第三部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
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Russianpolicehavelaunchedanovelattempttogetdriverstoslowdownatzebracrossingsbyhavingstripe-paintedhorsesaszebraswalkacrossonthebusieststreetsinsomeofthebigcitiesinanattempttoimproveroadsafetyandraiseawarenessamongRussia'snotoriouslycarelessdrivers.
Thelightgreyhorsespaintedwithblackstripescarriedsignsontheirbacksreading:Carefulchildrenareontheirwaytoschool.Thepolicedispatched(派遣)thefakezebrastoseveraldifferentlocationsintheRussiancapitalwhereofficialsinorangevestswalkedthemoverzebracrossingsandhandedoutflyerstopassingdrivers.
Somehelduprainbow-colouredumbrellasoverthepaintedanimalstoprotectthemfromrainfootageairedontelevisionshowed.
Russianroadsarenotoriouslydangerousanddriversstillrarelytaketheinitiativetoavoidpedestrians.Nearlyhalfofalltrafficaccidentsinthecountry5sbigcitiesarecausedbycarshittingpedestriansandathirdofthoseoccuroncrossingsaccordingtotrafficpolicefigurespublishedlastmonth.
Inthefirstsixmonthsofthisyear378peoplewerekilledandmorethan6600injuredonpedestriancrossingsinRussiaaccordingtopolice.InMoscowalone43peoplewerekilledincludingtwochildren.Thoughpoliceofficialssaidthatonlysafepaintswouldbeusedontheanimalsanimalrightsactivistsstilldisagreedwiththeideaaccusingthepoliceof“treatinganimalslikegarbage”.
“Childrenunderstandthatpaintsarebadforanimals:theycancauseinternalswelling”’theInterfaxnewsagencyquotedpresidentofVitaanimalrightsgroupIrinaNovozhilovaassaying.
41.WhydoMoscowpolicehavestripe-paintedhorsesaszebraswalkacrossonthebusieststreets?
A.Tbraisepeople'sawarenessofprotectinganimals.
B.Tbinformpeoplezebrasareindangerofextinction.
C.Tomakedriversbetterawareofroadsafety.
D.Totellpeopleitisdangeroustocrossthestreets.
42.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”referto?
A.Thezebras.B.Thehorses.
C.Thepolicemen.D.Thedrivers.
43.Fromthepassagewecanseethat.
A.mos