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  3. The motor vehicle has killed and disabled more people in its brief history than any bomb or weapon ever invented. Much of the bl

The motor vehicle has killed and disabled more people in its brief history than any bomb or weapon ever invented. Much of the bl

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问题     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 behavior of drivers who refuse to respect the legal and moral rights of others. So the massacre on the road may be regarded as a social problem.
    In fact the enemies of society on wheels are rather harmless people just ordinary people acting carelessly, you might say. But it is a principle both of law and common morality that carelessness is no excuse when one’s actions could bring death or damage to others. A minority of the killers go even beyond carelessness to total negligence.
    Researchers have estimated that as many as 80％ of all automobile accidents can be attributed to the psychological condition of the driver. Emotional upsets can distort drivers’ reactions, slow their judgment, and blind them to dangers that might otherwise be evident. The experts warn that it is vital for every driver to make a conscious effort to keep one’s emotions under control.
    Yet the irresponsibility that accounts for much of the problem is not confined to drivers. Street walkers regularly violate traffic regulations, they are at fault in most vehicle——walker accidents, and many cyclists even believe that they are not subject to the basic rules of the road.
    Significant legal advances have been made toward safer driving in the past few years. Safety standards for vehicle have been raised both at the point of manufacture and through periodic road worthiness inspections. In addition, speed limits have been lowered. Due to these measures, the accident rate has decreased. But the accident experts still worry because there has been little or no improvement in the way drivers behave. The only real and lasting solution, say the experts, is to convince people that driving is a skilled task requiring constant care and concentration. Those who fail to do all these things present a threat to those with whom they share the road.
The author’s main purpose in writing this passage is________.
选项 A、to discuss traffic problems and propose possible solutions
B、to promote understanding between street walkers and motor drivers
C、to prove that motor invention is a very dangerous one
D、to warn the drivers of the importance of safe driving
答案D
解析 主旨题。解主旨题的关键就是找出文章主题句，而本文作者没有提出自己的明确观点，因此可把文章转述的专家观点看作主题。文章第三段尾句、全文倒数第二句都可看作文章主题，从这两句话都可以得出，作者的写作目的是告诉人们安全驾驶的重要性，因此D为正确选项。
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