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 in comfort and,more importantly,safety.As far back a

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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 in comfort and,more importantly,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 in at night when shops and markets 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 motorized vehicles.
2 .The modem,traffic-free shopping street was born in Europe in the 1960s when both city populations 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 may 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 5Opercent.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 wasn't good news for everyone, as shops selling furniture and larger electrical appliances（电器）actually saw their sales drop.Many of these were forced to move elsewhere,away from the city centre.

In the l960s,dirty gases from cars made shopping_______.
A:pedestrians
B:North America
C:customers
D:a bad experience
E:Middle Eastern countries
F:furniture sellers

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答案：D

解析：

文章第一段第一句是主题句，意为：步行购物区的概念由来已久。B项A。 idea from ancient history（来自古代的想法）与主题句意思相符，故选B。
文章第二段主要讲，随着人口和车辆的增加，车辆排放的尾气及对人身安全的威胁使购物变成一种不愉快且危险的体验。很多人认为是时候试行无车辆街道了，而步行购物区便是最好的开始。A项A Need for Change（需要改变）符合本段主题，故选A。
文章第三段第一句是主题句，意为：一开始，（步行购物区）受到来自店主的阻力。D项Facing Protest from Shop Owners（面临店主的抗议）与主题句意思相符，故选D。
文章第四段主要讲研究发现步行购物区在一些欧洲国家呈现出了意想不到的统计数据。很多城市的消费者数量和销售额都有提高。这让美国明尼阿波利斯市备受鼓舞，他们还主动出钱建设和维护自己的步行购物街。E项Increase in Sales and Customers(销售额和顾客的增加）符合本段主题，故选E。
题干意为“步行购物街首先在中东国家发展起来。”文章第一段前两句指出，步行购物区的概念由来已久，在中世纪，中东一些国家建成步行购物区，让人们在舒适，更重要的是安全的环境下购物。E项Middle Eastern countries（中东国家）与原句意思相符，故选E。
题干意为“在20世纪60年代，汽车排放的肮脏的尾气使购物变成了不好的体验。”文章第二段第二句指出，车辆排放的尾气及对人身安全的威胁使购物变成一种不愉快且危险的体验。D项a bad experience（一种不好的体验）与原句意思相符，故选D。
题干意为“店主错误地认为没有车辆的街道会让顾客远离。”文章第三段最后一句指出，在欧洲，当第一批街道禁止车辆进入时甚至引起了喧闹的游行示威，因为很多店主预测他们会失去顾客。C项customers（顾客）与原句意思相符，故选C。
题干意为“步行购物街的到来使很多家具商丢掉生意。”文章最后一段第二句指出，不幸的是，这对每个人来说并不都是好消息，因为很多卖家具和大型电器的店铺确实看到了销售额的下降。F项furniture sellers（家具商）与原句意思相符，故此选F。

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