ParkinghasbeenaproblemfordriversforalongtimeinTaizhou.TheTransportationDepartment(部门)ismappingoutanewplanforthecity’sparkingsystem.Thereareabout100thousandcarsontheroadinTaizhoubutonlyenoughparking
ParkinghasbeenaproblemfordriversforalongtimeinTaizhou.TheTransportationDepartment(部门)ismappingoutanewplanforthecity’sparkingsystem.Thereareabout100thousandcarsontheroadinTaizhoubutonlyenoughparkingspacetoprovideroomfor15percentofthesevehicles.Itisnowonderthatlocaldriversgetsoworriedtryingtofindaplacetopark.
Thenumberoftheprivate(私人的)carownersisbecominglagerandlarger.InMarch,thecitysentout1,000privatecarlicenses,thehighestnumberoflicenseseversentoutinamonth.Andpricesrosetoover200yuan,500morethaninFebruary.Industryexperts(专家)saythissuggeststhatlocalpeoplehaveastrong,activeinterestinbuyingcars.
Bytheyear2020,thenumberofcarsinTaizhouwillprobablyreach200thousand.Ifoneparkinglotisforeachcar,thenalotofparkingspaceshouldbebuiltforthesevehicles.ThecenterofTaizhouismostshortofparkingspace.However,expertspointoutthatsimplybuildingmoreparkinglotsintheseareasisnotpracticalanddoesn’tsolvetheproblem.Theideaof“Park&Ride”systemhasbeensuggested.Thismeansthatundergroundtrainandcitytrainshouldbedevelopedquickly.Driverscanleavetheirvehiclesincarparksnearbysubway(地铁)andbusstationsandthentheycanridepublictransporttogotothecitycenter.Basedonthisidea,thecitywillcutdownthenumberofparkinglotsinthecitycenterandneedhigherparkingfees(费用).Butitwillbuildmoreparkingareasnearmainsubwayandbusstops.
小题1:Theunderlinedphrase“mappingout”inthefirstparagraphmeans_____.A．makingB．arguingC．replyingD．comparing小题2:About_____driverscanfindplacestoparktheircarsinTaizhounow.A．8,500B．10,000C．15,000D．20,000小题3:Whatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraph?A．ThecitysentoutmoreprivatelicensesinFebruary.B．LessandlesspeopleboughtcarsinMarch.C．ThecitysentoutlessprivatelicensesinMarch.D．Moreandmorepeoplearegoingtobuycars.小题4:Accordingtotheideaofa“Park&Ride”s