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Stricter Traffic Law can Prevent Accidents

From the health point of view we are living in a marvelous 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 remedies will be found for the most stubborn remaining diseases．The expectation of life has increased enormously．But though the possibility of living a long and happy life is greater than ever before, every day we witness the incredible slaughter 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, his car becomes the extension 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-years-olds and utterly selfish．All their hidden frustrations, disappointments and jealousies seem to be brought to the surface by the act of driving．

 The surprising thing is that society smiles so benignly on the motorist and seems to condone his behaviour．Everything is done for his convenience．Cities are allowed to become almost uninhabitable because of heavy tragic; towns are made ugly by huge car parks; the countryside is desecrated 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．With regard to driving, the laws of some countries are notoriously lax 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 the 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 or so; 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 stringent annual tests for safety．Even the smallest amount of alcohol in the blood can impair a person’s driving ability．Present drinking and driving laws （where they exist） should be mad much stricter．Maximum and minimum speed limits should be imposed on all roads．Governments should lay down safety specifications for manufacturers, as has been done in the USA．All advertising stressing power and performance should be banned．These measures may sound inordinately harsh．But surely nothing should be considered as too severe if tit results in reducing the annual toll of human life．After all, the world is for human beings, not motor-cars．

1．The main idea of this passage is__________-

       A．Traffic accidents are mainly caused by motorists．

       B．Thousands of people the world over are killed each year．

       C．The laws of some countries about driving are too lax．

       D．Only stricter traffic laws can prevent accidents．

2．What does the author think of society toward motorists?

       A．Society smiles on the motorists．

       B．Huge car parks are built in the cities and towns．

       C．Victims of accidents are nothing．

       D．Society condones their rude driving．

3．Why does the author say:’ his car becomes the extension of his personality?’

       A．Driving can show his real self．

       B．Driving can show the other part of his personality．

       C．Driving can bring out his character．

       D．His car embodies his temper．

4．Which of the followings is NOT mentioned as a way against traffic accidents?

       A．Build more highways．

       B．Stricter driving tests．

       C．Test drivers every three years．

       D．raise age limit and lay down safety specifications．

5．The attitude of the author is

       A．ironical               B．critical                 C．appealing             D．positive

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The Best of Friends

The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly held image(印象)of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.

An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it has ever been in the past.” We were surprised by just how positive today’s young people seen to be about their families,” said one member of the research team.” They’re expected to be rebellious(叛逆的) and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds; they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There’s more negotiation(商议) and discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They don’t want to rock the boat.”

So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends.” My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,” says 17-years-old Daniel Lazall.” I always tell them when I’m going out clubbing. As long as they know what I’m doing, they’re fine with it.”Susan Crome, who is now 21, agrees.”Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiation. For example, as long as I’d done all my homework ,I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.”

Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenagers’ rebellion is not rooted in real facts. A researcher comments,” Our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief period in out social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled. The normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change from helping out with the family business to taking it over.”

What is the popular images of teenagers today?

A. They worry about school                        B. They dislike living with their parents

C. They have to be locked in to avoid troubles         D. They quarrel a lot with other family members

  The study shows that teenagers don’t want to ___

A. share family responsibility                       B. cause trouble in their families

C. go boating with their family                      D. make family decisions

Compared with parents of 30 years age, today’s parents___.

A. go to clubs more often with their children           B. are much stricter with their children

C. care less about their children’s life                 D. give their children more freedom

According to the author, teenage rebellion____.

A. may be a false belief                            B. is common nowadays

C. existed only in the 1960s                         D. resulted from changes in families

What is the passage mainly about?

