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1、击：278PassageOneArectalstudy,publishedinlastweek'sJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation,offersapictureofhowriskyitistogetaliftfromateenagedriver,Indeed,a16-year-olddriverwiththreeormorepassengersisthreetimesaslikelytohaveafatalaccidentasateenagerdrivingalone,Bycontrast
2、,theriskofdeathfordriversbetween30and59decreaseswitheachadditionalpassenger.Theauthoritiesalsofoundthatthedeathratesforteenagedriversincreaseddramaticallyafter10p.m.,andespeciallyaftermidnight,Withpassengersinthecar,thedriverwasevenmorelikelytodieinalate-nightaccident.
3、RobertFoss,ascientistattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaHighwaySafetyResearchCenter,saysthehigherdeathratesforteenagedrivershavelesstodowith"reallystupidbehavior"thanwithjustalackofdrivingexperience."Thebasicissue."Robertsays,"isthatadultswhoareresponsibleforissuinglicenses
4、failtorecognizehowcomplexandskilledataskdrivingis."Bothheandtheauthorofthestudybelievethatthewaytomitigate(使……缓解)theproblemistohavestatesinstituteso-calledgraduatedlicensingsystems,inwhichgettingalicenseisamultistageprocess.Agraduatedlicenserequiresthatateenagerfirstpr
5、ovehimselfcapableofdrivinginthepresenceofanadult,followedbyaperiodofdrivingwithnightofpassagerestrictions,beforegraduatingtofulldrivingprivileges.Graduatedlicensingsystemshavereducedteenagedrivercrashes,accordingtorecentstudies,Abouthalfofthestatesnowhavesomesortofgrad
6、uatedlicensingsysteminplace,butonly10ofthosestateshaverestrictionsonpassengers,Californiaisthestrictest,withanovice(新手)driverprohibitedfromcarryinganypassengerunder20(withoutthepresenceofanadultover25)forthefirstsixmonths.1.Whichofthefollowingsituationsismostdangerousa
7、ccordingtothepassage?A)Adultsgivingalifttoteenagersonthehighwayafter10p.m.B)Ateenagerdrivingaftermidnightwithpassengersinthecar.C)Adultsdrivingwiththreeormoreteenagepassengerslateatnight.D)Ateenagergettingaliftfromastrangeronthehighwayatmidnight.2.AccordingtoRobertFoss
8、.Thehighdeathrateofteenagedriversismainlydueto___A)theirfrequentdrivingatnightC)theirlackofdrivingexperienceB)theirim
