题目内容
The motor vehicle has killed and disabled more people in its brief history than any bomb or weapon ever invented. Much of the blood on the street flows essentially from uncivil behavior of drivers who refuse to respect the legal and moral rights of others. So the killing on the road may be regarded as a social problem.
In fact, the enemies of society on wheels are rather harmless people---- just ordinary people acting carelessly, you might say. But it is a general truth both of law and common morality that carelessness is no excuse when one’s actions could bring death or damage to others. A minority of the killers go even beyond carelessness to total negligence .
Researchers have estimated that as many as 80 percent of all automobile accidents can be attributed to the psychological condition of the driver. Emotional upsets can distort（歪曲） drivers’ reactions, slow their judgment, and blind them to dangers that might otherwise clear. The experts warn that it is necessary for every driver to make a conscious effort to keep one’s emotions under control.
Yet the irresponsibility that accounts for much of the problem is not confined to drivers, Street walkers regularly violate traffic regulations, they are at fault in most vehicle walker accidents, and many cyclists even believe that they are not subject to the basic rules of the mad.
Significant legal advances have been made towards safer driving in the past few years. Safety standards for vehicle have been both at the point of manufacture and through periodic mad-worthiness inspection. In addition, speed limits have been lowered. Due to these measures, the accident rate has decreased. But the accident experts still worry because there has been little or no improvement in the way drivers behave. The only real and lasting solution, say the experts, is to convince people that driving is a skilled task requiring constant care and concentration. Those who fail to all these things present a threat to those with whom they share the mad.
71．What is the author’s main purpose in writing the passage?
A．To show that the motor vehicle is a very dangerous invention
B．To improve understanding between careless drivers and street walkers.
C．To discuss traffic problems and propose solutions.
D．To warn drivers of the importance of safe driving
72．According to the passage, traffic accidents may be regarded as a social problem because ____.
A．autos have become most destruction to mankind
B．people usually pay little attention to law and morality
C．civilization brings much harm to people
D．the lack of virtue（德行）is becoming more serious
73．Why does the author mention the psychological condition of the driver in Paragraph Three?
A．To give an example of the various reasons for road accidents
B．To show how important it is for drivers to be emotionally healthy.
C．To show some of the inaccurate estimations by researchers.
D．To illustrate the hidden tensions in the course of driving.
74．Who are not mentioned as being responsible of the road accidents?
A．Careless bicycle-riders. B．Mindless people walking in the street.
C．Irresponsible drivers. D．Irresponsible manufactures of automobiles.
75．Which of the following best reflects the author’s attitude toward a future without traffic accident problem?
A．Doubtful yet still longing for B．Happy and rather confident
C．Surprised and very pleased. D．Disappointed and deeply worried
| A. introduction B. company C. accidentally D. against AB. sped AC. apparent AD. between BC. institutional BD. context CD. influenced |
and storage capacity increasing. It was within the computer age that the term “information society” began to be widely used to describe the __53__ within which we now live. The communications revolution has __54__ both work and leisure and how we think and feel both about place and time, but there have been controversial views about its economic, political, social and cultural implications. “Benefits” have been weighed __55__ “harmful” outcomes. And generalizations have proved difficult. There are little cars that may some day take the place of today’s automobiles(汽车). If everyone drives such a little car in the future, there will be less pollution in the air, there will be more parking space in cities, and the streets will be less crowded. The space now for one car of the usual size can hold at least three such little cars.
The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive. Driving will be safer, too, as these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour.
The cars of the future will be fine for going around the city, but they will not be useful for going far away. If the car is powered by electricity, it will have two batteries—one battery for the motor and the other for the horn (喇叭), signals (信号灯), etc. Little cars which are powered by gas will go 45 kilometers before needing to stop for more gas.
If big cars are still used along with the small ones, two sets of roads will be needed to set up in the future. Some roads will be used for the big, fast cars, and other roads will be needed for the small, slower ones.
