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
You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes’ break between classes．But when the bell for the next class rings, you can’t believe how 1 time has passed．
If you are 2 with this scene, you’ll know how time flies when you are having fun and 3 when you are bored．Now scientists have 4 a reason why this is the case．
Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain 5 according to how we focus on a task．When we are 6 , we concentrate more on how time is passing．And 7 makes our brains think the clock is ticking more slowly．
In an experiment 8 by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image 9 researchers monitored their brain activity．
The volunteers were told to 10 concentrate on how long an image appeared for, then 11 the color of the image, and thirdly, study both duration and color．The results showed that 12 was more active when the volunteers paid attention to 13 subjects．
It is thought 14 if the brain is focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to 15 its resources, and pays less attention to the clock． 16 , time passes without us really 17 it, and seems to go quickly．If the brain is not so active, it concentrates its 18 energies on monitoring the passing of time． 19 , time seems to drag．
Next time you feel bored 20 , perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying!
You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes' break between classes．But when the bell for the next class rings, you can't believe how 1 time has passed．
If you are 2 with this scene, you'll know how time flies when you are having fun and 3 when you are bored．Now scientists have 4 a reason why this is the case．
Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain 5 according to how we focus on a task．When we are 6 , we concentrate more on how time is passing．And 7 makes our brains think the clock is ticking more slowly．
In an experiment 8 by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image 9 researchers monitored their brain activity．
The volunteers were told to 10 concentrate on how long an image appeared for, then 11 the color of the image, and thirdly, study both duration and color．The results showed that 12 was more active when the volunteers paid attention to 13 subjects．
It is thought 14 if the brain is focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to 15 its resources, and pays less attention to the clock． 16 , time passes without us really 17 it, and seems to go quickly．If the brain is not so active, it concentrates its 18 energies on monitoring the passing of time． 19 , time seems to drag．
Next time you feel bored 20 , perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying!
You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes' break between classes．But when the bell for the next class rings, you can't 1 how quickly time has passed．
If you are familiar with this 2 ,you'll know how time flies when you are having fun．And how time 3 when you are bored．Now scientists have 4 a reason why this is the case．
Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain 5 according to how we focus on a task．When we are 6 ．we concentrate more on how time is passingAnd this makes our brains 7 the clock is ticking more slowly．
In an experiment 8 by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image 9 researchers monitored their brain activity．The volunteers were told to 10 concentrate on how long an image appeared for, then 11 the color of the image, and thirdly, study both duration(持续的时间)and color．The results showed that 12 was more active when the volunteers paid 13 subjects．
It is thought that if the brain is 14 focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to 15 its resources, and pays less attention to the clock． 16 , time passes without us really 17 it, and seems to go quickly．If the brain is not so active, it concentrates its 18 energies on monitoring the passing of time． 19 ．time seems to drag．
Next time you feel bored 20 , perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying!
A recent strdy,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 is 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 10pm,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 socalled 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（限制）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 teenager's 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