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1、时文阅读1.低头一秒,家毁人亡!随着科技遍布全世界,智能手机成为了“通讯神器”。但是对于那些精力不集中的司机、骑行者和行人来说,手机在他们手里就是一把上膛的枪AlexanderHeit,a22-year-oldcollegestudentwithgoodgradesandaquickwit [wɪt](智力,才智),wasdrivinginGreeley,intheUSstateofColorado,whenhedecidedtoreplytoatextmessageonhisphone."Soundsgoodmyman,seeyasoon,I'lltw"Wedon'tkn
2、owtherest.Themessagewasinterruptedbyacrash.Heitdied.Whiletheyoungmanwasdistracted,hedriftedintooncomingtraffic,accordingtotheInternationalBusinessTimes.OnmycyclingtripsaroundBeijing,IoftenthinkaboutthemanytragiccaseslikeHeit’sthatI’vereadaboutinmyhomecountryovertheyears.Iamastoundedbythenu
3、mberofmyfellowcyclistsandalsoscooterriderswhoIseenotonlycarryingonphoneconversationsbutalsoonlyreadingtextontheirphones.Theirheadsaredown,eyestransfixedbyasmallluminousscreen,oblivioustotheworldthey’rerushingtoward.Ofcourse,thefasteryou’regoing,thequickeradistractioncanbecomeatragedy.。Stud
4、iesshowthatstaringatacellphonefor3secondswhiledrivingat60kilometersanhourisasdangerousasdrivingblindfor50meters,accordingtoXieCaifeng,afellowattheresearchofficeofShunyiCourtinBeijing,writinginacolumnpublishedbyChinaDailylastyear.Xiewrotethatofficialstatisticsshowedthat“theuseofcellphoneswh
5、iledrivingwasthetopreasonfortrafficaccidentsleadingtodeathinZhengzhou,Henanprovince”.Itisalsoillegal.Accordingtothenationaltrafficcode,itisillegaltousehand-heldphoneswhiledriving,andanoffendercanlosepointsontheirlicenseandreceiveafineofupto200yuan($29.75),Xiewrote.Penaltiesareonedeterrent,
6、buteducationandsocialpressurealsoareimportant.Twoyearsago,theShanghaiofficeofthemediacompanyHavasdesignedacampaignfortheGlobalRoadSafetyPartnershipusing350smashedcellphonesthathadbeeninthehandsofpeoplewhohaddiedwhiletextinginChina,showingtheirlastwords.Theyweremountedonblackslabs(板子)likegr
7、avestones(墓碑)aspartofaninstallationforRoadSafetyDayin2015,whichwasmadeintoafilm, SMSLastWords.Itshowedheart-rendinglastexchangeslikethisone::Driver:Don'tworry,I'llbehome3quickly.22岁的亚历山大•海特是名品学兼优、聪慧灵敏的大学生。有一天,他在美国科罗拉多州格里利市驾车行驶时,拿起手机准备回复一条短信。“听起来不错,一会见啊老兄,我将……”