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四级考试阅读主旨题解题技巧实战(13)

13Believeitornot,opticalillusion(错觉)cancuthighwaycrashes(撞毁).Japanisacaseinpoint.Ithasreducedautomobilecrashesonsomeroadsbynearly75percentusingasimpleopticalillusion.Bentstrips,calledcheverons(人字形),paintedontheroadsmakedriversthinkthattheyarefasterthantheyreallyare,andthusdriversslowdown.

NowtheAmericanAutomobileAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyinWashingtonD.C.isplanningtorepeatJapan’ssuccess.Startingnextyear,thefoundationwillpaintcheveronsandotherpatternsofstripsonselectedroadsaroundthecountrytotesthowwellthepatternsreducehighwaycrashes.

Excessivespeedplaysamajorroleinasmuchaonefifthofallfatal(致命)trafficaccidents,accordingtothefoundation.Tohelpreducethoseaccidents,thefoundation.Tohelpreducethoseaccidents,thefoundationwillcarryitstestsinareaswherespeed-relatedhazards(危险)arethegreatest–curves(弯),exitslopes,trafficcircles,andbridges.

Somestudiessuggestthatstraight,horizontalbars(水平障碍物)paintedacrossroadscaninitially(最初)cuttheaveragespeedofdriversinhalf.However,trafficoftenreturnstofullspeedwithinmonthsasdriversbecomeusedtoseeingthepaintedbars.

Cheverons,scientistssay,notonlygivedriverstheimpressionthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyare,butalsomakealane(车道)appeartobenarrower.Theresultisalongerlastingreductioninhighwayspeedandthenumberoftrafficaccidents.

Thepassagemainlydiscusses________.

Aanewwayofhighwayspeedcontrol

Banewpatternforpaintinghighways

Canewwaytotrainingdrivers

Danewtypeofopticalillusion

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