17.Maybe ten-year-old Elizabeth put it best when she said to her father."But,Dad,you can't be healthy if 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 people make every day.The big question is why.
There have been many myths(虛構(gòu)故事)about safety belts ever since their first appearance in cars some forty years ago.The following are three of the most common myths.
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 windshield (擋風(fēng)玻璃) or door to do it.Studies show that chances of dying after a car accident are twenty-five times greater if 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 30miles per hour.
Truth:when two cars traveling at 30mph hit each other,an unbelted driver would meet the windshield with a force equal to diving headfirst into the ground from a height of 10meters.
21.The reason why Father got home in a hurry was that heB.
A.wasn't feeling very well
B.wanted to take some exercise
C.hated to drive in the dark
D.didn't want to be caught by the police
22.According to the text,to be"thrown clear"of a serious accident is very dangerous because youC.
A.may be knocked down by other cars
B.may get caught in the car door
C.may get seriously hurt being thrown out of the car
D.may find it impossible to get away from the seat
23.Some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt because they believeD.
A.cars catch fire easily
B.they will be caught when help comes
C.they will be unable to think clearly in an accident
D.the belt prevents them from escaping in an accident
24.What is the advice given in the text?D
A.Never drive faster than 30miles an hour.
B.Try your best to save yourself in a car accident.
C.Drive slowly while you're not wearing a safety belt.
D.Never forget to wear the safety belt while driving.
分析 本文是一篇社會文化類閱讀.作者由孩子的話引出系安全帶的話題以及人們的一些錯誤看法.在本文中作者通過反駁人們對于安全帶的三個錯誤的看法,來告訴我們系安全帶的重要性.
解答 21-24 BCDD
21.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"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 people make every day."可知爸爸忙著在天黑前趕回家,這樣他就可以出去跑步了,但他忘記系安全帶,這是好多美國人會犯的一個錯誤.所以爸爸匆忙回家是因?yàn)樗脒M(jìn)行體育鍛煉.故選B.
22.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"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 windshield (擋風(fēng)玻璃) or door to do it."可知thrown clear很危險是因?yàn)楫?dāng)發(fā)生交通事故時,一個人如果從車中跳出來,著路時就會很危險,同時從車中跳出必然要穿過擋風(fēng)玻璃或車門,就會造成傷亡.故選C.
23.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"Safety belts"trap"people in cars that are burning or sinking in water."可知人們誤認(rèn)為:如果系上安全帶,當(dāng)汽車著火或沉入水中時,駕駛員就無法逃出車外.故選D.
24.D.主旨大意題.縱覽全文并根據(jù)"The following are three of the most common myths."可知作者通過反駁人們對于安全帶的三個錯誤的看法,來告訴我們系安全帶的重要性.所以作者旨在建議我們在開車時永遠(yuǎn)不要忘記系安全帶.故選D.
點(diǎn)評 本文是一篇社會文化類閱讀.此題主要考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解能力.細(xì)節(jié)理解題是針對文中某個細(xì)節(jié)、某句話或某部分具體內(nèi)容設(shè)置問題,所以在做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時要結(jié)合原文和提干有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,再結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案.在做主旨大意題時考生首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文,完整了解信息,準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點(diǎn),確定主旨.例如第24題,縱覽全文可知作者建議我們在開車時永遠(yuǎn)不要忘記系安全帶.