A. Negotiation in family                           B. Education in family

C. Harmony in family                             D. Teenage trouble in family

Short Skirts Are Out!
After decades of skimpy skirts and sleeveless tops on game days, some schools in the US are saying cheerleader uniforms will have to meet stricter dress codes when they are worn in class.
In Lake County, Florida, cheerleaders with uniforms too skimpy for the code are being asked to wear long shorts or trousers under their skirts and a T-shirt under the sleeveless tops, according to a district memo. Principals at two of Lake’s eight high schools – Leesburg and Lake Minneola – are not allowing the outfits in school at all.
Michelle Thomas, a cheerleader at Leesburg High School, was disappointed when she learned she couldn’t wear her outfit to school on game days.
“It shows that we’re a team just like all the other sports,” she said.
But the school administrators did not agree. “During the educational portion of the day, they have to meet the dress code just like every other student,” said school board chairwoman Debbie Stivender, who ordered the staff to bring the outfits into line with the dress code.
Bare midriffs are banned across the state by the Florida High School Athletic Association, but no state rules mention cheerleader miniskirts. Sheila Noone, a spokeswoman for cheerleading uniform company Varsity Brands, says the outfits haven’t become more revealing over the last 10 years. She says that the short skirts are designed to help the girls jump and kick.
“Cheerleading is athletic,” Noone said. “There’s a lot of jumping, so you won’t want a knee-length skirt that might hamper a tie touch.”
Most cheerleaders were sad to hear the news, but say they’ll follow the rules. Even male cheerleaders, whose pants and tops meet dress codes, chose not to wear their outfits to show unity.
“I understanding, because they are kind of short,” said Holly Bishop, 14, a Lake Minneola High School cheerleader, about her miniskirt. “It would have been really, really cool to wear them to school.”
【小题1】According to the new dress codes for cheerleaders in some American schools, __________.

A．bare midriffs are banned
B．cheerleading miniskirts are banned
C．cheerleader uniforms have switched from skirts to trousers
D．cheerleaders have to make their uniforms less revealing
【小题2】Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the article?
A．School administrators believe cheerleader uniforms do not match school dress codes.
B．Most cheerleaders show understanding of the new dress codes.
C．Sheila Noone believes that cheerleading miniskirts are not revealing.
D．School administrators don’t take cheerleading seriously.
【小题3】Some cheerleaders are not happy about the news because __________.
A．they hate the dress codes that other sports have
B．they consider their uniforms special and cool
C．they want to wear revealing clothes
D．they will have to buy new uniforms

Some 80 percent of graduate students in East China’s Zhejiang Province said in a survey they will give up trying to find jobs in Beijing，Shanghai and Guangzhou，first-tier cities in China that have been considered dream places for many，because of the untouchable home prices and high living costs．
The Yangtse Evening Post conducted the survey among 50 job seekers who were attending Sunday’s job fair in Jiangsu for graduate students．The survey showed graduates are becoming more realistic in their job search despite the job market becoming better．
The fair attracted more than 10，000 graduate students with 7，382 positions．
“The pressure of buying a house in Beijing is unbelievable，”said Wang Jian from Nanjiing Normal University，who acknowledged he had thought about finding a job in Beijing，Shanghai or Guangzhou，but in the face of huge pressures，he has no choice but to be “realistic”．
People can have a very comfortable life in Nanjing with a monthly salary of between 3，000 yuan($450)and 4，000 yuan，but in Shanghai，5，000 yuan a month can only help you survive and buying a house will remain a dream．
A student from Nanjing University of Science and Technology said he just turned down an offer from a Shanghai company of 7,000 yuan a month because“living  costs in Shanghai are too high．”
An unnamed male student from Nanjing University said he will try first-tier cities only if he can get a high salary．“I would go to Beijing only if I can earn 200，000 yuan a year，”he said．
“Beijing，Shanghai and Guangzhou once had the advantages that other cities don’t have，but the high housing prices and living costs make young people barely able to breathe，”said Ren Leiming from the job service center of Jiangsu’s colleges and universities．
“First-tier cities have plenty of talents that make it hard for people to be outstanding，and if you go work in smaller cities you can become a dominant player at your position much more easily，”said Ren．
【小题1】The majority of graduate students will give up trying to find jobs in the first-tier cities because       .

