Question 11-16
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Street Play Scheme
Question 17-18
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Question 19-20
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
When did the Street Play Scheme first take place?
根据题目信息,找到定位信息first take place;听到定位后,确定So the scheme's been up and running for three years now为答案句,通过对比题目与原文内容发现同义替换take place=has been up,得出正确答案B。
How often is Beechwood Road closed to traffic now?
根据题目信息,找到定位信息closed、now;听到定位后,确定We'd love to be able to close our road for longer - for the whole weekend, from Saturday morning until Sunday evening, for example.at the moment it's just once a week为答案句,通过对比题目与原文内容发现同义替换now=at the moment,得出正确答案A。
Who is responsible for closing the road?
根据题目信息,找到定位信息responsible for closing;听到定位后,确定We have volunteer wardens, mostly parents but some elderly residents too, who block off our road at either end为答案句,通过对比题目与原文内容发现同义替换close=block off,得出正确答案C。
Residents who want to use their cars
根据题目信息,找到定位信息residents、cars;听到定位后,确定If people really need to get in or out of Beechwood Road, it's not a problem - as long as they drive at under 20 kilometres per hour为答案句,通过对比题目与原文内容发现同义替换must=as long as、slow=under 20 kilometres,得出正确答案B。
Alice says that Street Play Schemes are most needed in
根据题目信息,找到定位信息most needed;听到定位后,确定we want to include all kids in the city - especially those who live on busy roads,It's here that demand is greatest为答案句,通过对比题目与原文内容发现同义替换most=especially=greatest、heavy traffic=busy roads,得出正确答案C。
What has been the reaction of residents who are not parents?
根据题目信息,找到定位信息reactions、not parents;听到定位后,确定On the whole everyone is very supportive and say they're very happy to see children out on the street为答案句,通过对比题目与原文内容发现同义替换like=supportive=happy,得出正确答案B。
Which TWO benefits for children does Alice think are the most important?
17.根据题目信息,找到定位信息children、most important;听到定位后,确定for me the biggest advantage is that kids develop confidence in themselves to be outside without their parents. The other really fantastic thing is that children get to know the adults in the street- it's like having a big extended family为答案句,通过对比题目与原文内容发现同义替换independence=without parents、be part of the community=have a big extended family、most important=biggest advantage=really fantastic,得出正确答案BD。18.根据题目信息,找到定位信息children、most important;听到定位后,确定for me the biggest advantage is that kids develop confidence in themselves to be outside without their parents. The other really fantastic thing is that children get to know the adults in the street- it's like having a big extended family为答案句,通过对比题目与原文内容发现同义替换independence=without parents、be part of the community=have a big extended family、most important=biggest advantage=really fantastic,得出正确答案BD。
Which TWO benefits for children does Alice think are the most important?
17.根据题目信息,找到定位信息children、most important;听到定位后,确定for me the biggest advantage is that kids develop confidence in themselves to be outside without their parents. The other really fantastic thing is that children get to know the adults in the street- it's like having a big extended family为答案句,通过对比题目与原文内容发现同义替换independence=without parents、be part of the community=have a big extended family、most important=biggest advantage=really fantastic,得出正确答案BD。18.根据题目信息,找到定位信息children、most important;听到定位后,确定for me the biggest advantage is that kids develop confidence in themselves to be outside without their parents. The other really fantastic thing is that children get to know the adults in the street- it's like having a big extended family为答案句,通过对比题目与原文内容发现同义替换independence=without parents、be part of the community=have a big extended family、most important=biggest advantage=really fantastic,得出正确答案BD。
Which TWO results of the King Street experiment surprised Alice?
19.根据题目信息,找到定位信息King Street、surprise;听到定位后,确定what I hadn't expected was how much quieter it would be、we were actually amazed that sales in the shops went up considerably that day为答案句,通过对比题目与原文内容发现同义替换more shoppers=sales went up、less noise=much quieter、surprise=hadn't expected=amazed,得出正确答案AE。20.根据题目信息,找到定位信息King Street、surprise;听到定位后,确定what I hadn't expected was how much quieter it would be、we were actually amazed that sales in the shops went up considerably that day为答案句,通过对比题目与原文内容发现同义替换more shoppers=sales went up、less noise=much quieter、surprise=hadn't expected=amazed,得出正确答案AE。
Which TWO results of the King Street experiment surprised Alice?
