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 30 - Day Reading Challenge IEL TS ZONE 188 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. Download 7.95 Mb. Share with your friends:
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