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Few of us have heard of Nils Bohlin, but whenever we take a car journey his invention makes us safer. Found in almost every modern car, the three-point seat belt reduces our chances of death or injury* by at least 50% . While feeling thankful to this engineer from Volvo, you may also wonder how he came up with such a great idea.

Having worked as a plane designer before, Nils knew clearly that the pilots were willing to put on anything to keep them safe in an accident, but to his surprise, most people in the cars just didn’t want to be uncomfortable for even a minute. To improve the safety for people in the cars, he decided to find a perfect system which should be simple, effective and convenient. In the end, he invented the three-point seat belt, which has been considered as one of the greatest inventions in history.

Seat belts prevent people in the cars from serious injury in five ways.

Keep people inside. People who are thrown out from a car are four times more likely to be killed than those who stay inside.

Protect the strongest parts of the body. Seat belts are designed to fix your body at its strongest parts. For an older child and adult, these parts are the hips* and shoulders.

Spread out the force* in an accident. Seat belts spread the force of the accident over a wide area of the body. By putting less stress on one area, they can help you avoid serious injury.

Help the body to slow down, A quick speed causes injury. With the help of the seat belts, your body can have more time to slow down in an accident.

Protect your brain and spinal cord*. These two key parts injuries may be hard to see immediately, but they can cause death. Therefore, it’s of great importance to protect these parts.

It takes only a few seconds to buckle* up once you get in the car, but this simple action could save your life. Why wouldn’t you?

1.Three-point seat belts reduce chances of death or injury by at least___________.

A. 10% B. 30% C. 40% D. 50%

2.Nils Bohlin invented the three-point seat belt in order to___________.

A. take a car journey quickly B. show thanks to the engineer

C. keep the pilots safe in an accident D. make people in the cars safer

3.From the passage we can learn____________.

A. hips and shoulders aren’t the older children and adults’ strongest parts

B. seat belts can keep your knees and feet away from the hard parts of the car

C. the body has more time to slow down in an accident thanks to seat belts

D. head and spinal cord injuries might be easy to see immediately in an accident

4.This passage is mainly about_____________.

A. how seat belts are made B. how seat belts are used

C. how seat belts save lives D. how seat belts develop better

根据短文内容,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案,并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

The Bone in Throat

Once upon a time, there was a lazy wolf living in a forest. Near his house was a pond. Many animals came to ___________ to drink water. The wolf was always there in search of food.

One day, he was sitting near the pond, hoping to get something ___________. When suddenly he saw a dead bull, “Aha! What a luck! Now I can eat all I want.” he thought and his ___________ started watering.

He began to eat the bull. A thought came into his mind, “if ___________ beast comes this way, he will ask for a share. I had better eat ___________.” ‘Grub! Grub! Grub!’ he chewed, faster and faster. Suddenly, a piece of bone stuck in his throat. “Ohh! Errk!” cried the wolf. He tried to pull it out of his mouth. He tried to cough it out but it didn't ___________ . Next, he tried to swallow (吞) it down but he failed.

“Ooh, the bone in my throat hurts me. What ___________ I do now?” thought the wolf. Soon he remembered that a crane (鹤) lived on the nearby river bank.

The wolf went to the crane and pleased, “My dear Crane! I have got a bone stuck in my throat. I will give you a present ___________ you pull it out of my throat.” The crane took pity on the wolf. He asked the wolf to look up ___________ his mouth open. The crane then put its head into the wolf’s mouth and pulled out the bone. “Oh! What a relief!” the wolf said. “Now where is my present?” asked the crane. “What present?” the wolf replied, pretending not remembering its promise. “You said that you would give me a present if I removed the bone from your throat,” said the crane angrily. “Hah! Isn’t it a present that you put your head into my mouth and got out ___________? I could have easily broken your head while your head was inside my mouth.”

1.A. them B. they C. one D. it

2.A. eating B. eat C. to eat D. ate

3.A. eyes B. nose C. mouth D. throat

4.A. other B. another C. the other D. others

5.A. fast B. slowly C. slow D. quick

6.A. make B. come C. work D. use

7.A. would B. should C. will D. needed

8.A. unless B. as C. if D. before

9.A. in B. without C. as D. with

10.A. lively B. alive C. living D. lived

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