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：这篇短文主要介绍了停车问题在台州已经有很长一段时间了。政府部门正在出台一个措施，改变这一问题。他们希望应快速发展地铁和城市铁路，司机可以乘坐公共交通去市中心同时需要提高停车费。

1.词义猜测题。根据短文第一段Department(交通部门) is mapping out a new plan for the city’s parking system，可知交通部正在为城市停车系统制定新的计划，故可推测mapping out意思是制定，故选A。

2.理解计算题。根据第一段There are about 100 thousand cars on the road inTaizhou but only enough parking space to provide room for 15 percent of these vehicles.可以计算出有15000个司机能找到停车位，故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据第二段The number of the private(私人的) car owners is becoming lager and larger.可以知道买车的人越来越多，故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据第三段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可知选B.

5.归纳理解题。根据文章的开头可知主要是解决停车问题，故选A

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。