A new plan for getting children to and from school is being started by a local government in Eastern England, This could end the worries of many parents fearful for their children’s safety on the roads.
Until now the local government have only been prepared to provide sub 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 be attending their nearest school.
The new plan is to be tried 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 have said in the past that they will not undertake (承担) 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 (计算) 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 the past had asked if transport could be provided for their children, to see if they would like to take part in the new plan.
1．What is the aim of the plan?
A．To prevent the students’ road accidents.
B．To relieve (减轻) the traffic pressure.
C．To save time for the parents and students.
D．To help the parents save money.
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 obtaining the support from the headmaster.
D．By linking the new bus service with the existing one.
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.
4．This passage is most probably _____.
A．a personal letter
B．an advertisement
C．a headmaster’s report
D．a newspaper article
答案与提示：
1．A
本题考查学生对文章的细节的理解。文章中讲到本计划能够结束父母对孩子在路上的担心。由此可知这个计划的目的是阻止交通事故发生在孩子们的身上。
2．B
本题考查读者对文章的细节的理解。根据文中的信息“They have been able to arrange the service at a low cost…”；“the same bus would now just make one more journey…”可知。
3．C
本题也是考查对文章的细节的理解。理由和第一题相同。
4．D
本题考查推理判断能力。文章中提到了新计划的目的，具体的做法，还提到了政府同运输公司的协议等，利用这些信息，就不难推知正确的答案。