A．it is not easy to find jobs there．
B．home prices and living costs there are very high．
C．they can’t make full use of their knowledge and skills there．
D．monthly salaries there are low compared with those in other cities．
【小题2】Which of the following statements is TRUE about the job market now?
A．There are more job opportunities offered now．
B．The job markets are becoming more and more competitive．
C．Many graduate students aren’t satisfied with the working conditions．
D．Companies and enterprises have stricter rules to take in graduate students．
【小题3】We can learn from the news report that       ．
A．in Shanghai，5，000 yuan a month can only help you buy a luxury house
B．the fair attracted more than 10，000 graduate students and laid-off workers with 7，382 positions
C．The Yangtse Evening Post conducted the survey among 50 personnel managers who were attending Sunday’s joh fair in Jiangsu for graduate students
D．a student from Nanjing University of Science and Technology turned down an offer from a Shanghai company of 7，000 yuan a month
【小题4】The words Ren said in the last paragraph mean       .
A．people can’t achieve more in first-tier cities
B．people can easily be outstanding in smaller cities
C．he would rather go to first-tier cities than smaller cities
D．talents are more welcome in first-tier cities than smaller ones

My mind went blank when I saw the gun pointing against the car window as we pulled out of the garage. This can’t be happening to me. Then I felt the gun, cold, against my head, and I heard my friend Jeremy saying, “What do you want? Take my wallet,” but at the time I thought of nothing.

I remember being a little annoyed when the gunman pulled me from the car by the hair. I remember the walk to the house --- Jeremy, me, the two men with two guns. I remember the fear and anger in the gunmen’s voices because Jeremy was being slow, and I remember wondering why he was being slow. I did not realize that Jeremy had thrown the keys into the bush. But I remember that sound of the gun hitting Jeremy’s head and the feeling as the man who had hold of my hair released me. And I remember the split second when I realized he was looking at Jeremy, and I remember wondering how far I could run before he pulled the trigger. But I was already running, and upon reaching the car across the street, I didn’t crouch(蹲伏) behind it but screamed instead.

I remember thinking there was something ridiculous and illogical about screaming “Help, help!” at eight o’clock on a Tuesday evening in December and changing my plea(恳求) to the more specific “Help, let me in, please let me in!” But the houses were cold, closed, unfriendly, and I ran on until I heard Jeremy’s screams behind me announcing that our attackers had fled.

The neighbors who had not opened their doors to us came out with baseball bats and helped Jeremy find his glasses and keys. In a group they were very brave. We waited for the police to come until someone said to someone else that the noodles were getting cold, and I said politely, “Please go and eat. We’re OK.”

I was happy to see them go. They had been talking of stricter sentences for criminals, of bringing back the death penalty(处罚) and how the President is going to clean up the country. I was thinking, they could be saying all of this over my dead body, and I still feel that stiffer sentences wouldn’t change a thing. In a rush all the anger I should have felt for my attackers was directed against these contented people standing in front of their warm, comfortable homes talking about all the guns they were going to buy. What good would guns have been to Jeremy and me?

People all over the neighborhood had called to report our screams, and the police turned out in force twenty minutes later. They were ill-tempered about what was, to them, much trouble about nothing. After all, Jeremy was hardly hurt, and we were hopeless when it came to describing the gunmen. “Typical,” said one policeman when we couldn’t even agree on how tall the men were. Both of us were able to describe the guns in horrifying detail, but the two policemen who stayed to make the report didn’t think that would be much help.

The policemen were matter-of-fact about the whole thing. The thin one said, “That was a stupid thing to do, throwing away the keys. When a man has a gun against your head you do what you’re told.” Jeremy looked properly embarrassed.

Then the fat policeman came up and the thin one went to look around the outside of the house. “That was the best thing you could have done, throwing away the keys,” he said. “If you had gone into the house with them…” His voice became weaker. “They would have hurt her” --- he twisted his head toward me --- “and killed you both.” Jeremy looked happier. “Look,” said the fat policeman kindly, “there’s no right or wrong in the situation. There’s just luck.”

