From the health point of view we are living in an amazing age．We are free from many of the most dangerous diseases．A large number of once deadly illnesses can now be cured by modem medicine．It is almost certain that one day medicines will be found for the most stubborn remaining diseases, The expectation of life has increased greatly．But though the possibility of living a long and happy life is greater than ever before, every day we witness the unbelievable killing of men, women and children on the roads．Man vs the motor-cart,It is a never-ending battle which man is losing．Thousands of people over the world are 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 （方向盤）, 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 crazy when they are behind a steering-wheel .They are ill-mannered and aggressive, willful as two-year-olds and completely selfish．All their hidden angers and disappointments seem to be brought to die surface by the act of driving．
The surprising thing is that society smiles so gently on the motorist and seems to forgive his behaviour. Everything is done for his convenience.Cities are allowed to become almost uninhabitable(不宜居住的） because of heavy traffic; towns are made ugly by huge car parks; the countryside is ruined by road networks; and the deaths become nothing more than a number every year, to be easily forgotten．
It is high time that a world rule was created to reduce this senseless waste of human life．With regard to driving, the laws of some countries are unbelievably lax（不嚴(yán)格）and even the strictest are not strict enough．A rule which was universally accepted could only have an obviously beneficial effect on the accident rate．Here are a few examples of some of 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 strict tests for safety each year．Even the smallest amount of alcohol in the blood can damage a person's driving ability．Present drinking and driving laws should be revised much stricter．Speed limits should be required on all roads．Governments should lay down safety directions for car factories, as has been done in the USA．All advertising stressing power and performance should be banned．These measures may not sound good enough．But surely nothing should be considered as too severe if it results in reducing the number of deaths．After all, the world is for human beings, not motor-cars．
小題1:What is the main idea of this passage?
A．Traffic accidents are mainly caused by motorists．
B．Thousands of people are killed each year．
C．The laws of some countries about driving are too lax．
D．Only stricter traffic laws can prevent accidents．
小題2:What does the author think of society towards motorists?
A．Society laughs at the motorists．
B．Huge car parks are built in the cities and towns．
C．Victims of accidents are nothing．
D．Society easily forgives their rude driving．
小題3:What does the author mean by saying " his car becomes the extension of his personality" in paragraph 2?
A．Driving can show his hidden qualities．
B．Driving can show the other part of his personality．
C．Driving can bring out his character．
D．Driving can represent his manners．
小題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 make safety specifications．
小題5:The author's attitude towards the traffic situation is ______．
A．positiveB．unsatisfiedC．promisingD．unclear

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:A
小題5:A

試題分析：
小題1:D 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章最后一段It is high time that a world rule was created to reduce this senseless waste of human life．With regard to driving, the laws of some countries are unbelievably lax（不嚴(yán)格）and even the strictest are not strict enough．可知文章呼吁我們要采取更為嚴(yán)厲的交通規(guī)則來阻止事故的發(fā)生。故D正確。
小題2:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段1,2行The surprising thing is that society smiles so gently on the motorist and seems to forgive his behaviour.說明現(xiàn)代社會的人們對于司機的違法行為很寬容，很容易原諒他們的錯誤行為，故D正確。
小題3:A 推理題。根據(jù)第2段后3行People who are normally quiet and pleasant may become crazy when they are behind a steering-wheel .They are ill-mannered and aggressive, willful as two-year-olds and completely selfish．All their hidden angers and disappointments seem to be brought to die surface by the act of driving．說明一些人在開車的時候所表現(xiàn)出來的性格和平時是完全不一樣的，把他們所隱藏的習(xí)慣都表現(xiàn)了出來。故A正確。
小題4:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段With regard to driving, the laws of some countries are unbelievably lax（不嚴(yán)格）and even the strictest are not strict enough
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;說明BCD三項都是作者所建議采取的措施，A項沒有提及。
小題5:B 推理題。根據(jù)最后一段2,3行With regard to driving, the laws of some countries are unbelievably lax（不嚴(yán)格）and even the strictest are not strict enough．說明他認(rèn)為所謂嚴(yán)格的交通規(guī)則并不嚴(yán)格。故B項說法正確。
點評：本文描述了人們對于司機不遵守交通規(guī)則的抱怨，要求設(shè)立更為嚴(yán)格的交通規(guī)則來約束。以細(xì)節(jié)題的考查為主，要求考生在解答這類問題時要求學(xué)生抓住題干文字信息，采用針對性方法進行閱讀，因為這類題的答案在文章中可以直接找到
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