题目

Every day 25 million U. S. children ride school buses. The safety record for these buses is much better than for passenger cars; but nevertheless, about 10 children are killed each year riding on large school buses, and nearly four times that number are killed outside buses in the loading zones. By and large, however, the nation's school children are transported to and from school safely. Even though the number of school bus casualties (死亡人数) is not large, the safety of children is always of intense public concern. While everyone wants to see children transported safely, people are divided about what needs to be done — particularly whether seat belts should be mandatory (强制性的). Supporters of seat belts on school buses argue that seat belts are necessary not only to reduce death and injury, but also to teach children lessons about the importance of using them routinely in any moving vehicle. A side benefit, they point out, is that seat belts help keep children in their seats, away from the bus driver. Opponents of seat belt installation suggest that children are already well protected by the school buses that follow the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) safety requirement set in 1977. They also believe that many children won't wear seat belts anyway and that they may damage the belts or use them as weapons to hurt other children. A new Research Council report on school bus safety suggests that there are alternate safety devices and procedures that may be more effective and less expensive. For example, the study committee suggested that raising seat backs four inches may have the same safety effectiveness as seat belts. The report sponsored by the Department of Transportation at the request of Congress, reviews seat belts extensively while taking a broader look at safety in and around school buses. 68. Each year, the number of children killed outside buses in the loading zones is about _________. A. 10 B. 30　　 C. 40 D. 50 69. Which of these words is closest in meaning to the underlined words "are divided" in Paragraph 2?　A. disagree B. separate　　 C. arrange D. concern考试大论坛 70. Which is the best title that expresses the idea of the passage? A. Seat Belts Needed on School Buses B. Making School Buses Even Safer for Children C. Alternate Safety Devices and Procedures D. Safety in and around School Buses

Every day 25 million U. S. children ride school buses. The safety record for these buses is much better than for passenger cars; but nevertheless, about 10 children are killed each year riding on large school buses, and nearly four times that number are killed outside buses in the loading zones. By and large, however, the nation's school children are transported to and from school safely. Even though the number of school bus casualties (死亡人数) is not large, the safety of children is always of intense public concern. While everyone wants to see children transported safely, people are divided about what needs to be done — particularly whether seat belts should be mandatory (强制性的). Supporters of seat belts on school buses argue that seat belts are necessary not only to reduce death and injury, but also to teach children lessons about the importance of using them routinely in any moving vehicle. A side benefit, they point out, is that seat belts help keep children in their seats, away from the bus driver. Opponents of seat belt installation suggest that children are already well protected by the school buses that follow the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) safety requirement set in 1977. They also believe that many children won't wear seat belts anyway and that they may damage the belts or use them as weapons to hurt other children. A new Research Council report on school bus safety suggests that there are alternate safety devices and procedures that may be more effective and less expensive. For example, the study committee suggested that raising seat backs four inches may have the same safety effectiveness as seat belts. The report sponsored by the Department of Transportation at the request of Congress, reviews seat belts extensively while taking a broader look at safety in and around school buses. 68. Each year, the number of children killed outside buses in the loading zones is about _________. A. 10                           B. 30　　                    C. 40                           D. 50 69. Which of these words is closest in meaning to the underlined words "are divided" in Paragraph 2?　A. disagree                  B. separate　　          C. arrange                    D. concern考试大论坛 70. Which is the best title that expresses the idea of the passage? A. Seat Belts Needed on School Buses B. Making School Buses Even Safer for Children C. Alternate Safety Devices and Procedures D. Safety in and around School Buses

题目解答

答案

68—70 CAB

解析

本题主要考查对文章细节信息的理解、词汇含义的推断以及文章主旨的把握。解题时需要仔细阅读文章，定位关键信息，并结合上下文进行分析。

第68题

本题考查对文章中具体数字信息的提取。解题思路是在文章中找到与“children killed outside buses in the loading zones”相关的描述，然后根据所给的倍数关系计算出具体人数。
解析：文章中提到“about 10 children are killed each year riding on large school buses, and nearly four times that number are killed outside buses in the loading zones”，即每年大约有10名儿童在乘坐大型校车时死亡，而在公交站外死亡的儿童人数是这个数字的近四倍。所以在公交站外死亡的儿童人数为$10\times4 = 40$人。

第69题

本题考查对词汇含义的推断。解题思路是结合上下文，理解“are divided”所在句子的语境，然后分析各个选项的含义，找出与语境最相符的选项。
解析：文章中提到“While everyone wants to see children transported safely, people are divided about what needs to be done — particularly whether seat belts should be mandatory”，意思是虽然每个人都希望看到孩子们安全地被运送，但人们对于需要做什么存在分歧，尤其是关于安全带是否应该强制使用。A选项“disagree”意为“不同意”，符合人们对于安全带是否强制使用存在不同意见的语境；B选项“separate”意为“分开”；C选项“arrange”意为“安排”；D选项“concern”意为“关心”，均不符合语境。

第70题

本题考查对文章主旨的把握。解题思路是通读全文，了解文章的主要内容，分析各个选项与文章主旨的契合度。
解析：文章开篇介绍了美国校车的安全情况，接着讨论了关于校车是否应该强制安装安全带的争议，最后提到有其他更有效且成本更低的安全设备和程序。A选项“Seat Belts Needed on School Buses”只强调了安全带，没有涵盖文章中提到的其他安全措施，不全面；C选项“Alternate Safety Devices and Procedures”只提到了替代的安全设备和程序，没有体现出文章的核心是为了让孩子们在乘坐校车时更安全；D选项“Safety in and around School Buses”范围太宽泛，没有突出文章重点讨论的如何让校车更安全的问题。B选项“Making School Buses Even Safer for Children”准确地概括了文章的主旨，即探讨如何让孩子们乘坐校车更安全。