【小题1】 What’s the advantage (优势) of the small cars?
| A．There won’t be so much pollution and the small cars won’t be so expensive as the big ones. |
| B．It will be safer to drive these small cars. |
| C．There will be more space for cars to park. |
| D．All of the above. |
| A．prevent car accidents |
| B．make the city more beautiful |
| C．let small cars run fast |
| D．limit the speed of the cars |
| A．A car of the usual size now is three times as big as the small car. |
| B．The small car with a speed of 65 kilometers an hour is much more useless than a car of the usual size. |
| C．the little car will be safer but cost more. |
| D．The little car will need more gas. |
| A．Big Cars and Small Cars | B．How to Drive Small Cars |
| C．Cars for Tomorrow | D．Cars for Everyone |
任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)
请认真阅读下列短文,根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填1个单词。
From the health point of view we are living in a wonderful age. We are immunized from birth against many of the most dangerous diseases. A large number of once fatal illnesses can now be cured by modern drugs and surgery. It is almost certain that one day medicines will be found for the most stubborn remaining diseases. The expectation of life has increased largely. But though the possibility of living a long and happy life is greater than ever before, every day we witness the unbelievable slaughter (屠杀) of men, women and children on the roads. Man versus the motor-car! It is a never-ending battle which man is losing. Thousands of people the world over are killed or horribly killed each year and we are quietly sitting back and letting it happen.
It has been rightly said that when a man is sitting behind a steering wheel（方向盘）, his car becomes the additional part of his personality. There is no doubt that the motor-car often brings out a man’s very worst qualities. People who are normally quiet and pleasant may become unrecognizable when they are behind a steering-wheel. They swear, they are ill-mannered and aggressive, willful as two-year-olds and completely selfish. All their hidden anger, disappointments and envies seem to be exposed by the act of driving.
The surprising thing is that society only smiles so kindly on the motorist when seeing his behaviors talked about above. Everything is done for his convenience. Cities are allowed to become almost unsuitable to live because of heavy traffic; towns are made ugly by huge car parks; the countryside is damaged by road networks; and the mass annual slaughter becomes nothing more than a statistic, to be conveniently forgotten.
It is high time a world code were created to reduce this senseless waste of human life. In regard to driving, the laws of some countries are dishonorably loose and even the strictest are not strict enough. A code which was universally accepted could only have a dramatically beneficial effect on the accident rate. Here are a few examples of some things that might be done. The driving test should be standardized and made far more difficult than it is; all the drivers should be made to take a test every three years; the age at which young people are allowed to drive any vehicle should be raised to at least 21; all vehicles should be put through inflexible annual tests for safety. Even the smallest amount of alcohol in the blood can destroy a person’s driving ability, so present drinking and driving laws (where they exist) should be made much stricter. The highest and lowest speed limits should be put on all roads, as has been done in the USA. All advertising stressing power and performance should be banned. These measures may sound unacceptably harsh. But surely nothing should be considered to be too severe if it results in reducing the annual loss of human life. After all, the world is for human beings, not for motor-cars.
|
Title: Strict Traffic Laws Can Prevent Accidents |
|
|
Present situation of road accidents |
.Road accidents seem to happen (1) ________. .We are quietly sitting back and letting road slaughter happen. |
|
(2) _____ for so many road accidents
|
.When driving a car, a man tends to become ill-mannered and behave in an (3)_______ way. .It seems that all the hidden anger, disappointment and envies are (4)_______by the act of driving. .Society just (5)_______various kinds of bad behavior of a motorist. .People (6) _______the road accident statistics. |
|
（7) _______ that should be taken to reduce road accidents |
. The driving test should be standardized and made much more difficult. . All the drivers should take a test every three years. . Only people at or (8)_______ 21 can get a driving license. . All vehicles should be given strict annual tests. Drinking and driving laws should be made much stricter. . The highest and the lowest speed limits should be put to (9) ________. . No advertising which stresses power and performance should be (10)_________. |