The motor vehicle has killed and disabled more people in its brief history than any bomb or weapon ever invented. Much of the blood on the street flows essentially from uncivil be
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Themotorvehiclehaskilledanddisabledmorepeopleinitsbriefhistorythananybomborweaponeverinvented.Muchofthebloodonthestreetflowsessentiallyfromuncivilbehaviorofdriverswhorefusetorespectthelegalandmoralrightsofothers.Sothemassacreontheroadmayberegardedasasocialproblem.
Infact,theenemiesofsocietyonwheelsareratherharmlesspeopleorordinarypeopleactingcarelessly,youmightsay.Butitisaprinciplebothoflawandcommonmoralitythatcarelessnessisnoexcusewhenone'sactionscouldbringdeathordamagetoothers.Aminorityofthekillersgoevenbeyondcarelessnesstototalnegligence.
Researchershaveestimatedthatasmanyas80percentofallautomobileaccidentscanbeattributedtothepsychologicalconditionofthedriver.Emotionalupsetscandistortdrivers'reactions,slowtheirjudgment,andblindthemtodangersthatmightotherwisebeevident.Theexpertswarnthatitisvitalforeverydrivertomakeaconsciousefforttokeepone'semotionsundercontrol.
Yettheirresponsibilitythataccountsformuchoftheproblemisnotconfinedtodrivers.Streetwalkersregularlyviolatetrafficregulations;theyareatfaultinmostvehiclewalkeraccidents.Andmanycyclistsevenbelievethattheyarenotsubjecttothebasicrulesoftheroad.
Significantlegaladvanceshavebeenmadetowardssaferdrivinginthepastfewyears.Safetystandardsforvehiclehavebeenraisedbothatthepointofmanufactureandthroughperiodicroad-worthinessinspections.Inaddition,speedlimitshavebeenlowered.Duetothesemeasures,theaccidentratehasdecreased.Buttheaccidentexpertsstillworrybecausetherehasbeenlittleornoimprovementinthewaydriversbehave.Theonlyrealandlastingsolution,saytheexperts,istoconvincepeoplethatdrivingisaskilledtaskrequiringconstantcareandconcentration.Thosewhofailtodoallthesethingsposeathreattothosewithwhomtheysharetheroad.
A)mass-killing.
B)disaster.
C)tragedy.
D)accident.
A)Toshowthatthemotorvehicleisaverydangerousinvention.
B)Topromoteunderstandingbetweencarelessdriversandstreetwalkers.
C)Todiscusstrafficproblemsandproposepossiblesolutions.
D)Towarndriversoftheimportanceofsafedriving.
A)autoshavebecomemostdestructivetomankind
B)peopleusuallypaylittleattentiontolawandmorality
C)civilizationbringsmuchharmtopeople
D)thelackofvirtueisbecomingmoresevere
A)Togiveanexampleofthevariousreasonsforroadaccidents.
B)Toshowhowimportantitisfordriverstobeemotionallyhealthy.
C)Toshowsomeoftheinaccurateestimationsbyresearchers.
D)Toillustratethehiddentensionsinthecourseofdriving.
A)Carelessbicycle-riders.
B)Mindlesspeoplewalkinginthestreet.
C)Irresponsibledrivers.
D)Irresponsiblemanufacturesofautomobiles.
答案解析:
62-66:ACBBD