Question

Every year thousands of people get hurt or lose their lives when they are crossing the road. Most of them are old people and children. Old people often get hurt because they can’t see or hear very well. Children usually meet with accidents because of their carelessness. They forget to look and listen before they cross the road.

How can we reduce (减少) traffic accidents? All of us must obey the traffic rules. For the drivers, they shouldn’t drive too fast. If they drive too fast, it will be very difficult to stop the cars in a very short time. For the pedestrians, it’s very important to be careful when they are walking on the road. You must stop and look both ways before crossing the road. Look left first, next look right, and then look left again. When you make sure that it is safe, you can cross it. The right way to cross the road is to walk quickly. It’s not safe to run. If people run across the road, they may fall down. We should try to help children, old people, and blind people to cross the road, and never play in the street.

1.Many old people and children often get hurt when they          .

A. play outside     B. cross the road

C. play in the park D. drive too fast

2.To reduce traffic accidents,          isn’t allowed in the street.

A. driving too fast

B. helping the blind cross the road

C. crossing the road carefully

D. obeying the traffic rules

3.When crossing the road, we mustn’t           .

A. stop and look both ways

B. run quickly

C. make sure that it is safe

D. look around carefully

4.What does the underlined word “pedestrians” mean?

A. 司机    B. 洒水车    C. 行人  D. 公交车

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Helping the old cross the road.

B. How to reduce traffic accidents.

C. Making more traffic rules.

D. Traffic accidents are terrible.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该短文讲的是每年很多人在横穿公路时受伤或死亡，文中给出了发生这种问题的原因和如何预防的几条建议。

1.B细节理解题。根据文中Every year thousands of people get hurt or lose their lives when they are crossing the road. Most of them are old people and children.可知许多老年人和孩子在横穿公路时受伤或死亡，所以选B。

2.A细节理解题。根据文中For the drivers, they shouldn’t drive too fast可知司机不应该开车太快，所以选A。

3.B细节理解题。根据文中The right way to cross the road is to walk quickly. It’s not safe to run.可知穿过这条路的正确方法是快速地走。跑是不安全的。所以选B。

4.C词义猜测题。根据文中You must stop and look both ways before crossing the road. Look left first, next look right, and then look left again. When you make sure that it is safe, you can cross it.的描述可知划线词的意思是“行人”，所以选C。

5.主旨大意题。根据文中How can we reduce (减少) traffic accidents?可知该文主要介绍了怎么样可以减少交通事故的一些方法，所以选B。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。