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1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家 版权所有高考资源网- 1 -山东省胶州市山东省胶州市 2015 英语阅读理解专练（英语阅读理解专练（6）及答案（高考一轮）及答案（高考一轮）【四川省成都市四川省成都市 2014 届高三英语摸底测试模拟试题（二）届高三英语摸底测试模拟试题（二） 】Turning left under a bridge in Beijing, Hu Xingxin, 24, suddenly braked to a stop in front of a yellow light at a busy crossroad.“According to the new traffic r
2、egulations, running a yellow light is equal to running a red one,” said the Beijing-based IT technician. “Since the new rules came into effect Im always ready to hit the brakes to avoid a penalty.”Authorities have since changed the rules and running a yellow light no longer results in a 6-point puni
3、shment.New traffic regulations are the latest measure to improve road safety, which has become a problem in China. Experts say that to achieve better road safety, various and comprehensive methods are needed. Updating the rules are only part of the story.According to the WHO (World Health Organizati
4、on), traffic accidents kill more people around the world than malaria and are the leading cause of death for young people aged 5 to 29 - especially in developing countries. Each year up to 1.3 million people are killed and more than 50 million injured in traffic accidents around the world.The econom
5、ic consequences are also significant: according to a study by the World Bank and Harvard University, traffic accidents on average cost a country 1 to 3 percent of its annual Gross National Product The newly revised regulations impose much heavier punishment on drivers who violate traffic rules. Unde
6、r the new regulations, 52 different violations result in penalties, up from 38 under the previous system.Eleven kinds of violations now result in the deduction of 12 points, compared to six points under the previous regulation. These violations include drunken driving and using fake license plates,
7、as well as driving without a valid license.But traffic regulations are only one aspect of many regarding problems with road safety in China. Other components of road safety include technology and urban design.43. What is true according to the passage? A. Traffic accidents leads to very serious econo
8、mic consequences.B. Malaria causes more deaths every year than traffic accidents.高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家 版权所有高考资源网- 2 -C. Running a yellow will result in a 6-point deduction.D. Most violators of the new traffic rules will end up in prison.44. The main reason of the new traffic regulations is _ A. to reduce
9、 economic loss. B. to limit the sale of alcohol.C. the requirement of the WHO. D. to make the road safer.45. Which violation will not lead to a deduction of 12 points? A. Drunken driving. B. Running a red light.C. Using fake license plates. D. Driving without a license.46. Which measure is not menti
10、oned in the passage to improve road safety? A. A better design of the city.B. Proper application of advanced technology.C. More involvement of the government and organizations such as the WHO.D. Stricter traffic regulations.【参考答案参考答案】43-46 ADBC 【四川省成都市四川省成都市 2014 届高三英语摸底测试模拟试题（二）届高三英语摸底测试模拟试题（二） 】Th
11、e works of Shakespeare and Wordsworth are boosters to the brain and better therapy than some guide books, researchers say this week. Scientists, psychologists and English academics at Liverpool University have found that reading the works of the Bard and other classical writers has a beneficial effe
12、ct on the mind, catches the readers attention and triggers moments of self-reflection. Using scanners (扫描仪器), they monitored the brain activity of volunteers as they read works by William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, T.S Eliot and others.They then “translated” the original texts into more “strai
13、ghtforward”, modern language and again monitored the readers brains as they read the words.Scans showed that the more “challenging” essays and poetry set off far more electrical activity in the brain than the much plainer versions. 高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家 版权所有高考资源网- 3 -Scientists were able to study the bra
14、in activity as it responded to each word and record how it was “activated” as the readers encountered unusual words, surprising phrases or difficult sentence structure.This “activation” of the mind lasts longer, shifting the brain to a higher speed, encouraging further reading.The research also found that reading poetry, in particular, increases activity in the right hemisphere of the brain, helping the reader to reflect on their own experiences, which they compare with what they have read. This,
