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