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2024年英语阅读理解与答案

Passageseven(StricterTrafficLawcanPreventAccidents)

Fromthehealthpointofviewwearelivinginamarvelousage.Weareimmunized

frombirthagainstmanofthemostdangerousdiseases.Alargenumberofoncefatal

illnessescannowbecuredbmoderndrugsandsurger.Itisalmostcertainthatone

daremedieswillbefoundforthemoststubbornremainingdiseases.Theexpectation

oflifehasincreasedenormousl.Butthoughthepossibilitoflivingalongandhapp

lifeisgreaterthaneverbefore,everdawewitnesstheincredibleslaughterofmen,

womenandchildrenontheroads.Manversusthemotor-car!Itisanever-ending

battlewhichmanislosing.Thousandsofpeopletheworldoverarekilledorhorribl

killedeachearandwearequietlsittingbackandlettingithappen.

Ithasbeenrightlsaidthatwhenamanissittingbehindasteeringwheel,hiscar

becomestheextensionofhispersonalit.Thereisnodoubtthatthemotor-caroften

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bringsoutamansverworstqualities.Peoplewhoarenormallquietandpleasant

mabecomeunrecognizablewhenthearebehindasteering-wheel.Theswear,the

areill-manneredandaggressive,willfulastwo-ears-oldsandutterlselfish.Alltheir

hiddenfrustrations,disappointmentsandjealousiesseemtobebroughttothesurface

btheactofdriving.

Thesurprisingthingisthatsocietsmilessobenignlonthemotoristandseemsto

condonehisbehaviour.Everthingisdoneforhisconvenience.Citiesareallowedto

becomealmostuninhabitablebecauseofheavtragic;townsaremadeuglbhuge

carparks;thecountrsideisdes