Matura 2020 rozszerzony czytanie 4
Matura 2020

Matura 2020 z języka angielskiego poziom rozszerzony

Rozumienie tekstu czytanego i rozpoznawanie struktur leksykalno-gramatycznych zadanie 4

Zadanie 4. (4 pkt)
Przeczytaj trzy teksty o znanych ulicach w Stanach Zjednoczonych (A–C) oraz zdania 4.1.–4.4. Do każdego zdania dopasuj właściwy tekst. Wpisz rozwiązania do tabeli. Uwaga: jeden tekst pasuje do dwóch zdań.

4.1. A motor vehicle ban is in force on the most prominent part of this street.
4.2. This road once had a sad record of fatal accidents.
4.3. A stretch of this street was restructured to make driving safer there.
4.4. There are different surfaces on this road.

A. MULHOLLAND DRIVE
When Mulholland Drive was completed in 1924, the city took the day off. The fifty-five-mile-long road twists wildly along the top of the mountains until it becomes unpaved. There it winds west through dry creeks thick with wild flowers. Descending through a steep oak and eucalyptus canyon, it ends at Leo Carrillo State Park. This section, known by many as Dirt Mulholland, is not accessible by car, but it's popular with mountain bikers. The paved stretch was once popular with car racers, some of whom underestimated its challenge. The increasing death toll made the city police increase monitoring on the street to discourage racing.


B. PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
Designed as part of the layout of Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania Avenue was intended to be a ‘grand avenue' vital to the city's infrastructure. It was one of the earliest roads constructed in the capital. Until it was paved with crushed stone in 1832, it had been a dirt road. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson recognized its significance and planted oak trees along its edges to distinguish it from other streets in the city. Tradition calls for the President to walk down Pennsylvania Avenue after taking the Oath of Office. After the 9/11 terrorist attack, which claimed thousands of lives, its best-known stretch in front of The White House was permanently closed to traffic for security reasons, but is still open to cyclists and pedestrians.


C. LOMBARD STREET
Lombard Street in San Francisco is world-famous for its quarter-of-a-mile-long cliff-like section. The street was once so steep and hazardous for horse-drawn wagons and early cars that there was talk of imposing a ban on traffic there. However, to make it more manageable and reduce the risk of accidents, an enterprising local property owner suggested the system of sharp hairpin bends which is still in use. The bends were later lined with flowers which bloom at different times of year and significantly add to the street's scenic appeal.