Question

A new plan for getting children to and from school is being started by a local government in Eastern England. This could end many parents’ worries fearful for their children’s safety on the roads. 
Until now the local government have only been prepared to provide bus services for children living more than three miles from their school, or sometimes less if special reasons existed. Now it has been decided that if a group of parents ask for help in organizing transport they will be prepared to go ahead, as long as the arrangement will not lose money and children taking part will attend their nearest school.
The new plan is to be fired out this term for children living at Milton who attend Impington School. The children live just within the three-mile limit and the local government said in the past that they would not undertake to provide free transport to the school . But now they have agreed to offer a sum of money for a bus service from Milton to Impington and back, a plan which has the support of the school’s headmaster. Between 50 and 60% parents have said they would like their children to take part . Final calculations have still to be carried out, but a government official has said the cost to parents should be less than ￡20 a term. They have been able to arrange the service at a low cost because there is already an agreement with the bus company for a bus to take children who live further away to  Impington . The same bus would now just make one more journey to pick up the Milton children. The official said they would get in touch with other groups of parents who in had asked if transport could be provided for their children to see if they would like to take part in the new plan. 
小題1:What is the aim(目的) of the plan?

A．To prevent the students’ road accidents

B．To relieve the traffic pressure

C．To save time for the parents and students

D．To help the parents save money

小題2:How can the local government arrange the new bus service at a low cost? 

A．By letting the bus run in the morning only.

B．By limiting the number of the students

C．By getting the support from the headmaster

D．By linking the new bus service with the existing one

小題3:Which of the following is possible if the plan is carried out? 

A．The bus company will make much more money

B．The children can choose whatever school they like

C．The parents can get rid of their worries

D．The students in Impington School can have free bus rides

小題4:This passage is most probably _____ 

A．a(chǎn) personal letter.	B．a(chǎn)n advertisemen
C．headmaster’s report.	D．a(chǎn) newspaper article

Answer 1

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:D

試題分析:本文介紹政府新出臺的一項(xiàng)有關(guān)孩子上學(xué)的計(jì)劃。政府為孩子提供免費(fèi)的公交車，方便孩子上學(xué)并減少上學(xué)開支。目前50%至60%的學(xué)生家長都支持，政府表示將與其他學(xué)生家長聯(lián)系溝通。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)This could end many parents’ worries fearful for their children’s safety on the roads.“這樣可以結(jié)束家長對于孩子路上安全的擔(dān)心。”故選A。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。They have been able to arrange the service at a low cost because there is already an agreement with the bus company for a bus to take children who live further away to  Impington .“他們已經(jīng)以最低價(jià)格花費(fèi)來安排服務(wù)，因?yàn)橐呀?jīng)和公交公司達(dá)成一致在增加一輛公交車載居住在離Impington較遠(yuǎn)的孩子們呢。”故選D。
小題3:推理判斷題。本文開頭就闡述，This could end many parents’ worries fearful for their children’s safety on the roads.這一計(jì)劃的實(shí)施會減少家長對于孩子安全的擔(dān)心，故選C。
小題4:推理判斷題。本文講述政府新出臺的一項(xiàng)計(jì)劃，免費(fèi)校車接送孩子上學(xué)。A. a personal letter.“個人信件”；B.an advertisemen“廣告”；C. headmaster’s report.“校長的報(bào)告”；D. a newspaper article“報(bào)紙文章”。文章以第三人稱的口吻進(jìn)行敘述，也并不是宣傳，故選D。