共用题干Pedestrians Only1 The concept of traffic-free shopping areas goes back a long time.During the Middle Ages,traffic-free shopping areas were built in Middle Eastern countries to allow people to shop iii comfort and,more im- portantly,safety.As far back as 2,000 years ago,road traffic was banned from central Rome during the day to allow for the free movement of pedestrians（行人）,and was only allowed inl at night when shops and mar- kets had closed for the day.In most other cities,however,pedestrians were forced to share the streets with horses,coaches and,later,with cars and other motorised vehicles.2 The modern,traffic-free shopping street was born in Europe in the l960s,when both city popula- tions and car ownership increased rapidly.Dirty gases from cars and the risks involved,in crossing the road were beginning to make shopping an unpleasant and dangerous experience.Many believed the time was right for experimenting with car-free streets,and shopping areas seemed the best place to start.3 At first,there was resistance from shopkeepers.They believed that such a move would be bad for business.They argued that people would avoid streets if they were unable to get to them in their cars.When the first streets in Europe were closed to traffic,there were even noisy demonstrations,as many shopkeepers predicted they would.lose customers.4 However,research carried out afterwards in several European cities revealed some unexpected statistics. In Munich,Cologne and Hamburg,visitors to shopping areas increased by 50 percent.On Copenhagen's main shopping street,shopkeepers reported sales increases of 25-40 percent.Shopkeepers in Minneapolis, the USA,were so impressed when they learnt this that they even offered to pay for the construction and maintenance costs of their own traffic-free streets.5 With the arrival of the traffic-free shopping street,many shops,especially those selling things like clothes,food and smaller luxury items,prospered.Unfortunately,it isn't good news for everyone,as shops selling furniture and larger electrical appliances,etc.actually saw their sales drop.Many of these were forced to move elsewhere,away from the city centre.Traffic-free shopping streets first developed in___________.A:furniture sellersB:a bad experienceC:Middle Eastern countriesD:customersE:North AmericaF:pedestrians
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Pedestrians Only
1 The concept of traffic-free shopping areas goes back a long time.During the Middle Ages,traffic-
free shopping areas were built in Middle Eastern countries to allow people to shop iii comfort and,more im-
portantly,safety.As far back as 2,000 years ago,road traffic was banned from central Rome during the day
to allow for the free movement of pedestrians（行人）,and was only allowed inl at night when shops and mar-
kets had closed for the day.In most other cities,however,pedestrians were forced to share the streets with
horses,coaches and,later,with cars and other motorised vehicles.
2 The modern,traffic-free shopping street was born in Europe in the l960s,when both city popula-
tions and car ownership increased rapidly.Dirty gases from cars and the risks involved,in crossing the road
were beginning to make shopping an unpleasant and dangerous experience.Many believed the time was right
for experimenting with car-free streets,and shopping areas seemed the best place to start.
3 At first,there was resistance from shopkeepers.They believed that such a move would be bad for
business.They argued that people would avoid streets if they were unable to get to them in their cars.When
the first streets in Europe were closed to traffic,there were even noisy demonstrations,as many shopkeepers
predicted they would.lose customers.
4 However,research carried out afterwards in several European cities revealed some unexpected statistics.
In Munich,Cologne and Hamburg,visitors to shopping areas increased by 50 percent.On Copenhagen's
main shopping street,shopkeepers reported sales increases of 25-40 percent.Shopkeepers in Minneapolis,
the USA,were so impressed when they learnt this that they even offered to pay for the construction and
maintenance costs of their own traffic-free streets.
5 With the arrival of the traffic-free shopping street,many shops,especially those selling things like
clothes,food and smaller luxury items,prospered.Unfortunately,it isn't good news for everyone,as shops
selling furniture and larger electrical appliances,etc.actually saw their sales drop.Many of these were forced
to move elsewhere,away from the city centre.
Pedestrians Only
1 The concept of traffic-free shopping areas goes back a long time.During the Middle Ages,traffic-
free shopping areas were built in Middle Eastern countries to allow people to shop iii comfort and,more im-
portantly,safety.As far back as 2,000 years ago,road traffic was banned from central Rome during the day
to allow for the free movement of pedestrians（行人）,and was only allowed inl at night when shops and mar-
kets had closed for the day.In most other cities,however,pedestrians were forced to share the streets with
horses,coaches and,later,with cars and other motorised vehicles.
