Question

第三部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

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Russian police have launched a novel attempt to get drivers to slow down at zebra crossings by having stripe-painted horses as zebras walk across on the busiest streets in some of the big cities in an attempt to improve road safety and raise awareness among Russia's notoriously careless drivers.

The light grey horses,painted with black stripes,carried signs on their backs reading： Careful,children are on their way to school. The police dispatched (派遣) the fake zebras to several different locations in the Russian capital,where officials in orange vests walked them over zebra crossings and handed out flyers to passing drivers.

Some held up rainbow-coloured umbrellas over the painted animals to protect them from rain,footage aired on television showed.

Russian roads are notoriously dangerous and drivers still rarely take the initiative to avoid pedestrians. Nearly half of all traffic accidents in the country5s big cities are caused by cars hitting pedestrians,and a third of those occur on crossings,according to traffic police figures published last month.

In the first six months of this year,378 people were killed and more than 6 ,600 injured on pedestrian crossings in Russia,according to police. In Moscow alone,43 people were killed,including two children. Though police officials said that only safe paints would be used on the animals,animal rights activists still disagreed with the idea,accusing the police of “treating animals like garbage”.

“Children understand that paints are bad for animals: they can cause internal swelling”’ the Interfax news agency quoted president of Vita animal rights group Irina Novozhilova as saying.

41. Why do Moscow police have stripe-painted horses as zebras walk across on the busiest streets?

   A. Tb raise people's awareness of protecting animals.

   B. Tb inform people zebras are in danger of extinction.

   C. To make drivers better aware of road safety.

   D. To tell people it is dangerous to cross the streets.

42. What does the underlined word “them” refer to?

   A. The zebras. B. The horses.

   C. The policemen. D. The drivers.

43. From the passage we can see that .

   A. most of the Russian drivers are careless

   B. the driving skills of Russian drivers are bad

   C. Russian drivers often ignore traffic lights

   D. Russian drivers seldom give way to pedestrians

44. According to the police,pedestrian crossings.

   A. are where people can cross the streets safely

   B. offer animals the best place to cross the streets

   C. are not safe for people to cross the streets

   D. are the most dangerous place for people to cross the streets

45. What do animal rights activists think?

   A. Road safety should be improved.

   B. Drivers must slow down at pedestrian crossings.

   C. The paints used on the horses are safe.

   D. These animals are badly treated by the police.

Answer 1

41. C解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的 “…in an attempt to improve road safety and raise awareness among Russia's notoriously careless drivers”.可知，他们这样 做是为了提高司机的安全意识。

42. B解析：词义猜测题。根据上文的“The police dispatched the fake zebras to several different locations in the Russian capital…”可知，这里的them指的就是the fake zebras ,也就是 the horses。

43. D解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的 “…drivers still rarely take the initiative to avoid pedestrians. ”可知，司机很少主动 避让行人，也就是很少给行人让路。

44. C解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的 “• and a third of those occur on cross-mgs.和第五段可知，从人行横道上过 马路也不安全。

45. D解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的 “ accusing the police of 4 treating animals like garbage 可知，动物保护主义者指责警察虐待动物。