20．We all hate speed cameras，don't we？They're not there to slow drivers down and lower the road accidents； they just make money for the government．They trick us，cost us cold hard cash，disturb us from driving properly and are unfair．
Well，here's a surprising thing：what if there were facts that the boring cameras actually saved lives？It's a conclusion difficult to ignore when you look at what's happening in France，a country with a historically poor record of road safety．
There were 16，617road deaths in 1972in France for example，but that dropped to 8412by 1995following rules such as compulsory seat belt wearing in 1990and a lowering of the blood alcohol limit to 0.05in 1995．
Last year，the road deaths dropped below 5，000for the first time，or 4.9per cent less than 2004．Comparing road deaths to population in 2005，that's about 817per million people compared with Australia's 806．
And guess what？Last year the number of speed cameras on French roads reached 1，000and the government plans to double that within the next three years．
Okay，you know the arguments regarding increased traffic safety and cameras-for-income，but it seems in France there's been a major cultural change brought on by radars and other laws．A three-hour，wine-soaked lunch with a quick rush back to the office is no longer on．
Travelling on the highways，it is rare to see anyone breaking the 130km/h speed limit when once few traveled below it．The speed cameras are clearly signed so drivers know when they are coming．There's even an official web site listing fixed and mobile camera locations and it is updated regularly．
Maybe it is because of such transparency（透明） by government，rather than the concealment too often used by authorities in many other countries that more French can enjoy la joi de vivre thanks to speed cameras．
56．Generally，it seems to most people that speed cameras are used toB
A．slow down the traffic
B．make money for the government
C．lower the road accidents
D．help us drive properly
57．From the passage we can learn thatC．
A．France has a very poor record of road safety
B．we'd better ignore the evidence that speed cameras save lives
C．France does successfully in controlling road accidents
D．France had less road deaths than Australia in 2005
58．Which seems more effective in lowering road deaths in France according to this passage？A
A．Compulsory seat belt．
B．Placing more speed cameras．
C．Lowering blood alcohol limit．
D．Eating in a shorter time．
59．Now you can seldom see in FranceB．
A．people drive at a speed of less than 130km/h
B．lunch time lasts long hours with drunk people rushing back to office
C．drivers drive according to the traffic lights
D．police conduct traffic in streets
60．What does the underlined word"concealment"in the last paragraph mean？B
A．Openness．
B．Secrecy．
C．Strictness．
D．Harmony．
分析 短文主要講了限速攝像機讓法國減少了很多交通事故的事情．
解答 56．B，細節(jié)理解題，根據句子They're not there to slow drivers down and lower the road accidents； they just make money for the government可知，大多數人認為限速攝像機只是為了政府掙錢，故答案為B．
57．C，推理判斷題，根據句子There were 16，617road deaths in 1972in France for example，but that dropped to 8412by 1995following rules such as compulsory seat belt wearing in 1990and a lowering of the blood alcohol limit to 0.05in 1995以及短文的描述，我們可以知道法國在控制交通事故上做得很成功，故答案為C．
58．A，細節(jié)理解題，根據句子There were 16，617road deaths in 1972in France for example，but that dropped to 8412by 1995following rules such as compulsory seat belt wearing in 1990可知，法國在1990年要求系安全帶在減少交通事故死亡上很有成效，故答案為A．
59．B，細節(jié)理解題，根據句子A three-hour，wine-soaked lunch with a quick rush back to the office is no longer on．可知，現(xiàn)在在法國很少有人開午飯吃三個鐘喝很多酒，然后匆忙回辦公室，故答案為B．
60．B，詞義猜測題，根據rather than"而不是"可知該詞的意思與前面 transparency構成相反的意思，因此可以推測該詞的意思是"隱秘，秘密"，故答案為B．
點評 解答任務型閱讀理解題，首先對原文材料迅速瀏覽，掌握全文的主旨大意．因為閱讀理解題一般沒有標題，所以，速讀全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速讀的過程中，應盡可能多地捕獲信息材料．其次，細讀題材，各個擊破．掌握全文的大意之后，細細閱讀每篇材料后的問題，弄清每題要求后，帶著問題，再回到原文中去尋找、捕獲有關信息．最后，要善于抓住每段的主題句，閱讀時，要有較強的針對性．對于捕獲到的信息，要做認真分析，仔細推敲，理解透徹，只有這樣，針對題目要求，才能做到穩(wěn)、準．
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