浙江大学2015年考博英语真题听力原文第一篇.pdf

浙江大学2015年考博英语听力原文（第一篇） For Chinese coming to the United States, crossing streets and driving on highways in American cities is much less of a hair-raising experience. In US cities, such as New York and Washington, drivers almost always yield to pedestrians crossing the street. While some drivers may like to cut in and bob and weave to get ahead in busy traffic, most American drivers are much more patient than their Chinese counterparts. However, in Shanghai, the largest Chinese metropolis, pedestrians always have to look around for turning vehicles when crossing streets to avoid getting run over. Many drivers simply dont yield to pedestrians. On the citys Inner Ring Road, which encircles downtown Shanghai, drivers often turn the few lanes into a race track with constant cut-ins and lane changes. Failure to improve traffic safety and manners over the years has long been a source of public complaint in China, especially as there are more cars put onto the roads every year. Its much more common to see road rage in China than in the US. On Tuesday, Dec 2, Chinas Ministry of Public Security will carry out a nationwide crackdown on major traffic violations, including speeding, overloading, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, running red lights, driving on shoulders and failure to yield to pedestrians at crossings. Ministry officials say these infractions account for a quarter of the total traffic violations in China. It will be the third year since National Traffic Safety Day was launched two years ago to raise public awareness of road safety after Chinas roads have become some of the deadliest in the world. For most years starting in 2001, the annual death toll from traffic accidents in China hovered around 100,000, meaning that an average of some 270 people were killed on the roads every day. However, that figure has started to drop in recent years thanks to improvements in infrastructure, traffic control and public awa