BEIJING changed the office hours of many institutions starting April 12 in the hope of reducing traffic jams during rush hour.

    The new policy asked 800,000 employees to replace their former working schedule of 8:30 am to 5:30 pm with the new working hours of 9 am to 6 pm.

    This is just one part of the Beijing municipal government’s plan to fight traffic jams. Starting April 1, daytime parking fees in 13 downtown areas were raised to encourage less driving. On April 2, the government announced limitations launched after the Beijing Olympics would be extended until April 2012. These ban Beijing’s 5.8 million drivers from driving one workday each week. The ban is based on the last number of the car license plate.

    A multi-billion yuan fund has also been set up to build more underground ring roads in heavily populated areas. Major roads above ground will also be expanded.

    According to Beijing’s traffic authorities, key projects include repairing major ring roads and expanding the subway network. The city will also create more taxi stops and bike rental stations, probably under the hundreds of overpasses (天桥) citywide.

    Beijing’s fight against traffic jams is a smaller example of what is happening all around China. The central government is now supporting new ideas that will change the future of Chinese roads.

    Bus rapid transit (BRT,快速公交系统) is one such idea. Special bus lanes carry almost as many passengers as a subway system. They cost less and are becoming popular in many big cities. Now Beijing has five BRT lines

    Shanghai is dealing with traffic problems by charging higher fees for license plates（牌照）. The city is also controlling the total number of plates sold. Now, it is considering a plan to charge cars for entering the central business district, as London does.

    Meanwhile, there are signs that Chinese are more aware of the serious problem of traffic. For example, there has been a sharp increase in the number of posts looking for carpooling (拼车) partners on major websites.

    By the end of March, 2010, China had 192 million cars, according to the Ministry of Public Security.

The article is mainly about___________.

A. the fight against traffic jams all around the world

B. the increase of daytime parking fees in 13 downtown areas in Beijing

C. the Beijing municipal government’s measures to reduce traffic jams

D. news ideas that are likely to change the future of Chinese roads

According to the new policy, workday office hours in Beijing will be___________.

A. from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm           B. from 9 am to 6 pm

C. from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm           D. from 7:30 am to 4: 30 pm

The plans made by the Beijing municipal government to fight traffic jams include all the following except ____________

A. adjustments to office hours         B. increases in daytime parking fees

C. the extension of the limitations launched after the Beijing Olympics

D. charging higher fees for license plates

The article tells us that____________.

A. the BRT system will become common China’s rural areas

B. the Chinese government is aiming at changing the future of Chinese roads

C. the Shanghai government has charged cars for entering the central business district

D. here are enough ways to deal with traffic jams in Beijing

BEIJING changed the office hours of many institutions starting April 12 in the hope of reducing traffic jams during rush hour.
The new policy asked 800,000 employees to replace their former working schedule of 8:30 am to 5:30 pm with the new working hours of 9 am to 6 pm.
This is just one part of the Beijing municipal government’s plan to fight traffic jams. Starting April 1, daytime parking fees in 13 downtown areas were raised to encourage less driving. On April 2, the government announced limitations launched after the Beijing Olympics would be extended until April 2012. These ban Beijing’s 5.8 million drivers from driving one workday each week. The ban is based on the last number of the car license plate.
A multi-billion yuan fund has also been set up to build more underground ring roads in heavily populated areas. Major roads above ground will also be expanded.
According to Beijing’s traffic authorities, key projects include repairing major ring roads and expanding the subway network. The city will also create more taxi stops and bike rental stations, probably under the hundreds of overpasses (天桥) citywide.
Beijing’s fight against traffic jams is a smaller example of what is happening all around China. The central government is now supporting new ideas that will change the future of Chinese roads.
Bus rapid transit (BRT,快速公交系统) is one such idea. Special bus lanes carry almost as many passengers as a subway system. They cost less and are becoming popular in many big cities. Now Beijing has five BRT lines
Shanghai is dealing with traffic problems by charging higher fees for license plates（牌照）. The city is also controlling the total number of plates sold. Now, it is considering a plan to charge cars for entering the central business district, as London does.
Meanwhile, there are signs that Chinese are more aware of the serious problem of traffic. For example, there has been a sharp increase in the number of posts looking for carpooling (拼车) partners on major websites.
By the end of March, 2010, China had 192 million cars, according to the Ministry of Public Security.
【小题1】 The article is mainly about___________.

A．the fight against traffic jams all around the world

B．the increase of daytime parking fees in 13 downtown areas in Beijing

C．the Beijing municipal government’s measures to reduce traffic jams

D．news ideas that are likely to change the future of Chinese roads

【小题2】 According to the new policy, workday office hours in Beijing will be___________.

A．from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm	B．from 9 am to 6 pm
C．from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm	D．from 7:30 am to 4: 30 pm

【小题3】 The plans made by the Beijing municipal government to fight traffic jams include all the following except ____________

A．adjustments to office hours	B．increases in daytime parking fees
C．the extension of the limitations launched after the Beijing Olympics
D．charging higher fees for license plates

【小题4】 The article tells us that____________.

A．the BRT system will become common China’s rural areas

B．the Chinese government is aiming at changing the future of Chinese roads

C．the Shanghai government has charged cars for entering the central business district

D．here are enough ways to deal with traffic jams in Beijing

 

BEIJING changed the office hours of many institutions starting April 12 in the hope of reducing traffic jams during rush hour.

    The new policy asked 800,000 employees to replace their former working schedule of 8:30 am to 5:30 pm with the new working hours of 9 am to 6 pm.

