2017专四改革新题型：阅读模拟练习（5）

2017专四改革新题型：阅读模拟练习（5）

　　专四改革新题型阅读部分最大的变化是增加了“简答题”(Short Answer Questions)共20分，10道选择，5道简答题。两相比较，后者显得更重要，得分更容易。答案简短(不超10词)，大多能从文中找到原词。新东方在线英语专四频道整理了2017专四改革新题型：阅读模拟练习供考生们参考。

　　In Britain, the old Road Traffic Act restricted speeds to 2 m.p.h. in towns and 4 m.p.h. in the country. Later Parliament increased the speed limit to 14 m.p.h. But by 1903 the development of the car industry had made it necessary to raise the limit to 20 m.p.h. By 1930, however, the law was so widely ignored that speeding restrictions were done away with altogether. For five years motorists were free to drive at whatever speeds they likes. Then in 1935 the Road Traffic Act imposed a 30 m.p.h. speed limit in built-up areas, along with the introduction of driving tests and pedestrian crossing.

　　Speeding is now the most common motoring offence in Britain. Offences for speeding fall into three classes: exceeding the limit on a restricted road, exceeding on any road the

　　limit for the vehicle you are driving, and exceeding the 70 m.p.h. limit on any road. A restricted road is one where the street lamps are 200 yards apart, or more.

　　The main controversy surrounding speeding laws is the extent of their safety value. The Ministry of Transport maintains that speed limits reduce accidents. It claims that when the 30 m.p.h. limit was introduced in 1935 there was a fall of 15 percent in fatal accidents. Likewise, when the 40 m.p.h. speed limit was imposed on a number of roads in London in the late fifties, there was a 28 percent reduction in serious accidents. There were also fewer casualties in the year after the 70 m.p.h. motorway limit was imposed in 1966.

　　In America, however, it is thought that the reduced accident figures are due rather to the increase in traffic density. This is why it has even been suggested that the present speed limits should be done away with completely, or that a guide should be given to inexperienced drivers and the speed limits made advisory, as is done in parts of the USA.

　　Questions:

　　71. During which period could British motorists drive without speed limits?

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　　72. What measures were adopted in 1935 in addition to the speeding restrictions?

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　　73. Speeding is a motoring offence a driver commits when he ________.

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　　74. What is the opinion of British authorities concerning speeding laws?

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　　75. What reason do Americans give for the reduction in traffic accidents?

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2017专四改革新题型：阅读模拟练习（5）参考答案

　　71. 1930-1934 /from 1930 to 1934

　　72. Driving tests and pedestrian crossings

　　73. drive too fast/exceeds the speed limits

　　74. Speed limits reduce accidents.

　　75. The increase in traffic density.

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