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1、高一英语暑假练习卷（二）第二部分：阅读部分（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）第一节：共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分AWhatstepscancityofficials,pedestrians(行人)anddriverstaketoreducethenumberofaccidents?Thephysicsiseasy:Slowerspeedssavelives.Thecultureisharder—butit’schanging.Withmorethan250trafficdeathseachyearinNewYorkCity,“WeatCityHalldon’t
2、acceptthisreality,”MayorBilldeBlasiotoldNewYorkersonTuesday.“Somanypeoplelosttheirlivesthatwecouldhavesaved.”Thegoodnewsisthatsavinglivesonthestreetsisnotdifficult.Thebetternewsisthatpeoplearestartingtodemand(要求)thatthecitysavelives—evenatthecostofdrivers’convenience.What,orratherwho,ki
3、llsNewYorkers—especiallyseniorsandchildren—astheycrossthestreet?Driverswhospeed,anddriverswhodon’tpayattention.Five-yearworthofNewYorkcrashdatashowsthat“dangerousdriverchoicesarethecontributingfactorin70%ofpedestriandeaths,”thecityreportedthisweek.Andin53percentofpedestriandeaths,theped
4、estrianswerefollowingalltherules—crossingonacrosswalkwiththelight,forexample,orsometimesjuststandingonthesidewalk.Butadriverwhowasinattentiveorspeedingorwhofailedtoyield(给……让路)hitandkilledthemanyway.ThebiggeststepthatthemayorcorrectlyputforwardonTuesday,then,wastolowerandenforce(实施)spee
5、dlimits.Thehardpart,though,willbeenforcement.Policeofficerscanwritespeedingtickets,andhavebeendoingso.Butticket-writingconsumesofficers’attention.Aspeedermayfaceanofficerinoneblockbutnotthenext.That’swhythemayoralsowantsAlbanytoallowthecitytoputinplacemorespeedcamerasthanthe20NewYorkalr
6、eadyhas.Inthiswaypoliceresources(警力)willbeabletofocusonotherdangerousbehaviors,includingtruckdriverswho12comeintothecitywithoutenoughmirrorsanddriverswhotalkoncellphonesortext.Themostimportantfactorinsavinglives,though,isachangingculture—which,inturn,isaffectingpolitical(政治的)will.Thecar
7、andtruckonceruledtheroad,andpeople,evenincrowdedcityenvironments,weresupposedtogetoutofdrivers’way.Now,moreandmorepeoplearewalkingorbicycling(oftenbeforeorafterasubwayorbusride).NewYorkersexpecttobeabletoraisechildrenhereorgrowoldheresafely,evenifthatmeansasmallnumberofdriversm
