Mobile phones should be banned from cars altogether, according to Dr Hole, senio

Mobile phones should be bannedfrom cars altogether, according to Dr Hole, senior lecturer in psychology, DrHole has emphasized the worrying combination of mobile phones and cars in hisnew book, The Psychology of Driving.

Mobile phones, fatigue(疲劳) , eyesight, drugs andage are among the issues considered by Dr Hole as he examines the factors thatinfluence on driving. The book explores the role of each of these elements inincreasing the chances of an accident and was inspired by the author'sconversations with road safety experts across the country.    

He says: “The government shouldhave banned mobile phones in cars altogether. It has sent out the wrong messageby forbidding hand-held phones because this gives the impression thathands-free phones are safe. The problem with mobile phones is not vehicular(车辆的) control and onlyhaving one hand on the wheel, but rather it is taking away attention from whatis happening outside the car.”

Myths(荒诞的说法) about older peoplemaking worse drivers and claims(说法) about an improvedreaction time among younger people are explored in the book. Questions abouthow drivers decide what to attend to while driving, the role of a driver'sexpectations in determining what they see and how they respond to the road areamong the areas covered in the book. Satellite navigation systems and newdesign aimed at transforming cars into a mobile office, are among the moderndevelopments which he says now compete for driver's attention behind the wheel.

Dr Hole says: “We need to be verycareful about how we go about handling modern technology in cars, because weare opening a Pandora's Box. When anyone is driving there is a lot ofinformation outside the car and if there is too much going on inside, thenthere is a danger of overloading the driver.”  

1.Dr Hole’s strong belief that mobile phonesshould be banned from cars lies in __________.

    A. the inconvenience of havingonly one hand on the wheel caused by mobile phones

    B. the correct message of gettingrid of hand-held phones sent out by the government

    C. the increase of chances ofaccidents

    D. the advice given by someroad safety experts        

2.Which of the following is not included inhis book?  

    A. Hand-free phones are saferthan hand-held phones.

    B. What drivers have to attendto while driving.

    C. Whether older age andslower reaction is related.

    D. Bad eyesight is one of thefactors of causing an accident.          

3.Which of the following is true?  

    A. Older people are better atpreventing accidents.

    B. Younger drivers’ reactiontime is relatively shorter.

    C. It is a myth that some oldpeople can still drive.

    D. A driver’s expectations arenot covered in the book.

4.What can we know from the underlinedsentence?

    A. What is going on outside isof equal importance to what inside.

    B. Modern developments callfor drivers’ attention behind the wheel.

    C. Satellite navigationsystems require more cars as mobile offices.

  D. Moderntechnology is responsible for the distraction (分心) of one’s attention while driving.

试题答案

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D