2020考研英語二真題閱讀理解Text3原文及答案解析

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　　Madrid was hailed as a public health beacon last November when it rolled out ambitious restrictions on the most polluting cars. Seven months and one election day later, a new conservative city council suspended enforcement of the clean air zone, a first step toward its possible demise.

　　Mayor Jose Luis Martinez -Almeida made opposition to the zone a centrepiece of his election campaign, despite its success in improving air quality. A judge has now overruled the city 's decision to stop levying fines, ordering them reinstated. But with legal battles ahead, the zone's future looks uncertain at best.

　　Among other weaknesses, the measures cities must employ when left to tackle dirty air on their own are politically contentious, and therefore vulnerable. That s because they inevitably put the costs of cleaning the air on to individual drivers一who must pay fees or buy better vehicles 一rather than on to the car manufacturers whose cheating is the real cause of our toxic pollution.

　　It's not hard to imagine a similar reversal happening in London. The new ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) is likely to be a big issue in next year's mayoral election. And if Sadiq Khan wins and extends it to the North and South Circular roads in 2021 as he intends, it is sure to spark intense opposition from the far larger number of motorists who will then be affected.

　　It's not that measures such as London's Ulez are useless. Far from it. Local officials are using the levers that are available to them to safeguard residents' health in the face of a serious threat. The zones do deliver some improvements to air quality, and the science tells us that means real health benefits - fewer heart attacks, strokes and premature births, less cancer, dementia and asthma. Fewer untimely deaths.

　　But mayors and councillors can only do so much about a problem that is far bigger than any one city or town. They are acting because national governments一Britain s and others across Europe - have failed to do so.

　　Restrictions that keep highly polluting cars out of certain areas - city centres, 。school streets", even individual roads - are a response to the absence of a larger effort to properly enforce existing regulations and require auto companies to bring their vehicles into compliance. Wales has introduced special low speed limits to minimise pollution. We re doing everything but insist that manufacturers clean up their cars.

　　31. Which of the following is true about Madrid's clean air zone?

　　[A] Its effects are questionable

　　[B]It has been opposed by a judge

　　[C] It needs tougher enforcement

　　[D] Its fate is yet to be decided

　　32. Which is considered a weakness of the city-level measures to tackle dirty air?

　　[A] They are biased against car manufacturers.

　　[B] They prove impractical for city councils.

　　[C] They are deemed too mild for politicians.

　　D] They put too much burden on individual motorists.

　　33. The author believes that the extension of London's Ulez will .

　　[A] arouse strong resistance.

　　[B] ensure Khan's electoral success.

　　[C] improve the city s traffic.

　　[D] discourage car manufacturing.

　　34. Who does the author think should have addressed the problem?

　　[A] Local residents

　　[B]Mayors.

　　[C] Councilors.

　　[D] National governments.

　　35. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that auto companies.

　　[A] will raise low-emission car production

　　[B]should be forced to follow regulations

　　[C] will upgrade the design of their vehicles

　　[D] should be put under public supervision

　　31.【答案】D Its fate is yet to be decided

　　解析：本題目為細節(jié)題，考察具體細節(jié)。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞Madrid's clean air zone定位到前兩段，首段說明背景Madrid's clean air zone的執(zhí)行暫停。繼續(xù)找第二段，盡管能夠提高空氣質(zhì)量，但是市長表示反對。一位法官現(xiàn)在否決了該市停止征收罰款的決定，下令恢復原狀。但隨著法律斗爭的進行，Madrid's clean air zone的未來看起來也不確定。正確答案D Its fate is yet to be decided它的命運尚未決定，是原文內(nèi)容的替換表達。選項A的 Its effects are questionable.其效果值得懷疑。與原文內(nèi)容相反，屬于正反混淆。選項B的It has been opposed by a judge.它遭到法官的反對。文中法官反對的并不是Madrid's clean air zone，而是停止征收罰款的決定。選項C的It needs tougher enforcement.它需要更嚴格的執(zhí)行。文中是執(zhí)行已經(jīng)停止，與原文內(nèi)容不符，屬于偷換概念。

　　32.【答案】D They put too much burden on individual motorists.

　　解析：本題目為細節(jié)題，考察具體細節(jié)。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞a weakness of the city-level measures及tackle dirty air定位到第三段第二句：That’s because they inevitably put the costs of cleaning the air on to individual drivers—who must pay fees or buy better vehicles—rather than on to the car manufacturers whose heating is the real cause of our toxic pollution.這是因為他們不可避免地把清潔空氣的費用轉(zhuǎn)嫁給那些必須支付費用或購買更好車輛的司機，而不是汽車制造商，因為他們的供暖是造成我們有毒污染的真正原因。正確答案D They put too much burden on individual motorists.他們給個人駕車者增加了太多負擔與原文內(nèi)容一致。選項A的 They are biased again car manufactures.他們對汽車制造商有偏見，文中提到汽車制造商，卻并未提到對其有無偏見，屬于偷換概念。選項B的They prove impractical for city councils.這些措施對市議會來說是不切實際的。選項C的They are deemed too mild for politicians.他們被認為對政治家來說太溫和了。定位段并未提到，屬于無中生有。

　　33.【答案】A arouse strong resistance

　　解析：本題目為細節(jié)題，考察具體細節(jié)。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞 extension和London’s Ulez定位到第四段：And if Sadiq Khan wins and extends it to the North and South Circular roads in 2021 as he intends, it is sure to spark intense opposition from the far larger number of motorists who will then be affected.如果 Sadiq Khan在2021年勝出，并按照他的意愿將其延伸至南北環(huán)路，肯定會引發(fā)更多駕車者的強烈反對，屆時他們將受到影響。正確答案A arouse strong resistance引起強烈抵抗與原文內(nèi)容一致。選項B的ensure Khans electoral success確保Khans選舉成功，文中提到的是如果這個人贏了，屬于偷換概念。選項C的 improve the city's traffic改善城市交通，定位段并未提到，屬于無中生有。選項D的discourage car manufacturing抑制汽車制造業(yè)也并未在定位段提到，屬于無中生有。

　　34.【答案】D National governments

　　解析：本題目為細節(jié)題，考察具體細節(jié)。根據(jù)題干信息，問的是作者的具體觀點。定位到第六段：But mayors and councillors can only do so much about a problem that is far bigger than any one city or town. They are acting because national governments-Britain's and others across Europe- have failed to do so.但是市長和議員們只能對一個比任何一個城市或城鎮(zhèn)都大得多的問題做這么多的工作。他們之所以采取行動，是因為英國和歐洲其他國家的政府未能做到這一點。正確答案D National governments作者認為國家政府應該解決這個問題，與原文內(nèi)容一致。選項A的 Local residents當?shù)鼐用?，定位段并未提到，屬于無中生有。選項B和C的mayors and councillors出現(xiàn)在定位句，但是與原文內(nèi)容相反，屬于正反混淆。

　　35. 【答案】B should be forced to follow regulations

　　解析：本題目為推斷題，考察具體細節(jié)的推斷。根據(jù)題干信息auto companies，定位到尾段首句：require auto companies to bring their vehicles into compliance要求汽車公司使其車輛符合要求。正確答案B should be forced to follow regulations應該被迫遵守規(guī)定，與原文信息一致。選項A的 will raise low-emission car production將提高低排放汽車產(chǎn)量，定位段并未提到，屬于無中生有。選項C和D的will upgrade the design of their vehicles 和 should be put under public supervision將升級他們的車輛設計、應該接受公眾監(jiān)督在原文中沒有相關(guān)信息。

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