剑桥雅思16Test4Part3听力原文与答案bike-sharing schemes

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剑桥雅思16 Test4 Part3雅思听力原文

JAKE:Now that we’ve done all the research into bike-sharing schemes in cities around the world,we need to think about how we’re going to organise our report.

AMY:Right.I think we should start by talking about the benefits.I mean it’s great that so many cities have introduced these schemes where anyone can pick up a bike from dozens of different locations and hire it for a few hours.It makes riding a bike very convenient for people

JAKE:Yes,but the costs can add up and that puts people on low incomes off in some places.

AMY:I suppose so,but if it means more people in general are cycling rather than driving,then because they’re increasing the amount of physical activity they do,it’s good for their health.

JAKE:OK.But isn’t that of less importance?I mean,doesn’t the impact of reduced emissions on air pollution have a more significant effect(Q21)on people’s health?

AMY:Certainly,in some cities bike-sharing has made a big contribution to that.And also helped to cut the number of cars on the road significantly(Q22).

JAKE:Which is the main point.

AMY:Exactly.But I’d say it’s had less of an impact on noise pollution because there are still loads of buses and lorries around.

JAKE:Right.

AMY:Shall we quickly discuss the recommendations we’re going to make?

JAKE:In order to ensure bike-sharing schemes are successful?

AMY:Yes.

JAKE:OK.Well,while I think it’s nice to have really state-of-the-art bikes with things like GPS,I wouldn’t say they’re absolutely necessary.

AMY:But some technical things are really important–like a fully functional app–so people can make payments and book bikes easily(Q23).Places which haven’t invested in that have really struggled.

JAKE:Good point…Some people say there shouldn’t be competing companies offering separate bike-sharing schemes,but in some really big cities,competition’s beneficial and anyway one company might not be able to manage the whole thing

AMY:Right.Deciding how much to invest is a big question.Cities which have opened loads of new bike lanes at the same time as introducing bike-sharing schemes have generally been more successful–but there are examples of successful schemes where this hasn’t happened…What does matter though–is having a big publicity campaign(Q24).

JAKE:Definitely.If people don’t know how to use the scheme or don’t understand its benefits,they won’t use it.People need a lot of persuasion to stop using their cars.

AMY:Shall we look at some examples now?And say what we think is good or bad about them.

JAKE:I suppose we should start with Amsterdam as this was one of the first cities to have a bike-sharing scheme.

AMY:Yes.There was already a strong culture of cycling here,In a way it’s strange that there was such a demand for bike-sharing because you’d have thought most people would have used their own bikes.

JAKE:And yet it’s one of the best-used schemes(Q25)…Dublin’s an interesting example of a success story.

AMY:It must be because the public transport system’s quite limited

JAKE:Not really–there’s no underground.but there are trams and a good bus network.I’d say price has a lot to do with it(Q26).It’s one of the cheapest schemes in Europe to join.

AMY:But the buses are really slow–anyway the weather certainly can’t be a factor

JAKE:No–definitely not.The London scheme’s been quite successful.

AMY:Yes–it’s been a really good thing for the city.The bikes are popular and the whole system is well maintained but it isn’t expanding quickly enough.

JAKE:Basically,not enough’s been spent on increasing the number of cycle lanes(Q27).Hopefully that’ll change.

AMY:Yes.Now what about outside Europe?

JAKE:Well bike-sharing schemes have taken off in places like Buenos Aires

AMY:Mmm.They built a huge network of cycle lanes to support the introduction of the scheme there,didn’t they?It attracted huge numbers of cyclists where previously there were hardly any.

JAKE:An example of good planning(Q28).

AMY:Absolutely.New York is a good example of how not to introduce a scheme.When they launched it,it was more than ten times the price of most other schemes(Q29).

JAKE:More than it costs to take a taxi.Crazy,I think the organisers lacked vision and ambition there.

AMY:I think so too.Sydney would be a good example to use.I would have expected it to have grown pretty quickly here.

JAKE:Yes.I can’t quite work out why it hasn’t been an instant success like some of the others(Q30).It’s a shame really.

AMY:I know.OK so now we’ve thought about…

剑桥雅思16 Test4 Part3雅思听力答案

21-22.BC

23-24.BC

25.C

26.F

27.D

28.E

29.B