2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习 社会文化阅读理解精练（5）

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1、2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习社会文化阅读理解精练（5）社会文化（阅读理解）Citiesalarmedbydeathsandinjuriesofpedestriansaretakingeffortstomakecrosswalkssaferforpeopleonfoot,especiallyseniorsandchildrenwhoneedmoretimetocrossstreets.ApedestrianiskilledinatrafficaccidentintheUSAevery110minutes;oneisinjuredeverynineminut

2、es,accordingtoofficialdate.Crosswalkscanbeespeciallydangerousfortheelderly.Amongpeople70andolder,36%ofpedestriandeathsinxxoccurredincrosswalks,paredwith21%ofthoseyoungerthan70,accordingtotheInsuranceInstituteforHighwaySafety.TheFederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)advisesthatnextyearsta

3、tesincreasebynearly15%theamountoftimetrafficlightsprovideforpedestrianstocrossthestreetaftertheflashingorangehandappears.FHWAspokesmanDougHecoxsaysreasonsforthechangeincludeanagingpopulationthatneedsmoretimetocross,health-consciousAmericanswalkingmore,childrenencouragedtowalktopreven

4、tgettingoverweightandhighgaspricespushingpeopletowalkinsteadofdrive.Pedestriandeathswentdownby12%from5,449in1996to4,784inxx.Butamongthoseinxx,471werekilledincrosswalks,downslightlyfrom488tenyearsearlier,theNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)says.1.Whichofthefollowingist

5、rueaccordingtothetext?(　　)A.Among100pedestriandeathstherewere21peopleyoungerthan70.B.Oldpeoplearemorelikelytomeetwithaccidentsincrosswalks.C.Trafficaccidentskilledmoreoldpeoplethanyoungpeople.D.Aboutseventrafficaccidentshappenedperhour.2.WhatisFHWA’ssuggestiontostates?(　　)A.Fixingmor

6、etrafficlights.B.Providingmorecrosswalks.C.Givingpedestriansmoretimetocrossstreets.D.Increasingthetimebeforetheorangelightsappear.3.What’sthecauseofthecrosswalksafetyproblemaccordingtothetext?(　　)A.There’remanycarsandbusesontheroad.B.Pedestriansarecareless.C.Crosswalksarecrowded.D.Dr

7、iversdon’tgiveway.4.ThereportfromNHTSAsuggeststhat　　　. A.fewerpeoplewereinjuredincrosswalksB.crosswalksafetyhasbeengreatlyimprovedC.muchhasbeendonetoreducetrafficaccidentsD.pedestriandeathsincrosswalksremainaseriousproblem语篇解读:横过马路时,行人的意外死亡率居高不下。很多城市正在努力采取措施保证行人过马路的安全,尤其是老人和孩子。答案及剖析:

8、1.B　事实细节题。第二