Answering the Community Needs of Our Cit

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Answering the Community Needs of Our City The Silver City Council recognizes that citizens have certain needs. To better meet your needs, we have made several changes to community facilities in 2004. This chart shows how we have tried to make your life better.
Transport	☆Some facilities at Station Street Hospital have been upgraded.
☆Three stations for the suburbs have been added to the western train service. ☆20 new buses for the southern line were purchased in January. ☆50 percent of city bus-stops have been upgraded. ☆Buses to the eastern suburbs will run every 15 minutes.
	Education
	☆Textbooks will be free to all primary students in 2004 ! ☆Rental for private schools has been reduced. ☆Teachers report that the 'no hat - no play' rule has been successful.
Communication	Protection and Security
☆Broadband cable is now available to all parts of the city. ☆All of the new Government buildings are ' smart'-wired for better computer service!	☆Extra police now patrol (巡逻 ) the tourist areas. ☆50 new police officers graduated in July and have taken up duties in the city area.
Medical Facilities	Entertainment / Recreation
☆The new state-of-the-art Nightingale Hospital was opened in June. ☆To overcome a shortage of trained medical staff at Dover Hospital, 10 doctors have been employed from overseas.	☆The John Street basketball courts have been re-surfaced ! ☆The new Central Community Building opened in May. ☆5,000 new fiction books were bought for the Silver City Library.

小题1:The public notice is from _________.

A．the community	B．the local government
C．the citizens	D．a travel agency

小题2:The notice is mainly about _________.

A．the work carried out by the people of Silver City

B．the facilities available in Silver City

C．some improvements in Silver City

D．information for interested tourists

小题3:All the following are true EXCEPT that ___________.

A．both residents and tourists can enjoy more security now

B．Station Street Hospital had out-dated facilities before 2004

C．primary students had to pay for their textbooks in 2003

D．Dover Hospital is still short of trained medical staff

小题4:Which of the following changes would tourists to Silver City be most happy with?

A．Travel books are provided in the new library.

B．Traveling by train is more convenient in Silver City.

C．Free medical treatment is available at Station Street Hospital.

D．There are more police officers on duty now.

答案

小题1:B

小题2:C

小题3:D

小题4:D

题目分析：本文是一篇是一个通告，是政府答复社区要改善那些公共设施，有那些计划，准备投入的资金和配备的人员都做了一一地叙述。这样就能大大地提高了人们的出行便利和安全。有利于人们生活水平的提高。

小题1:推理判断题。根据Answering the Community Needs of Our City可以推出答复社区的需要的应是政府，故选B。

小题2:细节理解题。根据To better meet your needs, we have made several changes to community facilities in 2004. 是关于对城市设施的改善，故选C。

小题3:细节理解题。根据To overcome a shortage of trained medical staff at Dover Hospital, 10 doctors have been employed from overseas. Dover Hospital医院仍然缺少医护人员，故选D。

小题4:推理判断题。根据Extra police now patrol (巡逻 ) the tourist areas.对于旅行者来说有警察为他们维持治安当然高兴，故选D。

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