题文
The number of accidents involving pedestrians (行人) wearing headphones is on the rise , a report suggests, causing fresh warning from road safety groups in Britain .A US-based study found a total of 116 reports of death or injury to pedestrians wearing headphones between 2004 and 2011 , jumping from 16 in 2005 to 47 in 2011 .
Most victims were men (68%) and under the age of 30 (67%) , with around one in ten of all cases (9%) under the age of 18 .Some 89% of the cases occurred in urban areas and more than half (55%) of the victims were struck by trains .
Eighty-one of the 116 accidents (70%) resulted in the person’s death--- even though a warning was sounded in around a third of the cases .
The study concluded , “ The use of headphone may be a safety risk to pedestrians , especially in environments with moving vehicles（cars） . Further research is needed to determine if and how headphone use threatens pedestrian safety .” British road safety groups warned pedestrians to be careful.
Floor Lieshout , director of Youth For Road Safety , said, “ This study shows once more the importance of using all of our senses while we are near traffic . It is important that we find an attractive way to make youth learn about the risks of wearing headphones in traffic .”
Andrew Howard , who is the head of road safety at the Automobile Association , added that some pedestrians can be “so focused in their own little world they forget the world going on around them”.That can include headphone wearers , Howard said, but also people talking on phones.
However , Howard said that more researches needed to be done.
Earlier studies have shown that people wearing headphones or talking on phones can suffer “inattentional blindness” which makes them isolated (孤立) from the world around them .
Ian Harvey , at the charity Civic Voice , said that “ to defeat isolation and to help build a civic(文明的) society , people need to interact(交往) with each other .
He said , “ A basis for any civilized society is communication--- Surfing the web , listening to MP3s , reading blogs or sending e-mail is not interacting with a person; it’s interacting with a machine.
“If people feel socially isolated , they need to have more face-to-face interactions with other human beings and in time , will begin to feel happier and more connected to the world and place they live in .”
小题1:What does the text mainly discuss ?A．Recent research on the risks to pedestriansB．Safety problems caused by wearing headphones.C．The advantages and disadvantages of headphonesD．Traffic accidents in the United States小题2:We can learn from the Us-bases study that _________ .A．most victims died in the accidentsB．most accidents were caused by carsC．most accidents happened in the countrysideD．most victims are under eighteen小题3:Howard will probably agree that ____________ .A．it is safe if you wear headphones in a proper wayB．people wearing headphones are more likely to go blindC．most people wear headphones because of lonelinessD．it is dangerous to talk on phones while walking小题4:What Lan Harvey said shows the importance of ___________ .A．beating isolationB．communication between peopleC．building a civilized societyD．new technologies 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:B
解析
通过调查发现戴耳机的行人在路上发生意外的人数在逐年增加，在被调查的人群中约68%男士，约67%是30岁以下的人，因此专家呼吁人们在交通行驶中要集中注意力，以免造成意外。此外专家还提醒人们要走出虚拟的世界，多和现实中的人们交流。
小题1:B主旨大意题。文章首段The number of accidents 。。。 causing fresh warning from road safety groups in Britain提出由于带耳机而发生的车祸逐年增加，这引起了人们对安全问题的关注。而且下文
小题2:A细节理解题。从文中Eighty-one of the 116 accidents (70%) resulted in the person’s death可知发生意外的人们当中大多数会死亡，所以A选项正确。
小题3:D推理判断题。根据文中Andrew Howard , who i。。。，added that some pedestrians can be “so focused in their own little world they forget the world going on around them”.可知Andrew Howard也认为走路时戴耳机是危险的。所以D选项正确。
小题4:B推理判断题。由文章倒数第三段Ian Harvey 的话 “ to defeat isolation and to help build a civic(文明的) society , people need to interact(交往) with each other .可知他认为人们之间的交流很重要，所以B选项正确。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“The number of accide.....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
