Question

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 population make every day. The big question is why.

    There have been many myths about safety belts ever since their first appearance in 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(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 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 headfirst into the ground from a height of 10 meters.

1. Why did Elizabeth say to her father, “But, Dad, you can’t be healthy if you’re dead”?

A. He was driving at great speed.

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.

2. According to the text, the “thrown clear” of a serious accident is very dangerous because you _____.

A. may be knocked down by other cars

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

3.One of the reasons that some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt is that____.

A. the belt prevents them from escaping in an accident

B. they will be unable to think clearly in an accident

C. they will be caught when help comes

D. cars catch fire easily

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.B

3.A

【解析】

試題分析：故事類文章。文章大意：由孩子的話引出系安全帶的話題及人們的一些錯(cuò)誤看法。

1.C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段had forgotten to wear his safety belt—a mistake 75% of the US population make every day. The big question is why.可知父親忘記系安全帶，這是好多美國(guó)人會(huì)犯的一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤。

2.B推理題。根據(jù)第五段but any accident serious enough to “throw you clear” is also going to be serious enough to give you a very bad landing.任何足夠嚴(yán)重把你甩出車外的意外傷害也會(huì)把你重重的到地上。

3.A細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第六段Myth Number Two: Safety belts “trap” people in cars that are burning or sinking in water.一些人認(rèn)為當(dāng)著火或沉入水中時(shí)，安全帶會(huì)把人困在車中。

考點(diǎn)：考查故事類文章。