Robert Foss, a scientist at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, says the higher death rates for teenage drivers have less to do with “really stupid behavior” than with just a lack of driving experience. “The basic issue.” he says, “is that adults who are responsible for issuing licenses fail to recognize how complex and skilled a task driving is.”
Both he and the author of the study believe that the way to mitigate (使……缓解)the problem is to have states institute so-called graduated licensing systems, in which getting a license is a multistage process. A graduated license requires that a teenager first prove himself capable of driving in the presence of an adult, followed by a period of driving with night of passenger restrictions, before graduating to full driving privileges.
Graduated licensing systems have reduced teenage driver crashes, according to recent studies, About half of the states now have some sort of graduated licensing system in place, but only 10 of those states have restrictions on passengers, California is the strictest, with a novice (新手)driver prohibited from carrying any passenger under 20(without the presence of an adult over 25)for the first six months.
64.Which of the following situations is most dangerous according to the passage?
A.Adults giving a lift to teenagers on the highway after 10 p.m.
B.A teenager getting a lift from a stranger on the highway at midnight.
C.Adults driving with three or more teenage passengers late at night.
D.A teenager driving after midnight with passengers in the car.
65.According to Robert Foss, the high death rate of teenage drivers is mainly due to ________.
A.their frequent driving at night
B.their lack of driving experience
C.their improper way of driving
D.their driving with passengers
66.According to Paragraph 3.which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.The licensing authorities are partly responsible for teenagers' driving accidents.
B.Driving is a skill too complicated for teenagers to learn.
C.Restrictions should be imposed on teenagers applying to take driving lessons.
D.Teenagers should spend more time learning to drive.
67.The most suitable measure to be taken to reduce teenagers' driving accidents is that ________ .
A.driving in the presence of an adult should be made a rule
B.they should be prohibited from taking on passengers
C.the licensing system should be improved
D.they should not be allowed to drive after 10 p.m.
D
Besides calling 911, here is what to do in some life-threatening emergencies when no oneis around to help.
Lost in the wilderness
First, you’ve got to acknowledge you’re in trouble. Stay where
you can be seen clearly and remember to rest. Keeping a sense
of humor helps too—it reduces stress and helps creative thinking.
In a wide open area, make a colorful cross out of rocks to show
your present position.
Choking
Aim to hit the top of the chair against your stomach, in the soft part
below the bony upside-down V of the ribs(肋骨). Make a sudden
push against the chair. If you still can’t breathe after six tries, call 911,
even if you can’t talk. Write the word choking somewhere nearby, and
leave the line open until help arrives.
Severe bleeding
Use your hand or clean cotton, or paper towels, or a scarf,
or any cloth you can find, and push down on the wound
until the bleeding stops. But if you put a band around
your leg tightly, you’re going to close the vessels(血管)
to the entire leg. In this way, you could lose your foot.
Bear attack
If you surprise a bear, don’t run away. That invites an attack.
Instead, stand up and back away slowly, without looking the
bear in the eyes. If it does charge at you, stick out your chest,
raise your arms, and spread your legs. Shout at the bear, to
frighten it. If it’s going to attack, lie facedown, with your hands
held firmly behind your neck. Play dead until you’re sure the bear
is gone.
68.When you see a colorful cross made of rocks in the wilderness, you know .
A.someone is bleeding B.someone is choking
C.someone is lost D.someone is attacked by a bear
69.If you are still choking after six tries, you should .
A.keep a sense of humor B.call 911 and leave the line open
C.use your hand our clean cotton D.lie down with your hands behind your neck
70.Don’t tie around your bleeding leg tightly, or you could .
A.stop bleeding B.reduce stress
C.lose your foot D.cause breathlessness
71.The passage is mainly teaching us how to .
A.survive the emergencies B.avoid a bear attack
C.deal with a choke D.find our way
E
BEIJING---The Beijing government has set out to recruit thousands of university graduates to work as junior officials in rural areas to both improve rural administration and ease the city's employment problems.
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