Reading Passage 1: "William Kamkwamba"



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Answer:
A PRT only
Part of the passage
The Danish RUF system envisaged by Palle Jensen, for example,
resembles PRT but with one key difference
vehicles have wheels as well as a slot allow-
ing them to travel on a monorail
, so they can drive off the rail onto a normal road.
Explanation: with PRT, you hop into a computer-controlled car, but what makes RUF different from PRT is that it can also be converted into a usual human-drive car mode.
Q 11. It can run on existing roads.
Answer:
B RUF only
Part of the passage
The Danish
RUF system envisaged by Palle Jensen, for exam-
ple, resembles PRT but with one key difference
vehicles have wheels as well as a slot
allowing them to travel on a monorail
, so they can drive off the rail onto a normal road.
Explanation:
See Q explanation.
Q 12. It can be bought by private buyers.
Answer:
B RUF only
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Part of the passage
Build a fast network of guideways in a busy city centre and people
would have a strong incentive not just to use public RUF vehicles, but also to
buy their
own dual-mode vehicle
.
Explanation: the text does not mention that PRT can be owned by individuals, but makes it clear that this idea is not accepted by private car owners, so one can make the inference that PRT vehicles cannot be bought.
Question 13
Answer:
C low pollution
Part of the passage
In recent years, the
pollution
belched out by millions of vehicles
has dominated the debate about transport. The problem has even persuaded Califor-
nia—that home of car culture—to curb traffic growth. But no matter how green they be-
come, cars are unlikely to get us around crowded cities any faster. And persuading peo-
ple to use trains and buses will always bean uphill struggle. Cars, after all, are popular
for very good reasons, as anyone with small children or heavy shopping knows.
So politicians should be trying to lure people out of their cars, not forcing them out.
There’s certainly no shortage of alternatives. Perhaps the most attractive is the concept
known as personal rapid transit (PRT), independently invented in the US and Europe in
the 1950s.

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