练习：
1. Why has Alan written this letter?
A) To persuade the government to build new houses.
B) To protest about a new motorway near the town.
C) To encourage more people in the town to use Parsons Place.
D) To inform other people about the builders plans.
2. Why is Parsons Place particularly important，in Alans opinion?
A) Because it is near the football ground.
B) Because lots of people live near it.
C) Because it is a place near the town where people can enjoy nature.
D) Because local people can get there easily by car from the town.
3. What will cause traffic jams?
A) A building on Parsons Place.
B) Building near the railway station.
C) Tourists in the narrow streets.
D) People going to the shops and hotels.
4. Alan says that ordinary people who live in the town will probably soon _____.
A) open new shops and hotels
B) choose to live near the station
C) be able to buy new homes
D) have less money
5. Which of these posters has Alan made?
A) SAVE OUR SPORTS GROUND
B) SAY NO TO HOUSES ON PARSON S PLACE
C) WE NEED HOMES NOT HOTELS
D) USE THE TRAIN NOT THE ROAD
答案与题解：
1. D 本题问的是：为什么Alan写这封信? A、B、C选项在文中没有提到，D选项的意思是让其他人了解建筑商的计划，因此 D是正确答案。
2. C 本题问的是：在Alan看来，为什么帕森场非常重要?第一段中提到“因为它是一个美丽的天然场地并且当地人可以在此放松休息”。因此 C 是正确答案。
3. A 本题问的是：什么将会引起交通堵塞?第二段提到了，如果按照建筑商的计划，那么“公 路上将总是有很多车辆，却没有地方来停车”。因此选择 A.
4. D 本题问的是：Alan说住在城镇的人们将来可能会，本文第三段提到“每个人将会因这个计划的实施而快速地变穷"。因此选择 D.
5. B 本题问的是：以下哪个是Alan制作的海报? Alan在本文中一直在说抵制建筑商在帕森 场上建造房屋的计划，因此选择 B，对帕森场上的房屋说不。