摘要: play music 演奏音乐 [相关短语] enjoy the music 欣赏音乐 read music 识乐谱 have no ear for music 无音乐鉴赏力 perform music 演奏音乐 listen to (the) music 听音乐 face the music 临危不惧

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A federal agency on Tuesday called for a ban on all cellphone use by drivers -- the most far-reaching recommendation up to now — saying its decision was based on a decade of investigations into distraction-related(与分散注意力有关的) accidents, as well as growing concerns that powerful mobile devices are giving drivers even more reasons to look away from the road.

As part of its recommendation, the National Transportation Safety Board is urging states to ban drivers from using hands-free devices, including wireless headsets. No state now has made laws to ban such activity, but the Board said that drivers faced serious risks from talking on wireless headsets, just as they do by taking a hand off the wheel to hold a phone to their ears.

However, the concern was heightened by increasingly powerful phones that people can use to send e-mails, watch movies and play games.

"Every year, new devices are being on sale." she said. "People are attracted to update their Facebook page, to play music with cellphone, as if sitting at a desk. But they are driving a car."

The agency based its recommendation on evidence from its investigation of numerous crashes in which electronic distraction was a major contributing factor.

Ms. Hersman said she understood that this recommendation would be unwelcome in some circles, given the number of drivers who talk and text. But she compared distracted driving to drunken driving and even smoking, which required wholesale cultural shifts to change behavior.

"It's going to be very unpopular with some people." she said. "We're not here to win a popularity contest. We're here to do the right thing. This is a difficult recommendation, but it's the right recommendation and it is time."

The agency's recommendation is not required for states to adopt such a ban. And it won't likely be agreed upon by state lawmakers who are unwillingly to anger those who have grown accustomed to using their device behind the wheel.

The ban also deserves attention because it is the first call by a federal agency to end the practice completely, rather than the partial ban that some lawmakers have put in place by allowing hands-free talking.

1.The ban on all cellphone use by drivers was put forward______.

A.after a long discussion and recommendation

B.after about ten years' investigation in it

C.because of the most powerful mobile devices

D.for the reason of heading away from the road

2.From the second paragraph we know that now______.

A.it is legal to use wireless headsets while driving

B.wireless headsets are illegal in some states

C.it is safe to talk on wireless headsets while driving

D.hands-free devices can be used in some states

3.We can know from the passage that______.

A.electronic distraction resulted in numerous crashes

B.numerous crashes were caused by drunk driving

C.electronic distraction contributed much to the ban

D.the recommendation was based on electronic distraction

4.Ms Hersman thinks that distracted driving, drunken driving and smoking______.

A.are just common behaviors

B.can be shifted to behaviors

C.are behaviors to be changed

D.are just cultural behaviors

5.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A.Cellphone Ban inCars

B.Valuable Ban for Cellphones

C.Drivers Ban Cellphones

D.Cellphone Ban while Driving

 

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Popular music is very popular with American students. Almost every student carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play music loudly as they drive on the street. Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programmes are music.

Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make CDs or tapes which radio stations in many places broadcast (广播) . Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a pop star.

There are other kinds of music that are popular among Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.

1. _____ kinds of music are mentioned in this passage.

A.Two

B.Three

C.Four

D.Five

2.When pop singers ______, they are regarded as pop stars.

A.make much money

B.make a CD or tape

C.become popular with their fans

D.are wanted to sing on the radio

3.From the passage we know that country music is about the______.

A.common life of Americans。

B.country life and love stories

C.life of cowboys

D.school life in America

4.Which of the following is true?

A.Few students in America like popular music.

B.Students with cars in America like to listen to music while driving.

C.Adult drivers in America only listen to music while driving.

D.Everyone in America wants to meet pop singers wherever they go.

 

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