2023年教师招聘考试英语模拟题（五）

教师招聘考试英语模拟题（五）A

Fromthehealthpointofviewwearelivinginanamazingage.Wearefreefrommanyofthemostdangerousdiseases.Alargenumberofoncedeadlyillnessescannowbecuredbymodernmedicine.Itisalmostcertainthatonedaymedicineswillbefoundforthemoststubbornremainingdiseases.Theexpectationoflifehasincreasedgreatly.Butthoughthepossibilityoflivingalongandhappylifeisgreaterthaneverbefore,everydaywewitnesstheunbelievablekillingofmen,womenandchildrenontheroads.Manvsthemotor-car.Itisanever-endingbattlewhichmanislosing.Thousandsofpeopletheworldoverarekilledorhorriblykilledeachyearandwearequietlysittingbackandlettingithappen.

Ithasbeenrightlysaidthatwhenamanissittingbehindasteeringwheel,hiscarbecomestheextensionofhispersonality.Thereisnodoubtthatthemotor-caroftenbringsoutamansveryworstqualities.Peoplewhoarenormallyquietandpleasantmaybecomeunrecognizablewhentheyarebehindasteering-wheel.Theysay,theyareill-manneredandaggressive,willfulastwo-year-oldandcompletelyselfish.Alltheirhiddenangersanddisappointmentsseemtobebroughttothesurfacebytheactofdriving.

Thesurprisingthingisthatsocietysmilessogentlyonthemotoristandseemstoforgivehisbehavior.Everythingisdoneforhisconvenience.Citiesareallowedtobecomealmostuninhabitablebecauseofheavytraffic;townsaremadeuglybyhugecarparks;thecountrysideisruinedbyroadnetworks;andthedeathsbecomenothingmorethananumbereveryyear,tobeeasilyforgotten.

Itishightimeaworldrulewascreatedtoreducethissenselesswasteofhumanlife.Withregardtodriving,thelawsofsomecountriesareunbelievablylax(不严格)andeventhestrictestarenotstrictenough.Arulewhichwasuniversallyacceptedcouldonlyhaveanobviouslybeneficialeffectontheaccidentrate.Hereareafewexamplesofsomeofthethingsthatmightbedone.Thedrivingtestshouldbestandardizedandmadefarmoredifficultthanitis;allthedriversshouldbemadetotakeatesteverythreeyearsorso;theageatwhichyoungpeopleareallowedtodriveanyvehicleshouldberaisedtoatleast21;allvehiclesshouldbeputthroughstricttestsforsafetyeachyear.Eventhesmallestamountofalcoholinthebloodcandamageapersonsdrivingability.Presentdrinkinganddrivinglaws(wheretheyexist)shouldbemademuchstricter.Speedlimitsshouldberequiredonallroads.Governmentsshouldlaydownsafetyspecificationsforcarfactories,ashasbeendoneintheUSA.Alladvertisingstressingpowerandperformanceshouldbebanned.Thesemeasuresmaynotsoundgoodenough.Butsurelynothingshouldbeconsideredastoosevereifitresultsinreducingthenumberofdeaths.Afterall,theworldisforhumanbeings,notmotor-cars.

1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Thelawsofsomecountriesaboutdrivingaretoolax.

B.Trafficaccidentsaremainlycausedbymotorists.

C.Thousandsofpeopletheworldoverarekilledeachyear.

D.Onlystrictertrafficlawscanpreventaccidents.

2.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofsocietytowardmotorists?

A.Societyforgivestheirrudedriving.

B.Societylaughsatthemotorists.

C.Victimsofaccidentsarenothing.

D.Hugecarparksarebuiltinthecitiesandtowns.

3.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"hiscarbecomestheextensionofhispersonality'inPara.2?

A.Drivingcanrepresenthismanners.

B.Drivingcanshowhishiddenqualities.

C.Drivingcanbringouthischaracter.

D.Drivingcanshowtheotherpartofhispersonality.

4.WhichofthefollowingsisNOTmentionedasawayagainsttrafficaccidents?

A.Buildmorehighways.B.Stricterdrivingtests.

C.Testdriverseverythreeyears.D.Raiseagelimitandlaydownsafetyspecifications.

5.Theauthorsattitudetowardsthepresenttrafficsituationis_____.

A.positiveB.unsatisfiedC.appealingD.unclear

文章解读：文章是关于交通事故频繁发生，呼吁国家要设立更加严峻的法律来预防事故的发生。

1.【答案】D。解析：考查主旨大意题。通读全文可知文章是关于交通事故频繁发生，呼吁国家要设立更加严峻的法律来预防事故的发生。故选D。

2.【答案】A。解析：考查细节题。依据文章第三段第一行Thesurprisingthingisthatsocietysmilessogentlyonthemotoristandseemstoforgivehisbehavior.可知A正确。

3.【答案】B。解析：考查推理题。依据文章其次段3，4行Peoplewhoarenormallyquiet