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From the health point of view we are living in a marvelous age. We are immunized from birth against many of the most dangerous d

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问题     From the health point of view we are living in a marvelous age. We are immunized from birth against many of the most dangerous diseases. A large number of once fatal illnesses can now be cured by modern drugs and surgery. It is almost certain that one day remedies will be found for the most stubborn remaining diseases. The expectation of life has increased enormously. But though the possibility of living a long and happy life is greater than ever before, every day we witness the incredible slaughter of men, women and children on the roads. Man versus the motor-car! It is a never-ending battle which man is losing. Thousands of people the world over are killed or horribly killed each year and we are quietly sitting back and letting it happen.
    It has been rightly said that when a man is sitting behind a steering wheel, his car becomes the extension of his personality. There is no doubt that the motor-car often brings out a man’s very worst qualities. People who are normally quiet and pleasant may become unrecognizable when they are behind a steering-wheel. They swear, they are ill-mannered and aggressive, willful as two-year-olds and utterly selfish. All their hidden frustrations, disappointments and jealousies seem to be brought to the surface by the act of driving.
    The surprising thing is that society smiles so benignly on the motorist and seems to condone his behavior. Everything is done for his convenience. Cities are allowed to become almost uninhabitable because of heavy traffic; towns are made ugly by huge car parks ; the countryside is desecrated by road networks; and the mass annual slaughter becomes nothing more than a statistic, to be conveniently forgotten.
    It is high time a world code were created to reduce this senseless waste of human life. With regard to driving, the laws of some countries are notoriously lax and even the strictest are not strict enough. A code which was universally accepted could only have a dramatically beneficial effect on the accident rate.’ Here are a few examples of some the things that might be done. The driving test should be standardized and made far more difficult than it is; all the drivers should be made to take a test every three years or so; the age at which young people are allowed to drive any vehicle should be raised to at least 21; all vehicles should be put through stringent annual tests for safety. Even the smallest amount of alcohol in the blood can impair a person’s driving ability. Present drinking and driving laws (where they exist) should be made much stricter. Maximum and minimum speed limits should be imposed on all roads. Governments should lay down safety specifications for manufacturers, as has been done in the USA. All advertising stressing power and performance should be banned. These measures may sound inordinately harsh. But surely nothing should be considered as too severe if it results in reducing the annual toll of human life. After all, the world is for human beings, not motor-cars.
The main idea of this passage is______.
选项 A、Traffic accidents are mainly caused by motorists.
B、Thousands of people all over the world are killed each year.
C、The laws of some countries about driving are too lax.
D、Only stricter traffic laws can prevent accidents.
答案D
解析 中心思想题．只有更严格的交通法规才能制止交通事故，这在最后一段的结论中体现得最清楚．前面几段只是讲造成事故的种种原因．其目的就是: It is high time a world code were crested to reduce this senseless waste of human life．With regard to driving，the laws of some countries are notoriously lax and even the strictest are not strict enough．A code which was universally accepted could only have a dramatically beneficial effect on the accident rate．(现在应该建立一种世界范围内的法规来减少这种愚蠢的伤及生命的行为，就驾驶而言，一些国家的法律都是出了名的宽松，即使是最严厉的法律也不够严。一个在世界范围内接受的法规可能对事故发生率的降低很有帮助。)这里列出几件要干的事，The driving test should be standardized and made far more difficult than it is; all the drivers should be made to take a test every three years or so; the age at which young people are allowed to drive any vehicle should be raised to at least 21; all vehicles should be put through stringent annual tests for safety.(驾驶考试应该标准化，而且要比现在的考试更难；所有的驾驶员应该每三年左右就参加一次考试;年轻人驾车的允许年龄应该提高到21岁;所有的车辆应该每年进行严格的车检．)These measures may sound inordinately harsh．But surely nothing should be considered as too severe if it results in reducing the annual toll of human life．(这些措施可能听起来异常严厉，可是，如果能减少每年死伤人数的话，这也并不为过。)，因此选D。
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