emissions （有害气体的）排放

defied 违抗，违反

roadside 道路的，路边的

nitrogen dioxide 二氧化氮

测验 请听报道并回答下列问题。

1. When will petrol and diesel cars and vans be banned in the UK?

2. Which type of vehicles produce the highest illegal levels of air pollution in the country?

3. True or false? The government was ordered to present a strategy to deal with emissions of all types of pollution.

4. Which word in the text means ‘a specific plan to achieve a goal’?

答案 1. When will petrol and diesel cars and vans be banned in the UK?

Diesel and petrol cars and vans will be banned in the UK from 2040.

2. Which type of vehicles produce the highest illegal levels of air pollution in the country?

According to the text, diesel vehicles produce the highest illegal levels of air pollution in the UK.

3. True or false? The government was ordered to present a strategy to deal with emissions of all types of pollution.

True. The order by the High Court would include tackling emissions of all types of pollution.

4. Which word in the text means 'a specific plan to achieve a goal'?

Strategy.

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