When the traffic lights turn red, we will stop driving a car or crossing a street. Why is red used for traffic lights instead of other colors?
As we know, scattering(散射) happens when light goes through the air. For the same media(媒質(zhì)), if the wavelength islong, the scattering will be short. If the wavelength is short, then the scattering will be long.
Of all lights we can see red has the longest wavelength, so the scattering is the weakest. That means the red light travels far. In fact, it travels farther on rainy days.
Using the red light can help drivers in farther areas sec the lights. It helps drivers stow down or stop in lime. If drivers don't see the red light until they are close, they may not be able to stop the car in time. An accident may happen Red can also excite people. We can act more quickly when we see the color red. In a word, red lights help drivers stop in time and help prevent accidents.
小題1: When the traffic lights turn ______, we will stop driving a car.
A. red    B green     C. yellow
小題2:According to the passage, the scattering of the red light is the _______.
A. longest    b. weakest       C. farthest
小題3: The underlined word "wavelength" means________ in Chinese.
A.波浪        B.光波      C.波長
小題4: What can the red light help drivers do?
A. It can help drivers in farther areas see the lights.
b. It can help drivers slow down or stop in time.
C.A and b
小題5:Which of the following is the best title?
A. Why do accidents happen
b. How does the red light travel
C. Why do we use red traffic lights

小題1:A
小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:C
小題1:C

【主旨大意】本文講述了為什么交通燈中,使用紅色作為停車的標志。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)第一段的第一句:When the traffic lights turn red. we will stop driving                a car or crossing a street.可知。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)第三段的第一句:Of all lights we can see red has the longest wavelength, so the scattering is the weakest.
可知。
小題1: 詞義理解題 句意為:如果波長長,那么散射短。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)最后一段的第一句 :Using the red light can help drivers in farther areas see the lights, it helps drivers stow down or stop in time. 可知。
小題1:主旨大意題 由本文的第一段提出問題:Why is red used for traffic lights instead of other colors? 可知。
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