阅读理解。Maybeten-year-oldElizabethputitbestwhenshesaidtoherfather"ButDadyoucan'tbehealthyifyou'redead."Dadinahurrytogethomebeforedarksohecouldgoforarunhadforgottentowearhissafe

阅读理解。

Maybeten-year-oldElizabethputitbestwhenshesaidtoherfather"ButDadyoucan'tbehealthyif

you'redead."

Dadinahurrytogethomebeforedarksohecouldgoforarunhadforgottentowearhissafetybelt-a

mistake75%oftheUSpopulationmakeeveryday.Thebigquestioniswhy.

Therehavebeenmanymyths(谬论)aboutsafetybeltseversincetheirfirstappearancemcarssome

fortyyearsago.Thefollowingarethreeofthemostcommon.

MythNumberOne:It'sbesttobe"thrownclear"ofaseriousaccident.

Truth:Sorrybutanyaccidentseriousenoughto"throwyouclear"isalsogoingtobeseriousenough

togiveyouaverybadlanding.Andchancesarethatyou'llhavetraveledthroughawind-shield(挡风玻璃)

ordoortodoit.Studiesshowthatchancesofdyingafteracaraccidentaretwenty-fivetimesgreaterin

caseswherepeopleare"thrownclear".

MythNumberTwo:Safetybelts"trap"peopleincarsthatareburningorsinkinginwater.

Truth:Sorryagainbutstudiesshowthatpeopleknockedunconscious(昏迷)duetonotwearingsafety

beltshaveagreaterchanceofdyingintheseaccidents.Peoplewearingsafetybeltsareusuallyprotectedto

thepointofhavingaclearheadtofreethemselvesfromsuchdangeroussituationsnottobetrappedinthem.

MythNumberThree:Safetybeltsaren'tneededatspeedsoflessthan30milesperhour.

Truth:Whentwocarstravelingat30mphhiteachotheranunbelteddriverwouldmeetthewindshield

withaforceequaltodivingheadfirstintothegroundfromaheightof10meters.

1.WhydidElizabethsaytoherfather"ButDadyoucan'tbehealthyifyou'redead"?

A.Hewasdrivingatgreatspeed.

B.Hewasrunningacrossthestreet.

C.Hedidn'thavehissafetybelton.

D.Hedidn'ttakehismedicineontime.

2.ThereasonwhyFatherwasinahurrytogethomewasthathe_____.

A.wasn'tfeelingverywell

B.hatedtodriveinthedark

C.wantedtotakesomeexercise

D.didn'twanttobecaughtbythepolice

3.Accordingtothetexttobe"thrownclear"ofaseriousaccidentisverydangerousbecauseyo