Question

Parking has been a problem for drivers for a long time in Taizhou. The Transportation Department(交通部门) is mapping out a new plan for the city’s parking system. There are about 100 thousand cars on the road inTaizhou but only enough parking space to provide room for 15 percent of these vehicles. It is no wonder that local drivers get so worried trying to find a place to park.

The number of the private(私人的) car owners is becoming lager and larger. In March, the city sent out 1,000 private car licenses, the highest number of licenses ever sent out in a month. And prices rose to over 200 yuan, 500 more than in February. Industry experts(专家) say this suggests that local people have a strong, active interest in buying cars.

By the year 2020, the number of cars in Taizhou will probably reach 200 thousand. If one parking lot（停车场） is for each car, then a lot of parking space should be built for these vehicles. The center of Taizhou is most short of parking space. However, experts point out that simply building more parking lots in these areas is not practical and doesn’t solve the problem. The idea of “ Park & Ride” system has been suggested. This means that underground train and city train should be developed quickly. Drivers can leave their vehicles in car parks nearby subway(地铁) and bus stations and then they can ride public transport to go to the city center. Based on this idea, the city will cut down the number of parking lots in the city center and need higher parking fees(费用). But it will build more parking areas near main subway and bus stops.

1.The underlined phrase “ mapping out ” in the first paragraph means _____.

A. making B. arguing C. replying         D. comparing

2.About _____ drivers can find places to park their cars in Taizhou now.

A. 8,500    B. 10,000  C. 15,000        D. 20,000

3.What can we infer from the second paragraph?

A. The city sent out more private licenses in February.

B. Less and less people bought cars in March.

C. The city sent out less private licenses in March.

D. More and more people are going to buy cars.

4.According to the idea of a “ Park & Ride ” system, the city will _____.

A. send out more private car licenses     

B. build more parking lots near bus stops

C. encourage people to buy more cars    

D. build more parking areas in the city center

5.This passage is mainly about_____.

A. parking problems          B. heavy traffic    

C. pollution in Taizhou        D. building more parking lots in the city center 

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文大意：在台州停车已经很长时间成为司机的问题了， 在台州有大约10万辆车行驶，但最大的停车位数只能满足15%的机动车，私家车的数量却正在变得越来越大；到2020年，台州的小汽车数将达到20万辆，如果每辆车都有一个停车们，需要建许多停车场。专家提出了“停车与出行”系统，在地铁主线和公交站点建更多的停车位，司机开车到公共交通站点，然后乘坐公共交通到市中心。

1.细节理解题。make plan制订计划。根据a new plan for the city’s parking system城市停车系统的新计划,可知答案选A。.

2.推理判断题。 根据There are about 100 thousand cars on the road inTaizhou but only enough parking space to provide room for 15 percent of these vehicles. 在台州有大约10万辆车行驶，但最大的停车位数只能满足15%的机动车，故答案选C。

3.主旨大意题。根据The number of the private(私人的) car owners is becoming lager and larger. 私家车的数量正在变得越来越大，可知答案选D。

4.细节理解题。根据But it will build more parking areas near main subway and bus stops. 但会在地铁中线和公交站点附近建更多的停车场，故答案选B。

5.主旨大意题。根据Parking has been a problem for drivers for a long time in Taizhou.在台州停车已经很长时间成为司机的问题了， 故答案选A。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。