阅读理解 Maybe ten-year-old Elizabeth put it best when she said to her father, "But, Dad, you can't be healthy if you' re dead. "
Dad, in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run, had forgotten to wear his safety belt—a mistake 75% of the US population make every day. The big question is why.
There have been many myths about safety belts ever since their first appearance in cars some forty years ago. The following are two of the most common.
Myth Number One: Safety belts "trap" people in cars that are burning or sinking in water.
Truth: Sorry, but studies show that people knocked unconscious due to not wearing safety belts have a greater chance of dying in these accidents. People wearing safety belts are usually protected to the point of having a clear head to free themselves from such dangerous situation, not to be trapped in them.
Myth Number Two: Safety belts aren't needed at speeds of less than 30 miles per hour(mph).
Truth: When two cars traveling at 30 mph hit each other, an unbelted driver would meet the windshield with a force equal to diving headfirst into the ground from a height of 10 meters.
单选题 Why did Elizabeth say to her father, "But, Dad, you can't be healthy if you're dead"?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】推理判断题。从文章第二段可知，父亲急于在天黑前赶回家跑步，而忘了 系上安全带。由此可推知，小女孩这样说是因为她爸爸没有系上安全带。故选C。
单选题 The reason father was in a hurry to get home was that he______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】事实细节题。从文章第二段第一句“Dad，in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run…”可知，父亲急于回家是为了锻炼身体。故选C。
单选题 Which of the following statements is supported in this passage?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】事实细节题。从文章第三段第一句“…ever since their first appearance in cars some forty years ago．”可知，安全带首次出现于四十年前。故选B。
单选题 Some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt because they believe______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】推理判断题。从文章第四段所讲的安全带认识的第一个误区“Safety belts ‘trap’people in cars that are burning or sinking in water.”可知，有些人认为安全带会 使人困在着火的或掉进水中的车里。由此可推知，A项正确。
单选题 What is the advice given in the text?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】推理判断题。作者在文中指出人们对安全带认识的误区，并说明不系安 全带会带来的一系列问题。由此可推知，作者希望人们在开车时能够系好安全带。