TheGermancityofHamburghasannouncedplanstobecomecar-freewithinthenexttwodecades.Itisanambitiousideabutcityofficialsobviouslyfeelthatthepersonalmotorcardoesnotfulfillafunctionthatwalkingbikingandtakingp

　　TheGermancityofHamburghasannouncedplanstobecomecar-freewithinthenexttwodecades.Itisanambitiousideabutcityofficialsobviouslyfeelthatthepersonalmotorcardoesnotfulfillafunctionthatwalkingbikingandtakingpublictransportcannot.ThegoalofHamburg'sprojectistoreplaceroadswithagreennetworkwhichwillallowpeopletonavigatethroughthecitywithouttheuseofcars.

　　BanishingthecarfromurbanareasisbecomingacommontrendinmanyEuropeancities.Londonimposesa"congestioncharge"onprivatevehiclesenteringthecitycentreduringrushhours.Copenhagenisbuildingbicyclesuperhighwaysradiatingoutfromthecitycentre.Thesedevelopmentscombinedmaymakeworryingreadingfordrivingenthusiasts.Isthetimeofthepersonalcarover?

　　InthecenturysincetheFordModelTwasintroducedin1908globalvehiclenumbershaveswollentowelloverabillion.Butaccordingtorecentresearchthegrowthmayhavestopped.

　　AccordingtoProfessorMichaelSivakattheUniversityofMichigan"motorization"intheUSmighthavereachedapeakin2008andthatthefigureshavebeenonthedeclinesince.

　　"NewYorkWashingtonBostonPhiladelphiaeachhavemorethanthirtypercentofhouseholdswithoutalightdutyvehicle"saysSivak.Infactthefiguresshowthatfifty-sixpercentofhouseholdsinNewYork(whichtopthelist)don'thaveacar."Ithinkthatwillbesurprisingtomostpeople.ItwassurprisingtomeandIaminthebusiness."

　　Sivakthinksanumberoffactorscouldbecontributingtothetrendincludingworkingfromhomeandthemovementofpopulationsbacktocitycenters.InChinaBeijingandShanghaiarelookingatplanstolimitthenumberofnewvehiclesbeingregisteredtocontrolprouth.It'samovementmorecitiesarelookingtowardsparticularlyintheUS.

　　5.WhydoesHamburglaunchthe"car-free"program?

　　A.Tobuildagreenerenvironment.

　　B.Tofixaworldwideroadnetwork.

　　C.Tocallonpeopletotakeexercise.

　　D.Toreplacethepublictransport.

　　6.Theunderlinedword"banishing"inParagraph2canbestbereplacedby"_____"

　　A.puttingout