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阅读理解 　　A recent study, published in last week’s Journal of the American Medical Association, offers a picture of how dangerous it is to get a lift from a teenage driver．Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers in three times as likely to have a serious accident as a teenager driving alone． 　　The author also found that the death rates for teenage drivers increased dramatically after 10 pm, and especially after midnight．With passengers in the car, the driver was even more likely to die in a latenight accident． 　　Robert Foss, a scientist at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, says the higher death rates for teenage drivers have less to do with “really stupid behavior” than with just a lack of driving experience．“The basic problem, ”he says, “is that adults who are responsible for giving out licenses fail to recognize how complex and skilled a task driving is．” 　　Both he and the author of the study believe that the way to mitigate(使缓解)the problem is to have states set up so called graduated licensing systems, in which getting a license is a process with several stages．A graduated license requires that a teenager first prove himself able to drive in the presence of an adult, followed by a period of driving with night of passenger restrictions before graduating to full driving rights． 　　Graduated licensing systems have reduced teenage driver crashes, according to recent studies． (1) Which of the following situations is most dangerous according to the passage? [　　] A． Adults giving a lift to teenagers on the highway after 10 pm． B． A teenager driving after midnight with passengers in the car． C． Adults driving with three or more teenage passengers late at night． D． A teenager getting a lift from a stranger on the highway at midnight． (2) According to Robert Foss, the high death rate of teenage drivers is mainly due to ________． [　　] A． their lack of driving experience B． their frequent driving at night C． their improper way of driving D． their driving with passengers (3) According to Paragraph 3, which of the following statements is TRUE? [　　] A． Teenagers should spend more time learning to drive． B． Driving is a skill too complex for teenagers to learn． C． Restrictions should be forced on teenagers demanding to take driving licenses． D． The licensing department is partly responsible for teenagers’ driving accidents． (4) A suggested measure to be taken to reduce teenagers’ driving accidents is that ________． [　　] A． the licensing system should be improved B． they should be forbidden to take on passengers C． they should not be allowed to drive after 10 pm D． driving in the presence of an adult should be made a rule

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答案：1．B;2．A;3．D;4．A;
解析：

(1)	由文章第二段可知。
(2)	由第三段可知。
(3)	十几岁的孩子能驾车是因为他们有驾照，发给他们驾照的当局当然有部分责任为出事故的孩子们负责。
(4)	第三段有科学家提出，发放驾照的政府部门应为孩子们的交通事故负部分责任，第四段又提出了解决的办法，说明发放驾照系统有问题。