“Put on your seat belt!” Everyone gets sick of hearing that. But it’s good advice. People who wear seat belts are 45 percent less likely to be killed while riding in the front seat of a car.
The US government wants more seat belt laws. It says children aged 4 to 15 are often killed in car accidents. In
2005, there were 1,627 children aged 4 to 15 killed in car accidents. More than 1,000 of those children were not wearing seat belts. If they had been wearing seat belts, 500 of those children could be alive today.
These children are too old to be in car seats, but they often sit in the back seat. Seat belt laws in many states, including Wisconsin, only require people in the front seat to wear seat belts. Children who aren’t wearing seat belts can be thrown from the car. The risk of dying in an accident is three times greater if the person is thrown from the car.
New laws could require children aged 4 to 8 to be in booster seats (加强座椅) in the car. Booster seats help seat belts fit children properly. Right now, only 5 percent of children aged 4 to 8 are seated in booster seats.
While parents have the choice of whether wearing seat belts or not, children are too young to make that choice.
Even if you decide not to wear a seat belt, make sure you children are in seat belts and car seats. It’s the law and it will save their lives.
1. What does the sentence “Everyone gets sick of hearing” in the first paragraph mean？| A．No one likes to be ordered to wear seat belts. |
| B．All people may fall ill when they put on seat belts. |
| C．Many people don’t care much about wearing seat belts |
| D．None of the people knows it is a piece of good advice |
| A．Because they weren’t using seat belts |
| B．Because they were sitting in the front seats of ears. |
| C．Because they were not old enough to sit in the car. |
| D．Because they were too careless when walking on the road. |
| A．Traffic Laws to pass | B．Traffic Accidents Prevented |
| C．Seat Bells for Children’s Safety | D．Parents’ Choices for Children |
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【推荐1】As a mountain, 1,642-foot squad Peak isn’t that impressive (给人深刻印象的). But its views attract many hikers (远足者). Hear Grant, a college student at Ithaca College, was one of them.
While waiting for his mother one day in August 2019, Grant watched other hikers enjoy the view. One hiker, dressed in pink, was looking over the lip of the cliff (悬崖) with her husband.
When Grant’s mother rejoined (与……再会合) him, the two continued on their way. Suddenly, he heard something scaring. “Paula! Paula!” a man shouted crazily. Grant turned around quickly.
Several hikers immediately started looking for her, but their view was screened by trees. Uncertain they could help, Grant and his mother headed down the trail (小路). But when he saw some hikers still searching, he decided to lend a hand. After promising his mother that he would be safe, he went on alone.
After 15 minutes of climbing over large rocks, pushing past bushes, and slipping (滑) down loose earth, Grant found a pink figure. The woman had fallen about 75 feet. Luckily, she was alive (活着的).
“Paula! Paula!” Grant shouted. The woman didn’t reply. She was badly hurt. Grant called the police to report her location (位置). She kept trying to move, and every time she moved, she slipped a little more. Afraid that in her unclear state of mind she might fall off the rock to her death, Grant climbed on all fours up a tight and narrow path by digging into the earth with his fingers and feet until he reached Paula.
Paula was moaning (呻吟), almost senseless. Grant gently put her hand in his, trying to keep her mind off the pain by keeping asking her questions: “Where are you from? Do you have kids?” Soon, they were joined on their perch (歇脚处) by another hiker named Simon.
About 45 minutes later, the first rescuers (救援者) arrived. Paula and her husband were flown to a hospital. Five hours after the woman in pink had fallen, Grant was back on top of squad Peak.
1. Which sentence should go in the empty box in Paragraph 3?| A．He ran as fast as possible to save Paula. | B．His mother turned around at the same time. |
| C．The woman in pink was nowhere to be seen. | D．Other hikers were scared by the terrible shout. |
| A．Grant had no difficulty in reaching Paula. |
| B．Simon and Grant’s mother joined in saving Paula. |
| C．Paula and her husband were both badly wounded and saved. |
| D．Grant asked Paula questions to keep her mind off the pain. |
① Grant found Paula and Paula was hurt badly. ② Paula fell off the cliff.
③ Grant called the police for help. ④ Paula was saved by rescuers.
| A．①③②④ | B．②①③④ | C．②①④③ | D．③②①④ |
| A．How a woman fell 75 feet form a mountain cliff. |
| B．How a young man tried his best to save a stranger. |
| C．How a woman managed to survive a terrible accident. |
| D．How a young man made a decision in the face of danger. |
Accident Report Form | |
Accident | A car hit a tree. Four people were in the car. |
Weather condition | There was a heavy rain. |
Cause | The driver named Li Jun couldn’t see the road clearly. |
Date of call | March 20th, 2008 |
Time of call | 8:30 p.m. |
Name of caller | A man called Zhang Wei. (He was taking a walk there at that time.) |
Place | Zhongshan Road, Nanjing |
Conditions of victims | Mr. Green hurt his head. Mrs. Green hurt her left leg. Their daughter felt frightened. Their dog died. |
Action | Policemen arrived at 8:40 p.m. and sent the victims to Gulou Hospital at 8:45 p.m. |
| A．At 8:30 a.m. | B．At 8:30 p.m. | C．At 8:40 p.m. | D．At 8:45 p.m. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．Mrs. Green’s. | B．Their daughter’s. | C．Mr. Green’s. | D．Their dog’s. |
| A．It was sunny. | B．It was snowy. | C．It was cloudy. | D．It was rainy. |
| A．The car hit a wall. | B．The accident happened on Zhongshan Road in Beijing. |
| C．The driver couldn’t see the road clearly. | D．The policemen arrived half an hour later. |
【推荐3】Last Friday, I agreed to meet some friends at 6:00 p.m. in a coffee shop. The weather was sunny, so I decided to walk there. I arrived ten minutes early. I ordered a cup of coffee and sat watching people. There were some boys playing football on the street, and a small boy was running after the ball as it rolled (滚) across the road.
Suddenly, there came a car. It was going very fast. When the driver saw the boy in his way, he braked (刹车) hard. But it was too late… The small boy was lying on the street without moving. To everyone’s surprise, the car didn’t stop. It drove away quickly.
People ran to the boy. There was a cut on the boy’s head and he lost a lot of blood. The coffee shop owner telephoned the police. Soon an ambulance (救护车) arrived and took the boy to the hospital.
At 6:30 p.m., the police arrived and started questioning people. About half an hour later, they asked me to go to the police station because I saw everything. I gave them all the information I knew because I really wanted them to catch the driver. I didn’t leave the police station until 8:00 p.m. After that I went home because I didn’t feel like talking to anyone.
The next day, the boy’s parents called me to say thanks. They also told me their boy was fine and the driver was in the police station now.
1. Who called the police?| A．The writer. | B．The boy’s friends. | C．The boy’s parents. | D．The coffee shop owner. |
| A．6:30 | B．7:00 | C．7:30 | D．8:00 |
①The writer ordered a cup of coffee. ②There was a cut on the boy’s head.
③A car came very fast. ④The writer got a call from the boy’s parents.
⑤The writer went back home.
| A．①②⑤③④ | B．①③②⑤④ | C．③②①⑤④ | D．③①②④⑤ |
| A．Happy. | B．Tired. | C．Worried. | D．Excited. |
