Question

We’ve all done it at one point or another. You’re driving along to work or school when that familiar sound reaches your eardrums(耳膜). You look down, reach into your pocket and begin to read, your steering wheel(方向盘) in one hand, your phone in the other. As you respond to that text message from your friend, you look intermittently(间歇地) at the road, and then back down at your phone. You’ve done it plenty of times before. What can go wrong?

What do you think is the number one killer of teenagers in the U.S.? Drugs? Alcohol? Violence? The answer is distracted driving. According to the National Safety Council, over 24 percent of all motor vehicle crashes involve cell phone use. Either a quick 30-second phone call or a simple text reading may be the cause of a traffic accident. In addition, drivers who talk on a cell phone, whether hands-free or not, are four times more likely to crash.

The risk of teenagers getting into an accident rises sharply. According to keepthedrive.com, more than 3,000 teenagers die in car accidents each year with about another 450,000 teenagers being injured. Additionally, according to a University of Utah study, reading or sending even one text message is equal to having a 0.08 alcohol level. In most states, that is considered as drunk-driving.

So, how do you prevent yourself from the danger of distracted driving? The answer is simpler than you might think. Put your phone away. Mute(消音) your phone or just turn it off while driving. If you still can’t help reaching for your phone, throw it on the backseat. This way, you won’t be able to get to it until you arrive at your destination.

You may get away with talking on the phone now, but there may be a day when you don’t. Dropping your phone may be an inconvenience, but it’s better than being a victim of your distracted driving.

Title: The danger of reading and texting on the phone while driving
1._______	Drivers are used to reading and2.___ to text messages while driving.
3.___ of distracted driving	About a quarter of all motor vehicle crashes are 4.___ to cell phone use. Drivers talking on a cell phone have a much stronger 5. of crashing.
The rising risk of teenagers getting into accidents	A number of teenagers get 6._____ in or even die from car accidents every year. Reading or sending one text message while driving 7.____ having a 0.08 alcohol level.
8.___ of preventing distracted driving	Mute your phone or turn it off to keep you concentrated on driving. Put your phone out of your 9.___ while driving.
Conclusion	It may be not 10.___ for you to drop your phone but you can protect your self from hurt or death.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.Problem/ Fact

2.responding

3.Results / Consequences 

4.related/due

5.possibility/ chance

6.injured

7.equals  

8.ways

9.reach

10.convenient 

【解析】

试题分析：

1.归纳词：右边讲的是现在普遍存在的问题：Problem/ Fact

2.词形转化题：从第一段的句子：As you respond to that text message from your friend,可知把respond改成responding

3.归纳词：右边是粗心驾驶的后果，注意是复数：Results / Consequences 

4.细节题：从第二段的句子：According to the National Safety Council, over 24 percent of all motor vehicle crashes involve cell phone use可知involve="be" related to/ due to。填related/due

5.词义归纳题：从第二段的句子：In addition, drivers who talk on a cell phone, whether hands-free or not, are four times more likely to crash.可知用名词：possibility/ chance

6.原词重现：从第三段的句子：more than 3,000 teenagers die in car accidents each year with about another 450,000 teenagers being injured.可知答案是injured

7.考查词性转化：从第三段的句子：reading or sending even one text message is equal to having a 0.08 alcohol level. In most states, that is considered as drunk-driving.equal（adj）改成--（v） equals  

8.归纳词：从右边的内容看可知是解决驾驶分心的办法：ways

9.词义归纳题：从第四段的句子： Put your phone away.可知是把手机放到够不着的地方：out of reach

10.词义归纳题：从最后一段的句子：Dropping your phone may be an inconvenience,可知把inconvenience,改成convenient 

考点：考查任务型阅读

点评：任务型阅读要充分利用表格理解文章框架结构和主旨大意，再结合每句话，在文中找出信息句，筛选出关键的单词，注意形式的变化和词义的转变。最后一定要注意单词的大小写。