高考英语时文外刊精讲教学Passage 8 The Importance of Seat Belt.pdfVIP

Part1passage8【主题语境】人与自然——安全常识与自我保护

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1月10日，为期40天的2020年春运拉开

大幕，预计全国旅客发送量将突破30亿人

次，“一路平安”无疑是人们对春运最大的

祈愿和关切。

交警部门也开始了史上最密集整治行动，值

得称道的是，行动中后排乘客不系安全带也

将被罚。安全带系安全，不测时能保命。从某

种意义上讲，后排乘客系安全带既是攸关生

Passage8TheImportanceofSeatBelts

命安全的文明问题，更是关乎捍卫法律尊严

词数433建议阅读时间11分钟的法治问题。

词义猜测

crash,aleadingcause,related,injury,belesslikelytodo,provide,inanattemptto

1.MotorvehiclecrashesarealeadingcauseofdeathintheUStopeoplebetweentheagesof1and54.The

easiestwaytokeepyouandthoseyoulovesafeontheroadistowearyourseatbeltseverytime.

2.Youngadultsaged18-24havethehighestcrash-relatednon-fatalinjuryratesandarelesslikelytowear

seatbeltsthanthoseinolderagegroups.

3.Somefalselybelieveairbagsprovideenoughprotection,butthisisnotthecase.

4.Inanattempttosavemorelivesbyincreasingseatbeltuse,34statesnowhaveprimaryenforcementseat

beltslaws.

Task1SCANANDANSWER

Scanthearticleandfillineachofthefollowingblanks.

1.Whyaren’tmorepeople?Somefalselybelieveairbags,butthisis

notthecase.

2.Othersbelieveyoudon’tneedtobuckleupifyou’reonly.Sadly,most

happenwithin25milesofyourhomeandatspeedslessthan40mph(NHTSA).

3.Thismeansthatpolicecanandticketthedriverofavehiclesolelybecauseheorsheisnot

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