| Fast driving is always dangerous. Motor-racing is even more dangerous. But have you ever heard of motor-racing which is noisy, fast, exciting and safe? No? Then perhaps you have never heard of karting, also sometimes called go karting. A kart is rather like a baby car with no roof. It has a small engine, 4 small wheels and room for only the driver. Its top speed is about 80 kilometers per hour. Karting clubs are private and young people under the age of 17 can be members. On the private land of the club, they can go karting. Some secondary schools think karting is very good for their pupils. The pupils can make everything except the engine and the tyres at school. Tyres for kart are not very expensive. An old motorcycle engine does not cost much and is good enough as a kart engine. The pupils enjoy studies which are part of real life. The school likes karting for another reason. The sport is safe. Because the karts are low to the ground, serious accidents almost never happen. Karting is something new and exciting for these lucky pupils. It also teaches them a lot of engineering. Perhaps they will be better drivers in later life. They may not want to behave (行为举止) like racing-drivers on our dangerous roads. 1. The writer thinks that motor-racing is usually_____________. A. exciting, but quiet B. hard, but interesting C. good for children D. likely to cause danger 2. What is right about a kart? ( ) A. It's drawn by horses. B. It has four great wheels. C. Its high speed is 80 km per minute. D. It has no room for passengers. 3. We have not yet learned from the passage the reason why A. karting is not expensive B. karting lets pupils act like adults C. karting is an exciting sport for pupils D. karting is not a dangerous sport for children 4. How do some schools probably get karts for their pupils? ( ) A. They buy all the new karts at markets. B. They get old automobiles and then repair them. C. They require the children to make karts themselves. D. They receive them from famous clubs. 5. The karting sport is safe because____________. A. the engines of karts are good quality B. the tyres of karts are specially made C. the karts do not run fast D. karts are close to the ground |