COLUMBUS，Ohio(Ivanhoe Broadcast News) – There’re over 6 million auto accidents each year in the US. Last year, 3 million people were injured, and 43,000 killed. Now, police and scientists are teaming up to figure out where and when accidents may happen before they happen.
Maxey, from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, knows the reality of speeding, drunk driving, and reckless driving. He’s had to tell family after family their loved one is never coming home. “That’s something you never get used to,” Maxey says.
150 people die every day in car crashes in the US. Now statisticians are teaming up to predict the next traffic accident hotspot.
Dr Holloman and his colleagues at the Ohio State University created a predictive statistical computer model. It incorporates (合并) information about alcohol, speeding and time of day to find out when drivers are most at risk. They looked in those data for consistent (一致的) patterns. The computer model shows the roads with the most serious accidents in the entire state and in specific cities. The highest risk for alcohol-related crashes is Saturday and Sunday mornings around 2 – 3 am.
In Ohio, the most speeding accidents happen during weekday rush hours. The model also shows surprising facts about holidays. Dr Holloman says, “There’s a really high risk of alcohol-related crashes early in the morning on the day before a long weekend.” So, if labor Day is on a Monday, drivers are at the highest risk for a crash the Friday before the holiday. The model also shows the deadliest month to drive is July, and the least deadly is February.
Knowing the information, police can position themselves in dangerous areas, at peak accident times in hopes of stopping accidents.

56. How many people suffered from the traffic accidents in the US last year in all?
A. 6,000,000. B. 3,000,000.
C. 3,043,000. D. 43,000.
57. Which isn’t the main cause of traffic accidents according to Maxey?
A. Speeding. B. Refusing to obey the police.
C. drunk driving. D. Reckless driving.
58. What does “something ”underlined in Paragraph Two refer to ?
A. That their loved one is never coming home.
B. That you will never get used to driving a certain car.
C. That Maxey knows the reality of speeding, drunk and reckless driving.
D. His telling family after family their loved one is never coming home.
59. Which of the following titles best summarizes the main idea of the passage?
A. US Traffic accident Hotspots.
B. Too Many Traffic Accidents in the US.
C. A New Traffic computer Software.
D. A Predictive Statistical Computer Model.

俄亥俄州哥伦布市（艾凡荷广播新闻）——美国每年发生的交通事故超过600万起。去年（因此）就有300万人受伤，4.3万人死亡。如今，警方与科学家正在共同研究何时何地可能发生交通事故，以防患于未然。

俄亥俄州立公路巡警队警员麦克西对超速、酒后驾驶、莽撞驾驶的情况一清二楚。他不得不挨家挨户告知他们的亲人回不来了。“这种事情，你永远不可能习以为常。”麦克西说。

美国每天有150人死于车祸。现在，统计学者们正共同推测下一个交通事故高发地点在哪。

俄亥俄州立大学的郝勒曼教授和同事们建立了一种根据数据进行预测的电脑（程序）模型。它将酒精（浓度）、超速（程度）及一天内的不同时刻等信息综合起来，以确定司机何时面临最大风险。他们研究那些数据，以发现（事故发生的）稳定模式。电脑模型显示出全州及各市发生过最严重交通事故的（各条）公路。饮酒导致撞车的高危时段是星期六、日凌晨二至三时。在俄亥俄州，超速导致的事故大多发生于周一至五的上下班高峰时段。

电脑模型还揭示了节假日的一些惊人事实。郝勒曼教授说：“在周末长假开始之前的那天早上，有极高的风险会发生因饮酒导致的撞车事故。”因此，如果劳动节是星期一，在此前的星期五，司机们最有可能发生撞车事故。（电脑）模型还显示，最容易致命的驾车月份是七月，最安全的则是二月。

了解到这些信息后，警方就可以在危险区域和高危时段部署警力，以避免事故的发生。

56、美国去年因交通事故受害的总人数有多少？
　　A、6,000,000
　　B、3,000,000
　　C、3,043,000
　　D、43,000
　　选择：C。
　　说明：将伤亡人数加总即可。

57、根据麦克西警员的了解，下面哪个不是交通事故的主要原因？
　　A、超速
　　B、不服从警察
　　C、酒后驾驶
　　D、莽撞驾驶
　　选择：B。
　　说明：该题的选项不严密，其实A、C、D都是B的具体表现。

58、第二段下划线的“这种事情”（something）指代什么？
　　A、他们的亲人回不来了。
　　B、你永远无法习惯开某种车。
　　C、麦克西了解超速、酒后驾驶、莽撞驾驶的情况
　　D、他得挨家挨户地告知他们的亲人回不来了。
　　选择：D。

59、下面哪个标题能够最好地概括本文的主旨？
　　A、美国交通事故频发地点
　　B、美国有太多的交通事故
　　C、一款新的电脑交通软件
　　D、一款根据数据分析进行预测的电脑（程序）模型
　　选择：D。