Question

More than 30,000 drivers and front seat passengers are killed or seriously injured each year. At the speed of only 30 miles per hour, it is the same as falling from a third-floor window. Wearing a seat belt（安全带） saves lives; it reduces your chance of death or serious injury by more than half in traffic accidents.

So drivers or front seat passengers over 14 years old in most vehicles(车辆) must wear a seat belt. If you do not, you could be fined(罚金) up to ￡50. It will not be up to the drivers to make sure you wear your belt. But it will be the driver’s duty to make sure that children under 14 do not ride in the front unless they are wearing a seat belt of some kind.

However, you do not have to wear a seat belt if you are reversing your vehicle（倒车）; or if you are a postman using a special vehicle; or if you have a valid medical certificate which allows you not to wear it. Make sure about all the above before you decide not to wear your seat belt. Remember you may be taken to the police station for not doing so.

1.This text is most probably taken from ________.

A. a medical magazine B. a police report

C. a diary D. a story book

2. Wearing a seat belt in a vehicle ________.

A. reduces road accidents by more than half

B. saves lives while driving at a speed up to 30 miles per hour

C. reduces the chance of death in traffic accidents

D. saves more than 15,000 lives each year

3.It is the driver’s duty to ________.

A. make the front seat passenger wear a seat belt

B. make the front seat children under 14 wear a seat belt

C. stop children riding in the front seat

D. wear a seat belt each time he drives

4.According to the text, which of the following people riding in the front do not have to wear a seat belt?

A. Someone who is reversing your vehicle

B. Someone who is picking up the children from the school.

C. Someone who is driving.

D. Someone who is under 14.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本篇文章讲述了系安全带的重要性。很多的车祸是因为司机和前座的人没有系安全带，一旦发生车祸的话，会受很重的伤，甚至会死亡。所以如果没有特殊情况的话要系紧安全带。否则会收到惩罚。

1.推理判断题。句意：这篇文章比较可能摘自什么地方？根据文章中第二段If you do not, you could be fined(罚金) up to ￡50.如果你不这样做，你会被罚钱的。所以这是警察的文书，故选B。

2.细节理解题。句意：在交通工具中戴安全带 会怎么样？根据文章中第一段：Wearing a seat belt（安全带） saves lives; it reduces your chance of death or serious injury by more than half in traffic accidents.佩戴安全带能够拯救生命；它在超过半数的交通事故中降低了死亡的风险和严重严重伤害程度。故选C。

3.细节理解题。句意：司机的职责是什么？根据文章中第二段：But it will be the driver’s duty to make sure that children under 14 do not ride in the front unless they are wearing a seat belt of some kind.确保十四岁以下的孩子做前座必须系紧安全带将会是司机的职责。故选B。

4.细节理解题。句意：根据文章，下面哪一种人做前座不需要系安全带？根据文章中 最后一段you do not have to wear a seat belt if you are reversing your vehicle（倒车）; or if you are a postman using a special vehicle; or if you have a valid medical certificate which allows you not to wear it. 如果你正在倒车，不必系安全带，如果你是开特殊交通工具的邮差，或者是你有一个有效的医疗证书允许你不带安全带，这样就不用系安全带了。故选A。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。