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②表示增补
additionally,alongwith,also,aswellas,besides,equally,even,furthermore,inaddition,justas,moreover,notonly…butalso…,what’smore
③表示强调
aboveall,asamatteroffact,indeed,infact,mostimportant,obviously,tobesure,truly,undoubtedly,withoutdoubt
④表示比较
bycomparison,equally,equallyimportant,incomparison,inthesameway,inthesamemanner,likewise,similarly
⑤表示让步
admittedly,afterall,allthesame,although,evenso,inspiteof,nevertheless
⑥表示结果
accordingly,asaresult,consequently,forthisreason,hence,inthisway,so,therefore,thus.
⑦表示转折
although,but,despite,exceptfor,though,however,inspiteof,instead,nevertheless,ontheotherhand,otherwise,ratherthan,though,yet.
⑧表示结论
ashasbeennoted(mentioned,stated),atlast,finally,inaword,allinall,inbrief,inconclusion,inshort,insum,insummary,toconclude,tosumup,tosummarize.
雅思阅读机经真题解析-农村交通方案
Formorethan40years,PracticalActionhaveworkedwithpoorcommunitiestoidentifythetypesoftransportthatworkbest,takingintoconsiderationculture,needsandskills.Withourtechnicalandpracticalsupport,isolatedruralcommunitiescandesign,buildandmaintaintheirownsolutions.
AWhilstthefocusofNationalDevelopmentPlansinthetransportsectorliesheavilyintheareasofextendingroadnetworksandbridges,therearestillmajorgapsidentifiedinaddressingtheneedsofpoorercommunities.Thereisaneedtodevelopandpromotethesustainableuseofalternativetransportsystemsandintermediatemeansoftransportation(IMTs)thatcomplementthelinkagesofpoorpeoplewithroadnetworksandothersocio-economicinfrastructurestoimprovetheirlivelihoods.
BOntheotherhand,thedevelopmentofallweatheredroads(only30percentofruralpopulationhaveaccesstothissofar)andmotorablebridgesareverycostlyforacountrywithasmallandstagnanteconomy.Inadditiontheseinterventionsarenotalwaysfavourableinallgeographicalcontextsenvironmentally,sociallyandeconomically.Morethan60percentofthenetworkisconcentratedinthelowlandareasofthecountry.Althoughthereareanumberofalternativewaysbywhichtransportationandmobilityneedsofruralcommunitiesinthehillscanbeaddressed,alackofcleargovernmentfocusandpolicies,lackoffiscalandeconomicincentives,lackofadequatetechnicalknowledgeandmanufacturingcapacitieshaveledtounder-developmentofthisalternativetransportsub-sectorincludingtheprovisionofIMTs.
COneofthemajorcausesofpovertyisisolation.Improvingtheaccessandmobilityoftheisolatedpoorpavesthewayforaccesstomarkets,servicesandopportunities.Byimprovingtransportpoorerpeopleareabletoaccessmarketswheretheycanbuyorsellgoodsforincome,andmakebetteruseofessentialservicessuchashealthandeducation.Noproperroadsorvehiclesmeanwomenandchildrenareforcedtospendmanyhourseachdayattendingtotheirmostbasicneeds,suchascollectingwaterandfirewood.Thisvaluabletimecouldbeusedtotendcrops,careforthefamily,studyordevelopsmallbusinessideastogeneratemuchneededincome.
DRoadBuilding
Withoutroads,ruralcommunitiesareextremelyrestricted.Collectingwaterandfirewood,andgoingtolocalmarketsisahugetask,thereforeitisunderstandablethattheconstructionofroadsisamajorpriorityformanyruralcommunities.PracticalActionarehelpingtoimproveruralaccess/transportinfrastructuresthroughtheconstructionandrehabilitationofshortruralroads,smallbridges,culvertsandothertransportrelatedfunctions.Theaimistousemethodsthatencouragecommunitydrivendevelopment.Thismeansvillagerscanimprovetheirownlivesthroughbetteraccesstomarkets,healthcare,educationandothereconomicandsocialopportunities,aswellasbringingimprovedservicesandsuppliestothenow-accessiblevillages.
EDrivingforwardnewideas
PracticalActionandthecommunitiesweworkwithareconstantlycraftingandhoningnewideastohelppoorpeople.Cycletrailershaveapracticalbusinessusetoo,helpingpeoplecarrytheirgoods,suchasvegetablesandcharcoal,tomarketsforsale.Notonlythat,butthoseonthepoverty-linecancamadecentincomebymaking,maintainingandoperatingbicycletaxis.WithPracticalActionsknow-how.SriLankancommunitieshavebeenabletostartabusserviceandmaintaintheroadsalongwhichittravels.Theimpacthasbeenremarkable.ThisservicehasputanendtoruralpeoplessocialisolationQuickandaffordable,itgivesthemareliablewaytotraveltothenearesttown,andnowtheirchildrencangetaneducation,makingitfarmorelikelytheyllfindapathoutofpoverty.PracticalActionisalsoanactivememberofmanynationalandregionalnetworksthroughwhichexchangeofknowledgeandadvocatingbasedonactionresearcharccarriedoutandoneconspicuousexampleistheLankaOrganicAgricultureMovement.
