单选题
单选题 The scheme has had the most success in______.
A. promoting tourism in the area
B. raising the profiles of the famous people
C. raising people's historical awareness
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 16-20
The Yellow Plaque scheme has been running in Sydney over 40 years. Walking around the city, you'll see buildings with a small round yellow plaque on them. If you take a closer look, you'll see the name and details of a famous person who lived in that place. We have, at present, 130 plaques. The scheme has been great for tourism, but it was really started to raise awareness of the rich history of Sydney and we think we've managed to do this. We also wanted to make people aware of the impressive list of important people who have lived in this city and we've certainly achieved that. The scheme has also helped preserve some of the older and more important buildings in Sydney because people now know that these buildings are a link to our past! We actually think this is where the scheme has achieved the most success: in raising the profile of our rich history.
A common question is how people can nominate a figure to be put on a plaque. It's quite simple. Application can be downloaded from our website. If you want to nominate someone for a plaque, you just need the person's name, where he or she lived and you need three signatures to approve your application. If all the data you've submitted is correct, a new plaque will be erected within a year. But a plaque can only be given to a person who is famous and has achieved something out of the ordinary.
Our funding comes from three sources: the local council, community donations and the tourist board. Whereas in the past the tourist board put in the majority of funding, public donations count for 65 % of all total funds now.
Now we are aiming to produce different colored plaques. For example, if people are interested in famous sports personalities, they can look for red plaques. We are looking at introducing grey, white and green plaques as well, which respectively signify important people within the government, charitable people in the community, and painters and sculptors.

根据短文第一段最后一句…this is where the scheme has achieved the most success:in raising the profile of our rich history.因此选C项。
单选题 Successful Yellow Plaque nominees should ______.
A. have a recommendation of 50 people
B. be approved by a panel of experts
C. have done something remarkable
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】第二段最后一句话指出这些被推荐的人必须有所成就,故选C。
单选题 If you want to nominate someone, one of the things you need to provide is ______.
A. your contact information
B. the place where that person lived
C. four signatures
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】根据第二段If you want to nominate someone for a plaque,you just need the person's name,where he or she lived and you need three signatures to approve your application.可知如果你要推荐某个人,必须知道这个人的名字,住址,和三个签名。故选B。
单选题 The scheme is mainly funded by ______.
A. the community B. the local council C. the tourist board
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】第三段最后指出以前的资金主要来自tourist board,而现在公共捐款占65%,因此选A。
单选题 The white plagues are supposed to represent______.
A. political figures in the government
B. charitable figures in the community
C. artists like painters
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】文章最后一段最后一句话提到…introducing grey,white and green plaques as well, which respectively signify important people within the goveiaament,charitable people in the community,and painters and sculptors,respectively是“对应”的意思,因此白色对应慈善人士,故选B。