drivers listening to loud music must be less safe as a result.

　　【语篇解读】　文章讲述了澳大利亚心理学家通过对60个男女司机在不放音乐、放55分贝音乐和85分贝音乐的情况下，看看音乐分贝的大小对司机会产生怎样的影响。

　　1．Which of the following is the best way to make driving safer?

　　A．Loud music.　 B．Quiet music.

　　C．Silence. D．Heavy metal music.

　　【解析】　细节理解题。根据第一段前两句Listening to music while you drive can improve your speed and ability to get away from accidents, according to Australian psychologists. But turning your car radio up to full volume could probably make you end up in an accident. 澳大利亚心理学家说你开车时听音乐可以提高你的速度和远离交通事故的能力。但是车里的收音机声音被调到最大时可能会使你发生交通事故。

　　【答案】　B

　　2．Where did the researchers do the experiment?

　　A．At crossroads.

　　B．At a police traffic station.

　　C．In a crowded street.

　　D．Under the same conditions as those of the streets.

　　【解析】　细节理解题。根据第二段第一句tested them on almost the same driving tasks under three noise conditions可知。

　　【答案】　D

　　3．Which of the following didn't help the performers to "brake" sooner at red lights?

　　A．Silence. B．Loud music.

　　C．Quiet music. D．Rock music.

【解析】　细节理解题。根据第四段第二句But under both the loud and quiet music conditions, the performers "braked" at a red light about 50 milliseconds