【題目】The Indian government may use 3D paintings as virtual speed breakers(減速帶) on major highways and roads, in order to check speeding and careless driving, and finally make its deadly roads a little safer. "We are trying out 3D paintings used as virtual speed breakers to avoid unnecessary requirements of speed breakers," India's transport minister Nitin Gadkari wrote.

The optical illusions(視覺錯覺) are supposed to encourage drivers to slow down automatically. Earlier, India had ordered the removal of all speed breakers from highways, which are considered to be a safety hazard for high-speed vehicles. India has the highest number of road accident deaths in the world. According to the World Health Organisation, over 200000 people are killed by road accidents.

The use of optical illusions as speed breakers was first pioneered in the American city of Philadelphia in 2008, as part of a campaign against speeding motorists. The technique has also been tried out in China to create floating 3D crossings. In India, cities such as Ahmedabad and Chennai have already experimented with 3D zebra crossings in the last one year. In Ahmedabad for instance, a mother and her daughter, both artists, have painted 3D crosswalks in the first few months of 2016. The artists say their motto is "to increase the attention of drivers", and that the concept has been successfully tested in accident-prone zones on a highway.

However, critics argue that once drivers know that these speed breakers are visual illusions, they may ignore them. Others also point out that India's decision does not consider the safety of a large number of pedestrians. In the end, the new policy may be just one step towards improving road safety.

【1】Why are 3D paintings used on main highways and roads?

A. To make the surroundings more beautiful.

B. To attract the attention of tourists.

C. To reduce the rate of traffic accidents.

D. To show the advanced technology.

【2】Which of the following words is closest to the meaning of “hazard” in paragraph 2?

A. Reminder B. Threat

C. Regulation D. Theory

【3】What can we learn from Paragraph 3 and 4?

A. The use of optical illusions as speed breakers is controversial in India.

B. Philadelphia is the second place to use virtual speed breakers in the US.

C. The idea tested in Ahmedabad recently has been a failure.

D. The new policy of 3D zebra crossings must be carried out.

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【解析】本文敘述了印度政府用3D圖畫作為主要路段的減速器，目的是使危險的路段變得更安全。

【1】C

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段第一句The Indian government may use 3D paintings as virtual speed-breakers on major highways and roads, in an attemptto check speeding and careless driving，and eventually make its deadly roads a little safer可知印度政府用3D圖畫作為主要路段的減速器目的是提醒司機自動地減速從而使公路更安全。故選C。

【2】B

詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第二段中India had ordered the removal of all speed breakers from highways印度下令拆除公路上的所有減速帶。再根據(jù)India has the highest number of road accident deaths in the world. 印度是世界上交通事故死亡人數(shù)最多的國家�？芍《日倪@個命令被認為造成了機動車行駛的安全隱患。故劃線部分的意思應該是“威脅”，答案為B。

【3】A

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段However, critics argue that once drivers know that these speed breakers are visual illusions, they may ignore them. Others also point out that India’s decision does not consider the safety of a large number of walkers. In the end, the new policy may be just one step towards improving road safety.不過，也有人持反對意見，因為司機一旦熟悉這種3D斑馬線帶來的幻覺，他們就可能會直接忽略這些裝置。還有人指出，印度政府的決定沒有考慮到廣大行人的安全。這種提高道路安全的新政策可能只是一時有效而已。故選A。

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