ood driver. But what about the other person who may be a terrible driver? The data show that the average incidence (发生率) for all accidents in one per driver every 10 years.
My car will end up underwater or on fire, and I won' t be able to get out. According to the Nationaj Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), only 0.5 percent of all injury- producing accidents occur under these conditions. "If you' re wearing a belt, you' ve got a better chance of being conscious and not having your legs broken —— distinct advantages in getting out of a dangerous situation".
I'm only going a few blocks. Yet 80 percent of accidents happen at speeds or less that 25 miles per hour, 75 percent happen within 25 miles of home.
26. Before 1989, in the United States ______.
A) the use of seat belts was not compulsory for the majority of the population
B) a new law requiring the use of seat belts had just been pa~ed
C) people had to choose between the use of seat belts or the use of air bags
D) almost fifty percent of the people involved in car accidents were saved by seat Belts
27. The word "trapped" (Para. 3, Line 3) means to be ______.
A) held up in a traffic jam
B) confined in the car
C) caught in an accident
D) pulled into a car
28. One of the reasons why many drivers refuse to wear seat belts is because ______.
A) they don't think that it is comfortable to wear seat belts
B) they don't believe that an accident involving a terrible driver is highly probable
C) they believe that no danger is involved in just driving a few blocks
D) they think that few drivers are willing to wear seat belts
29. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A) seat belts should be replaced by air bags
B) eighty-five percent of all drivers are likely to Break traffic rules
C) all drivers, whether good or bad, are liable to have an accident at one time or another
D) wearing seat belts will get drivers out of dangerous situations
30. The purpose of the writer in writing this passage is ______.
A) to urge the government to pass the law sooner
B) to tell how dangerous car-driving can be
C) to criticise those who refuse to use seat blets
D) to prove the necessity of the new rule
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
For well over 2000 years the world's great religions have taught the virtues of a trusting heart. Now there is another reason to merit the wisdom of the ages: scientific evidence indicates that those with trusting hearts will live longer, healthier lives.
As a result of the work published in the 1970s by two pioneering heart speciaiists, Meyer Friedman and Ray H. Rosenman, nearly every American is aware that blood Type. A people are impatient, and easily moved to hostility and anger. Many have come to believe that Type As are at a much higher risk of suffering heart attack or dying of heart disease than others.
The driving force behind hostility is a cynical (愤世嫉俗) mistrust of others. If we
expect others to mistreat us, we are seldom disappointed. This generates anger and leads us to respond with hostility.
The most characteristic attitude of a cynic is being suspicious of the motives of people he doesn't know. Imagine you are waiting for an elevator and it stops two floors above for longer than usual. How inconsiderate (不替别人着想的) You think. In a few seconds, you have drawn hostile conclusions about unseen people and their motives.
Meanwhile, your cynical mistrust is leading to noticeable physical consequences. Your voice rises. The rate and debth of your breathing increases. Your heart is beating faster and harder, and the muscles of your arms and legs become tight. You feel "charged up", ready for action.
If you frequeatly experience these feelings, you may be at increased risk of developing serious health problems. Anger can add to the risk of heart and other diseases.
31. According to the author, people with trusting hearts are ______.
A) usually intelligent and wise
B) usually very religious
C) less likely to get heart diseases
D) not likely to be mistreated by others
32. The book by Meyer Friedman and Ray H. Rosenman most probably discusses ______.
A) friendliness and hostility
B) trust and mistrust of people
C) heart diseases and death rate
D) people's characters and their blood types
33. According to the passage, if you have a fixed idea in mind that people will mistreat you, you will always find it ______.
A) to be disappointing
B) to be pleasing
C) to be wrong
D) to be so
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