Reading Comprehension 3

Traffic Accidents

Much of the blood on the street flows essentially from uncivil behavior of drivers who refuse to respect the legal and moral rights of others. So the massacre on the road may be regarded as a social problem. Safety standards for vehicles have been raised both at the point of manufacture and through periodic road-worthiness inspections. In addition, speed limits have been lowered. Due to these measures, the accident rate has decreased. But the accident experts still worry because there has been little or no improvement in the way drivers behave.

According to the passage, traffic accidents may be regarded as a social problem since ----.

• The motor vehicle is a very dangerous invention

• The accidents have more to do with hazardous conditions than hazardous drivers

• Most of the accidents are caused by drivers who don't pay attention to the traffic rules

• The irresponsibility that accounts for much of the problem is not confined to drivers

• Traffic accidents can cause serious economic damage

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Traffic Accidents

Much of the blood on the street flows essentially from uncivil behavior of drivers who refuse to respect the legal and moral rights of others. So the massacre on the road may be regarded as a social problem. Safety standards for vehicles have been raised both at the point of manufacture and through periodic road-worthiness inspections. In addition, speed limits have been lowered. Due to these measures, the accident rate has decreased. But the accident experts still worry because there has been little or no improvement in the way drivers behave.

According to the passage, the number of accidents has fallen because ----.

• Significant advances have been made towards safer driving

• Many people now know that driving is a skilled task requiring constant care and concentration

• Drivers are warned to take extra care on the roads

• Drivers have finally learned how to behave

• There has been improvement in the way drivers behave

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

Traffic Accidents

Much of the blood on the street flows essentially from uncivil behavior of drivers who refuse to respect the legal and moral rights of others. So the massacre on the road may be regarded as a social problem. Safety standards for vehicle have been raised both at the point of manufacture and through periodic road-worthiness inspections. In addition, speed limits have been lowered. Due to these measures, the accident rate has decreased. But the accident experts still worry because there has been little or no improvement in the way drivers behave.

It is pointed out in the passage that those who violate traffic regulations ----.

• Are the most inexperienced drivers that we have on the roads

• Always blame the road conditions

• Don't have prior traffic violations or crashes on their records

• Are the biggest threat to those with whom they share the road

• Don't know most of the traffic rules and regulations

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

Human Developing

When early humans hunted and gathered food, they were not in control of their environment. They could only interact with their surroundings as lower organisms did. When humans learned to make fire, however, they became capable of altering their environment. To provide themselves with fuel they stripped bark from trees, causing the trees to die. Clearings were burned in forests to increase the growth of grass and to provide a greater grazing area for the wild animals that humans fed upon. This development led to farming and the domestication of animals. Fire also provided the means for cooking plants which had previously been inedible. Only when the process of meeting the basic need for food reached a certain level of sophistication was it possible for humans to follow other pursuits such as the founding of cities.

This passage is mainly concerned with ----.

• The evolution of farming techniques

• The role of hunting as a source of food

• How the discovery of fire changed the development of mankind

• Basic food-gathering techniques of early humans

• How people supplied themselves with food prior to the discovery of how to make fire

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Human Developing

When early humans hunted and gathered food, they were not in control of their environment. They could only interact with their surroundings as lower organisms did. When humans learned to make fire, however, they became capable of altering their environment. To provide themselves with fuel they stripped bark from trees, causing the trees to die. Clearings were burned in forests to increase the growth of grass and to provide a greater grazing area for the wild animals that humans fed upon. This development led to farming and the domestication of animals. Fire also provided the means for cooking plants which had previously been inedible. Only when the process of meeting the basic need for food reached a certain level of sophistication was it possible for humans to follow other pursuits such as the founding of cities.

One can infer from the passage that the discovery of how to make fire ----.

