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PAGE PAGE 52005年高考阅读（北京卷）A① Brain-injured boy set for ?1.75m payoutA YOUNGSTER who was knocked off his tricycle by a taxi and left with a serious brain injury is set to be awarded ?1.75 million. Fourteen-year-old George Currie, from Dalkeith, was living in County George, who was then three years old, was riding his small tricycle along the pavement when he lost control and swerved on to the road into the path of an on-coming taxi. TOP 10Florida counties with themost accidents in 2004: TOP 10Florida counties with themost accidents in 2004:1. Monroe (98)2. Palm Beach (65)3. Pinellas (64)4. Broward (59)5. Miami-Dade (54)6. Okaloosa (34)7. Orange (24)8. Bay (22)10. Lee (21)10. Collier (21) Boating accidents reduce ② Lee and Collier counties tied at No. 10 for boating accidents in Florida in 2004, an improvement for both. But because the counties remained in the top 10 among Florida’s 67 counties, safety continues to be a concern, officials said.③③ Teens react to new law on driving permit Lawmakers may hope to make teenage drivers drive more safely, but some local teens behind the wheel feel angry following the passing of Senate Bill 36 last week. SB 36 is a law that limits times new teen drivers can drive and the number of passengers they can carry. ④ ④ Road accidents take costly toll Traffic accidents kill more tan one million people each year, injure tens of millions more and cost developing countries twice as much as they receive in international aid, the leader of a research body said Wednesday. The figures have led experts to form an international road safety network to choose the most important research areas, inform policy makers and help develop ways to prevent accidents, particularly in poor nations. Accidents kill the mos important e research is still56. What does Passage ① tell us about the boy?He was injured in the head when he was 14.He has waited for the payout for