浙江省宁波市2023年提前招生模拟考试英语试题.pdfVIP

浙江省宁波市2023年提前招生模拟考试英语试题 (2023·宁波模拟) 阅读下而短文，掌握大意。然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 From the health point of view weare living in a wonderful age. We are immunized(使免疫)from birth 1 many of the most dangerous diseases. A large number of once ill nesses can now be cured. It is almost certain that one day ways will be found for the most 2 remainingdiseas es. But 3 the possibility of living a long and happy life is greater than ever before, every day we see the unb elievable deaths of men, women and children on the roads. Man vs the motor-car! Thousands of people in the world a re terribly killed each year and we are quietly sitting back and 4 it happen. There is no doubt that the motor- cars often 5 a mans worst qualities. They are ill-mannered and aggressive, selfish, stubborn as two-year-old s. All their 6 frustrations, disappointmentsand jealousies seem to be brought to the surface by the act of d riving. The 7 thing is that society smiles so kindly on the motorist and seems to 8 his behaviour. Ci ties are allowed to become almost hard to live in because of heavy traffic; towns are made ugly by huge car parks. It is high time a world code(法规) were created to 9 this senseless waste of human lives. The laws abou t driving in some countries are clearly loose(松的), 10 even the strictest are not strict enough. Here are a fe w examples of some the things that might be done. The driving test should be made far more difficult than it is; all th e drivers should be made to take a test 11 three years or so; the age 12 young peopleare allowed t o drive should be 13 to at least 21. Present drinking and driving law