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1、2012年江苏专转本英语专项习题--阅读一PassageOne Arectalstudy,publishedinlastweek'sJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation,offersapictureofhowriskyitistogetaliftfromateenagedriver,Indeed,a16-year-olddriverwiththreeormorepassengersisthreetimesaslikelytohaveafatalaccidentasateenagerdrivingalone,Bycontrast,theriskof
2、deathfordriversbetween30and59decreaseswitheachadditionalpassenger. Theauthoritiesalsofoundthatthedeathratesforteenagedriversincreaseddramaticallyafter10p.m.,andespeciallyaftermidnight,Withpassengersinthecar,thedriverwasevenmorelikelytodieinalate-nightaccident. RobertFoss,ascientistattheUniversi
3、tyofNorthCarolinaHighwaySafetyResearchCenter,saysthehigherdeathratesforteenagedrivershavelesstodowith"reallystupidbehavior"thanwithjustalackofdrivingexperience."Thebasicissue."Robertsays,"isthatadultswhoareresponsibleforissuinglicensesfailtorecognizehowcomplexandskilledataskdrivingis." Bothheand
4、theauthorofthestudybelievethatthewaytomitigate(使……缓解)theproblemistohavestatesinstituteso-calledgraduatedlicensingsystems,inwhichgettingalicenseisamultistageprocess.Agraduatedlicenserequiresthatateenagerfirstprovehimselfcapableofdrivinginthepresenceofanadult,followedbyaperiodofdrivingwithnightofpa
5、ssagerestrictions,beforegraduatingtofulldrivingprivileges. Graduatedlicensingsystemshavereducedteenagedrivercrashes,accordingtorecentstudies,Abouthalfofthestatesnowhavesomesortofgraduatedlicensingsysteminplace,butonly10ofthosestateshaverestrictionsonpassengers,Californiaisthestrictest,withanovic
6、e(新手)driverprohibitedfromcarryinganypassengerunder20(withoutthepresenceofanadultover25)forthefirstsixmonths.1.Whichofthefollowingsituationsismostdangerousaccordingtothepassage?A)Adultsgivingalifttoteenagersonthehighwayafter10p.m.B)Ateenagerdrivingaftermidnightwithpassengersinthecar.C)Adultsdrivin
7、gwiththreeormoreteenagepassengerslateatnight.D)Ateenagergettingaliftfromastrangeronthehighwayatmidnight.2.AccordingtoRobertFoss.Thehighdeathrateofteenagedriversismainlydueto___A)theirfrequentdrivingatnight C)theirlack
