Virginia is set to begin enforcing the toughest drunken-driving punishment, one that will require thousands of first-time offenders—whether they were highly drunk or slightly over the limit—to install in their cars blood- alcohol testing devices that can lock the ignition. The devices work like this—A driver must blow into a blood alcohol device linked to the car’s ignition. If the result is higher than the legal limit, the car will not start. The device also requires random “rolling retests” once the driver is on the road.
Virginia’s current law requires only repeated offenders or those with a blood alcohol level of 0.15 or higher to have an ignition interlock device in their cars.
The new law, which takes effect in July, will roughly increase the number of people required to use ignition interlock devices four times, and offenders will have to pay about $ 480 for a typical six-month installation.
The measure has caused a debate between groups battling drunken driving and those representing offenders. Such groups as Mother Against Drunken Driving and The Washington Regional Alcohol Program say that Virginia’s 274 alcohol-related road deaths and more than 5,500 injuries in 2010 remained unacceptably high despite years of cracking down on drunken driving. Ignition interlock devices, they say, reduce repeat offenses. But some public defenders and lawyers argue that the devices are too severe a punishment for offenders at the legal blood alcohol limit 0.08, and that the court system will be burdened by more cases going to trial and lower-income drivers will be affected by the fees.
Del. Sal R. Iaquinto, who sponsored the bill, had a simple reply for concerns about the costs of the interlock devises: “How much does a life cost?” “Blowing into a tube for six months, you will remember that,” Iaquinto said, “And you’re not likely to offend again.”
【小题1】The underlined word “ignition” in Paragraph 1probably refers to the part in a car where ___________.

A.the alarm goes offB.the engine startsC.the door opensD.the car is fueled
【小题2】Who are required to install the blood alcohol devices according to the current law?
A.The first time drunken-driving offenders.
B.The drivers who are not able to pay offence fees.
C.The repeat drunken-driving offenders.
D.Drivers whose blood alcohol level is below 0.15.
【小题3】The reason why some defenders and lawyers oppose the new law is that ____________.
A.fewer cases go to trial
B.lower-income drivers will not afford to drink again
C.interlock devices increase repeat offenses
D.the devices are too severe a punishment for offenders
【小题4】The debate aroused by the measure implies that ___________.
A.prevention is better than cureB.no law is absolutely perfect
C.punishment is the key to allD.justice has long arms
【小题5】What is Del. Sal R. Iaquinto’s attitude towards the new law?
A.Negative.B.Indifferent.C.flexible.D.workable.

Japan Earthquake and Tsunami(海啸)How to Help

For readers interested in contributing to help victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan and the Pacific regionhere is a list of contact information and links for some agencies that plan to provide relief.

THE JAPAN CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

The Japan Center for International Exchange has set up the Japan NGO Earthquake Relief and Recovery Fund.Half of the money raised will go to support six Japanese NGOs currently at work in the disaster area and half will be retained to support the longer term recovery.

AMERICAN RED CROSS

Red Cross officials say donors can text REDCROSS to 90999 and a $10 donation will automatically be charged to donors’ phone billor donations can be made directly on its Web site.

B’NAI B’RITH INTERNATIONAL

To help the victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunamidonate online on the group’s secure Web site.

Orby mail toB’nai B’rith International Disaster Relief FundAttnJapan Earthquake,2020 K StreetNW,7th FloorWashingtonD.C.,20006.

Or by phone800?573?9057

CARE

CARE is one of the world’s largest private international humanitarian organizations.Their offices in Asia are on high alert(警戒) and have ensured that staff are informed of the tsunami warnings and other related developments.(Updated information on CARE’s work in Japan is available here.)

GLOBALGIVING.ORG

GlobalGiving is working with International Medical CorpsSave the Childrenand other organizations on the ground to disburse(支付) funds to organizations providing relief and emergency services to victims of the earthquake and tsunami.Donors can text JAPAN to 50555 to give$10and larger donations can be submitted on GlobalGiving’s Web site.

THE SALVATION ARMY

The Salvation Army has been providing food and shelter to Tokyo commuters(每日往返上班者) who were stranded when public transportation was interrupted by the earthquake.They are to send a team to Sendaia city about 250 miles away from Tokyoto assess the situation there.Text JAPAN or QUAKE to 80888 to make a $10 donation.(Make sure to respond “YES” to the thank?you message you receive.) Donations can also be made on the organization’s Web site or by calling 1?800?SAL?ARMY.

1.If you want to make donations to the victims by phoneyou can text REDCROSS to ________.

A90999? B80888

C50555? D20006

2.What do we know about CARE from the text?

