# Shared spaces

- 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 3）
- 考频：中频
- 题目数：8
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- 数据更新：2026-10-29

## 题目原文

00:00:00,480 
 Hi, Jack. 
 00:00:01,460 
 Hi, Tina. Shall we chat about our project? We'll need to start writing soon, so it's useful to discuss the background reading we've done. 
 00:00:10,520 
 Sure. When I first heard the term shared spaces, I didn't realize that it's just about getting rid of everything separating pedestrians and vehicles. 
 00:00:21,360 
 So that they share the space on the road. 
 00:00:24,120 
 Exactly. So there'd be no pavements, no street signs, no traffic lights. People are wanting to get rid of them. 
 00:00:32,720 
 Well, some people, like that guy in Holland. 
 00:00:36,980 
 Monderman. Yes, he's credited with starting the whole thing. So far as I can tell, one of his main aims was to create behaviors among road users which would lead to fewer accidents because drivers would be driving at a sensible speed and be more wary of pedestrians. 
 00:00:57,320 
 Right. And also, he hoped that rather than stopping and starting all the time, it would keep traffic moving more. I also think that the aesthetics of a street are improved if you get rid of traffic lights and things. 
 00:01:10,730 
 But that wasn't really his goal, even though it sounds like a good idea. 
 00:01:14,840 
 Yes. Let's think about summarizing Monderman's main ideas. Like that if there are restrictions everywhere, speed limits, no parking notices or whatever, that just makes drivers less aware of other road users and less concerned for them. [notification sound] You know, they think if they're following all the rules, [notification sound] that makes them a good driver. 
 00:01:38,840 
 Sure. He was important because he didn't accept that the status quo is necessarily a good thing. The council might have installed items of street furniture. 
 00:01:49,780 
 Like pedestrian crossings, uh, and guardrails, street lamps. 
 00:01:56,000 
 But he said you shouldn't assume that they necessarily help anyone just because they're there. And if they don't, then scrap them. I mean, their thinking may have been out of date. 
 00:02:17,880 
 A lot of the research on our reading list looks at bringing Monderman's ideas from Holland to the UK and other countries. 
 00:02:26,280 
 Lots of the stuff I've read clearly either opposes or supports some aspect of the shared space idea. 
 00:02:34,740 
 Before you hear the rest of the discussion, you have some time to look at questions twenty-five to thirty. 
 00:02:42,460 
 Now listen and answer questions twenty-five to thirty. 
 00:02:49,520 
 Okay, shall we talk about some specific pieces of research? 
 00:02:53,920 
 Right. Well, I was amazed by what they discovered at Portishead. The traffic lights broke down one day, and suddenly the long tailbacks in the area had gone, just like that. So they realized the traffic lights had actually been causing the congestion, not easing it. 
 00:03:13,060 
 Probably not what anyone would expect to happen. 
 00:03:15,560 
 Right. It was a great story for the local newspaper. So what about the experiment where they decided to switch off some of the traffic lights in Bristol to measure the effect it had on traffic? 
 00:03:27,860 
 Was that easy for the local authority to do? 
 00:03:30,780 
 Well, apparently, as soon as the traffic lights were out of action, they just followed standard procedure and put up a lights out sign on the road. But I suppose there was a risk of litigation later if anything had gone wrong, and drivers might have taken the council to court saying they were confused. 
 00:03:48,340 
 Okay. 
 00:03:50,100 
 I read some research into road safety around Europe, and it was saying that drivers on British roads have relatively few collisions and injuries. But the opposite applies for pedestrians. They tend to be involved in more accidents. 
 00:04:05,100 
 Really? 
 00:04:05,580 
 Yeah. 
 00:04:06,320 
 Hmm. I was looking at some research done by MVA Consultancy, and they'd interviewed six people with various disabilities. Basically, they found disabled people tend to prefer the traditional street layout. 
 00:04:20,440 
 Not shared spaces. 
 00:04:22,000 
 No. They'd rather have wide pavements, designated crossing points, that sort of thing. 
 00:04:27,920 
 Okay. 
 00:04:29,040 
 But this research, right, they'd done pie charts, so they were showing all this, you know, basically qualitative data as if it was quantitative research. 
 00:04:39,980 
 There's no point doing a pie chart when you've only interviewed six people. 
 00:04:44,180 
 No. Although I've seen other studies which had a much larger sample size and vulnerable road users, the elderly, people with prams or wheelchairs, were basically saying the same thing. 
 00:04:56,900 
 Right. And that data from Dishford, near London. 
 00:05:01,160 
 How did pedestrians in Dishford feel about the new layout? 
 00:05:05,060 
 Men and women had different opinions. More women tended to say they were worried about going over the road than men. 
 00:05:12,700 
 Oh, really? 
 00:05:13,680 
 Yes. Men and women were equally likely to say that the design of the area needed further modifications, and women said that they felt they ought to have equal priority with vehicle users. 
 00:05:26,340 
 Interesting. 
 00:05:28,100 
 I wonder if this way of thinking is going to reshape the towns we live in during our lifetime. 
 00:05:33,440 
 Well, maybe. There's a pressure group that promotes the welfare of pedestrians. Uh, what's it called? 
 00:05:40,680 
 Oh, uh, Living Streets? 
 00:05:42,600 
 Yes. They've got lots of advice for urban planners. Like rather than presenting the public with two or more ready-made designs for a neighborhood and giving them a choice, planners should start by meeting the people who live in a neighborhood and finding out what they want. 
 00:05:59,820 
 Yes. It's the residents who really know the streets they live in after all. 
 00:06:04,360 
 Mm-hmm. 
 00:06:05,160 
 Okay, Tina, so shall we start by making our- 
 00:06:08,800 
 That is the end of part three.

