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 you'll have traveled through a windshield (擋風玻璃) 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.

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.The reason Father was in a hurry to get home was that he  ________.

A. wasn't feeling very well              B. hated to drive in the dark

C. wanted to take some exercise          D. didn't want to be caught by the police 

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 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 

4.Some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt because they believe  ________.

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 

5.What is the advice given in the text?

A. Never drive faster than 30 miles an hour.

B. Try your best to save yourself in a car accident.

C. Never forget to wear the safety belt while driving.

D. Drive slowly while you're not wearing a safety belt. 

Answer 1

1----5  CCBAC     

解析:

1.這是一道句意理解題。從第二自然段第一句可知，他女兒說這句話的意思是他匆忙中沒有系上安全帶。答案為C。 

2.這是一道細節題。從第二自然段得出結論，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。答案為C。 

3.這是一道細節題。從第五自然段最后一句可知，“thrown clear”可能造成傷害和死亡。其原因是當發生交通事故從車中被甩出來，著陸時就會十分危險。同時從車中被甩出來時必然要穿過擋風玻璃或車門，就可能造成傷亡。答案為B。

4.這是一道理解題。從第六自然段中可以了解到，人們誤認為，如果扎上安全帶，當汽車著火或沉入水中時，駕駛員就無法逃出車外。而實際情況是：不系安全帶，人們在這種事故中的死亡率要比系安全帶的可能性要高。答案為A。 

5.這是一道細節題。作者在文中舉了三種情景的對照——不系安全帶和系安全帶，且列舉了系和不系帶來的后果，從而看出作者的態度是贊成系安全帶的。答案為C。