    This is just one part of the Beijing municipal government’s plan to fight traffic jams. Starting April 1, daytime parking fees in 13 downtown areas were raised to encourage less driving. On April 2, the government announced limitations launched after the Beijing Olympics would be extended until April 2012. These ban Beijing’s 5.8 million drivers from driving one workday each week. The ban is based on the last number of the car license plate.

    A multi-billion yuan fund has also been set up to build more underground ring roads in heavily populated areas. Major roads above ground will also be expanded.

    According to Beijing’s traffic authorities, key projects include repairing major ring roads and expanding the subway network. The city will also create more taxi stops and bike rental stations, probably under the hundreds of overpasses (天桥) citywide.

    Beijing’s fight against traffic jams is a smaller example of what is happening all around China. The central

 

government is now supporting new ideas that will change the future of Chinese roads.

    Bus rapid transit (BRT,快速公交系统) is one such idea. Special bus lanes carry almost as many passengers as a subway system. They cost less and are becoming popular in many big cities. Now Beijing has five BRT lines

    Shanghai is dealing with traffic problems by charging higher fees for license plates. The city is also controlling the total number of plates sold. Now, it is considering a plan to charge cars for entering the central business district, as London does.

    Meanwhile, there are signs that Chinese are more aware of the serious problem of traffic. For example, there has been a sharp increase in the number of posts looking for carpooling (拼车) partners on major websites.

    By the end of March, 2010, China had 192 million cars, according to the Ministry of Public Security.

1.The article is mainly about___________.

A. the fight against traffic jams all around the world

B. the increase of daytime parking fees in 13 downtown areas in Beijing

C. the Beijing municipal government’s measures to reduce traffic jams

D. news ideas that are likely to change the future of Chinese roads

2.According to the new policy, workday office hours in Beijing will be___________.

A. from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm   B. from 9 am to 6 pm

C. from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm   D. from 7:30 am to 4: 30 pm

3.The plans made by the Beijing municipal government to fight traffic jams include all the following except ____________

A. adjustments to office hours                       B. increases in daytime parking fees

C. the extension of the limitations launched after the Beijing Olympics

D. charging higher fees for license plates

4.According to the article, the BRT system ____________.

A. charges high                                         B. provides as fast a service as the subway

C. can carry almost as many passengers as the subway system

D. is more popular than the subway system in Beijing

5.The article tells us that____________.

A. the BRT system will become common China’s rural areas

B. the Chinese government is aiming at changing the future of Chinese roads

C. the Shanghai government has charged cars for entering the central business district

D. here are enough ways to deal with traffic jams in Beijing

 

Museums have changed. They are no longer places that one “should” go to but to enjoy.

At a science museum in Canada, you can feel your hair stand on end as harmless electricity passes through your body. At the Children’s Museum in New York, you can play an African drum. There are no “Do Not Touch” sign in some other museums in the USA.

More and more museum directors have realized that people learn best when they can become part of what they are seeing. In many science museums, the visitors are encouraged to touch, listen, operate and experiment so as to discover scientific rules for themselves.

The purpose is not only to provide fun, but also help people feel at home in the world of science. If people don’t understand science, they will be afraid of it; and if they are afraid of science, they will not make the best use of it.

One cause of all these changes is the increase in wealth and spare time. Another cause is that the number of young people grow in the population. Many of them are college students or college graduates. They see things in a new and different way. They want art that they can take part in. The same is true of science and history.

The old museums have been changing and the government is encouraging the building of new, modern museums. In the States and Canada, there are more than 6000 museums, twice as many as there were 25 years ago.

Title: __________________________

_________________	Science Museums
	Children’s Museums
Changes	_________________	Rules	Number
	In the past	Not allowed to touch	_________________
	Nowadays	encouraged to experience	6000+
___________________	Providing fun→having a good time
	_________________→Making full use of science
________________	Wealth and spare time
	_________________ of young people→wanting to experience art, science and history
____________	The government ______________ new and modern museums.

Museums have changed.They are no longer places that one “should”go but to enjoy.

At a science museum in Canada,you can feel your hair stand on end as harmless electricity passes through your body.At the Children’s Museum in New York,you can play an African drum.There are no “Do Not Touch”sign in some other museums in the USA.

More and more museum directors have realized that people learn beat when they can become part of what they are seeing.In many science museums,the visitors are encouraged to touch,listen,operate and experiment so as to discover scientific rules for themselves.

The purpose is not only to provide fun,but also help people feel at home in the world of science.If people don’t understand science,they will be afraid of it;and if they are afraid of science,they will not make the best use of it.

One cause of all these changes is the increase in wealth and spare time.Another cause is the growing number of young people in the population.Many of them are college students or college graduates.They see things in a new and different way.They want art that they can take part in.The same is true of science and history.

The old museums have been changing and the government is encouraging the building of new,modern museums.In the States and Canada,there are more than 6 000 museums,almost twice as many as there were 25 years ago.

53.The directors of the museums have realized______.

A.people learn beat when they look at something.

B.visitors prefer to learn from museums

C.people are interested if they take part

D.the importance of scientific rules

54.Why has the growing population of young people caused the changes in museums?

A.Because they are stronger.

B.Because they have less spare time.

C.Because they are better educated.

D.Because there are more young people.

55.Which of the following is not shown in Paragraph Two?

A.People are encouraged to take part in what they are seeing.

B.People are enjoying themselves fully in modern museums.

C.People will understand better by trying to discover the scientific rules themselves.

D.People should go to a museum to learn something.