要使用他們的車(chē)?yán)��?/span>)可知，加德滿都的汽車(chē)司機(jī)通常在沒(méi)有必要的情況下按喇叭。A. Car drivers usually use car horns unnecessarily.(汽車(chē)司機(jī)通常在不必要的情況下按喇叭)符合以上說(shuō)法，故選A項(xiàng)。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的At the beginning of the Nepali New Year in 2017, the local government passed a law to ban the use of car horns unless used correctly.(在2017年尼泊爾新年伊始，當(dāng)?shù)卣�府通過(guò)了一項(xiàng)法律來(lái)禁止這種行為，除非正確使用，否則不得使用車(chē)汽車(chē)?yán)��?/span>)可知，禁止車(chē)輛使用喇叭這項(xiàng)法律是在2017年通過(guò)的。B. In 2017.符合以上說(shuō)法，故選B項(xiàng)。

【4】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的They said that cows and dogs were free to walk on the roads. They always caused danger. …And although there were quite a few traffic lights in the streets of Kathmandu, very few of them worked. This meant there was often a traffic mess.(他們說(shuō)，牛和狗可以自由地在路上行走。他們總是造成危險(xiǎn)……盡管加德滿都的路上有很多紅綠燈，但是只有很少能正常工作。這意味這里經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)交通混亂)可推測(cè)，如果去加德滿都會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)他們的交通非常擁堵，因?yàn)槁飞嫌凶杂尚凶叩膭?dòng)物，而且交通燈大都不工作。B. The traffic on the roads is usually very heavy.(路上的交通很擁堵)符合以上說(shuō)法，故選B項(xiàng)。

【5】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最一段The ban on using a car horn went ahead, and within a few weeks the streets of Nepal's capital were quieter-even though they were still just as busy. Because of the ban, drivers are a little more careful when they drive. Fewer accidents have been reported. The local government says the horn ban will now be copied in other areas of Nepal.(禁止使用汽車(chē)?yán)�叭的禁令繼續(xù)實(shí)行，幾個(gè)星期后，尼泊爾首都的街道變得安靜了——盡管他們依然繁忙。因?yàn)檫@項(xiàng)禁令，司機(jī)開(kāi)車(chē)要更加小心了，報(bào)告的事故更少了。當(dāng)?shù)卣�府說(shuō)，這項(xiàng)禁令將在尼泊爾其它地區(qū)效仿)可推測(cè)，這項(xiàng)禁止汽車(chē)使用喇叭的禁令很成功。D. It is successful.(它是成功的)符合以上說(shuō)法，故選D項(xiàng)。