Believe it or not, optical
illusion(错觉)can cut highway crashes. (78) {{U}}Japan is a case in
point. {{/U}}(79) {{U}}It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nearly 75
percent using a simple optical illusion. {{/U}}Bent stripes, called chevrons(人字形),
painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they
really are, and thus drivers slow down. Now the American
Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C. is
planning to repeat Japan’s success. Starting next year, the foundation will
paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the
country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes.
(80) {{U}}Excessive speed plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all
fatal traffic accidents, according to the foundation.{{/U}} To A. they axe driving in the wrong lane B. they should avoid speed- related hazards C. they should slow down their speed D. they are approaching the speed limit
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[单项选择]{{B}}Passage Two{{/B}}
The author believes that the enjoyment of literature comes from ______. A. shock B. an anticipation of phrase C. the originality of the thought D. ingeniousness
[单项选择]{{B}}Passage 2{{/B}}
Believe it or not, optical
illusion(错觉)can cut highway crashes. (78) {{U}}Japan is a case in
point. {{/U}}(79) {{U}}It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nearly 75
percent using a simple optical illusion. {{/U}}Bent stripes, called chevrons(人字形),
painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they
really are, and thus drivers slow down. Now the American
Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C. is
planning to repeat Japan’s success. Starting next year, the foundation will
paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the
country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes.
(80) {{U}}Excessive speed plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all
fatal traffic accidents, according to the foundation.{{/U}} To A. a new way of highway speed control B. a new approach to training drivers C. a new pattern for painting highways D. a new type of optical illusion
[单项选择] Passage Four
Do you believe that severe punishment
would deter potential criminals from evildoing Is death penalty (死刑)
indispensable component of the criminal law Do you believe the arch criminals
deserve another chance to turn over a new leaf Should capital punishment be
abolished (废除的) In the USA, 85% of the population over the age
of 21 approve of the death penalty. Many U.S. states still have the death
penalty. Some use the electric chair, which can take up to 20 minutes to kill,
while others use gas or lethal injection. The first execution was the case of
Ruth Ellis who was hanged for shooting her lover in what was generally regarded
as a crime of passion. The second, a man was hanged for murders which, it was
later proved, had been committed by someone else. The death
penalty advocates listed several points to support capital pu A. Ruth Ellis was shot by her lover, which was regarded as a crime of passion. B. A man was hanged for the murder he didn’t commit. C. In America, each and every state has abolished death penalty. D. Not many adults in the U.S. are in favor of capital punishment.
[单项选择]Passage ThreeWhat do the experts believe will happen by the year 2050 A. The sea level will be 20 centimeters higher than it is now. B. The sea will be empty if we continue fishing at this pace. C. The problems to explore the sea will have been largely solved. D. People will depend largely on sea foods and minerals.
[单项选择]
What do the experts believe will happen by the year 2050 A. The sea level will be 20 centimeters higher than it is now. B. The sea will be empty if we continue fishing at this pace. C. The problems to explore the sea will have been largely solved. D. People will depend largely on sea foods and minerals.
[单项选择]
Passage 3 I don’t
believe that men have deliberately turned us into slaves, as one of your
correspondents writes. (1) I do know that many women are
exploited at work. There must be equal pay (2) equal work,
and where this is not the case, the abuse must be resisted at all costs.
I don’t believe that men (3) us their
mental inferiors. But I do know that there’s still a great (4)
of prejudice against women. Certain jobs are still considered to be
for men (5) , for example top jobs in industry, in the
government and the law. This sort of (6) must be resisted at
all costs. We are born with brains just as good as men’s, and
(7) we are not expected to use them. It all begins in the
home and at school, (8) girls are expected to play a smaller
(9) than boys, A. task B. role C. function D. duty
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