山西省晋中市和诚高中2018_2019学年高二英语周练试题（21）

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1、山西省晋中市和诚高中2018-2019学年高二英语周练试题（21）时间：60分钟总分100分一、阅读理解（每题4分，共40分）ABackin2003an86-year-oldmandrovehisBuickthroughacrowdedfarmers’market.Ninepeoplewerekilled.Morethanfifty-fourpeoplewerehurt,fourteenwithseriousinjuries.Whenhefinallystopped,the86-year-oldmangotouthiscarandscreamedatpeopletoge

2、toutoftheway.Noalcoholordrugswerefoundinhissystem.Apparently,hewasjustoldandconfused.Thisisafrighteningaccident,anditisnotarareone.Therearemanyexamplesofelderlydriversdrivingintoswimmingpools,houses,storefronts,orworse.Inourteenageyears,weallheard“drivingisnotaright;it’saprivilege.”Thati

3、sstilltrue,andtherecomesanagewhendrivingisnolongeraprivilegethatcanbeallowed.Afteracertainage,eyesightanddementia(痴呆)areveryseriousconcerns.Undoubtedly,theseage-relatedproblemsaffectsomeolderadults’drivingability.Bythetimeapersonisbetweeneighty-fiveandninetyyearsold,hisorherdrivingprivil

4、egeshouldbeexamined.Licensinglawsvarygreatlyfromstatetostate,andit’stimeforanationallawonthemaximumagelimitfordriving.Themotivationforthislawissafety.Anotheroptionistostartwithlawsthatbananyoneovertheageofeighty-fivefromdrivingaftersundown,becausedrivingconditionsarenotassafeasdaylightho

5、urs.Stillanotheroptionthatmayallowelderlydriverstocontinuedrivingcouldbenewtechnologylikeavoicewarningsystemthatcautionsdriversonbusystreetsorattrafficlights.Finally,sincetherearelawsagainstdrivingundertheinfluenceofalcoholanddrugs,shouldn’tsomeprescriptiondrugsalsobeincluded?Theaveragea

6、geof85-year-oldisundoubtedlytakingatleastoneprescriptiondrugdaily.Thethoughtofan86-year-olddriverwithfailingeyesightrunningdowntheroadinatwo-tonpieceofmetalisunsettlingtousall.Drivingatanadvancedageisnotonlychallengingfortheelderlydrivers,butalsoit’sdangerousfortherestofus.1.Thefirstpara

7、graphiswritteninordertoshow_________.A.theharmofdrivingatanoldageB.theimportanceoftrafficsafetyC.trafficaccidentsareontheriseD.manyelderlydriversarecareless2.Theauthorsuggeststhatthereshouldbenewlawsagainstdriving__________.A.overeighty-fiveB.betweensunsetanddawnC.withthe