六级冲刺备考阅读练习7
<p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="rightly">rightly</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steering">steering</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="personality">personality</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motor">motor</span>-<span word="car">car</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mans">mans</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="qualities">qualities</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pleasant">pleasant</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="unrecognizable">unrecognizable</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steering">steering</span>-<span word="wheel">wheel</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="swear">swear</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ill">ill</span>-<span word="mannered">mannered</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span>, <span word="willful">willful</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="years">years</span>-<span word="olds">olds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="utterly">utterly</span> <span word="selfish">selfish</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="frustrations">frustrations</span>, <span word="disappointments">disappointments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jealousies">jealousies</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="driving">driving</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="smiles">smiles</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="benignly">benignly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motorist">motorist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="condone">condone</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="behaviour">behaviour</span>. <span word="Everything">Everything</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="convenience">convenience</span>. <span word="Cities">Cities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="uninhabitable">uninhabitable</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="tragic">tragic</span>; <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="parks">parks</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="desecrated">desecrated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="networks">networks</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="slaughter">slaughter</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statistic">statistic</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="conveniently">conveniently</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="code">code</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="senseless">senseless</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="driving">driving</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="notoriously">notoriously</span> <span word="lax">lax</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strictest">strictest</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="code">code</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="universally">universally</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dramatically">dramatically</span> <span word="beneficial">beneficial</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="standardized">standardized</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>; <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 21; <span word="all">all</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="stringent">stringent</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="safety">safety</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smallest">smallest</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="impair">impair</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="ability">ability</span>. <span word="Present">Present</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="mad">mad</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="stricter">stricter</span>. <span word="Maximum">Maximum</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="limits">limits</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="roads">roads</span>. <span word="Governments">Governments</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="specifications">specifications</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USA">USA</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="advertising">advertising</span> <span word="stressing">stressing</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="banned">banned</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="inordinately">inordinately</span> <span word="harsh">harsh</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="surely">surely</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="tit">tit</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="motor">motor</span>-<span word="cars">cars</span>.</p>
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