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     While drunken driving may be on the decline, traffic safety experts remain puzzled over how to deal with
another alcohol related danger: drunken pedestrians (行人).
     Pedestrians struck and killed by cars often are extremely drunk. In fact, they are intoxicated more
frequently, and with higher blood alcohol levels, than drunken drivers who are killed in accidents, various
studies have shown. Forty percent of adult pedestrians involved in fatal crashes have a blood alcohol level of
at least 0.10, which by law in many states signifies intoxication (醉酒), compared to only 25 percent of drivers
in deadly accidents, according to recent federal data.
     Some types of pedestrian accidents have been declining nationally, especially those involving children, but
the number of adult pedestrians who are drunk when killed in traffic has remained relatively steady at 2,500 a
year. The total number of pedestrians killed annually in U.S. traffic accidents is at least 7,000, or one of every
seven highway accidents resulting in death.
     "We're dealing here, we think, with a very severe drinking problem that leads to a severe highway safety
problem," said Richard Bloomberg, president of Dunlap and Associates Inc, in Norwalk, Coon.
     Bloomberg, whose consulting company found a very high rate of alcohol involvement in a controlled study
of pedestrian accidents in New Orleans, was among several researchers who spoke on the topic at the annual
meeting of the Research council's Transportation Research Board (TRB) in Washington in January.
     Pedestrian accidents have not received enough attention in the past, according to Kay Culprits, who chairs
the board's committee on pedestrians. Few methods exist to monitor walking habits, she said, and researchers
have been confused about how to prevent disasters.
1. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
[     ]
A. Traffic Safety.
B. Drunken Drivers.
C. Drunken Pedestrian Accidents.
D. A Severe Highway Safety problem.
2. Among the causes of walkers' accidents, the most serious problem is _____.
[     ]
A. long delays in traffic signals that may make people cross streets without paying attention to traffic rules
B. alcohol
C. a lack of adult keeping eyes on many children involved in accidents
D. former drunken drivers whose licenses are not allowed to use for a time
3. According to recent federal data, drunken drivers with an over 0.10 blood alcohol level in deadly
    accidents _____.
[     ]
A. make up one seventh of highway accidents
B. are 2,500 a year
C. are at least 7,000 in US traffic accidents
D. are 15 percent less than drunken adult walkers with the same level
4. According to the passage, what is Bloomberg?
[     ]
A. A researcher.
B. A specialist in traffic safety.
C. A clerk of a consulting company.
D. A government official
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     One year ago today, seven patients shared their stories of illness and recovery on the New York Time Well
(a blog), according to a report published in April,2009.
     They were the first Patient Voices, a regular series that offers a first person (第一人稱的) description of
the challenges patients face as they deal with different kinds of health problems. Since the first Patient Voices
appeared, New York Times producer Karen Barrow has continued to give a voice to a lot of patient stories.
     We heard from Jacqueline Castine of Bloomfield Hills, Mich,who had bipolar disorder (躁郁癥), and whose
son also suffered from mental (精神的) illness."I could not save him," she said."I could not fix (懲罰 ) him.
He leaves a beautiful daughter and a very sad mother."
     And there is runner Alyssa Johnson,43,who was training for the Boston Marathon in 2003 when she began
showing the first signs of Parkinson's disease." Sometimes when I'm running I'll come to a long downhill, and
my legs work the way they used to work and my arm swings (擺動(dòng)) the way it used to. It's like running before Parkinson's, and that's the best feeling.
     And then there's the voice of Robin Grinsted, 50, of Swansea, S. C.,who has H. I. V. She is refused by her
church and feels lonely."They're not accepting," she said." But I know there will be people putting their arms
around me some day."
      To hear more from these patients and the many others wh. have taken part in the series, explore the links (鏈接) below to all the Patient Voices we've heard from in the past 12 months.
1. When did the seven patients begin to share their stories of illness?
A. In 2009.
B. In 2008.
C. In 2003.
D. In 2002.
2. According to the passage, Patient Voices refers to ______ .
A. a series of suggestions from patients
B. a magazine published by patients
C. a series of patients' stories
D. a blog shared by patients
3. From what Jacqueline Castine said, we know her son  _____.
A. might have killed himself
B. died of bipolar disorder
C. was killed in an accident
D. didn't want to stay at home
4. What do we know about Alyssa Johnson?
A. She tried hard to fight Parkinson's disease.
B. She is preparing for the Boston Marathon.
C. She was depressed at the thought of Parkinson's disease.
D. She didn't like running before she had Parkinson's.

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