Can you walk in a straight line? The question is much more difficult to answer than you think. Believe it or not, your eyes and ears help you to walk!

A recent experiment held in Japan shows that it is almost impossible for people to walk exactly straight for 60 meters.

　　The Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology asked 20 healthy men to walk as straight as possible for 60 meters at normal speed.

Each man had to wear socks soaked with red ink and walk on white paper fixed flat to the floor. The footprints showed that all walked in a winding rather than a straight line.

Researchers found that people readjust their direction of walking regularly. The amount of meandering（曲折前行） differed from subject to subject.

This suggests that none of us can walk in a strictly straight line. Rather, we meander, mainly due to a slight structural or functional imbalance of our legs. So steps by the left and right legs of a person are different.

As a result, although we may start walking in a straight line, several steps afterwards we have changed direction. Eyesight helps us to correct the direction of walking and leads us to the target.

Your ears also help you walk. After turning around a lot with your eyes closed, you can hardly stand still or walk straight. It's all because your ears are still spinning and can't help you keep your balance. Inside your inner ear is a structure containing liquids. Inside your ears are many minute hair-like structures that move around as the liquid flows.

When you spin the liquid inside also spins. The difference is that when you stop, the liquid continues to spin for a while. Dizziness（眩晕） is the result.

　　For the moment, although your eyesight tells you to walk in a straight line your brain listens to your spinning ears, thus you don't walk in a straight line!

1．When you walk for 60 meters, you         .

       A．can walk straight without effort           

       B．meander at first, and in while walk in a straight line

       C．can’t walk exactly straight at any time

       D．can almost not cover the distance in a straight line

2．Why most time can we only wind our way?

       A．Because our eyes direct us to.

       B．Because our ears direct us to.

       C．Because of a slight structural or functional imbalance of our legs.

       D．Because our eyesight and ears aren’t always in harmony with each other.

3．According to the research, we can be led to the target mainly due to         .

       A．our eyesight         B．our brain             C．our inner ear        D．our sense of direction

4．Which of the following can prove that your ears help you walk according to the passage?

       A．Your are always meandering most time, but you can arrive where you want to go.

       B．After you turn around a lot with your eyes closed, you almost can’t keep balance.

       C．When you walk to a target, you readjust your direction of walking regularly.

       D．You start walking in a straight line, several steps afterwards you’ll change direction.

Women make better drivers than men for many reasons. Why is that, do you suppose? Wouldn’t you think that competing at who has better driving abilities is pointless? If you ask me, I’d like to say, men know that women are better drivers but do not have the courage to admit the truth — women are queens of the road.

Unlike men, women stop for directions when they have no idea as to where they are going. We don’t drive around for hours pointlessly wasting a tank of gas only to find ourselves heading in the wrong direction. Have you ever be in a car with a man who is lost? He tells you to shut up when you begin to open your mouth. And every five minutes or so he takes a turn going forty-five miles per hour only to find out he’s made another wrong turn.

Speeding is what men do best on the road. Traffic is not a race. There is a reason why men get more speeding tickets than women. Not because we trick to get out of tickets but only because we don’t get pulled over as frequently. We don’t speed. We have more intelligence than senselessly to put our own lives as well as the lives of others in danger.

My largest issue with male drivers is how a majority of them drive with one hand on the wheel and the other hand doing only God knows what. The seat is backed as far as possible, and they’re totally lost into loud music beyond a necessary level. You don’t ever see women driving like that.

I feel that the above evidence more than proves my points that women are not only better drivers but also safer drivers than men. We women rule the road. Oh, and men, if you want to continue criticizing (批评) women for being bad drivers, bring it on. We know you lack confidence, or else you wouldn’t be wasting your valuable time making jokes about the ones you may choose to spend the rest of your days with.

66．If a woman driver feels lost, she will ___________.

A．tell the man next to her to shut up               B．drive aimlessly for hours without stopping

C．take the wrong turns at a high speed           D．stop the car and ask people for help

67．In Paragraph 3, the writer tries to tell us that ___________.

A．women drivers have more responsibility for lives

B．women drivers often play tricks on the police in charge

C．men drivers are more confident and skillful in driving

D．men drivers usually have to be pulled over to the roadsides

68．According to the passage，what does the writer worry most about men drivers?

A．not stopping for directions                       B．making jokes about women

C．not paying full attention                                  D．getting more speeding tickets

69．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

（①=paragraph 1; ②=paragraph 2; ③=paragraph 3; ④=paragraph 4; ⑤=paragraph 5）

70．What’s the main topic of the passage?

    A．Why are women good at driving?                    B．Why do men have better driving abilities?

    C．Why are women better drivers than men?     D．Why should women be respected?

