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you"re dead."
Dad, in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run, had forgotten to wear his safety belt-a
mistake 75% of the US population make every day. The big question is why.
There have been many myths (谬论) about safety belts ever since their first appearance m cars some
forty years ago. The following are three of the most common.
Myth Number One: It"s best to be "thrown clear" of a serious accident.
Truth: Sorry, but any accident serious enough to "throw you clear" is also going to be serious enough
to give you a very bad landing. And chances are that you"ll have traveled through a wind-shield (挡风玻璃)
or door to do it. Studies show that chances of dying after a car accident are twenty-five times greater in
cases where people are "thrown clear".
Myth Number Two: Safety belts "trap" people in cars that are burning or sinking in water.
Truth: Sorry again but studies show that people knocked unconscious (昏迷) due to not wearing safety
belts have a greater chance of dying in these accidents. People wearing safety belts are usually protected to
the point of having a clear head to free themselves from such dangerous situations, not to be trapped in them.
Myth Number Three: Safety belts aren"t needed at speeds of less than 30 miles per hour.
Truth: When two cars traveling at 30 mph hit each other, an unbelted driver would meet the windshield
with a force equal to diving head first into the ground from a height of 10 meters.
B. He was running across the street.
C. He didn"t have his safety belt on.
D. He didn"t take his medicine on time.
B. hated to drive in the dark
C. wanted to take some exercise
D. didn"t want to be caught by the police
B. may get seriously hurt being thrown out of the car
C. may find it impossible to get away from the seat
D. may get caught in the car door
B. they will be unable to think clearly in an accident
C. they will be caught when help comes
D. cars catch fire easily
B. Try your best to save yourself in a car accident.
C. Never forget to wear a safety belt while driving.
D. Drive slowly while you"re not wearing a safety belt.
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试题【阅读理解。 Maybe ten-year-old Elizabeth put it best when she said to her father, 】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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everything seems to get out of control. Sometimes a single unimportant event may cause a number of things
to happen. Let us suppose that you are preparing a meal and keeping an eye on the baby at the same time.
The telephone rings and this causes your troubles to begin. While you are on the phone, the baby pulls the
tablecloth off the table, destroying your half-prepared meal. You hang up hurriedly and attend to your baby.
Meanwhile, the meal gets burnt. As if this is not enough to bring you to tears, your husband arrives home,
unexpectedly bringing three guests to dinner.
Things can also go wrong on the road. During rush hour one evening two cars hit each other and the
drivers began to argue. The woman driver behind the two cars happened to be a learner. She got into a panic
and stopped her car. This forced the driver following her to stop suddenly. This driver"s wife was sitting
beside him holding a large cake, and as she was thrown forward, the cake went right through the window
and landed on the road. A truck driver seeing a cake flying through the air slammed on the brakes (猛地刹
车). The truck was carrying empty beer bottles and hundreds of them slid off the back of the truck onto the
road, causing a terrible traffic jam. It took the police an hour to get the traffic on the move again. In the
meantime, the truck driver had to sweep up hundreds of broken bottles. Only two dogs were enjoying
themselves, for they were happily having what was left of the cake.
B. put your baby on the bed and keep an eye on him/her
C. not hurry to answer the phone
D. make sure your baby is not near the table
B. It wasn"t mentioned in the passage.
C. The woman driver.
D. The truck driver.
B. the accidents mentioned in the passage are very strange
C. no one knows why this kind of accident happens
D. the accidents mentioned in the passage are very common
B. tell us driving is dangerous every day
C. remind us not to be nervous when we meet an accident
D. remind us not to carry a cake when we are sitting in a car
B. accidents may happen anywhere at anytime
C. a telephone call may cause great trouble
D. anyone may have trouble on their way home
on the other side. What makes one of these bits of paper worth any money at all? When you buy a
stamp you also buy service from the post office. You get the letter sent by post. After the stamp has
done its job, the post office says it is worthless. You must buy a new one for each letter you send.
