Navigating beyond the organised pavements and parts of our urban spaces,desire paths are the unofficial footprints of a community,revealing the unspoken preferences,shared shortcuts and collective choices of humans.Often appearing as trodden dirt tracks through otherwise neat green spaces,these routes of collective disobedience cut corners,bisect lawns and cross hills,representing the natural capability of people cand, animals,to go from point A to point B most effectively.
Urban planners interpret desire paths as more than just convenient shortcuts;they offer valuable insights into the dynamics between planning and behaviour.
Navigating beyond the organised pavements and parks of our urban spaces,desire paths are the unofficial footprints of a community,revealing the unspoken preferences,shared shortcuts and collective choices of humans.Often appearing as trodden dirt tracks through otherwise neat green spaces,these routes of collective disobedience cut corners,bisect lawns and cross hills,representing the natural capability of people (and animals)to go from point A to point B most effectively.
Urban planners interpret desire paths as more than just convenient shortcuts;they offer valuable insights into the dynamics between planning and behaviour.Ohio State University allowed its students to navigate the Oval,a lawn in the centre of campus,freely,then proceeded to pave the desire paths,creating a web of effective routes students had established.
Yet,reluctance persists among other planners to integrate desire paths into formal plans,citing concerns about safety,environmental impact,or primarily,aesthetics.A Reddit webpage devoted to the phenomenon, boasting nearly 50,000 members,showcases images of local desire paths adorned with signs instructing pedestrians to adhere to designated walkways,underscoring the rebellious nature inherent in these human-made tracks.This clash highlights an ongoing struggle between the organic,user-driven evolution of public spaces and the desire for a visually curated and controlled urban environment.
The Wickquasgeck Trail is an example of a historical desire path, created by Native Americans to cross the forests of Manhattan and move between settlements quickly.This trail,when Dutch colonists arrived,was widened and made into one of the main trade roads across the island, known at the time as de Heere Straat,or Gentlemen's Street.Following the British assumption of control in New York,the street was renamed Broadway.Notably,Broadway stands out as one of the few areas in NYC that defies the grid-based system applied to the rest of the city,cutting a diagonal across parts of the city.
In online spaces,desire paths have sparked a fascination that can approach obsession,with the Reddit page serving as a hub.Contributors offer a wide array of stories,from little-known new shortcuts to long-established alternate routes.
Animal desire paths,such as ducks forging trails through frozen ponds or dogs carving direct routes in gardens,highlight the adaptability of these trails in both human and animal experiences.As desire paths criss-cross through both physical and virtual landscapes,they stand as a proof of the collective insistence on forging unconventional routes and embracing the spirit of communal choice.
According to Paragraph 1, desire paths are a result of _____.
该题为推断题,问的是欲望路径产生的原因。文中首句提到欲望路径是一个社区的非官方足迹，揭示了人类心照不宣的偏好、共同的捷径和集体的选择，第一段末尾还提到欲望路径代表了人类(和动物)最有效地从A点到B点的自然能力。由此可知，欲望路径是出于便利高效。
It can be inferred that Ohio State University _____.
该题为推断题， 问“可以推断，俄亥俄州⽴⼤学_____”。第⼆段提到，俄亥俄州⽴⼤学允许 学⽣⾃由穿越校园中⼼的椭圆形草坪（Oval），然后按照学⽣已经踏出的 ⼩径铺设道路，形成了⼀张由学⽣们开辟的有效路线⽹。由此可看出，俄 亥俄州⽴⼤学对欲望路径持积极的态度。
The images on the Reddit webpage reflect _____.
该题 为细节题，问 Reddit ⽹⻚上的照⽚反映了_____。⽂中提到，Reddit ⽹⻚展 示了当地⼩径的照⽚，这些⼩径上竖⽴着指示牌，要求⾏⼈遵守指定的步 ⾏道，这凸显了这些⼈为踏出的⼩径本⾝所具有的叛逆特性。这⼀冲突反 映了公共空间在⽤户驱动下有机演变与追求视觉策划和控制良好的城市环 境之间的持续博弈。由此可知，Reddit ⽹⻚上的照⽚反映了对于欲望路径 的两种不同态度之间的博弈。
The example of the Wickquasgeck Trail illustrates ______.
该题为例证题，问的是Wickquasgeck Trail这个例子阐述了什么。例子该段首先介绍了Wickquasgeck Trail，这是一条由美洲原住民开辟的历史性欲望路径，用于穿越曼哈顿的森林，以便在定居点之间快速移动。接着，段落描述了当荷兰殖民者到达时，这条路径被拓宽并成为了岛上主要的贸易道路之一，当时被称为 de Heere Straat，或Gentlemen's Street。在英国接管纽约后，这条街道被改名为Broadway。最后，段落指出Broadway是纽约市少数几个打破城市其余部分网格状布局的地方之一，它斜穿城市的部分区域。说明欲望路径是由原住民开辟，后得到了殖民者的认可和改造。
It can be learned from the last paragraph that desire paths _____.
该题是细节题,问的是在最后一段中有关欲望路径的信息。文中说Animal desire paths...highlight the adaptability of these trails in both human and animal experiences
(动物的欲望路径…突出了这些路径在人类和动物体验中的适应性)，说明欲望路径在人类和动物中都存在，即欲望路径展示了人类和动物的一个共同特征。