After nearly half a century behind the wheel, Hisao Matsumoto, 85, is not ready to stop driving. “I’m not that old yet,” he says. “I still have 15 more years to go till I reach 100.” Mr.Matsumoto is one of more than 5 million drivers aged 75 or older. A million more will be on the roads by 2021.Worried, the police are trying to persuade many of them out of driving, because over­75s are twice as likely to cause a fatal (致命的) accident as younger drivers, according to the National Police Agency (NPA).

Nearly half of older drivers who caused fatal accidents had signs of cognitive impairment (认知障碍). Hundreds of older drivers turn the wrong way into motor ways every year. In January an 85­year­old man steered his vehicle into oncoming traffic on a country road, hitting a car and two schoolgirls. Police believe he mistook the accelerator for the brake. The man’s family said he had rejected their requests to hand over his keys many times.

Such stubbornness is common, notes Kazunori Iwakoshi, who heads an NGO that supports elderly drivers. Many drivers argue that they have never had an accident and it is unfair to do that, so they resent themselves being cast aside.

Since last March over­75s renewing their licenses must take cognitive tests to screen for dementia (老年痴呆). The NPA expects these changes to take 15,000 drivers off the road each year. Last year more than 250,000 over­75s gave up their licenses after their families’ constant stream of persuasion, says Mr.Iwakoshi. His organization publishes a check list for elderly drivers, aimed at getting them to assess their responses themselves.

Mr.Matsumoto is lucky. His city gives pensioners unlimited access to public transport. However, thousands of elderly people are stuck in rural communities with no buses.

【小题1】Why do the police try to persuade elderly drivers to stop driving?

A．To encourage younger drivers to drive safely.

B．To reduce the number of deadly accidents.

C．To introduce the National Police Agency.

D．To stress the significance of safe driving.

【小题2】Which word is closest in meaning to the underlined word “resent” in Paragraph 3?

A．Praise.	B．Support.
C．Injure.	D．Dislike.

【小题3】What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A．Tests to assess elderly drivers’ responses.

B．Families’ contributions to traffic safety.

C．Ways to renew licenses for elderly drivers.

D．Measures to control the number of elderly drivers.

【小题4】What is implied about the limitation to elderly drivers in the last paragraph?

A．It can cause some new problems.

B．It is popular among elderly drivers.

C．It will do elderly drivers more harm than good.

D．It brings about easy access to public transport.