Question

A recent study, published in last week’s Journal of the American Medical Association, offers a picture of how risky it is to get a lift from a teenage driver. Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers is three times as likely to have a fatal accident as a teenager driving alone. By contrast, the risk of death for drivers between 30 and 59 decreases with each additional passenger.

The authors also found that the death rates for teenage drivers increased dramatically after 10 p.m., and especially after midnight. With passengers in the car, the driver was even more likely to die in a late-night accident.

Robert Foss, a scientist at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, says the higher death rates for teenage drivers have less to do with “really stupid behavior” than with just a lack of driving experience. “The basic issue”, he says, “is that adults who are responsible for issuing licenses fail to recognize how complex and skilled task the driving is.”

Both he and the author of the study believe that the way to mitigate (減輕) the problem is to have states institute so-called graduated licensing systems, in which getting a license is a multistage process. A graduated license requires that a teenager first prove himself capable of driving in the presence of an adult, followed by a period of driving with passenger restrictions, before graduating to full driving privileges.

Graduated licensing systems have reduced teenage driver crashes, according to recent studies. About half of the states now have some sort of graduated licensing system in place, but only 10 of

those states have restrictions on passengers. California is the strictest, with a novice (初學者) driver prohibited from carrying any passenger under 20 for the first six months.

1.Which of the following situations is most dangerous according to the passage?

A. Adults giving a lift to teenagers on the highway after 10 p.m.

B. A teenager driving after midnight with passengers in the car.

C. Adults driving with three or more teenage passengers late at night.

D. A teenager getting a lift from a stranger on the highway at midnight.

2.According to Robert Foss, the high death rate of teenage drivers is mainly due to _________.

A. their lack of driving experience???    

B. their frequent driving at night

C. their improper way of driving???     

D. their driving with passengers

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?

A. Teenagers should spend more time learning to drive.

B. Driving is a skill too complicated for teenagers to learn.

C. Restrictions should be imposed on teenagers applying to take driving lessons.

D. The licensing authorities are partly responsible for teenagers' driving accidents.

4.A suggested measure to be taken to reduce teenagers' driving accidents is that _________.

A. driving in the presence of an adult should be made a rule

B. they should be prohibited from taking on passengers

C. the licensing system should be greatly improved

D. they should not be allowed to drive after 10 p.m.

5.The present situation in about half of the states is that the graduated licensing system _______.

A. is under discussion?????     

B. has been put into effect

C. is about to be set up??????       

D. has been perfected

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文講到青少年車禍頻發(fā)，其中一個原因這些發(fā)證機關要對這些事負責。許多的地方已經(jīng)開始采取措施。

1.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段提到The authors also found that the death rates for teenage drivers increased greatly after 10 p.m., and especially after midnight.With passengers in the car, the driver was even more likely to die in a late-night accident.在午夜以后青少年開車更危險，故選C。

2.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段提到says the higher death rates for teenage drivers have less to do with “really stupid behavior” than with just a lack of driving experience. 由于太缺乏經(jīng)驗，故選B

3.細節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)第三段提到that adults who are responsible for issuing licenses fail to recognize how complex and skilled task the driving is.可知駕照的發(fā)證機關為青少年的事故負責，故選D項。

4.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段提到The basic issue is that adults who are responsible for giving out licenses fail to recognize how complex and skilled driving is.駕照的頒發(fā)部門應該負有一定的責任，提高他們發(fā)證制度，故選C項。

5. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段提到About half of the states now have some sort of graduated licensing system in place,這些措施已經(jīng)開始生效，故選B項。

考點：教育類閱讀。