2014年英语六级考试阅读理解练习(十一)
<p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="England">England</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worries">worries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="fearful">fearful</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="childrens">childrens</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roads">roads</span>.</p><p> <span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Country">Country</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="existed">existed</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="organizing">organizing</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>, <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="nearest">nearest</span> <span word="school">school</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Milton">Milton</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="Impington">Impington</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="undertake">undertake</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="organize">organize</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Milton">Milton</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Impington">Impington</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="headmaster">headmaster</span>.</p><p> <span word="Between">Between</span> 50 <span word="and">and</span> 60 <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="part">part</span>. <span word="Final">Final</span> <span word="calculations">calculations</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> ￡6. 50 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="term">term</span>.</p><p> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arrange">arrange</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span>, <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Impington">Impington</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Milton">Milton</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span>.</p>
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