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it is reported that rail industry bosses are planning to phase out paper train ticketsand shut almost 1 ,000 station ticket offices in England, The government says nothinghas been decided. But the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, points out some station:sell only a handful of tickets each week and the vast majority of transactions( 交易)have moved online.
Regardless of the outcome of the plan, the direction of travel is clear. In the nameof modernization and cost-cutting, station ticket offices are likely to follow many highstreet bank branches and rural post offices into memory. For those who have grownused to the advantages of organizing travel via a smartphone, there will be little tomourn( 哀悼). But for people without online access or skilis, another small sociabarrier will have emerged. A recent report estimated that around 6% ofhouseholds-15m homes-have no internet access, Millions more of us remainirregular and unconfident users of the internet.Most likely, as digital technologybecomes the gatekeeper to everyday life, a significant minority risks being left behindThe shift online is unavoidable, but its fallout needs to be managed with more careTechnology should not be allowed to drive people to the side of their own lives, as anecdotal evidence suggests is increasingly the case, Ros Altmann, the formerpensions minister, recently wrote of being contacted by an elderly woman who noonger drives to her local park, because she cannot download the car parking apprequired.
The debate over ticket offices offers an opportunity to reflect more broadly on theincreasing role of technology in our social landscape. Clearly, much more needs to beinvested in helping marginalized groups gain easy online access. Alternative offlineoptions must be maintained for important services, Contactable telephone numbersand staffed public access points should always be available. This will cost more. Butthat is the price of being fair to those who find themselves on the wrong side of thedigital divide.
4 . Which of the following might fall victim to the plan?
A . Irregular internet users.
B. Rural post offices
C .Unconfident households.
D.Hiqh Street bank branches
5 . what does the underlined word”marginalized”in para4 probably mean!
A . Blank.
B.underpaid.
C . elderly.
D . disadvantaged.
6 . What can be inferred about the author's suggestion towards the trend?
A . Taking the digital divide fairly.
B . Maintaining a diversity of service
C Investing more in public transport.
D .Slowing down the pace of modernization
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