阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）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 cheaperthan ever to own one, and better road conditions have also attracted moredrivers. The result is overcrowding on the road system, which is one of theproblems the local governments are faced with.
[2]When people travel to other towns, the problem might be relieved by gettingthem to park outside the town. Buses could be provided to take them into thecentre. These Park and Ride projects are increasingly popular in theUK. AtSoutherton, for example, a council-funded project led to a 15% drop in citycentre traffic over five months.
[3]What the council found, though, was that the project proved somewhat unpopularwith shop owners in the area outside the centre. Many of their shops relied onpassing car drivers for some of their trade. As the number of people drivingpast dropped, so did their incomes.
[4]Making car driving expensive is another way of ____________. Road taxes tend tomean that people use their cars less. Fining drivers who are in areas wherecars have been banned can also tend to encourage them to leave their carsbehind.
[5]However, one thing has to be got right for any solution to succeed. If weexpect people to give up the habit of driving, we must give them an alternativethey can rely on. Constant delays, unannounced changes to the timetable andsudden cancellations all discourage people from using public transport. Peoplewill only see it as a real choice if the buses and trains are on time.
66. What causesovercrowding on the road system according to Paragraph 1? (no more than 12words)
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67. What should peopledo when traveling to other towns according to the Park and Ride projects? (nomore than 10 words)
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68. Why were some shopowners unhappy about the project? (no more than 10 words)
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69. Fill in the blank inParagraph 4. ( no more than 8 words)
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70. Why are peopleunwilling to use public transport according to Paragraph 5? (no more than 8words)
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答案解析：
文章从交通拥堵这一现实问题切入，通过具体例子及细节介绍相关应对措施，倡导人们充分使用公共交通方式，并指出缓解该问题的关键是提升公共交通服务的质量。阅读表达部分试题设计精巧且多样化，从多角度考查考生的英语阅读和表达能力，66、67题考查考生准确把握篇章信息的能力，68、70题考查考生对相关信息进行准确判断并概括归纳的能力，69题考查考生根据语境进行逻辑推理的能力。其中69题的设置尤为巧妙，既有较强的上下文提示和逻辑关系限定，又给考生一定的发挥空间，考生可从多个角度作答。
66.答案：Thereduced/lowered cost of a new car and better road conditions.
解析：第一段中：Nowadays thecost of a new car has fallen……and better road conditions have also…….可总结出答案。
67.答案：They shouldpark outside the town, and take the bus to the center.
解析：第二段前两句：When people…..,the problem might be relieved bygetting them to park outside the town. Buses…to take them into the center.可提炼出答案。
68.答案：Their incomesdropped because fewer people drove past.
解析：第三段第二句：Many of theirshops relied on passing car drivers for some of their trade.可以得出答案。
69．答案：encouragingpeople to use public transport more.
relieving the problem.(此答案比较容易得出。)
解析：根据文中“______”这类题的做题方法：上看对比，下看总结。可知，此处让考生总结另外一项缓解交通压力的措施。
70．答案：Becausepublic transport is not reliable/satisfactory.
解析：最后一段第二句：if…….they can rely on.句意：如果我们期待人们放弃开车的习惯，我们必须给他们可以信赖的选择；下文也提到公共交通的弊端：经常延误、时刻表的改变和突然的取消。这些都使人们不愿意乘坐公共交通工具。