Read the passage below and
answer questions 7 to 11.
A topic of debate among drivers is
frequently whether a motorcycle is
more dangerous that an automobile.
Most experienced drivers would
agree that while it is more
exhilarating to ride a motorcycle than
to drive an automobile, it is illogical
to therefore conclude that this
exhilaration leads to careless driving
and, therefore, more accidents,
deaths, and injuries to motorcycle
riders than car drivers. The critical
concept to be understood here is not
exhilaration, which is a given, but
how the exhilaration comes about
and is a cause of serious injury and
death of motorcycle riders.
There is safe and unsafe thrill
seeking. “Exhilaration” is defined as
the “state of being stimulated,
refreshed, or elated.” An example of
safe exhilaration is the excitement of
sledding downhill, which results in
the sled rider feeling stimulated,
refreshed, or elated.
Unsafe exhilaration, which is usually
the consequence of reckless thrill
seeking, is therefore a state of being
over-stimulated, frightened, and
depressed by terror.
Which then causes exhilaration that
is more dangerous, the car or the
motorcycle? The answer is that the
two forms of exhilaration are the
consequences not of the motorcycle
or the automobile, per se, but of the
operation of the respective vehicles.
Without an operator, both vehicles
are metal entities, sitting in space,
neither threatening nor harmful to
anyone.
Therefore, neither the motorcycle nor
the car is more or less dangerous
than the other is; it is the attitude of
their operators that creates the
danger, death, and dismemberment
resultant from accidents.
7. According to the passage,
an example of safe
exhilaration is:
A. Riding a motorcycle
B. Driving a car
C. Sledding downhill
D. Parachuting
8. According to the passage,
the author would agree that:
A. It is unsafe to ride a
motorcycle
B. Motorcycles can be
safe
C. Cars are safer than
motorcycles
D. Exhilaration leads to
careless driving
9. What would be a good title
for this passage?
A. Exhilaration
B. Automobile and
Motorcycle Safety
C. How to Drive Safely
D. Which is Safer—the
Car or the Motorcycle?