AIt opened a Person Finder Page online.

BIt is the world’s largest humanitarian organization.

CIt raised much money to support six Japanese NGOs.

DIt warned its staff in Asia of the danger of tsunami.

3.Which group can provide food and shelter?

ATHE SALVATION ARMY.

BGLOBALGIVING.ORG.

CB’NAI B’RITH INTERNATIONAL.

DAMERICAN RED CROSS.

4.The underlined word “stranded” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “________”

Aabandoned? Bseperated

Ccrashed? Ddelayed

 

Tayka Hotel de Sal

WhereTahuaBolivia

How muchAbout $95 a night

Why it’s coolYou’ve stayed at hotels made of brick or woodbut saltThat’s something few can claim.Tayka Hotel de Sal is made totally of salt—including the beds (though you’ll sleep on regular mattresses(床垫) and blankets)The hotel sits on the Salar de Uyunia prehistoric dried?up lake which is the world’s biggest salt flat.Builders use the salt from the 4,633?square?mile flat to make the bricksand glue them together with a paste () of wet salt that hardens when it dries.When rain starts to dissolve the hotelthe owners just mix up more salt paste to strengthen the bricks.

Green Magic Nature Resort

WhereVythiriIndia

How muchAbout $240 a night

Why it’s coolTaking a pulley(滑轮)?operated lift 86 feet to your treetop room is just the start of your adventure.As you look out of your open window—there is no glass—you watch monkeys and birds in the rain forest canopy(罩篷)Later you might test your fear of heights by crossing the handmade rope bridge to the main part of the hotelor just sit on your bamboo bed and read.You don’t even have to come down for breakfast—the hotel will send it up on the pulley?drawn “elevator”

Dog Bark Park Inn B&B

WhereCottonwoodIdaho

How much$92 a night

Why it’s coolThis doghouse isn’t just for the family pet.Sweet_Willy is a 30?foot?tall dog with guest rooms in his belly.Climb the wooden stairs beside his hind leg to enter the door in his side.You can relax in the main bedroomgo up a few steps of the loft(阁楼) in Willy’s heador hang out inside his nose.Although you have a full private bathroom in your quartersthere is also a toilet in the 12?foot?tall fire hydrant(消防栓) outside.

Gamirasu Cave Hotel

WhereAyvaliTurkey

How muchBetween $130 and $475 a night

Why it’s coolThis is caveman coolExperience what it was like 5,000 years agowhen people lived in these mountain caves formed by volcanic ash.But your stay will be much more modern.Bathrooms and electricity provide what you expect from a modern hoteland the white volcanic ashcalled tufakeeps the rooms coolabout 65? in summer.(Don’t worry—there is heat in winter.)

1.What do we know about Tayka Hotel de Sal?

AIt is located on a prehistoric lake.

BIt should be protected against the rain.

CEverything in the hotel is made of salt.

DYou have to cross a rope bridge to the hotel.

2.What is the similarity of the four hotels?

ABeing expensive.

BBeing comfortable.

CBeing natural.

DBeing unique.

3.What does the underlined words “Sweet Willy” refer to?

AThe name of the hotel.

BThe name of the hotel owner.

CThe building of Dog Bark Park Inn B&B.

DThe name of a pet dog of the hotel owner.

4.Which of the hotels makes you have a feeling of living in the far past?

ATayka Hotel de Sal.

BGreen Magic Nature Resort.

CDog Bark Park Inn B&B.

DGamirasu Cave Hotel.

 

Virginia is set to begin enforcing the toughest drunken-driving punishment, one that will require thousands of first-time offenders­­—whether they were highly drunk or slightly over the limit – to install (安装) in their cars blood-alcohol testing devices that can lock the ignition. The devices work like this-A driver must blow into a blood alcohol device linked to the car’s ignition. If the result is higher than the legal limit, the car will not start. The device also requires random “rolling retests” once the driver is on the road.

Virginia’s current law requires only repeat drunken-driving offenders or those with a blood alcohol level of 0.15 or higher to have an ignition interlock device in their car.

The new law, which takes effect in July, will roughly increase the number of people required to use ignition interlock devices four times, and offenders will have to pay about $ 480 for a typical six-month installation.

The measure has caused a debate between groups battling drunken driving and those representing offenders. Such groups as Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the Washington Regional Alcohol Program say that Virginia’s 274 alcohol-related road deaths and more than 5,500 injuries in 2010 remained unacceptably high despite years of cracking down on drunken driving. Ignition interlock devices, they say, reduce repeat offenses. But some public defenders and lawyers argue that the devices are too severe a punishment for offenders at the legal blood alcohol limit of 0.08, and that the court system will be burdened by more cases going to trial and lower-income drivers will be affected by the fees.

