新GRE阅读练习题（18）
<p> 编辑点评： 新<span word="GRE">GRE</span>阅读考试考察大家的方面较多，除了大家需要拥有一定的词汇量以外，还需大家在解题的时候能够迅速了解出题者的意图，这就需要大家充分发挥自己的逻辑理解能力和推理能力，大家可以利用下文的新<span word="GRE">GRE</span>阅读短文练习进行练习。</p><p> <span word="Joyce">Joyce</span>: <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="modified">modified</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="busiest">busiest</span> <span word="intersection">intersection</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="visibility">visibility</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commendable">commendable</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p> <span word="Gary">Gary</span>: <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span>, <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="intersection">intersection</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modification">modification</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="likelihood">likelihood</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="there">there</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="evaluating">evaluating</span> <span word="Gary">Gary</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="argument">argument</span>?</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modification">modification</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span>?</p><p> <span word="How">How</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modification">modification</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="implemented">implemented</span>?</p><p> <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="approve">approve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="performance">performance</span>?</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="visibil">visibil</span>-<span word="ity">ity</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="intersections">intersections</span>?</p><p> <span word="How">How</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="busiest">busiest</span> <span word="intersection">intersection</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span>?</p>
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