【題目】Back in 2003 an 86-year-old man drove his Buick through a crowded farmers’ market. Nine people were killed. More than fifty-four people were hurt, fourteen with serious injuries. When he finally stopped, the 86-year-old man got out his car and screamed at people to get out of the way. No alcohol or drugs were found in his system. Apparently, he was just old and confused.

This is a frightening accident, and it is not a rare one. There are many examples of elderly drivers driving into swimming pools, houses, storefronts, or worse.

In our teenage years, we all heard “driving is not a right; it’s a privilege.” That is still true, and there comes an age when driving is no longer a privilege that can be allowed. After a certain age, eyesight and dementia(癡呆) are very serious concerns. Undoubtedly, these age-related problems affect some older adults’ driving ability. By the time a person is between eighty-five and ninety years old, his or her driving privilege should be examined.

Licensing laws vary greatly from state to state, and it’s time for a national law on the maximum age limit for driving. The motivation for this law is safety. Another option is to start with laws that ban anyone over the age of eighty-five from driving after sundown, because driving conditions are not as safe as daylight hours. Still another option that may allow elderly drivers to continue driving could be new technology like a voice warning system that cautions drivers on busy streets or at traffic lights. Finally, since there are laws against driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, shouldn’t some prescription drugs also be included? The average age of 85-year-old is undoubtedly taking at least one prescription drug daily.

The thought of an 86-year-old driver with failing eyesight running down the road in a two-ton piece of metal is unsettling to us all. Driving at an advanced age is not only challenging for the elderly drivers, but also it’s dangerous for the rest of us.

【1】The first paragraph is written in order to show_________.

A. the harm of driving at an old age

B. the importance of traffic safety

C. traffic accidents are on the rise

D. many elderly drivers are careless

【2】The author suggests that there should be new laws against driving __________.

A. over eighty-five

B. between sunset and dawn

C. with the help of voice warning systems

D. under the influence of prescription drugs

【3】The underlined word “unsettling” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to “________”.

A. disappointing B. worrying

C. touching D. interesting

【4】Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A. How to keep old people safe on the road?

B. Are drivers well protected by licensing laws?

C. Should there be an age limit for elderly drivers?

D. Is driving a right or a privilege for an old person?

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析：本文就老人開車引發(fā)的事故，分析了老年人開車引發(fā)事故的可能原因，并且提倡措施，如增加法律條例的措施來限制最高駕駛年齡。

【1】 A 推理判斷題。通讀第一段可知，此段講述了一位86歲的老人因?yàn)槟昀虾秃�，把車開進(jìn)市場，導(dǎo)致多名人員傷亡�？赏茢啻硕问菫榱孙@示高齡駕駛的危害，故選A。

【2】D 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段內(nèi)容Finally, since there are laws against driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, shouldn’t some prescription drugs also be included?可知作者建議應(yīng)該有法律限制在處方藥物的影響下開車。故選D。

【3】 B詞意推測題。根據(jù)劃線單詞所在句子的下句，高齡駕駛不僅對老年人是挑戰(zhàn)性的，而且對于我們其他人也很危險(xiǎn)。故這里86歲視力下降的司機(jī)開著2噸重的車在路上行駛時(shí)讓我們很擔(dān)心的事，故這里unsettling可用worrying替換。故選B。

【4】C 主旨大意題�？v觀全文可知，文章就老人開車引發(fā)的事故，分析了老年人開車引發(fā)事故的可能原因，并且提倡措施，如增加法律條例的措施來限制最高駕駛年齡。故本文的標(biāo)題可用“司機(jī)應(yīng)該有年齡限制嗎？”故選C。

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