[外语类试卷]大学英语四级(阅读)练习试卷10及答案与解析.doc
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1、大学英语四级(阅读)练习试卷 10及答案与解析 Section A Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. 0 In Britain, the old Road Traffic Act restricted speeds t
2、o 2 m.p.h. (miles per hour) in towns and 4 m.p.h, in the country. Later parliament increased the speed limit to 14 m.p.h. But by 1903 the development of the car industry had made it necessary to raise the limit to 20 m.p.h. By 1930, however, the law was so widely ignored that speeding restrictions w
3、ere done away with altogether. For five years motorists were free to drive at whatever speeds they liked. Then in 1935 the Road Traffic Act imposed a 30 m.p.h. speed limit in built-up areas, along with the introduction of driving tests and pedestrian crossings. Speeding is now the most common motori
4、ng offence in Britain. Offences for speeding fall into three classes: exceeding the limit on restricted road, exceeding on any road the limit for the vehicle you are driving, and exceeding the 70 m.p.h, limit on any road. A restricted road is one where the street lamps are 200 yards apart, or more.
5、The main controversy (争论 ) surrounding speeding laws is the extent of their safety value. The Ministry of Transport maintains that speed limits reduce accidents. It claims that when the 30 m.p.h, limit was introduced in 1935 there was a fall of 15 percent in fatal accidents. Likewise, when the 40 m.
6、p.h, speed limit was imposed on a number of roads in London in the late fifties, there was a 28 percent reduction in serious accidents. There were also fewer casualties (伤亡 ) in the year after the 70 m.p.h. motorway limit was imposed in 1966. In America, however, it is thought that the reduced accid
7、ent figures are due rather to the increase in traffic density. This is why it has even been suggested that the present speed limits should be done away with completely, or that a guide should be given to inexperienced drivers and the speed limits made advisory, as is done in parts of the USA. 1 Duri
8、ng which period could British motorists drive without speed limits? 2 What measures were adopted in 1935 in addition to the speeding restrictions? 3 Speeding is a motoring offense a driver commits when he 4 What is the opinion of British authorities concerning speeding laws? 5 What reason do America
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