四级阅读理解与作文.doc

1989年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷 Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. More than 30,000 drivers and front seat passengers are killed or seriously injured each year. At the speed of only 30 miles per hour it is the same as falling from a third-floor windows. Wearing a seat belt saves lives; it reduces your chance of death or serious injury by more than half. Therefore drivers or front seat passengers over 14 in most vehicles must wear a seat belt. If you do not, you could be fined up to ￡50. it will not be up to the drivers to make sure you wear your belt. But it will be the driver’s responsibility to make sure that children under 14 do not ride in the front unless they are wearing a seat belt of some kind. However, you do not have to wear a seat belt if you reversing your vehicle; or you are making a local delivery or collection using a special vehicle; or if you have a valid medical certificate which excuses you from wearing it. Make sure these circumstances apply to you before you decide not to wear you seat belt. Remember you may be taken to court for not doing so, and you may be fined if you cannot prove to the court that you have been excused from wearing it. 21. This text is taken from ________. A) a medical magazineB) a police reportC) a legal documentD) a government information booklet 22. Wearing a seat belt in a vehicle ________. A) reduces road accidents by more than halfB) saves lives while driving at a speed up to 30 miles per hour C) reduces the death rate in traffic accidentsD) saves more than 15,000 lives each year 23. It is the driver’s responsibility to ________. A) make the front seat passenger wear a seat beltB) make the front seat children under 14 wear a seat belt C) stop children riding in the front seatD) wear a seat belt each time he drives 24. According to the text, which of the following people riding in the front dos not have to wear a seat belt? A) Someone who is backing into a parking space.B) Someone who is picking