Traffic in Our Cities
The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand. This causes many problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater risk 51__________accidents. Clearly, something must be done, but it is often difficult to 52__________people to change their habits and leave,their cars at home.
One possible 53__________is to make it more expensive for people to use their cars by 54__________charges for parking and 55__________tougher fines for anyone who 56__________the law. In addition, drivers could be required to pay for using particular routes at different times of the day. This system, 57__________ as road pricing, is already being introduced in a 58__________ of cities, using a special electronic card 59__________to the windscreen of the car.
Another way of 60__________with the problem is to provide cheap parking on the 61__________of the city,and strictly control the number of vehicles allowed into the centre. Drivers and their passengers then use a special bus service for the 62 __________stage of their journey.
Of course, the most important 63__________is to provide good public transport. However, to get people to 64__________the comfort of their cars, public transport must be felt to be reliable, convenient and comfortable, with fares 65__________at an acceptable level.
51. A. of
B. for
C. about
D. by
52. A. make
B. arrange
C. suggest
D. persuade
53. A. approach
B. manner
C. custom
D. style
54. A. enlarging
B. increasing
C. growing
D. developing
55, A. carrying down
B. putting off
C. bringing in
D. taking away
56. A. crosses
B. refuses
C. breaks
D. cracks
57. A. named
B. seen
C. called
D. known
58. A. quantity
B. number
C. total
D. sum
59. A. fixed
B. joined
C. built
D. placed
60. A. doing
B. handling
C. dealing
D. solving
61. A. outskirts
B. border
C. outside
D. limit
62. A. late
B. end
C. complete
D. final
63. A. thought
B. thing
C. work
D. event
64. A. pass on
B. throw away
C. give up
D. leave out
65. A. taken
B. kept
C. given
D. stood
参考答案：
51.A【解析】本题考查固定搭配。the risk of表示的风险，所以A项of为正确答案。
52.D【解析】本题考查动词辨析。根据空所在句中的介词to，可排除A和C两项。B项arrange可以和to搭配，表示安排，整理，不符合题意。所以选择D项，意为说服人们改变他们的生活习惯通常是很困难的。
53.A【解析】本题考查名词辨析。根据上下文可知，这里提出的一个解决方案;A项approach方法途径，符合题意;其它三项manner方式，风俗;custom制定的，风俗;style风格，样式;均不符合题意。故选择A项。
54.B【解析】本题考查动动词辨析。空所在的句子意思是说要增加停车收费，B项increase增加，符合题意;其它三项enlarge扩大，增大;grow发展;develop发展，开发，生长;均不符合题意。故选择B项。
55.C【解析】本题考查动词词组辨析。空所在的句子意思为对那些违章的人要加强收款，C项 bring in作为的收益，符合题意。其它三项carry down搬下，结账，把传下来;put off推迟，脱掉;take away带走，取走;均不符合题意。故选择C项。
56.C【解析】本题考查固定搭配。break the law表示违法，所以C项break为正确答案。其他三项cross交叉，rufuse拒绝，crack破裂，均不符合题意。
57.D【解析】本题考查固定搭配。known as表示以为人所知。所以D项known为正确答案。
58.B【解析】本题考查名字辨析。空所在的句子意思为：道路收费的系统已经被一些城市所使用;a number of一些符合题意，所以B项number为正确答案。其他三项填在空里分别为a quantity of大量;a total of总共，总计;a sum of的总数;均不符合句意。
59.A【解析】本题考查动词辨析。空所在句子的意思是把电子卡固定在汽车的挡风玻璃上，fix to固定在上，所以A项fixed为正确答案。其它三项join加入，build建造，place放置;均不符合题意。
60.C【解析】本题考查动词辨析。空所在句想要表达的意思是另一种处理这个问题的方法是。四个选项中除了handle和solve其它三项均能与空后的介词with搭配意思分别为：do with对待，与相处;deal with处理。
61.A【解析】本题考查名词辨析。根据上下文，空所在句子的下一句说严格控制机动车辆进入城市中心的数量，所以可以推断出空所在的句子要说的应该和城市中心相反，所以应该是在郊区，所以只有A项符合题意。其它三项均不符合题意。
62.D【解析】本题考查形容词辨析。根据空所在的句子可知，这里想要说的意思是：司机和乘客们就会利用特殊的公交车服务来完成他们的最后一段旅行。A 项late迟的，晚的;B项end末尾，结束;C项complete完成;D项final最后的;所以D项为最佳答案。
63.B【解析】本题考查名词辨析。the most important thing为习惯用语，意思是最重要的事情，所以本题选择B项thing。
64.C【解析】本题考查动词词组辨析。A项pass on传递，继续;B项throw away扔掉，丢弃;C项 give up放弃;D项leave out遗漏，省略;空所在的句子意为让人们汽车的舒适可知，此处填 give up比较合适。故本题选择C项。
65.B【解析】本题考查固定搭配。keep at alevel保持在一个的水平，句中想表达的意思是使费用保持在一个可接受的水平又因为这是一个with的复合结构，fares和它的逻辑主语是被动关系，所以用被动形式kept。故本题选择B项。