OG20新题CR 求解答

696. A moderately large city isredesigning its central downtown area and is considering a plan that wouldreduce the number of lanes for automobiles and trucks and increase those forbicycles and pedestrians. The intent is to attract more workers and shoppers todowntown businesses by making downtown easier to reach and more pleasant tomove around in.

Which of the following would, if true,most strongly support the prediction that the plan would achieve its goal?

A.  Peoplewho make a habitof walking or bicycling wheneverfeasible derive significanthealth benefits from doing so.

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B.  Most people who preferto shop at suburbanmalls instead of downtown urban areas do so because parking iseasier and cheaper at the former.

C.  In other moderately sized cities where measures were taken to makedowntowns more accessible for walkers and cyclists, downtownbusinesses began to thrive.

D. If theproposed lane restrictions on drivers are rigorously enforced,more people will likelybe attracted to downtownbusinesses than would otherwise be.

E.  Most peoplewho own and frequently ride bicycles for recreational purposes live at a significant distancefrom downtown urban areas.

答案C。对D的解释不太明白。