题目内容
Learning to drive is important to the independence of teenagers, but it is also a great responsibility.Although having a law that keeps 16-year-old drivers from having more than one teenager in the car with them at first seems unfair, there are convincing reasons for this requirement.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports that teens are four times more likely than older drivers to be involved in an automobile accident.It also reports that 16-and 17-year-old drivers are twice as likely to have an accident if they have two teenage friends in the car and four times as likely to have one if they have three or more teenage friends in the car with them.Fatal ( 致命的) crashes of 16-year-old drivers involve the highest percentage of speeding, driver error, and number of passengers.This information is enough to cause any reasonable person to wonder about the wisdom of allowing new teen drivers to take a carload of friends anywhere, even if the law permits it.
A study at the National Institutes of Health indicates that the part of the human brain that controls judgment and evaluates the consequences of our actions might not be fully formed until the age of 25.Until this study, researchers had placed the age at 18.If this is true, it could explain the reckless (鲁莽的) behavior of many teens, behavior that often extends into their twenties.It also could be a strong reason for being cautious about the driving circumstances of young people.
This is not the only study that indicates such caution is necessary.One study at Temple University in Philadelphia examines the results of peer(同龄人) pressure in risky driving situations.The study, which uses a driving game, has an individual guide a car through a course, both alone and in the presence of friends.Three different age groups participated in the study: 13-16, 18-22, and 24 and older.Members of the oldest group showed caution whether driving alone or with friends present, but the two younger groups took more chances when they were with their friends.Furthermore, because these drivers were accustomed to the noise and distraction of many passengers, they were unable to see their own mistakes.Once again, this is a good indication that a law restricting the number of teenagers in the car with a young driver is a good idea.
【小题1】What does the author mainly tell us in Paragraph 2?
A.Many deaths have occurred because of inexperience and overconfidence. |
B.It' s reasonable to severely limit the passenger number of teen drivers. |
C.New teen drivers have to ask permission before driving with friends. |
D.There are many causes behind the teens' driving accidents. |
A.different age groups have different peer pressure |
B.teenagers often give wrong judgments above passengers' noise |
C.underdeveloped brain makes teens ignore their mistakes |
D.driving circumstances are bound up with(与…密切相关) the risk of accidents |
A.protect teens on the highway |
B.raise teens' sense of responsibility |
C.reduce the number of fatal crashes |
D.force teens to drive with caution |
A.Some teenagers have risky behavior while driving. |
B.Certain laws treat teenagers and adults differently. |
C.We still need more studies on teen driving. |
D.Driving is important to a teenager' s sense of independence. |
【小题1】B
【小题2】D
【小题3】A
【小题4】C
解析试题分析:本文围绕法律限制车内青少年的人数这一论点展开论证,通过对两个研究的分析原因,论证了法律的可行性,科学性。该法律的最终结果就是为了保护高速路上的青少年。
【小题1】从第一段最后一句there are convincing reasons for this requirement说明紧接第二段将论证法律规定16岁的年轻司机车内不能载超过一个青少年的原因,这样做是合理的。故选B
【小题2】从第二段第一个研究中的结论It also could be a strong reason for being cautious about the driving circumstances of young people可知驾驶环境与事故的风险有密切联系。
【小题3】BCD答案均为法律限制车内青少年的人数的直接目的,不是推断出来的,而A答案则是该法律的最终结果:保护高速路上的青少年,文章中并没提及,但可推断出来,故选A
【小题4】文章作者通过两个研究均表明这条法律的可行性,科学性,故不会赞同做进一步的研究。所以C答案符合。
考点:社会生活类议论文
点评:本文围绕法律限制车内青少年的人数这一论点展开论证,通过对两个研究的分析原因,论证了法律的可行性,科学性。该法律的最终结果就是为了保护高速路上的青少年。本文层次很鲜明,按议论文的写法,提出论点,分析举例论证。集中考查推理题,对于考生在上下文中理解字里行间的能力要求较高。
We know the famous ones—the Thomas Edisons and the Alexander Graham Bells —but what about the less famous inventors? What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper(雨刮器)?Shouldn’t we know who they are?
Joan Mclean think so. In fact, Mclean, a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range, feels so strongly about this matter that she’s developed a course on the topic. In addition to learning “who” invented “what”, however, Mclean also likes her students to learn the answers to the “why” and ”how” questions. According to Mclean,” When students learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try.”
So, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? Well, Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to New York City. The day was cold and stormy, but Anderson still wanted to see the sights, so she jumped aboard a streetcar. Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the windshield, she found herself wondering why there couldn’t be a built-in device for cleaning the window. Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmingham, Alabama, Anderson started drafting out solutions. One of her ideas, a lever(操作杆)on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside, became the first windshield wiper.
Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations,It’s hard to imagine driving without Garrett A. Morgan’s traffic light. It’s equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine J. Blodgett’s innovation that makes glass invisible, Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses?
【小题1】
By mentioning “traffic light” and “windshield wiper”, the author indicates that countless inventions are .
A.beneficial, because their inventors are famous |
B.beneficial, though their inventors are less famous |
C.not useful, because their inventors are less famous |
D.not useful, though their inventors are famous |
Professor Joan McLean’s course aims to_____.
A.add colour and variety to students’ campus life |
B.inform students of the windshield wiper’s invention |
C.carry out the requirements by Mountain University |
D.prepare students to try their own invention |
Tommy Lee’s invention of the unbreakable umbrella was _________.
A.not eventually accepted by the umbrella producer | |
B.inspired by the story behind the windshield wiper | C.due to his dream of being caught in a rainstorm |
D.not related to Professor Joan McLean’s lectures |
Which 0f the following can best serve as the title of this passage?
A How to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions to Producers?
B How to Design a Built-in Device for Cleaning the Window?
C Shouldn’t We Know Who Invented the Windshield Wiper?
D Shouldn’t We Develop Invention Courses in Universities?