大学英语四六级考试阅读提高的练习（12）
<p> <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="day">day</span> 25 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="children">children</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="buses">buses</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="buses">buses</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="nevertheless">nevertheless</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 10 <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="buses">buses</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="buses">buses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loading">loading</span> <span word="zones">zones</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="large">large</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="transported">transported</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="safely">safely</span>.</p><p> <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="casualties">casualties</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="large">large</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="transported">transported</span> <span word="safely">safely</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="belts">belts</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="mandatory">mandatory</span></p><p> <span word="Supporters">Supporters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="belts">belts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="buses">buses</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="belts">belts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="injury">injury</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="lessons">lessons</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="routinely">routinely</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="belts">belts</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="seats">seats</span>, <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="driver">driver</span>.</p><p> <span word="Opponents">Opponents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="belt">belt</span> <span word="installation">installation</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="buses">buses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Highway">Highway</span> <span word="Traffic">Traffic</span> <span word="Safety">Safety</span> <span word="Administrations">Administrations</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="requirement">requirement</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1977. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="belts">belts</span> <span word="anyway">anyway</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="belts">belts</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="children">children</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="alternate">alternate</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="devices">devices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="backs">backs</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="inches">inches</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="effectiveness">effectiveness</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="belts">belts</span>.</p>
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