But police say 16-year-olds have almost three times more accidents than 18 to 19-year-olds. This has made many parents pause before letting their kids drive.
Julie Sussman, of Virginia, decided that her son Chad, 15, will wait until he is 17 to apply for his learner’s permit.
Chad said he had accepted his parents’ decision, although it had caused some teasing from his friends. “They say that I am unlucky, ”he said, “But I’d rather be alive than driving, and I don’t really trust my friends on the road, either. ”
In China as more families get cars, more 18-year-olds learn to drive. Will this become a big step to becoming an adult?
【文章大意】本文主要介绍了在美国让孩子通过拿驾照意识到自己已经成年, 要对自己的行为负责。
21. Which may serve as the best title of the article?
A. Cars Helping You to Grow-Up
B. Driving into the Grown-Up World
C. Teenagers’ Driving in America
D. Recognized Point of Becoming an Adult
【解析】选B。主旨大意题。从第一段和第二段可知, 文章的主要内容是通过让孩子学会开车, 通过测试拿到驾照让他们明白自己是成年人了。
22. 16-year-old drivers have more accidents possibly because .
A. they want to show themselves off
B. they are never experienced drivers
C. older people always drive better
D. they never drive carefully on the road
【解析】选B。推理判断题。从第六、七、八段可推断选B项。
