英语阅读Althoughthepossibilityoflivingalongandhappylifenowadaysisgreaterthaneverbe
Althoughthepossibilityoflivingalongandhappylifenowadaysisgreaterthaneverbefore,everydaywewitnesstheincrediblekillingontheroads.Manversusthemotorcar!Itisanever-endingbattlewhichmanislosing.
Ithasbeenrightlysaidthatwhenamanissittingbehindasteeringwheel,hiscarbecomestheextensionofhispersonality,whichoftenundoubtedlybringsoutaman’sveryworstqualities.Normallyquietandpleasantpeoplemaybecomeunrecognizablewhentheyarebehindasteeringwheel.Theyswear;theyareaggressive,willfulastwo-year-oldsandutterlyselfish.Alltheirhiddenfrustrations,disappointmentsandjealousiesseemtobebroughttothesurfacebytheactofdriving.
Thesurprisingthingisthatsocietysmilesonthemotoristandseemstotoleratehisbehavior.Everythingisdoneforhisconvenience.Citiesareallowedtobecomealmostuninhabitablebecauseofheavytraffic;townsaremadeuglybyhugecarparks;andthemassannualdeathbecomesnothingmorethanastatistic,tobeconvenientlyforgotten.
Itishightimeaworldcodewerecreatedtoreducethissenselesswasteofhumanlife.Withregardtodriving,thelawsofsomecountriesareextremelylooseandeventhestrictestarenotstrictenough.Acodewhichwasuniversallyacceptedcouldonlyhaveadramaticallybeneficialeffectontheaccidentrate.
Hereareafewexamplesthatmightbedone.Thedrivingtestshouldbestandardizedandmadefarmoredifficultthanitis;allthedriversshouldbemadetotakeatesteverythreeyearsorso;theageatwhichyoungpeopleareallowedtodriveanyvehicleshouldberaisedtoatleast21;allvehiclesshouldbeputthroughannualtestsforsafety.Presentdrinkinganddrivinglawsshouldbemademuchstricter.Maximumandminimumspeedlimitsshouldbeimposedonallroads.Governmentsshouldlaydownsafetyspecificationsformanufacturers,ashasbeendoneIntheU.S.A.Alladvertisingstressingpowerandperformanceshouldbebanned.Thesemeasuresmaysoundterriblyharsh,Butremember:TheworldISforhumanbeings,notmotorcars.
13.Whydoestheauthorsay:‘hiscarbecomestheextensionofhispersonality?‘_____.【A】Drivingcansh