2014高考英语二轮复习阅读表达基础基础精练7.docVIP

2014高考英语二轮复习阅读表达基础基础精练 1 阅读下面短文并回答问题, 然后将答案写到相应的位置上。(请注意问题后的词数要求) [1]“The other day I was taking my daughter to school when a young woman suddenly walked straight off the pavement in front of my car, eyes glued to her phone as she was texting. I hit the brakes and slid to a stop, just in time not to run into her. What a near miss! “Lady, I beg you to look where you’re going! ”A man complained to a journalist yesterday. [2]In fact, of more than 1, 000 people crossing 20 different roads in Seattle, 10% were listening to music, 7% were texting and 6% were having conversations on the phone, the journal Injury Prevention reports and it estimates there was a 5% rise in the number of pedestrian deaths and injuries from June 2012. [3]The texters were four times more likely to ignore red lights or fail to look both ways before crossing. And it took almost two seconds longer to cross the road. Listening to music seems to shorten the time taken to cross the road, but when they were doing it they were less likely to look both ways before crossing. [4]Kevin Clinton, from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, said, “Looking properly when you are walking is as important as when you are driving, so take care not to be dangerously distracted, whether by mobile phones, listening to music or being caught up in conversations with other people. Road users need to be tuned into what’s happening around them and shouldn’t do the wrong thing at the wrong time. We have always told motorists to look out for pedestrians. Now we are increasingly telling pedestrians to look out for motorists. A change in attitudes, similar to efforts around drunk-driving, will be important to limit the risk of pedestrian misbehavior. ” 1. Why does the writer introduce the man’s experience in Paragraph 1? (within 5 words) ____________________________________________________________________ 2. For what purpose does the author give so many figures in Paragraph 2? (within 12 words) __________________