But people often pay money for stamps that have already been used. Stamp collectors have fun just
trying to collect as many different kinds as possible. Certain kinds are hard to find. To get one of those
uncommon stamps, some collectors are willing to pay a great deal of money. They think it is worth
something and that gives it value. If you collect stamps because they are especially beautiful or show
all kinds of animals, then those are the ones that have value to you.
| Kinds of stamps | Usages | Reasons | Where to buy |
| New stamps | 1._____ | send a letter or 2._____ | 3._____ |
| Used stamps | collecting as 4._____ | 5._____ | not mentioned in the text |
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Every day we go to school and listen to the teacher, and the teacher will ask us some questions. Sometimes, the classmates will ask your opinions of the work of the class. When you are telling others in the class what you have found out about these topics, remember that they must be able to hear what you are saying. You are not taking part in a family conversation or having a chat with friends-you are in a slightly (稍微的) unnatural situation where a large group of people will remain silent, waiting to hear what you have to say. You must speak so that they can hear you-loudly enough and clearly enough but without trying to shout or appearing to force yourself. Remember, too, that it is the same if you are called to an interview whether it is with a professor of your school or a govemment official who might meet you. The person you are seeing will try to put you at your ease but the situation is somewhat different from that of an ordinary conversation. You must take special care that you can be heard. | |||
| 1. When you speak to the class, you should speak ____. | |||
| A. as slowly as possible B. in a low voice C. loudly D. forcefully | |||
| 2. Usually, when you speak to the class, the class is ____. | |||
| A. noisy B. quiet C. having a rest D. serious | |||
| 3. The situation in the class is ____ that in your house. | |||
| A. not very different from B. sometimes the same as C. sometimes not. the same as D. not the same as | |||
| 4. If you are having a conversation with an official, the most important thing for you is ____. | |||
| A. to show your ability B. to be very gentle C. to make sure that you can be heard D. to put the official at ease | |||
| 5. The main idea of this passage is ____. | |||
| A. that we should talk in different ways in different situations B. that we must speak loudly C. that we must keep silent at any time D. that we must talk with the class | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy (值得表扬的). Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages (婚姻) and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. But in the executive (主管的) circle, beauty can become a liability. While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman. Handsome (帅的) male executives were considered having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck. All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight successes. Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman considered to be more feminine has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the "manly" qualities required. This is true even in politics. "When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently," says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates(候选人). She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them. The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes. | |||
| 1. The word "liability" most probably means ____. | |||
| A. disadvantage B. advantage C. misfortune D. trouble | |||
| 2. Bowman"s experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness ____. | |||
| A. turns out to be a disadvantage to men B. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women C. has as little effect on men as on women D. affects men and women alike | |||
| 3. It can be inferred from the passage that people"s views on beauty are often ____. | |||
| A. practical B. supportive C. old-fashioned D. one-sided | |||
| 4. The author writes this passage to ____. | |||
| A. give advice to job-seekers who are attractive B. discuss the disadvantages of being attractive C. demand equal rights for women D. state the importance of appearance | |||
| 阅读表达。 | |||
| I like watching TV very much for I think it has many advantages. First of all, watching TV is a good rest. After a day of hard work, we need a good rest. Watching TV can make our mind and body not tired any more because of the pleasant music and TV plays. Besides, watching TV is entertaining. There are many kinds of entertainments, such as sports activities, singing and dancing concerts, plays and the activities within a short time. We need at least ten hours to fly from New York to Paris, a week by train from Beijing to Moscow and an hour to drive from Queens District to Manhattan District. But within just one second, TV can bring us from an NBA game in New York to a fashion show in Paris by changing the channels. Most important, watching TV is educational. Our children can learn every kind of subjects through the educational programs and the special reports on TV, and it"s easy for them to learn Chinese from a Chinese teacher in Beijing and to learn Russian lessons from a Russian teacher in Moscow. Even we can learn how to behave well from the TV plays. Meanwhile, a teacher can teach millions of students without a huge classroom. | |||
| 1. What"s the best title for the text? ________________________________________________________________________________. 2. According to the writer what"s the most important reason for watching TV? ________________________________________________________________________________. 3. Why can watching TV make the writer have a good rest? ________________________________________________________________________________. 4. Why is it not possible for us to go to every place to enjoy all the activities within a short time? ________________________________________________________________________________. 5. Why is watching TV educational? ________________________________________________________________________________. |