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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. 
小题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

小题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

小题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

小题4:This passage is most probably _____ 

A．a personal letter.	B．an advertisemen
C．headmaster’s report.	D．a newspaper article

答案

小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:D

解析

试题分析:本文介绍政府新出台的一项有关孩子上学的计划。政府为孩子提供免费的公交车，方便孩子上学并减少上学开支。目前50%至60%的学生家长都支持，政府表示将与其他学生家长联系沟通。
小题1:细节理解题。根据This could end many parents’ worries fearful for their children’s safety on the roads.“这样可以结束家长对于孩子路上安全的担心。”故选A。
小题2:细节理解题。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 .“他们已经以最低价格花费来安排服务，因为已经和公交公司达成一致在增加一辆公交车载居住在离Impington较远的孩子们呢。”故选D。
小题3:推理判断题。本文开头就阐述，This could end many parents’ worries fearful for their children’s safety on the roads.这一计划的实施会减少家长对于孩子安全的担心，故选C。
小题4:推理判断题。本文讲述政府新出台的一项计划，免费校车接送孩子上学。A. a personal letter.“个人信件”；B.an advertisemen“广告”；C. headmaster’s report.“校长的报告”；D. a newspaper article“报纸文章”。文章以第三人称的口吻进行叙述，也并不是宣传，故选D。