Question

阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的字数要求）。
[1] Nowadays the cost of a new car has fallen in real terms so that it is cheaper than ever to own one, and better road conditions have also attracted more drivers. The result is overcrowding on the road system, which is one of the problems the local governments are faced with.
[2] When people travel to other towns, the problem might be relieved by getting them to park outside the town. Buses could be provided to take them into the centre. These Park and Ride projects are increasingly popular in the UK. At Southerton, for example, a council-funded project led to a 15% drop in city centre traffic over five months.
[3] What the council found, though, was that the project proved somewhat unpopular with shop owners in the area outside the centre. Many of their shops relied on passing car drivers for some of their trade. As the number of people driving past dropped, so did their incomes.
[4] Making car driving expensive is another way of ____________. Road taxes tend to mean that people use their cars less. Fining drivers who are in areas where cars have been banned can also tend to encourage them to leave their cars behind.
[5] However, one thing has to be got right for any solution to succeed. If we expect people to give up the habit of driving, we must give them an alternative they can rely on. Constant delays, unannounced changes to the timetable and sudden cancellations all discourage people from using public transport. People will only see it as a real choice if the buses and trains are on time.
小题1:What causes overcrowding on the road system according to Paragraph 1? (no more than 12 words)
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小题2:What should people do when traveling to other towns according to the Park and Ride projects? (no more than 10 words)
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小题3:Why were some shop owners unhappy about the project? (no more than 10 words)
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小题4:Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4. ( no more than 8 words)
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小题5:Why are people unwilling to use public transport according to Paragraph 5? (no more than 8 words)
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Answer 1

小题1:The reduced/lowered cost of a new car and better road conditions
小题2:They should park outside the town, and take the bus to the centre.
小题3:Their incomes dropped because fewer people drove past.
小题4:encouraging people to use public transport more
encouraging people to use their cars less
relieving the problem( of overcrowding)
小题5:Because public transport is not reliable/satisfactory.

试题分析：随着汽车价格的逐渐下降，公路状况越来越好，路上的汽车也就越来越多了。结果就使得公路严重拥挤。本文就解决道路拥挤问题提出建议，如何才能让司机放弃开车选择公交。
小题1:根据第一段句子“…the cost of a new car had fallen…”和“…better road conditions have also attracted more drivers.”可以写出答案为：The reduced/lowered cost of a new car and better road conditions
小题2:根据第二段句子“… the problem might be relieved by getting them to park outside the town…take them to the center…”可以写出答案They should park outside the town, and take the bus to the centre.
小题3:根据第三段最后一句“As the number of people …so did their incomes.”可知，开车经过商场的人少了，商店的收入也就会随着减少。所以答案为Their incomes dropped because fewer people drove past.
小题4:根据第四段空格所在的句子“使开车费用增加也是一种方法”说明上文已经提到了解决什么问题的方法。根据第二段开头句子“When people ...the problem might be relieved of getting them to park outside the town.”可知，使开车的费用增加也是一种减轻交通拥挤问题的方法。因此可以写出答案relieving the problem( of overcrowding)。根据下文提到“road taxes”和“finding drivers”等两项费用问题可以促使更多的司机不开车，所以这也是一种鼓励司机不开车乘公交车的一种方法。因此可以写出答案encouraging people to use public transport more或 encouraging people to use their cars less
小题5:根据最后一段句子“If we expect...rely on”说明，我们想让人们放弃开车的想法必须给他们值得信赖的选择。接着后面列举了一些公交车的弊端，比如耽搁时间，随意更换时间，突然取消等等问题都不能让人们真正信赖公交。所以可以总结出答案Because public transport is not reliable/satisfactory.