All that sleepless night I replayed the moment those black gloves came up to the car window. How long did the whole thing last? Three minutes, five, eight? No matter how many hours of my life I may spend reliving it, I know there is no way to prepare for the next time --- no intelligent response to a gun. The fat cop was right. There’s only luck. The next time I might end up dead.

And I’m sure there will be a next time. It can happen anywhere, anytime, to anyone. Security is an illusion(幻觉); there is no safety in locks or in guns. Guns make some people feel safe and some people feel strong, but they’re fooling themselves.

1.When the writer saw the gun pointing against the car window, ________.

A. she felt very annoyed  

B. she lost consciousness

C. she felt very much nervous  

D. she lost the power of thinking

2.What most possibly drove the two gunmen away?

A. Jeremy’s fighting                                                  B. The author’s screaming   

C. Their neighbour’s brave action                             D. The police’s arrival

3. When the author called for help, the neighbors didn’t come out immediately because ________.

A. they were much too frightened

B. they were busy preparing dinners

C. they needed time to find baseball bats

D. they thought someone was playing a trick

4.The author was happy to see the neighbors go because ________.

A. she hated to listen to their empty talk

B. she did not want to become an object of pity

C. she was angered by their being late to come to her help

D. she wanted to be left alone with Jeremy to get over the shock

5.The police were rather angry because ________.

A. the author was not hurt and gave a false alarm

B. they thought it was a case of little importance

C. the author and Jeremy could not tell the police anything

D. the gunmen had already fled when they arrived on the scene

6.What the author wants to tell us is that ________.

A. neighbors are not helpful in moments of difficulty

B. the police are not reliable when one is in trouble

C. security is impossible as long as people can have guns

D. preventing robbers entering your house is the best choice

 

MELBOURNE, Australia – A kangaroo frightened by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, throwing the pet underwater and hitting the owner in the stomach with its back legs. The Australian, Chris Rickard, was in stable condition Monday after the attack, which ended when the 49-year-old struck the kangaroo in the throat.

Rickard said he was walking his blue dog, Rocky, on Sunday morning when they surprised a sleeping kangaroo in Arthur's Creek northeast of Melbourne. The dog chased the animal into a pond, when the kangaroo turned and knocked the pet underwater.

When Rickard tried to pull his dog free, the kangaroo turned on him, attacking with its back legs and tearing a deep cut into his stomach and across his face.

"I thought I might take action to drag the dog out from under his grasp, but I didn't expect him to actually attack me," Rickard, 49, told The Herald Sun newspaper. "It was a shock at the start because it was a kangaroo, about 5 feet high, they don't go around killing people."

"I was stuck having to hold on to the dog with both hands because it was half drowned and I couldn't really see anything because the kangaroo just attacked me.”

He added, "All I could do was just keep pushing for the bank and he was trying to push me under the water, so at that point I struck him in the throat and that made him back off a little bit.

"I don't think I'll ever be able to watch kangaroo programs quite the same as I used to — it might bring back a couple of bad memories.”

Kangaroos rarely attack people but will fight if they feel threatened.

 Dogs often chase kangaroos, which have been known to lead the pets into water and defend themselves there.

Rickard said he ended the attack by hitting the kangaroo in the throat adding Rocky was "half-drowned" when he pulled him from the water.

1.Rickard and his pet dog were attacked when _________.

A. he was teasing a kangaroo                B. he was walking his dog

C. swimming in the pond                   D. dragging his dog out from water

2.In Australia, kangaroos ________.

A. are only seen in zoos

B. frequently attack people and pets

C. get along rather peacefully with people

D. can be found swimming in ponds

3.The kangaroo attacked the man and his dog probably because ________.

A. the man struck it in the throat              B. the dog chased it

C. the man wanted to drown it                D. it wanted to drown the dog

4.As a result of the attack, ________.

A. the dog was drowned dead

B. the kangaroo was killed 

C. kangaroos should be under stricter protection

D. Rickard was left a deep impression

 

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