Passage Two
Overhead bridges are found in many parts of Singapore, especially in places where traffic is very heavy and crossing the road is dangerous.
The purpose of these bridges is to enable pedestrians to cross roads safely. Overhead bridges are used in very much the same way as zebra crossings. They are more efficient although less convenient because people have to climb up a long flight of steps. This is inconvenient especially to older people. When pedestrians use an overhead bridge, they do not hold up traffic. However, when they cross a busy road using a zebra crossing, traffic is held up. This is why the government has built many overhead bridges to help pedestrians and to keep traffic moving at the same time.
The government of Singapore has spent large sums of money building these bridges. For their own safety pedestrians should be encouraged to use them instead of risking their lives by dashing across the road. Old people, however, find it a little difficult climbing up and down the steps, but it is still much safer than walking across the road with all the danger of moving traffic.
Overhead bridges serve a very useful purpose. Pedestrians, both old and young, should make it a habit to use them. This will prevent unnecessary accidents and loss of life.
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. Where are overhead bridges mostly found?
【解析】選[C]。文中especially in places where traffic is very heavy說明過街天橋多建在繁忙的路段。因為繁忙的路段容易出現(xiàn)擁堵的現(xiàn)象。[A]項文中未提及。根據(jù)常識，過街天橋很少建在寬闊的馬路上，因此[B]項錯誤。[B]項中fast traffic 這種交通情況一般不會出現(xiàn)擁堵的現(xiàn)象，過街天橋同樣很少建在這種地方。
30. What is the advantage of overhead bridges?
【解析】選[C]。文中to help pedestrians and to keep the traffic moving 表明政府修建天橋的目的，也就是天橋的優(yōu)勢。[A]、[B]項太過片面，只分別提到了過街天橋兩個優(yōu)點的其中之一。[B]項文中未提及。
31. What is the ultimate purpose of building overhead bridges?
【解析】選[A]。文中提到a very useful purpose后緊接著說This will prevent unnecessary accidents and loss of life，可見修建天橋的最終目的是為了減少交通事故和人員傷亡。選項[B]、[D]只是其中的兩個目的，但不是最終目的。[C]項文中未提及。
Overhead bridges are found in many parts of Singapore, especially in places where traffic is very heavy and crossing the road is dangerous.
The purpose of these bridges is to enable pedestrians to cross roads safely. Overhead bridges are used in very much the same way as zebra crossings. They are more efficient although less convenient because people have to climb up a long flight of steps. This is inconvenient especially to older people. When pedestrians use an overhead bridge, they do not hold up traffic. However, when they cross a busy road using a zebra crossing, traffic is held up. This is why the government has built many overhead bridges to help pedestrians and to keep traffic moving at the same time.
The government of Singapore has spent large sums of money building these bridges. For their own safety pedestrians should be encouraged to use them instead of risking their lives by dashing across the road. Old people, however, find it a little difficult climbing up and down the steps, but it is still much safer than walking across the road with all the danger of moving traffic.
Overhead bridges serve a very useful purpose. Pedestrians, both old and young, should make it a habit to use them. This will prevent unnecessary accidents and loss of life.
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. Where are overhead bridges mostly found?
【解析】選[C]。文中especially in places where traffic is very heavy說明過街天橋多建在繁忙的路段。因為繁忙的路段容易出現(xiàn)擁堵的現(xiàn)象。[A]項文中未提及。根據(jù)常識，過街天橋很少建在寬闊的馬路上，因此[B]項錯誤。[B]項中fast traffic 這種交通情況一般不會出現(xiàn)擁堵的現(xiàn)象，過街天橋同樣很少建在這種地方。
30. What is the advantage of overhead bridges?
【解析】選[C]。文中to help pedestrians and to keep the traffic moving 表明政府修建天橋的目的，也就是天橋的優(yōu)勢。[A]、[B]項太過片面，只分別提到了過街天橋兩個優(yōu)點的其中之一。[B]項文中未提及。
31. What is the ultimate purpose of building overhead bridges?
【解析】選[A]。文中提到a very useful purpose后緊接著說This will prevent unnecessary accidents and loss of life，可見修建天橋的最終目的是為了減少交通事故和人員傷亡。選項[B]、[D]只是其中的兩個目的，但不是最終目的。[C]項文中未提及。