英语浏览懂得与谜底

　　Passage seven(Stricter Traffic Law can Prevent Accidents)

英语浏览懂得与谜底

　　From the health point of view we are living in a marvelous age. We are immunized from birth against many of the most dangerous diseases. A large number of once fatal illnesses can now be cured by modern drugs and surgery. It is almost certain that one day remedies will be found for the most stubborn remaining diseases. The expectation of life has increased enormously. But though the possibility of living a long and happy life is greater than ever before, every day we witness the incredible slaughter of men, women and children on the roads. Man versus the motor-car ! It is a never-ending battle which man is losing. Thousands of people the world over are killed or horribly killed each year and we are quietly sitting back and letting it happen.

　　It has been rightly said that when a man is sitting behind a steering wheel, his car becomes the extension of his personality. There is no doubt that the motor-car often brings out a man’s very worst qualities. People who are normally quiet and pleasant may become unrecognizable when they are behind a steering-wheel. They swear, they are ill-mannered and aggressive, willful as two-years-olds and utterly selfish. All their hidden frustrations, disappointments and jealousies seem to be brought to the surface by the act of driving.

　　The surprising thing is that society smiles so benignly on the motorist and seems to condone his behaviour. Everything is done for his convenience. Cities are allowed to become almost uninhabitable because of heavy tragic; towns are made ugly by huge car parks; the countryside is desecrated by road networks; and the mass annual slaughter becomes nothing more than a statistic, to be conveniently forgotten.

　　It is high time a world code were created to reduce this senseless waste of human life. With regard to driving, the laws of some countries are notoriously lax and even the strictest are not strict enough. A code which was universally accepted could only have a dramatically beneficial effect on the accident rate. Here are a few examples of some the things that might be done. The driving test should be standardized and made far more difficult than it is; all the drivers should be made to take a test every three years or so; the age at which young people are allowed to drive any vehicle should be raised to at least 21; all vehicles should be put through stringent annual tests for safety. Even the smallest amount of alcohol in the blood can impair a person’s driving ability. Present drinking and driving laws (where they exist) should be mad much stricter. Maximum and minimum speed limits should be imposed on all roads. Governments should lay down safety specifications for manufacturers, as has been done in the USA. All advertising stressing power and performance should be banned. These measures may sound inordinately harsh. But surely nothing should be considered as to severe if tit results in reducing the annual toll of human life. After all, the world is for human beings, not motor-cars.

　　1. The main idea of this passage is

　　[A] Traffic accidents are mainly caused by motorists.

　　[B] Thousands of people the world over are killed each year.

　　[C] The laws of some countries about driving are too lax.

　　[D] Only stricter traffic laws can prevent accidents.

　　2. What does the author think of society toward motorists?

　　[A] Society smiles on the motorists.

　　[B] Huge car parks are built in the cities and towns.

　　[C] Victims of accidents are nothing.

　　[D] Society condones their rude driving.

　　3. Why does the author say:’ his car becomes the extension of his personality?’

　　[A] Driving can show his real self.

　　[B] Driving can show the other part of his personality.

　　[C] Driving can bring out his character.

　　[D] His car embodies his temper.

　　4. Which of the followings is NOT mentioned as a way against traffic accidents?

　　[A] Build more highways.

　　[B] Stricter driving tests.

　　[C] Test drivers every three years.

　　[D] raise age limit and lay down safety specifications.

　　5. The attitude of the author is

　　[A] ironical

　　[B] critical

　　[C] appealing

　　[D] militant

　　Vocabulary

　　1. immunise 使免疫，使免去

　　2. expectation of life = life expectancy 均匀寿命

　　3. versus = against 对顶，否决

　　4. mutilate 危险

　　5. wilful 率性的，刚强的

　　6. benign 刻薄的，善良的

　　7. condone 宽大

　　8. desecrate 轻渎，玷辱

　　9. code 律例，划定，老例

　　10. stringent 严酷的，告急的，火急的

　　11. performance 表演，制品，这里是指car’s behavior such as speed, function etc.可译成行动，汽车行动、功效等。

　　难句译注

　　1. Man versus the motor-car ! It is a never-ending battle which man is losing.

　　【参考译文】人和汽车匹敌！这是一场人类永久是输家的无停止的战役。

　　2. All advertising stressing power and performance should be banned.

　　【参考译文】该当避免统统夸大气力和表现行动的告白。

　　写作方式与文章粗心

　　文章阐述“交通变乱”，接纳因果、对照手段。从人的均匀寿命增添和交通变乱率成反比谈起，涉及变乱率回升的缘由，请求拟定更严酷的律例予以避免各种形成变乱的不良行动。

　　谜底详解

　　1. D 只要更严酷的交通律例能力避免交通变乱。这在最初一段的论断中表现的最清晰。后面几段只是讲形成变乱的各种缘由。其目标便是：“是拟定天下交通律例以削减无谓的性命华侈的时辰了。对开车，有些国度的律例太败坏，乃至最严酷的国度也不够严酷。天下公认之法令只能够对交通变乱率起大大下降的感化（有很是好的成果。）”这里列出几件要干的事：“驾驶测试该当规范化，比此刻的要严酷；统统死机每三年查核一次；年青人驾车的许可春秋应进步到21岁；全数灵活车每一年都应颠末严酷的宁静测试（测定其宁静性）……这些步骤能够听起来非常峻厉，但是，若是其成果事削减每一年死伤人数的话，就不存在甚么太严酷的事了。”

　　A. 首要是灵活车死机形成的交通变乱。 B. 全天下每一年有几千人归天。 C. 有些国度的交通律例太败坏。这三道谜底都是文中谈到某一点，不能作为中间目标。

　　2. D 社会宽大这类蛮横开车行动。谜底就在第三段：“使人惊奇的是社会对司机刻薄地笑笑，仿佛宽大他们的行动。统统都为他们的便利而干。人们许可都会因为交通拥堵而几近不能栖身了，大型泊车场把城镇“弄得”丑恶不堪，公路网玷辱了村落，每一年大批的杀伤仅仅成为统计数字，被很轻易地健忘。”

　　A. 社会对司机笑脸可掬。B. 大型泊车场建在市和镇上。C. 交通死难者即是零。这三项都只是第三段的一个个详细现实。社会恰是经由过程这一件件事来宽大司机蛮横开车，而形成变乱。

　　3. A “他的车便是他特性的内涵”这句话就表现了“开车表现他实在的自我，实在的特性”。第二段讲的很清晰：“这么说完整准确：当一小我坐在标的目的盘后，他的车就成为他特性的内涵。毫无疑难，汽车经常表现了人之最坏的品德。泛泛很宁静兴奋的人一坐在标的目的盘后能够就变得难以熟悉。他们诅咒、行动低劣、好斗、刚强、率性得就像两岁的孩子。他们统统埋没的失踪、绝望和妒忌感，仿佛都在开车中裸露出来”。

　　B. 表现他特性的另外一面。 C. 表现了他的性情。 D. 他的车表现了他的脾性秉性。只是表现自我中的某个现实。

　　4. A 只要建更多高速公路。不提。

　　B. 更难的测试。C. 每三年对司机停止一次考查。 D. 进步春秋段和拟定宁静条例。都提到。见第一题译注。

　　5. B 攻讦的立场。文章第一、二、三段指出了形成交通变乱的缘由，号令列国拟定严酷的交通律例，攻讦现有的交通律例败坏不严酷，最初指出天下是人类的，不是摩托车的等等，都申明作者对上述各种都具攻讦的立场。

　　A. 嘲讽的。 C. 乞求的、号令的。 D. 富有战役性的。

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