Itwasarainymorningtwoyearsago.ShirleyHuxhamwascyclingge...
问题详情:
It was a rainy morning two years ago. Shirley Huxham was cycling gently downhill. As she waved to a friend, her bike slid uncontrollably on the wet road, throwing her to the ground. “I’d never even thought of buying a helmet,” she says. For months she was partly paralysed(瘫痪的) down her left side and still has health problems today.
Some might think that Shirley was just unlucky. How dangerous can it be to fall from a bicycle? In fact, each year on Britain’s roads more than 200 people are killed and at least 4,000 seriously injured on bicycles. But these numbers don’t tell the whole story: the majority of the dead and injured were not wearing helmets.
A study of bicycle accidents in the US found that helmets could reduce the risk of serious head injury by 85 percent. Yet it is estimated that in Britain, no more than five percent of bicycle-riders wear helmets. Why don’t more cyclists wear them?
People think that helmets look foolish, that they’re inconvenient, and that accidents only happen to other people.
One of the wrong ideas bicyclists have is that lower speeds can put them at less risk than motorcyclists, who are legally obliged to wear helmets. In fact, according to a British report, a higher percentage of bicyclists than motorcyclists suffer head injuries. And their injuries can be just as severe.
Helmets, however, can make a big difference. Shirley wasn’t just unlucky. If she had worn a helmet, she wouldn’t have spent months in hospital. Why take the risk?
reason why Shirley got badly injured was that _____.
A. She was riding her bicycle downhill too fast.
B. Her friend’s waving to her made her lose control.
C. She ignored the importance of wearing a helmet.
D. The ground was barely wet.
h of the following statements is right according to the passage?
A. Wearing helmets will reduce the risk of being killed by 85%.
B. Nearly 5 percent of bicycle-riders wear no helmet in UK.
C. Motorcyclists suffer more head injuries than bicyclists.
D. In UK a motorcyclist’s wearing no helmet is against the law.
le don’t like wearing helmets due to the following reasons except _____.
A. Wearing helmets makes them look silly.
B. They don’t think wearing a helmet is convenient.
C. Falling off a bicycle only happens to other people.
D. Wearing a helmet is not fashionable at all.
【回答】
CDD
知识点:阅读理解
题型:阅读理解
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