Del. Sal R. laquinto, who sponsored the bill, had a simple reply for concerns about the costs of the interlock devices: “How much does a life cost?” “Blowing into a tube for six months, you will remember that, ” Iaquinto said, “ and you are not likely to offend again. ”

1.The ignition probably refers to the part in a car where ______.

A.the alarm goes off                       B.the car is fueled

C.the key is placed                        D.the engine starts

2.Who are required to install the blood-alcohol devices according to the current law?

A.The repeat drunken-driving offenders.

B.The first time drunken-driving offenders.

C.Drivers whose blood alcohol level is below 0.15.

D.The drivers who are not able to pay offence fees.

3.Some groups support the new law because ______.

A.the government can be financed to build roads

B.some traffic deaths and injuries may be avoided

C.lower-income drivers will not afford to drink again

D.the court system is forced to work more effectively

4.The debate aroused by the measure suggests that ______.

A.justice has long arms

B.punishment is the key to all

C.no law is absolutely perfect

D.prevention is better than cure

 

Below is a passages adapted from a website.

Tayka Hotel De Sal

Where: Tahua, Bolivia           

How much: About $95 a night

Why it’s cool: You’ve stayed at hotels made of brick or wood, but salt? That’s something few can claim. Tayka Hotel de Sal is made totally of salt---including the beds (though you’ll sleep on regular mattresses (床垫) and blankets). The hotel sits on the Salar de Uyuni, a prehistoric dried-up lake that’s the world’s biggest salt flat. Builders use the salt from the 4,633-square-mile flat to make the bricks, and glue them together with a paste of wet salt that hardens when it dries. When rain starts to dissolve the hotel, the owners just mix up more salt paste to strengthen the bricks.

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Green Magic Nature Resort

Where: Vythiri, India            

How much: About $240 a night

Why it’s cool: Taking a pulley(滑轮)-operated lift 86 feet to your treetop room is just the start of your adventure. As you look out of your open window---there is no glass!---you watch monkeys and birds in the rain forest canopy(罩蓬). Later you might test your fear of heights by crossing the handmade rope bridge to the main part of the hotel, or just sit on your bamboo bed and read. You don’t even have to come down for breakfast---the hotel will send it up on the pulley-drawn “elevator”.

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Dog Bark Park Inn B&B

Where: Cottonwood, Idaho         

How much: $92 a night

Why it’s cool: This doghouse isn’t just for the family pet. Sweet Willy is a 30-foot-tall dog with guest rooms in his belly. Climb the wooden stairs beside his hind leg to enter the door in his side.You can relax in the main bedroom, go up a few steps of the loft(阁楼)in Willy’s head, or hang out inside his nose. Although you have a full private bathroom in your quarters, there is also a toilet in the 12-foot-tall fire hydrant (消防栓)outside.

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Gamirasu Cave Hotel

Where: Ayvali, Turkey            

How much: Between $130 and $475 a night.

Why it’s cool: This is caveman cool! Experience what it was like 5,000 years ago, when people lived in these mountain caves formed by volcanic ash. But your stay will be much more modern. Bathrooms and electricity provide what you expect from a modern hotel, and the white volcanic ash, called tufa, keeps the rooms cool, about 65℉in summer. (Don’t worry---there is heat in winter.)

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Treebones Resort

Where: California, America        

How much: $100 a night

Why it’s cool: You can sleep in a “room” any night, but how often do you get the chance to sleep in a yurt. What’s a yurt? Good question. Yurts are the name given to guest rooms at the Treebones Resort. These spaces provide all of the accessibility to nature you’d enjoy in a tent, but with all the comforts of a cabin. In one of sixteen yurts, you will doze off(打盹儿) while gazing at the stars that can be seen through a sky dome.

1.What is the main purpose of this passage?

A.To sell the hotels.

B.To attract guests.

C.To offer good service.

D.To get popular.

2.If you want to experience a thrilling life, you’d better go to ____________.

A.Treebones Resort

B.Gamirasu Cave Hotel

C.Dog Bark Park Inn B&B

D.Green Magic Nature Resort

3.Sweet Willy is the name of ____________.

A.a doghouse for the family pet

B.a thirty-foot-tall family dog

C.the building of Dog Bark Park Inn B&B

D.the guest rooms in Dog Bark Park Inn B&B

4.Which of the following words can best describe all the five hotels in the passage?

A.Unique.           B.Ordinary.          C.Costly.            D.Natural.

 

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