The team has also approached the US Consumer Product Safety Commission to try to
persuade manufacturers to adopt the new design A decision is expected later this year．
詞匯 ：
handlebar n(常用復(fù)數(shù))(自行車等的)車把
abdominal adj 腹部的 redesign v 重新設(shè)計(jì)
bioengineer n 生物工程師 reconstruct vt．重建；重構(gòu)
countermeasure n 對(duì)策 abdomen n 膜，腹部
momentum n沖力 handgrip n握柄
damping adj 制動(dòng)的．減速的，緩沖的 commercialize vt 使 商品 化
練習(xí)：
1 According to the passage，SOme engineers are trying to improve the handlebars because
A)they are not noble enough，
B)they may kill children
C)they are likely to crash
D)they make the bike move at a low speed
2 In paragraph 2, the author mentions a study of serious abdominal injuries
A)to discuss how abdominal injuries in children occur,
B)to show that more than a third injuries were caused by bicycle accidents.
C)to point out what the countermeasures can be.
D)to tell us why Kristy Arbogast began the project．
3 Paragraph 3 mainly discusses
A)why the children and their parents were interviewed
B)when the children tom the handlebars through 90 degrees，
C)what causes the children to topple over
D)how serious injuries occur．
4 The passage implies that
A)it is not easy to persuade manufacturers to adopt the new design.
B)the team of engineers has not found any countermeasures
C)children like to ride bicycles at a very low speed．
D)a lot of children were killed in bicycle accidents in the past 30 years．
5 The new handgrip works in which of the following ways?
A)It call be commercialized．
B)It reduces the dangerous forces in bicycle accidents
C)It adds a few dollars to the cost of a bike
D)It changes the direction of the handlebars in all impact．
1． 文章標(biāo)題分析：Pushbike Peril
2． 直接解題：
1. According to the passage, some engineers are trying to improve the handlebars（車把） because
A. they are not noble enough
persuade manufacturers to adopt the new design A decision is expected later this year．
詞匯 ：
handlebar n(常用復(fù)數(shù))(自行車等的)車把
abdominal adj 腹部的 redesign v 重新設(shè)計(jì)
bioengineer n 生物工程師 reconstruct vt．重建；重構(gòu)
countermeasure n 對(duì)策 abdomen n 膜，腹部
momentum n沖力 handgrip n握柄
damping adj 制動(dòng)的．減速的，緩沖的 commercialize vt 使 商品 化
練習(xí)：
1 According to the passage，SOme engineers are trying to improve the handlebars because
A)they are not noble enough，
B)they may kill children
C)they are likely to crash
D)they make the bike move at a low speed
2 In paragraph 2, the author mentions a study of serious abdominal injuries
A)to discuss how abdominal injuries in children occur,
B)to show that more than a third injuries were caused by bicycle accidents.
C)to point out what the countermeasures can be.
D)to tell us why Kristy Arbogast began the project．
3 Paragraph 3 mainly discusses
A)why the children and their parents were interviewed
B)when the children tom the handlebars through 90 degrees，
C)what causes the children to topple over
D)how serious injuries occur．
4 The passage implies that
A)it is not easy to persuade manufacturers to adopt the new design.
B)the team of engineers has not found any countermeasures
C)children like to ride bicycles at a very low speed．
D)a lot of children were killed in bicycle accidents in the past 30 years．
5 The new handgrip works in which of the following ways?
A)It call be commercialized．
B)It reduces the dangerous forces in bicycle accidents
C)It adds a few dollars to the cost of a bike
D)It changes the direction of the handlebars in all impact．
1． 文章標(biāo)題分析：Pushbike Peril
2． 直接解題：
1. According to the passage, some engineers are trying to improve the handlebars（車把） because
A. they are not noble enough