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 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 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(mph).
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.
小題1:Why did Elizabeth say to her father,“But Dad,you can’t be healthy if you’re dead”?
A．He didn’t have his safety belt on.
B．He was running across the street.
C．He was driving at great speed
D．He didn’t take his medicine on time.
小題2:The reason Father was in a hurry to get home was that he____.
A．wasn’t feeling very well
B．wanted to take some exereise
C．hated to drive in the dark
D．didn’t want to be caught by the police
小題3:According to the text,to be “thrown clear”of a serious accident is very dangerous
because you_____.
A．may be knocked down by other cars
B．may get caught in the car door
C．may find it impossible to get away from the seat
D．may get seriously hurt being thrown out of the car
小題4:Some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt because they believe__.
A．they will be unable to think clearly in an accident
B．the belt prevents them from escaping in an accident
C．they will be caught when help comes
D．cars catch fire easily
小題5:What is the advice given in the text?
A．Never drive faster than 30 miles an hour.
B．Never forget to wear the safety belt while driving.
C．Try your best to save yourself in a car accident.
D．Drive slowly while you’re not wearing a safety belt.

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:B

小題1:A 句意理解題。從第二自然段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 US population make every day. 可知，他女兒說這句話的意思是他沒有扎安全帶。
小題2:B。細節(jié)理解題。從第二自然段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 US population make every day. 可知，他忘記扎安全帶的原因是他想趕快回家跑步，即進行體育鍛煉。 
小題3:D細節(jié)理解題。從第五自然段Studies show that chances of dying after a car accident are twenty-five times in cases where people are "thrown clear". 可知，"thrown clear"可能造成傷害和死亡。其原因是當(dāng)發(fā)生交通事故一個人如果從車中跳出來，著路時就會十分危險。同時從車中跳出必然要穿過擋風(fēng)玻璃或車門，就可能造成傷亡。
小題4:B細節(jié)理解題。從Myth Number Two中Safety-bets"trap"people in cars that are burning or sinking in water. 可知，人們誤認為，如果扎上安全帶，當(dāng)汽車著火或沉入水中時，駕駛員就無法逃出車外。
小題5:B 歸納理解題。從整篇文章看，主要告訴人們開車時應(yīng)系好安全帶。
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