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Why is this phenomenon occurring more than ever now, and why is it something that seemed almost

nonexistent a few short years ago? Experts have several theories, and all are probably partially correct.

One suggestion is sheer overcrowding. In the last decade, the number of cars on the roads has

increased by more than 11 percent, and the number of miles driven has increased by 35 percent. However,

the number of new road miles has only increased by 1 percent. That means more cars in the same amount

of space; and the problem is magnified in urban areas. Also, people have less time and more things to

do. With people working and trying to fit extra chores and activities into the day, stress levels

have never been higher. Stress creates anxiety, which leads to short tempers. These factors, when

combined in certain situations, can spell Road Rage.

You may think you are the last person who would drive aggressively, but you might be surprised. For

instance, have you ever yelled out loud at a slower driver, sounded the horn long and hard at another

car, or sped up to keep another driver from passing? If you recognize yourself in any of these

situations, watch out!

Whether you are getting angry at other drivers, or another driver is visibly upset with you, there are

things you can do to avoid any major conflict. If you are susceptible (easily influenced) to Road Rage,

the key is to discharge your emotion in a healthy way. If you are the target of another drivers rage, do everything possible to get away from the other driver safely, including avoiding eye contact and getting out of their way.

60. The first sentence in Para. 1 implies that __________. A. one may be angered by media reports and wants to avoid them B. the media created the term “Road Rage” only a few months ago C. Road Rage has received much media coverage in the last few months D. people not interested in the media know little about recent happenings 答案：C

推断题。议论文题目必然和文章主旨有直接关联。整篇文章讲述关于Road Rage行车安全的相关问题，所以排除完全无关的A选项和D选项。B选项的重点是media，C选项的重点是Road Rage，所以选C选项，与文章内容直接相关。

61. The underlined word “spell” in Para. 3 means __________. A. relieve B. cause C. spread D. prevent 答案：B

词汇题。所有词汇题的思路与完形填空解题思路完全一致。这里提问动词，动作发出者是

these factors，即前文中提到的stress压力、anxiety焦虑和temper脾气，动作承受者是Road Rage，所以答案为B，压力、焦虑和脾气造成Road Rage的现象。

62. Which of the following characterizes aggressive driving? A. Talking while driving.

B. Driving at high speed.

C. Sounding the horn when passing. D. Shouting at another driver. 答案：D

细节题。直接对应文章第四段的细节，选出D选项应该不难。C选项的细节原文中还有程度描述long and hard，A选项和B选项则没有提到，所以排除。

63. The last paragraph is intended to __________. [] A. tell people how to deal with Road Rage B. inform people how aggressive drivers could be C. show people how to control themselves when angry D. warn people against eye contact with another driver 答案：A

细节题。议论文中只有两方面重要：作者论点和作者建议。60题提问作者论点，63题则提问作者建议。根据文章最后一段there are things you can do to avoid any major conflict，可以选出A选项。注意文章最后一段不但提到了如何抑制自己的愤怒，还有如何应对对方的愤怒，所以C选项和D选项是片面的。 C

Security – for the information on your smartphone, as well as for the phone itself – is a hot topic these days. The truth is that you’re packing a lot of sensitive information on your phone, and you should keep it safe.

When it comes to physical security, iPhone users would do well to download Find My iPhone, a free app

(application program) from Apple that allows you to visit a website and see your (lost, stolen or

misplaced) phone on a map. You can then sound an alarm, send a message that will pop up on its screen,

lock the phone or erase all your data.

Android does not have an exact equivalent, but there are plenty of alternatives. A free app called

Lookout offers the find-my-phone feature. The paid version allows you to wipe the data from your phone remotely.

Then there is your coffee shop’

s WiFi network. Anyone with minimal technical expert skill can snoop on (窥

视) people using shared wireless networks, harvesting passwords and other personal data. Lookout’s

apps will caution you when you’

ve logged on to an unsecure network, but cannot protect you once you’ re there.

In order to protect yourself on such networks, you can use a virtual private network, or V.P.N. This

turns all your activity into nonsense to anyone trying to read along with you from across the

Starbucks. It also keeps websites from tracking you and, if you’re traveling, allows you to get

access to sites that may be blocked in other countries.

If you have an iPhone, the simplest V.P.N. app is probably Hotspot Shield, whose distinguishing

feature is said to be that it automatically kicks in each time you start browsing (浏览), as opposed to other V.P.N. apps that require you to start them up manually. This matters,