大学英语四六级考试阅读提高的练习（12）
<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="doneparticularly">doneparticularly</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><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="sponsored">sponsored</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Transportation">Transportation</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>, <span word="reviews">reviews</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="belts">belts</span> <span word="extensively">extensively</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broader">broader</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="buses">buses</span>.</p>
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