2 The modern,traffic-free shopping street was born in Europe in the l960s,when both city popula-
tions and car ownership increased rapidly.Dirty gases from cars and the risks involved,in crossing the road
were beginning to make shopping an unpleasant and dangerous experience.Many believed the time was right
for experimenting with car-free streets,and shopping areas seemed the best place to start.
3 At first,there was resistance from shopkeepers.They believed that such a move would be bad for
business.They argued that people would avoid streets if they were unable to get to them in their cars.When
the first streets in Europe were closed to traffic,there were even noisy demonstrations,as many shopkeepers
predicted they would.lose customers.
4 However,research carried out afterwards in several European cities revealed some unexpected statistics.
In Munich,Cologne and Hamburg,visitors to shopping areas increased by 50 percent.On Copenhagen's
main shopping street,shopkeepers reported sales increases of 25-40 percent.Shopkeepers in Minneapolis,
the USA,were so impressed when they learnt this that they even offered to pay for the construction and
maintenance costs of their own traffic-free streets.
5 With the arrival of the traffic-free shopping street,many shops,especially those selling things like
clothes,food and smaller luxury items,prospered.Unfortunately,it isn't good news for everyone,as shops
selling furniture and larger electrical appliances,etc.actually saw their sales drop.Many of these were forced
to move elsewhere,away from the city centre.
Traffic-free shopping streets first developed in___________.
A:furniture sellers
B:a bad experience
C:Middle Eastern countries
D:customers
E:North America
F:pedestrians
A:furniture sellers
B:a bad experience
C:Middle Eastern countries
D:customers
E:North America
F:pedestrians
参考解析
解析：由文章第一段前两句话可知，关于步行街（traffic-free shopping areas）这一购物场所的观中“…… pageants that included music, poetry, and dance.”可知pageants包括音乐，诗歌和舞蹈表 演。故选D。念可以追溯到很早以前。在中世纪时期，为了让人们在舒适并且更加安全的场所购物，中东地区就出现了这样的步行街。故选F。
文章第二段主要讲述了由于城市人口增加和私家汽车增多造成购物成了不愉快且危险的经历，此时步行街就应运而生。
文章第三段的主题句是第一句话，"Atfirst,therewasresistancefromshopkeepers.”故选A。
文章第四段主要讲述了步行街的出现使顾客增加也为商户带来了利润，故选C。
由文章第一段第二句话中“DuringtheMiddleAges,traffic-freeshoppingareaswerebuiltinMiddleEasterncountries..."，可知选C。
由文章第二段第二句话中“Dirtygasesfromcars...makeshoppinganunpleasantexperience.”可知选B。
由文章第三段最后一句话中“manyshopkeeperspredictedtheywouldlosecustomers.”可知选D。
由文章第五段第二句话“itisn'tgoodnewsforeveryone,asshopssellingfurnitureandlargerelectricalappliances,etc.actuallysawtheirsalesdrop.”可知选A。
文章第二段主要讲述了由于城市人口增加和私家汽车增多造成购物成了不愉快且危险的经历，此时步行街就应运而生。
文章第三段的主题句是第一句话，"Atfirst,therewasresistancefromshopkeepers.”故选A。
文章第四段主要讲述了步行街的出现使顾客增加也为商户带来了利润，故选C。
由文章第一段第二句话中“DuringtheMiddleAges,traffic-freeshoppingareaswerebuiltinMiddleEasterncountries..."，可知选C。
由文章第二段第二句话中“Dirtygasesfromcars...makeshoppinganunpleasantexperience.”可知选B。
由文章第三段最后一句话中“manyshopkeeperspredictedtheywouldlosecustomers.”可知选D。
由文章第五段第二句话“itisn'tgoodnewsforeveryone,asshopssellingfurnitureandlargerelectricalappliances,etc.actuallysawtheirsalesdrop.”可知选A。