Question

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

All around the world, people are working hard to make their cites safer and more pleasant for pedestrians (行人). Cities have painted crosswalks on their streets, made streets narrower, put in traffic lights and speed bumps (减速带) and made plans to help more kids walk or bike to school.

Many people have learned from a man from Brisbane, Australia, named David Engwicht. His book Reclaiming Our Cities and Towns has a simple message. 1. Kids played there, and neighbors stopped there to talk.

But now, streets are just for cars and trucks. People stay inside to get away from the noise and dangerous traffic, and we lose contact with our neighbors. 2. People need to take back their streets. Engwicht travels around the world, helping people think differently about pedestrians, streets, and neighborhoods. 3. He has worked in neighborhoods from Honolulu to Scotland.

While Engwicht was writing his book, he learned how neighbors in the city of Delft, in the Netherlands, stopped dangerous traffic on their street. They put old couches, tables, and planters in the street. 4. When the police arrived, they saw how these illegal actions made the streets safer. Soon city officials started planning ways to make cars slow down, and“calm”the traffic.

Engwicht says we should think about streets as our “outdoor living room”. 5.

In the future, streets will be safe places for children again, and our neighbors will become our friends.

A．Cars and pedestrians crowded the street.

B．Calming the traffic is just the beginning.

C．Cars could still pass, but they had to drive slowly.

D．He says that in the past, streets belonged to everybody.

E．It^’s hard to take measures to solve the traffic problems.

F．Besides his books and articles, he gives many speeches.

G.  Engwicht says that we should use streets for more than just transportation.

Answer

1.D

2.G

3.F

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文属于记叙文，现在的街道主要起交通的作用，但以前的街道不仅仅是行车，而且还是人们交流的地方。本文中介绍了人们努力让街道回归最初的作用。

1.D 根据横线后两句Kids played there, and neighbors stopped there to talk.可知孩子在街上玩耍，邻居在街上聊天。再根据第三段第一句But now, streets are just for cars and trucks.现在的街道是车辆的天下。那么以前的街道就是大家的。故D正确。

2.G 根据横线前一句People stay inside to get away from the noise and dangerous traffic, and we lose contact with our neighbors.人们待在家里摆脱噪音和危险的交通，于是我们和邻居失去了联系。我们要更多的使用街道与邻居朋友进行交流。再根据横线后一句People need to take back their streets.人们需要回到街上去。说明应该增加街道的功能。故G项正确。

3.F 根据横线前句Engwicht travels around the world, helping people think differently about pedestrians, streets, and neighborhoods.他四处奔走宣传，要求人们不仅仅把街道当成交通的工具，而应该发挥更多的作用。本句继续解释她的努力，所以F项“Besides his books and articles, he gives many speeches.除了书之外，他还发表了很多演讲。”与上下文一致。

4.C 根据横线前一句They put old couches, tables, and planters in the street.叙述荷兰人把旧家具放在路上，减慢车速以增加道路的安全性。所以C项“Cars could still pass, but they had to drive slowly.汽车仍然可以通过，但是要慢点开”与上下文一致。

5.

【名师点睛】

在完成七选五阅读时，我们一定要抓住空前后的关键词，以本文6. the future...，可知该句叙述的是未来的情况，所以本句中Calming the traffic只是刚刚开始的做法。

那么如何阅读各个空的前后句标记出关键词？

在阅读文章的开始部分、明确文章的基本话题以后，要阅读五个空自的前后句，并将前后句中的解题线索，即关键词标记下来。

1.关键词包括句中的核心名词或名词词组（如带有形容词的名词词组），专有名词、时间数字、代词、连词等。

2． 阅读各个选项，尤其是选项的首句，标记关键词

3． 比较并匹配上述两类关键词，确定答案

4． 将确定的答案代入原文，看读起来是否通顺。

考点：考查记叙文阅读