Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

The northern Italian city of Milan banned all traffic from its streets for 10 hours on Sunday in an attempt to reduce smog.

The measure which was first 26__________ on a trial basis in the year 2007 is triggered whenever pollution exceeds the statutory limit for 12 consecutive days.

Satellite 27__________ shows Milan to be one of the most polluted cities in Europe. An 28__________ 120,000 vehicles will be affected by the move, according to the major daily newspaper in the city.

The most polluting vehicles have been banned from driving through the city center since Thursday. But on Sunday, there 29__________ be no traffic between 8:00 and 18:00.

The ban is imposed when pollution exceeds 50 30__________ of particulates per cubic meter of air over 12 days. The last time the full ban was in force was in February.

The move is not popular with all 31__________ , who argue that the city!s public transport system should be improved to 32__________ their cars. Local Green Party councilor Enrico Fedrighini said cars with three or four people inside should be offered 33 __________, for example. “One or two car-free Sundays each month will not do anything to 34 __________the smog crisis,” he told the daily newspaper in the city.

Public transport was to be bolstered during the day, with an extra metro trains and buses 35__________ .