题目内容
The legal age for drinking alcohol in the Unite States is twenty-one. Underage drinking is a crime but also a common part of college social life. This week in our Foreign Student Series, we look at alcohol rules at American colleges and universities. These rules differ from school to school, but many schools have been moving to strengthen their rules.
The United States has more than 17,000,000 students in higher education. Each year, 1700 of them die from alcohol-related road crashes and other injuries. 600,000 more are injured while under the influence of alcohol. And almost 700,000 are attacked by another drunken.
One behavior that college officials are trying to prevent is too much drink. Some researchers have found that students who think binge drinking(狂饮) is normal often think extremely how much other students really drink. A person can die of alcohol poisoning. At Oklahoma University, a nineteen-year-old student died from drinking heavily at a party in 2005.
Now alcohol is banned from all sorority houses(联谊会会馆) and university housing. Student organizations can serve alcohol at events but only on Friday and Saturday nights. Other new requirements include an alcohol education program that first-year students take online.
The rules govern behavior on campus(大学校园)and off. With a first violation(违犯),students pay seventy-five dollars and their parents are told. They must also take an alcohol education class. For a second “strike”, they have to pay one hundred fifty dollars. A third strike means that they have to be suspended school for at least one semester.
Since 2005,363 students have had a first strike. 30 have had a second strike-and only one hasn’t allowed to go to school for one semester. The president at Oklahoma tells us the aim is not just to punish but to change the behavior and culture at the university.
1.The first paragraph mainly tells us that .
A.the legal age at the lowest for drinking alcohol is 21 |
B.many colleges consider drinking alcohol to be a crime |
C.drinking alcohol is a necessary and popular campus culture |
D.American colleges and universities have their own alcohol rules |
2.Every year the number of the students who die or are injured because of alcohol in the USA adds up to about .
A.17,000,000 |
B.1,301,700 |
C.601,700 |
D.1300,000 |
3.If a student has a third strike, he or she should .
A.have to stop going to school for a time. |
B.be removed to another school |
C.be locked at home for a period. |
D.be forced to leave school forever. |
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.College students are not allowed to drink alcohol at any time. |
B.If students take an alcohol program online, they can drink alcohol. |
C.Students having a first strike only receive punishment of fine. |
D.Students with a second strike pay twice as much as students with a first strike. |
5.From the last paragraph we can infer that .
A.alcohol rules have no effect on college students |
B.drinking alcohol remains a serious problem |
C.alcohol rules aim to change the behavior and culture at the university |
D.the number of students drinking alcohol is dropping in one way |
1.D
2.C
3.A
4.D
5.D
【解析】略
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 off | B.the engine starts | C.the door opens | D.the car is fueled |
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. |
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 |
A.prevention is better than cure | B.no law is absolutely perfect |
C.punishment is the key to all | D.justice has long arms |
A.Negative. | B.Indifferent. | C.flexible. | D.workable. |