题目内容
16.We forgot about speed.To make roadways safer for teens,the nation has focused much attention on such critical issues as distracted (思想不集中的) driving and driving under the influence (of alcohol or drugs).But speeding---which is arguably even more critical---has largely escaped such notice.In a study supported by insurer State Farm,the Governors Highway Safety Association found that over the past decade,there were 19,447speed-related crashes involving teen drivers,with speeding as a cause of deadly teen crashes rising from 30% to 33%.
If the US is to continue making progress in teen driving safety,it must address speeding,says Susan Ferguson,a highway safety consultant who authored the report.
"Speeding is something people aren't particularly concerned about,"Ferguson says."This is the first time,really,that we've focused on this issue.We've known for a while that speeding is an issue for young drivers,especially for young males,"she says.
Half of all deadly crashes involving 16-year-old drivers with three or more passengers are speeding-related,according to the report.
"Unless speeding is recognized as a dangerous behavior,much the same as alcohol-involved driving,it will continue to be difficult to address as a society,"the report says.
Peter Kissinger,president and CEO of AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety,says,"A lot of the traffic safety community believes that the distracted driving debate has unnecessarily taken focus away from speeding and the contribution that speeding makes to the bigger picture."
Speeding is so deep-rooted in American culture,which will be difficult to address,Kissinger says.His group's Traffic Safety Culture Index,a survey of nearly 4,000people of driving age,found that 63% considered speeding on streets"completely unacceptable"---but 47% had done it in the past month.
The report offers recommendations for state and local governments and for parents.State and local police should enforce (执行) speeding laws and use automated enforcement such as speed cameras.Parents should not purchase vehicles for their teenagers right away."When a teen first has a license,if they are the primary owner of a vehicle,they are more likely to speed"than in the family car,Ferguson says.Also,parents should choose larger and newer cars and not high-performance vehicles.
32.The first paragraph is written toC.
A.give the causes of the problem
B.offer some solutions to the problem
C.introduce the topic of the text
D.attract readers with some simple facts
33.According to the text,distracted drivingA.
A.draws public attention away from speeding
B.is the primary cause of speeding
C.is easier to deal with than speeding
D.has begun to concern the traffic safety community
34.What can we conclude from the results of Kissinger's survey?A
A.Speeding is very common in the US.
B.Most American people tolerate speeding.
C.American culture is strongly against speeding.
D.Nearly half of US teen drivers are used to speeding.
35.Susan Ferguson advises parents toD.
A.prevent their teens from using the family car
B.encourage their children to have a license
C.buy cheap or used cars for their teens
D.put off buying their children a car.
分析 短文主要讲了现在的交通事故中,很多都是由于超速行驶导致的严重后果,作者认为应严肃对待此问题.
解答 32.C,推理判断题,短文第一段讲了现在的交通事故中,很多都是思想不集中或酒驾或服用药物驾驶,但很多人忽视了超速行驶,由此引出文章的主题,故答案为C.
33.A,细节理解题,根据句子the nation has focused much attention on such critical issues as distracted (思想不集中的) driving and driving under the influence (of alcohol or drugs).But speeding---which is arguably even more critical---has largely escaped such notice可知,很多人关注的是思想不集中的驾驶和酒驾或服用药物驾驶,却很少人关于超速驾驶,故答案为A.
34.A,推理判断题,根据Kissinger的调查中:but 47% had done it in the past month,有47%的人都是有超速行驶的,可以推测在美国超速行驶是很普遍的,故答案为A.
35.D,细节理解题,根据句子Parents should not purchase vehicles for their teenagers right away可知,Susan Ferguson 建议父母要推迟给孩子买汽车,故答案为D.
点评 本文是一个社会文化类阅读理解,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.