19.根据题目信息,找到定位信息King Street、surprise;听到定位后,确定what I hadn't expected was how much quieter it would be、we were actually amazed that sales in the shops went up considerably that day为答案句,通过对比题目与原文内容发现同义替换more shoppers=sales went up、less noise=much quieter、surprise=hadn't expected=amazed,得出正确答案AE。20.根据题目信息,找到定位信息King Street、surprise;听到定位后,确定what I hadn't expected was how much quieter it would be、we were actually amazed that sales in the shops went up considerably that day为答案句,通过对比题目与原文内容发现同义替换more shoppers=sales went up、less noise=much quieter、surprise=hadn't expected=amazed,得出正确答案AE。
听力原文:
PRESENTER:My guest on the show today is Alice Riches who started the Street Play Scheme where she lives in Beechwood Road.
For those of you that don't already know — Street Play involves local residents closing off their street for a few hours so that children have a chance to play in the street safely.
She started it in her own street, Beechwood Road, and the idea caught on, and there are now Street Play Schemes all over the city.
So when did you actually start the scheme, Alice?
ALICE:Well, I first had the idea when my oldest child was still a toddler, so that's about six years ago now — but it took at least two years of campaigning before we were actually able to make it happen.
So the scheme's been up and running for three years now.
We'd love to be able to close our road for longer — for the whole weekend, from Saturday morning until Sunday evening, for example.
At the moment it's just once a week.
But when we started it was only once a month. But we're working on it.
PRESENTER:So what actually happens when Beechwood Road is closed?
ALICE:We have volunteer wardens, mostly parents but some elderly residents too, who block off our road at either end.
The council have provided special signs but there's always a volunteer there to explain what's happening to any motorists.
Generally, they're fine about it – we’ve only had to get the police involved once or twice.
Now I should explain that the road isn't completely closed to cars.
But only residents' cars are allowed. If people really need to get in or out of Beechwood Road, it's not a problem —as long as they drive at under 20 kilometres per hour.
But most people just decide not to use their cars during this time, or they park in another street.
The wardens are only there to stop through traffic.
PRESENTER:So can anyone apply to get involved in Street Play?
ALICE:Absolutely — we want to include all kids in the city — especially those who live on busy roads.
It's here that demand is greatest.
Obviously, there isn't such demand in wealthier areas where the children have access to parks or large gardens — or in the suburbs where there are usually more places for Children to play outside.
I'd recommend that anyone listening who likes the idea should just give it a go.
We've been surprised by the positive reaction of residents all over the city.
And that's not just parents.
There are always a few who complain but they're a tiny minority.
On the whole everyone is very supportive and say they're very happy to see children out on the street — even if it does get quite noisy.
ALICE:There have been so many benefits of Street Play for the kids.
Parents really like the fact that the kids are getting fresh air instead of sitting staring at a computer screen, even if they're not doing anything particularly energetic.
And of course it's great that kids can play with their friends outside without being supervised by their parents — but for me the biggest advantage is that kids develop confidence in themselves to be outside without their parents.
The other really fantastic thing is that children get to know the adults in the street - it’s like having a big extended family.
PRESENTER:It certainly does have a lot of benefits.
I want to move on now and ask you about a related project in King Street.
ALICE:Right. Well this was an experiment I was involved in where local residents decided to try and reduce the traffic along King Street, which is the busiest main road in our area, by persuading people not to use their cars for one day.
We thought about making people pay more for parking — but we decided that would be really unpopular — so instead we just stopped people from parking on King Street but left the other car parks open.
It was surprising how much of a difference all this made.
As we'd predicted, air quality was significantly better but what I hadn't expected was how much quieter it would be — even with the buses still running.
Of course everyone said they felt safer but we were actually amazed that sales in the shops went up considerably that day — we thought there'd be fewer people out shopping — not more.
PRESENTER:That's really interesting so the fact that…