FSky-scrapingtransportsystem
Forpeoplewholiveinremote,mountainousareas,gettingfoodtomarketinordertoearnenoughmoneytosurviveisaseriousissue.Thehillsaresosteepthattravellingdownthemisdangerous.Aportercanhelpbuttheyareexpensive,anditwouldstilltakehoursorevenaday.Thejourneycantakesolongthattheirgoodsstarttoperishandbecomeworthlessandless.PracticalActionhavedevelopedaningenioussolutioncalledanaerialropeway.Itcancitheroperatebygravitationforceorwiththeuseofexternalpower.Theropewayconsistsoftwotrolleysrollingoversupporttracksconnectedtoacontrolcableinthemiddlewhichmovesinatraditionalflywheelsystem.Thetrolleyatthetopisloadedwithgoodsandcantakeupto120kg.Thisispulleddowntothestationatthebottom,eitherbytheforceofgravityorbyexternalpower.Theothertrolleyatthebottomisthereforepulledupwardsautomatically.Theexternalpowercanbeproducedbyamicrohydrosystemifaccesstoanelectricitygridisnotanoption.
GBringingpeopleonboard
PracticalActiondevelopedatwo-wheeledirontrailerthatcanbeattachedviaahitchbehindthescat)toabicycleandbeusedtocarryheavyloads(uptoaround200kgs)offood,waterorevenpassengers.Peoplecannowcarrythreetunesasmuchasbeforeandstillpedalthebicycle.Thecycletrailersareusedfortransportinggoodsbylocalproducers,asambulances,asmobileshops,andevenasmobilelibraries.Theyaremadeinsmallvillageworkshopsfromirontubing,whichiscut,bent,weldedanddrilledtomaketheframeandwheels.Modificationsarealsocarriedouttothetrailersintheseworkshopsattherequestofthebuyers.Thetwo-wheeledambulanceismadefrommouldedmetal,withstandardrubber-tyredwheels.The"
bed"
sectioncanbepaddedwithcushionstomakethepatientcomfortable,whilethe"
seat"
sectionallowsafamilymembertoattendtopatientduringtransit.Adedicatedbicycleisneededtopulltheambulancetrailer,sothatothercommunitymembersdonotneedtogowithoutthebicyclestheydependonintheirdailylives.Ajoiningmechanismallowsforeasyremovalandattachment.Inresponsetousercomments,acoverhasbeendesignedthatcanbeaddedtogiveprotectiontothepatientandattendantinpoorweatherMadeoftreatedcotton,thecoverisdurableandwaterproof.
Questions1-4
DothefollowingstatementsagreewiththeclaimsofthewriterinReadingPassage1?
Inboxes1-4onyouranswersheet,write
YESifthestatementistrue
NOifthestatementisfalse
NOTGIVENiftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage
1.Aslowdevelopingeconomyoftencannotaffordsomeroadnetworksespeciallyforthoseusedregardlessweatherconditions.
2.Ruralcommunitiesofficialsknowhowtoimprovealternativetransporttechnically.
3.TheprimaryaimforPracticalActiontoimproveruraltransportinfrastructuresismeanttoincreasethetradeamongvillages.
4.LankaOrganicAgricultureMovementprovidedservicethatPracticalActionhighlyinvolvedin.
Questions5-8
Answerthequestionsbelow.
ChooseNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSAND/ORANUMBERfromthepassageforeachanswer.
Writeyouranswersinboxes5-8onyouranswersheet.
5.WHATisthefirstdutyformanyruralcommunitiestoreachunrestricteddevelopment?
6.WHATwasoneofthenewideastohelppoorpeoplecarrytheirgoods,suchasvegetablesandcharcoal,tomarketsforsale?
7.WHATservicehasputanendtoruralpeoplessocialisolationinSriLanka?
8.WHATsolutionhadbeenappliedforpeoplewholiveinremote,mountainousareasgettingfoodtomarket?
Questions9-13
Summary
CompletethefollowingsummaryoftheparagraphsofReadingPassage,usingnomorethantwowordsfromtheReadingPassageforeachanswer.Writeyouranswersinboxes11-14onyouranswersheet.
Besidesnormaltransporttask,changesarealsoimplementedtothetrailersintheseworkshopsattherequestofthebuyerswhenitwasusedonmedicalemergencyoramoveable9;
Ambulanceismadefrommetal,withrubberwheelsanddrivebyanotherbicycle.Whenputwith10inthetwo-wheeledambulance,thepatientcanstaycomfortableandwhichanother11cansitoncaringforpatientintransportjourney.Inordertodismantleorattachotherequipment,anassembling12isdesigned.Later,asuserssu