首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] It is remarkable how risk-conscious people have become, espec
[originaltext] It is remarkable how risk-conscious people have become, espec
游客
2024-05-16
4
管理
问题
It is remarkable how risk-conscious people have become, especially on the road. Sure, some motoring maniacs (疯子) will always push their luck, causing harm for themselves and others, and everyone makes mistakes from time to time, gets distracted, becomes impatient and is, perhaps, not as mindful of other road users as he ought to be. Nevertheless, (26)the statistics for traffic accidents, at least in developed parts of the world, reveal an encouraging downward trend. In the United States, for instance, the latest figures from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that 33 808 people died on American roads in 2009, the lowest level since 1950. For that, (27) traffic authorities everywhere can thank the wholesale introduction of safety belts and airbags, as well as tougher drunk-driving laws. As could be expected, the recession has played its part in reducing the deathly toll on the road, especially among the most vulnerable group, 16- to 24-year-olds. They have suffered most from unemployment and hence have been exposed to less harm on the road. (28)The NHTSA worries that there could be a rebound in accidents once the recovery gets seriously underway and the young resume their careless driving habits. But the technologies NHTSA is putting greatest emphasis on are those that keep drunk motorists off the road. Across America, a third of traffic accidents these days are related to the use of alcohol. One system uses sensors developed by QinetiQ North America that can measure a person’s blood-alcohol content through the skin. (29)Attached to the steering wheel or the door handle, the device would stop anyone over the limit from driving home.
26. What can we learn from the statistics for traffic accidents?
27. What caused the decline of the number of people who died from traffic accidents?
28. What do the officials of NHTSA worry about?
29. How does the sensor work to keep drunk drivers off the road?
选项
A、More traffic accidents happened in the United States.
B、The number of traffic accidents is growing around the world.
C、Traffic accidents are mostly caused by being impatient.
D、There are less traffic accidents in developed countries.
答案
D
解析
细节辨认题。短文开头指出,至少在世界发达地区,交通事故的统计数字显示了一个令人鼓舞的下降的趋势。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3601294.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]M:Doyouhaveaseatfortheconcerttomorrow?W:Noseatsata
[originaltext]M:Doyouhaveaseatfortheconcerttomorrow?W:Noseatsata
[originaltext]M:Doyouhaveaseatfortheconcerttomorrow?W:Noseatsata
[originaltext]Lastweek,theUnitedNationsheldaworldsummitonfoodsecu
[originaltext]Lastweek,theUnitedNationsheldaworldsummitonfoodsecu
[originaltext]Scientiststhinkitwillbepossibletorecordpeople’sdream
[originaltext]Scientiststhinkitwillbepossibletorecordpeople’sdream
[originaltext]Scientiststhinkitwillbepossibletorecordpeople’sdream
[originaltext]MorepeoplearetryingtolearnEnglishthananyotherlangua
[originaltext]MorepeoplearetryingtolearnEnglishthananyotherlangua
随机试题
Thediscoverythatlanguagecanbeabarriertocommunicationisquicklymade
根据几何组成规律,可以将多跨静定梁的各部分区分为基本部分和附属部分。基本部分是(
《信息安全技术信息系统安全等级保护定级指南》(GB/T22240-2008)标准
编制招标工程量清单时,应根据施工图纸的深度、暂估价设定的水平、合同价款约定调整因
负债类项目一般按偿还期限的长短分为流动负债和长期负债两类,以下项目中不属于长期负
(2017年真题)某社会工作服务机构中五位社会工作者的月收入分别为4500元、6
引起并决定教育发展变化的最根本、最内在的因素是( )A.社会生产力 B.文化
中华人民共和国公安部正式成立的时间是( )A.1949年11月1日 B.19
(2014年真题)下列有关后任注册会计师的说法中,错误的是()。A.当会计
某电力建设公司在某地承包一500kV的高压变电站及20km高压输电线路的施工,设
最新回复
(
0
)