阅读文章后,从第50至54题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳答案。
We all hate speed cameras,don’t we?They’re not there to slow drivers down and lower the road accidents;they just make money for the government.They trick us,cost us cold hard cash,disturb us from driving properly and are unfair.
Well,here’s a surprising thing:what if there were facts that the boring cameras actually saved lives?It’s a conclusion difficult to ignore when you look at what’s happening in France,a country with a historically poor record of road safety.
There were 16,617 road deaths in 1972 in France for example,but that dropped to 8412 by 1995 following rules such as compulsory(强迫的)seat belt wearing in 1990 and a lowering of the blood alcohol limit to 0.05 in 1995.
Last year, the road deaths dropped below 5,000 for the first time,or 4.9 percent less than2004.Comparing road deaths to populating in 2005,that’s about 817 per million people compared with Australia’s 806.
And guess what?Last year the number of speed cameras on French roads reached 1,000 and the government plans to double that within the next three years.
Okey, you know the arguments on the increased traffic safety and cameras. for-inco me, but in seems in France there’s been a major cultural change brought on by radars and other laws. A theer-hour, wine-soaked lunch with a quick rush back to the office is no longer on.
Traveling on the highways,it is rare to see anyone breaking the 130km/h speed limit when one few traveled below it. The speed cameras are clearly signed so drivers know when they are coming There’s even all official web site listing fixed and mobile camera locations and it is updated regularly
Maybe it is because of such transparency by government,rather than the secrecy too often used by authorities in many other countries that more French can enjoy their life thanks to speed cameras
【小题1】We can learn from the first paragraph that     

A.speed cameras cost us our lives
B.speed cameras help HS drive properly
C.most people think speed cameras are good for slowing drivers down
D.most people think speed cameras are used to make money for the government
【小题2】In France, a driver should obey the following rules EXCEPT      
A.blood alcohol limit loweringB.speed limit obeying
C.camera location updatingD.seat belt wearing
【小题3】The underlined word ‘‘transparency’’ in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to    
A.honestyB.opennessC.innocence D.strictness
【小题4】Now you can seldom see in France      
A.lunch time last long with drunk people rushing back to office
B.people drive at a speed of less than 130 km/h
C.drivers drive according to the traffic lights
D.police conduct traffic in streets
【小题5】What is the text mainly about?
A.The argument on speed cameras
B The drivers in France hating speed cameras
C.France does successfully in controlling road accidents
D.France takes many measures in controlling road accidents

Microsoft founder  Bill Gates said that he planned to give away almost all of his fortune(财富),largely to the cause of global health,during the course of his lifetime.With an estimated(估计)worth of more than $40 billion,according to Forbes,the project will be no small fate(功绩) for Gates.Having already provided the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $24 billion to address global health issues,Gates said that finally his entire fortune will be put towards the cause except “a few percent left for the kids”.

So what has made the richest man in the world to channel his resources so heavily into one interest?Gates believes that “the equality of opportunity(机会)”in which Americans take such pride needs to extend to other nations around the world. Improving the health of the populations,he says,has proven to be an essential method in helping poor countries to be financially successful.“National borders allow inequalities,”said Gates.“We all need  to take a more global view,rather than just saying my country is doing well.We have to step up these health issues,knowing how few resources are going into them.”

Gates said that both his parents set up an example for him as a child.His father,William H.Gates,was the head of the local Planned Parenthood,and his mother,Mary,volunteered for the United Way.As he gathered his fortune,Gates knew he would finally want to give back as well,but he didn’t expect to devote himself whole?heartedly to one project until he was about 60.

However,Gates,47,began to question his ability to wait that long.“It seemed there was a real time urgency,”Gates said.“I started to think how many lives I could save before then.”

1.Bill Gates will give away his vast fortune to    .

A.improve the health of population all over the world

B.improve the health of population in America alone

C.avoid leaving his children too much money

D.spare the American government the burden of health care

2.Bill Gates believes that one important way of developing poor countries is    .

A.to set up more foundations for them

B.to help them with natural resources

C.to put more efforts into the health issues in them

D.to help them take a more global view

3.It can be learned from the passage that Bill Gates thinks    .

A.Americans can be world?famous by giving away vast fortune

B.Americans should treat fellow citizens well

C.Americans should devote themselves to certain projects

D.Americans should care about people in other countries

 

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