Women make better drivers than men for many reasons．Why is that， do you suppose?  Wouldn’t you think that competing at who has better driving abilities is pointless?  If you ask me,  I’d like to say，men know that women are better drivers but do not have the courage to admit the truth—women are queens of the road．

Unlike men，women stop for directions when they have no idea as to where they are going．Women don’t drive around for hours pointlessly wasting a tank of gas only to find ourselves heading in the wrong direction．Have you ever in a car with a man who is lost?  He tells you to shut up when you begin to open your mouth．And every five minutes or so he takes a turn going forty-five miles per hour only to find out he’s made another wrong turn．

Speeding is what men do best on the road．Traffic is not a race．There is a reason why men get more speeding tickets than women．Not because we trick to get out of tickets but only because we don’t get pulled over as frequently．We don’t speed．We have more intelligence than senselessly to put our own lives as well as the lives of others in danger．

    My largest issue with male drivers is how a majority of them drive with one hand on the wheel and the other hand doing only God knows what．The seat is backed as far as possible,  and they’re totally lost into loud music beyond a necessary level. You don’t ever see women driving like that．

I feel that the above evidence more than proves my points that women are not only better drivers but also safer drivers than men．We women rule the road．Oh，and men，if you want to continue criticizing women for being bad drivers，bring it on．We know you lack confidence，or else you wouldn’t be wasting your valuable time making jokes about the ones you may choose to spend the rest of your days with．

62．If a woman driver feels lost，she will______．

A．tell the man next to her to shut up         B．drive aimlessly for hours without stopping

C．take the wrong turns at a high speed       D．stop the car and ask people for help

63．In Paragraph 3，the writer tries to tell us that______．

A．men drivers are more confident and skillful in driving 

B．women drivers have more responsibility for lives

C．women drivers often play tricks on the police in charge

D．men drivers usually have to be pulled over to the roadsides

64．According to the passage，men drivers’______ worries the writer most．

A．getting more speeding tickets     B．making jokes about women

C．not stopping for directions        D．not paying full attention

65．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

(① =paragraph 1； ②=paragraph 2；③=paragraph 3；④=paragraph 4；⑤=paragraph 5)

Winter is dangerous for drivers because it’s so difficult to know what is going to happen and accidents take place easily. Bad weather can be waiting to meet you. Ice might be hiding under the snow, waiting to send you off the road. The car coming towards you might suddenly move across the road. Here are two rules for driving safely on icy roads:
Rule Number One is to drive smoothly. Irregular movements can make a car very difficult to manage. So each time you either turn the wheel, touch the brake or increase your speed, you must be as gentle and slow as possible. Just imagine you are driving with a full cup of hot coffee on the seat next to you. You should drive carefully enough in order that you wouldn’t get the coffee out of the cup.
Rule Number Two is to pay attention to what might happen. The more ice there is, the farther you have to look down the road. Test how long it takes to stop by gently braking. Remember that you may be driving more quickly than you think. Generally speaking, allow double your normal stopping distance when the road is wet, three times this distance on snow, and even more on ice. Try to stay in control of your car at all times, or you will get into trouble.
49. Driving in winter is dangerous because _________.
A. drivers usually have too much coffee      B. people drive three times faster than usual
C. unexpected things may often happen              D. people drive more gently and slowly
50.Rule Number One mainly tells us _________.
A. to drive fast on snowy roads                   B. to increase the driving speed
C. to manage your car irregularly                D. to drive smoothly on icy roads
51.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Winter Driving  B. Careless Driving   C. Traffic Accidents         D. Bad Weather
52.Where do you think you might read such a passage?
A. In dictionaries.   B. In cookbooks.     C. In advertisements.  D. In magazines.

Winter is dangerous for drivers because it’s so difficult to know what is going to happen and accidents take place easily. Bad weather can be waiting to meet you. Ice might be hiding under the snow, waiting to send you off the road. The car coming towards you might suddenly move across the road. Here are two rules for driving safely on icy roads:

Rule Number One is to drive smoothly. Irregular movements can make a car very difficult to manage. So each time you either turn the wheel, touch the brake or increase your speed, you must be as gentle and slow as possible. Just imagine you are driving with a full cup of hot coffee on the seat next to you. You should drive carefully enough in order that you wouldn’t get the coffee out of the cup.

Rule Number Two is to pay attention to what might happen. The more ice there is, the farther you have to look down the road. Test how long it takes to stop by gently braking. Remember that you may be driving more quickly than you think. Generally speaking, allow double your normal stopping distance when the road is wet, three times this distance on snow, and even more on ice. Try to stay in control of your car at all times, or you will get into trouble.

49. Driving in winter is dangerous because _________.

A. drivers usually have too much coffee      B. people drive three times faster than usual

C. unexpected things may often happen              D. people drive more gently and slowly

50.Rule Number One mainly tells us _________.

A. to drive fast on snowy roads                   B. to increase the driving speed

C. to manage your car irregularly                D. to drive smoothly on icy roads

51.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Winter Driving  B. Careless Driving   C. Traffic Accidents         D. Bad Weather

52.Where do you think you might read such a passage?

A. In dictionaries.   B. In cookbooks.     C. In advertisements.  D. In magazines.