## 题目与答案

### 21-22. What were Monderman's TWO aims when promoting the idea of "shared spaces"?

What were Monderman's TWO aims when promoting the idea of "shared spaces"?

- to improve safety
- to encourage walking
- to improve the flow of vehicles
- to improve the appearance of streets
- to calculate optimum driving speeds

**答案**：to improve safety,to improve the flow of vehicles

原文定位：So far as I can tell, one of his main aims was to create behaviors among road users which would lead to fewer accidents because drivers would be driving at a sensible speed and be more wary of pedestrians;Right. And also, he hoped that rather than stopping and starting all the time, it would keep traffic moving more;I also think that the aesthetics of a street are improved if you get rid of traffic lights and things. But that wasn't really his goal, even though it sounds like a good idea

同义替换：「improve safety」↔「lead to fewer accidents」；「improve the flow of vehicles」↔「keep traffic moving more」

### 23-24. Which TWO statements summarise Monderman's ideas?

Which TWO statements summarise Monderman's ideas?

- Rules should be regularly updated
- Anyone can be a competent driver
- Ineffective street furniture should be removed
- Town centres need to be continually modernised
- More rules make drivers behave less responsibly

**答案**：Ineffective street furniture should be removed,More rules make drivers behave less responsibly

原文定位：Like that if there are restrictions everywhere, speed limits, no parking notices or whatever, that just makes drivers less aware of other road users and less concerned for them;But he said you shouldn't assume that they necessarily help anyone just because they're there. And if they don't, then scrap them

### 25. 25 The discovery made in Portishead

25 The discovery made in Portishead

- happened by chance
- could not be explained
- was made by a local newspaper

**答案**：happened by chance

原文定位：Well, I was amazed by what they discovered at Portishead. The traffic lights broke down one day, and suddenly the long tailbacks in the area had gone, just like that. So they realized the traffic lights had actually been causing the congestion, not easing it. Probably not what anyone would expect to happen

### 26. 26 When they switched off the traffic lights in Bristol, local authorities

26 When they switched off the traffic lights in Bristol, local authorities

- risked facing legal action
- failed to keep people informed
- had to undertake complicated work

**答案**：risked facing legal action

原文定位：Well, apparently, as soon as the traffic lights were out of action, they just followed standard procedure and put up a lights out sign on the road. But I suppose there was a risk of litigation later if anything had gone wrong, and drivers might have taken the council to court saying they were confused

同义替换：「local authorities」↔「council」；「risked facing legal action」↔「a risk of litigation」

### 27. 27 According to research into road safety around Europe, roads in Britain are

27 According to research into road safety around Europe, roads in Britain are

- equally safe for drivers and pedestrians
- safer for drivers than for pedestrians
- safer for pedestrians than for drivers

**答案**：safer for drivers than for pedestrians

原文定位：I read some research into road safety around Europe, and it was saying that drivers on British roads have relatively few collisions and injuries. But the opposite applies for pedestrians. They tend to be involved in more accidents

### 28. 28 Why does Jack criticise the findings about disabled road users?

28 Why does Jack criticise the findings about disabled road users?

- They were presented in an inappropriate form
- They were too closely based on other research
- They misrepresented the opinions of disabled people

**答案**：They were presented in an inappropriate form

原文定位：But this research, right, they'd done pie charts, so they were showing all this, you know, basically qualitative data as if it was quantitative research;There's no point doing a pie chart when you've only interviewed six people

同义替换：「criticise」↔「There's no point」

### 29. 29 Compared to the men interviewed in Dishford, women were more likely to

29 Compared to the men interviewed in Dishford, women were more likely to

- feel anxious about crossing the road
- want to change the layout of the square
- say that pedestrians had equal status to drivers

**答案**：feel anxious about crossing the road

原文定位：Men and women had different opinions. More women tended to say they were worried about going over the road than men;Oh, really;Yes. Men and women were equally likely to say that the design of the area needed further modifications, and women said that they felt they ought to have equal priority with vehicle users

同义替换：「anxious」↔「worried」；「more likely to」↔「tended to」

### 30. 30 According to the group 'Living Streets' urban planners should

30 According to the group 'Living Streets' urban planners should

- give the public clearer choices
- consult local people early in the design process
- walk more around the neighborhood they are working in

**答案**：consult local people early in the design process

原文定位：Like rather than presenting the public with two or more ready-made designs for a neighborhood and giving them a choice, planners should start by meeting the people who live in a neighborhood and finding out what they want

同义替换：「consult local people early」↔「start by meeting the people who live in a neighborhood and finding out what they want」

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