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英國計(jì)劃將于2040年起禁止銷售由柴油機(jī)和汽油機(jī)驅(qū)動的車輛。這是為應(yīng)對空氣污染而提出的舉措。相關(guān)部門大臣也公布將撥款2.55億英鎊，給地方政府用于治理二氧化氮排放，其中不排除會在一定區(qū)域內(nèi)對高排放車輛進(jìn)行收費(fèi)。但政府并不會用這項(xiàng)專款來資助舊車報(bào)廢，因?yàn)樗麄冋J(rèn)為過去在這上面的支出“并非物有所值”。請聽報(bào)道。

For petrol and diesel cars and vans, the end is nigh.

France has committed to phasing out sales of them by 2040. The UK now officially matches that ambition.

In the meantime, the government must deal with illegal levels of air pollution mainly from diesel vehicles. In April, it was ordered by the High Court to present by 31 July a strategy for cleaning up the UK’s polluted air. That would include tackling emissions of all types of pollution.

Ministers have defied the court, though, by producing only a plan for roadside emissions of the pollutant nitrogen dioxide associated with diesels.

詞匯表

petrol 汽油
diesel 柴油
nigh 不遠(yuǎn)了、臨近
committed to 已承諾
phasing out 逐步淘汰，逐漸停止
ordered （被）要求，（被）命令
the High Court （英格蘭及威爾士）最高法院
emissions （有害氣體的）排放
defied 違抗，違反
roadside 道路的，路邊的
nitrogen dioxide 二氧化氮

測驗(yàn)

請聽報(bào)道并回答下列問題。

1. When will petrol and diesel cars and vans be banned in the UK?

2. Which type of vehicles produce the highest illegal levels of air pollution in the country?

3. True or false? The government was ordered to present a strategy to deal with emissions of all types of pollution.

4. Which word in the text means ‘a(chǎn) specific plan to achieve a goal’?

答案

1. When will petrol and diesel cars and vans be banned in the UK?
Diesel and petrol cars and vans will be banned in the UK from 2040.

2. Which type of vehicles produce the highest illegal levels of air pollution in the country?
According to the text, diesel vehicles produce the highest illegal levels of air pollution in the UK.

3. True or false? The government was ordered to present a strategy to deal with emissions of all types of pollution.
True. The order by the High Court would include tackling emissions of all types of pollution.

4. Which word in the text means 'a specific plan to achieve a goal'?
Strategy.