2019版高考英语一轮抓纲务本模块6Unit3Understandingeachother（含解析）牛津译林版.docVIP

PAGE PAGE 1 Understanding each other 一、阅读理解。 “Its a big hammer to crack a nut.” This is how one angry parent described the recent crackdown(严厉的打击) by London police on parents who drop their kids off at school by car.Yes，you read that correctly－the very mode of transportation that many American schools insist is the only safe way to deliver kids to school is now considered illegal in the UK. The decision to fine any vehicles seen dropping off or picking up kids within a particular zone of east London comes from city councilors(议员) long-term efforts to make the area safer and less crowded.They say theyve been trying for years “to encourage reasonable parking”，but in vain.Neighborhood residents complain frequently about their driveways being blocked by illegally parked cars for 15 minutes or more，often while theyre trying to get to work，and the streets are long overcrowded. Now the rules have changed.Some parents are angry.Angie is a mother who made the “big hammer” comment and says the crackdown is “way over the top”．The nearest drop-off point for her six-year-old is now a five-minute walk from the school.Others are happy with the decision，severe though it may seem. Councilor Jason Frost said：“Traffic has been clearly reduced，and more children are now walking to school，which is a great outcome.I would rather have complaints that we are slightly inconveniencing parents than hear that a child had been seriously injured because nothing was done.” I witness daily the chaos(混乱)created by these in-town drivers，when I walk my own kids to school.Theres a parking lot crowded with vehicles and a slow-moving train of cars moving in circles，many filling the air with harmful smoke.Meanwhile，the conversations around overweight children and the importance of daily physical activities continue to stand out in schools. 1．Why is Angie opposed to the new rule? A．She is often fined by London police. B．She will lose her job as a school driver. C．She has adapted to the American practice