• Improved the hunting skills of early humans

• Caused early humans to interact with their surroundings as lower

  organisms did

• Taught early humans how to live with lower organisms

• Increased nourishment options for early humans

• Made easier for early humans to gather food

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Human Developing

When early humans hunted and gathered food, they were not in control of their environment. They could only interact with their surroundings as lower organisms did. When humans learned to make fire, however, they became capable of altering their environment. To provide themselves with fuel they stripped bark from trees, causing the trees to die. Clearings were burned in forests to increase the growth of grass and to provide a greater grazing area for the wild animals that humans fed upon. This development led to farming and the domestication of animals. Fire also provided the means for cooking plants which had previously been inedible. Only when the process of meeting the basic need for food reached a certain level of sophistication was it possible for humans to follow other pursuits such as the founding of cities.

As we understand from the passage, early humans ----.

• Didn't eat plants before they learned how to control fire

• Used fire as a tool to alter their surroundings

• Gained better control of their environment when they learned to live

  with lower organisms

• Started to maintain their food supply by hunting and gathering food

  when they started cooking with fire

• Were the prey of many predators

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

The Great Hanshin Earthquake

The Great Hanshin earthquake, or the Kobe earthquake as it is more commonly known overseas, was an earthquake in Japan that measured 7.2 on the Japanese Scale. It occurred on January 17, 1995 at 5:46 am 52 seconds in the southern part of Hyogo Prefecture and lasted for approximately 20 seconds. The epicenter of the earthquake was on the northern end of Awaji Island, near the cosmopolitan city of Kobe with a population of 1.5 million. A total of 6,433 people, mainly in the city of Kobe, lost their lives. Additionally, it caused approximately ten trillion yen in damage. It is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the costliest natural disaster. It was the worst .earthquake in Japan since the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923, which claimed 140,000 lives.

It is stated in the passage that the number of deaths in the city of Kobe ----.

• Was greater than that of Hurricane Katrina

• Was not as high as in the Great Kanto earthquake

• Exceeded that of any known earthquake

• Was extremely high for an earthquake of this magnitude

• Was small due to the type of construction

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The Great Hanshin Earthquake

The Great Hanshin earthquake, or the Kobe earthquake as it is more commonly known overseas, was an earthquake in Japan that measured 7.2 on the Japanese Scale. It occurred on January 17, 1995 at 5:46 am 52 seconds in the southern part of Hyogo Prefecture and lasted for approximately 20 seconds. The epicenter of the earthquake was on the northern end of Awaji Island, near the cosmopolitan city of Kobe with a population of 1.5 million. A total of 6,433 people, mainly in the city of Kobe, lost their lives. Additionally, it caused approximately ten trillion yen in damage. It is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the costliest natural disaster. It was the worst .earthquake in Japan since the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923, which claimed 140,000 lives.

According to the passage, the Kobe earthquake is listed in the Guinness Book of Records because ----.

• It has been the highest magnitude earthquake recorded so far

• It lasted less than 20 seconds

• It caused more financial damage than any other natural disaster in the world

• The city of Kobe suffered the highest number of deaths among affected regions

• Its epicenter was on the northern end of Awaji island

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The Great Hanshin Earthquake

The Great Hanshin earthquake, or the Kobe earthquake as it is more commonly known overseas, was an earthquake in Japan that measured 7.2 on the Japanese Scale. It occurred on January 17, 1995 at 5:46 am 52 seconds in the southern part of Hyogo Prefecture and lasted for approximately 20 seconds. The epicenter of the earthquake was on the northern end of Awaji Island, near the cosmopolitan city of Kobe with a population of 1.5 million. A total of 6,433 people, mainly in the city of Kobe, lost their lives. Additionally, it caused approximately ten trillion yen in damage. It is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the costliest natural disaster. It was the worst .earthquake in Japan since the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923, which claimed 140,000 lives.

We understand from the passage that the Kobe earthquake ----.

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

• is internationally known as the Great Hanshin earthquake

• didn't cause any damage in the neighborhood of Kobe

• was the first to cause widespread and serious damage to modern

  buildings

• is not the deadliest earthquake in the history of Japan

• had a higher magnitude than the Great Kanto earthquake

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5