Cities alarmed by deaths and injuries of pedestrians are taking efforts to make crosswalks safer for people on foot, especially seniors and children who need more time to cross streets. ks5u

A pedestrian is killed in a traffic accident in the USA every 110 minutes；one is injured every nine minutes, according to official date. Crosswalk can be especially dangerous for the elderly. Among people 70 and older, 36% of pedestrian deaths in 2006 occurred in crosswalks, compared with 21% of those younger than 70, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. ks5u

The Federal Highway Administration（FHWA）advises that next year states increase by nearly 15% the amount of time traffic lights provide for pedestrians to cross the street after the flashing orange hand appears . ks5u

FHWA spokesman Doug Hecox says reasons for the change include an aging population that needs more time to cross, health-conscious Americans walking more, children encouraged to walk to prevent getting overweight and high gas prices pushing people to walk instead of drive. ks5u

Pedestrian deaths went down by 12% from 5,449 in 1996 to 4,784 in 2006. But among those in 2006, 471 were killed in crosswalks, down slightly from 488 ten years earlier, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says. ks5u

 

53. Which of the following is true according to the text? ks5u

A. Among 100 pedestrian deaths there were 21 people younger than 70. ks5u

B. Old people are more likely to meet with accidents in crosswalks. ks5u

C. Traffic accidents killed more old people than young people. ks5u

D. About seven traffic accidents happened per hour. ks5u

 

54. What is FHWA’s suggestion to states? ks5u

A. Fixing more traffic lights. ks5u

B. Providing more crosswalks. ks5u

C. Giving pedestrians more time to cross streets. ks5u

D. Increasing the time before the orange lights appear. ks5u

 

55. What’s the cause of the crosswalk safety problem according to the test? ks5u

A. There’re many cars and buses on the road. ks5u

B. Pedestrians are careless. ks5u

C. Crosswalks are crowded. ks5u

D. Drivers don’t give way. ks5u

 

56. The report from NHTSA suggests that              . ks5u

A. fewer people were injured in crosswalks ks5u

B. crosswalk safety has been greatly improved ks5u

C. much has been done to reduce traffic accidents ks5u

D. pedestrian deaths in crosswalk remain a serious problem ks5u

53 B ks5u

解析：事實判斷題。根據(jù)第一段和第二段話可以知道正確的答案為B. 該題容易誤選A。 ks5u

54 C ks5u

解析：細節(jié)判斷題，由第三段話中的next year states increase by nearly 15% the amount of time traffic lights provide for pedestrians to cross the street after the flashing orange hand appears .可以知道正確答案為C。 ks5u

55 C ks5u

解析：細節(jié)判斷題。由倒數(shù)第二段可以得出正確的答案。 ks5u

56 D ks5u

解析：推理判斷題由最后一段中的“But among those in 2006, 471 were killed in crosswalks, down slightly from 488 ten years earlier, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says .”可以知道正確答案為:D。 ks5u

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