Survey: Most Chinese think penalty(惩罚) for drunk driving too light
2009-08-18 13:33:53 GMT2009-08-18 21:33:53 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIJING, Aug.18 (Xinhua) -- Most Chinese people consider drunk driving impossible to stop in the country while the current law(法律) too light for drunk drivers, a survey has found. 
According to the survey done by the China Youth Daily, more than 96% of the 1,792 respondents(被告) said people around them had driven after drinking, while more than 81% complained the current penalty was too light, the paper reported Tuesday. Now offenders(违规者) face a three-to-six month suspension(吊销)of their driving licenses and detention(拘留) for up to 15 days in serious cases.
Drunk driving has attracted wide public attention in China after several serious accidents in recent months. On Aug. 4, a drunk driver in Hangzhou killed a 16-year-old girl. Two days later, another drunk driver in Shanghai killed a four-year-old boy and injured three others.
Drunk driving is regarded as just traffic violation if no accidents result, according to the Chinese law. But some people have called for regarding it as a crime no matter whether it results in serious accidents. “If it’s a crime and anyone caught will go to jail(监狱), a lot more people will be afraid of risking it,” said Wang Mingliang, a professor at the Fudan University. However, other people disagreed.
In 2008, China’s alcohol（酒精）-related traffic accidents led to 18,371 deaths, 76,230 injuries, and a property(财产) loss of 250 million yuan ($36.7 million), according to official figures. Most Chinese think it’s hard to stop drunk driving because of the __________ penalty for it according to the current law.
A. light B. less C. heavyIf a drunk driver is caught now, he or she will have to face __________.
A. a detention and an important report
B. a suspension of driving license and a detention
C. a suspension of driving license and a serious surveyHow many people died of alcohol-related traffic accidents in China in 2008?
A. 1,792 B. 18,371 C. 76,230According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. A drunk driver in Shanghai killed a 4-year-old boy On August 4.
B. Over 1700 respondents in the survey complained the current penalty was too light.
C. China’s alcohol-related traffic accidents caused a property loss of $36.7 million in 2008.This passage may come from a __________.
A. newspaper B. science fiction C. story book
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4．ROOM TO RENT
Small room to rent(租)in city centre flat above restaurant．Newly painted with modern furniture．Near main railway station．Buses pass front door．Phone 3322108．
Mr．Brown wants to Live near his workplace．Mrs．Brown wants a house with four bedrooms．The Brown children don’t care what the house is like．They just want a big garden．Ann，their daughter, has always wanted to work in a restaurant．She thinks it is an exciting place．It’s hard work but she is n’t lazy．You have to work on Saturdays and Sundays，but you get other days off．It’s not very well paid．But who cares about money?
Tom is a middle school student．He is twelve years old．He stops school at half past three，so he has plenty of time to finish his homework．
Jack．Mr．Brown’s brother ,is looking for a room to rent．He doesn’t care what colour the walls are or how old the furniture is．He is getting ready for his drawing．So the house must be quiet．Why did n’t the Browns buy the house in Advertisement 1 ?
| A．It was on the north side of town． |
| B．There weren’t enough bedrooms． |
| C．There was no dining room． |
| D．The garden was too big． |
Why does Ann want to get the job in the restaurant?
| A．It’s an easy job． |
| B．It is an exciting place． |
| C．She thinks it is well paid． |
| D．She likes working at weekends． |
Why can’t Tom play for the new football team?
| A．He’s not old enough． |
| B．It’s in a different village． |
| C．School stops too late． |
| D．He has to do his homework． |
What’s wrong with the room for Jack in Advertisement 4?
| A．It’s too small． |
| B．The walls are the wrong colour． |
| C．The man likes old furniture better． |
| D．It’s too noisy． |
Carrots are grown on farms and in small family gardens all over the world. They are easy to plant and harvest ( 收获 ）. They also have a good taste.
When people think about carrots, a picture of a long, thin, orange-coloured vegetable usually comes into their minds. But carrots come in many different sizes and shapes. And not all carrots are orange.
Carrots should be grown in sandy soil that does not hold water for a long time. The earth also should not be too hard. To prepare your carrot garden, dig up the earth and turn it over (翻土）.
Weather, soil, condition and time affect the taste of carrots. Warm days and cool nights are the best time to grow great delicious carrots.
The best way to decide if a carrot is ready to be harvested is by its colour. Usually, the brighter the colour is, the better the taste is.
Most people do not know that carrots can be grown during the winter months. If the winter is not cold enough to freeze the ground, you can grow and harvest carrots the same way as you do during the summer months.
Carrots are prepared and eaten in many different ways. They are cut into thin pieces and cooked with other vegetables or meat. Or, they are washed, and eaten just as they come out of the ground.
根据上面的短文内容填空。It is for people carrots.
Not all carrots are long, thin and orange, they can be of different .
Carrots should in sandy soil and the earth should be .
It’s the best time to grow delicious carrots . Carrots with brighter colours have tastes.
We can grow carrots during both the months and the months.
No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22, 1998. It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.
The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. Other cities, including Taipai, Shanghai and Wuhan, also support the day.
In Beijing, more and more people are joining the campaign(运动). It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5(World Environment Day). The slogan(口号) for the day is, “If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.”
So far, more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support. “We can’t control the weather, but we can choose not to drive,” said Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman. Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of 2012, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period the year before. Much of the dust comes from the desert, but cars cause most of the air pollution. We must do more for No Car Day.
根据上面短文回答下列问题。Is China the first country to start No Car Day?
_________________________________________________________________When did the first No Car Day start?
_________________________________________________________________What was the first city to have No Car Day in China？
_________________________________________________________________ How often does the campaign ask drivers not to drive their cars in Beijing?
_________________________________________________________________How many blue sky days did Beijing have in the first quarter of 2011?
_________________________________________________________________
Do you want to know how and why a fall leaf changes color? We first have to
understand what leaves are and what they do.
Leaves are the world’s food factories. Plants take water from the ground through their roots and take CO2 from the air. Plants use sunlight to turn water and CO2 into glucose(葡萄糖), a kind of sugar. Plants use it as food for energy and growing.
A chemical called “chlorophyll” in the leaves gives plants their green colour. As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter, and trees “know” to begin getting ready for winter.
During winter, there is not enough sunlight or water. Trees rest during this time and live on the food they store during the summer. They begin to shut down their food-making factories. As the green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves, we begin to see yellow and orange leaves.
The bright reds and purples we see in leaves are made mostly in autumn. In some trees, like maples, sunlight and the cool nights of autumn turn the glucose in the leaves into a red colour. And we can enjoy the beautiful red leaves during autumn.Which should be in the box?
| A．air | B．sugar | C．water | D．wind |
The underlined word “chlorophyll” means __________.
| A．叶绿素 | B．脂肪 | C．蛋白质 | D．淀粉 |
The leaves turn yellow because they are short of(缺少) __________.
| A．water and CO2 | B．glucose and energy |
| C．sunlight and water | D．sunlight and CO2 |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．When autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter. |
| B．During winter trees live on the food they store in summer. |
| C．During winter some of yellow and orange colors are still in the leaves. |
| D．Trees begin to stop making food in summer. |
This passage tells us_____________.
| A．the plants can grow well only with the sunlight |
| B．there are all kinds of plants on the earth |
| C．not all the colors of the leaves are from chlorophyll |
| D．maple leaves change the color as other trees |
These days students often have a lot of worries. Sometimes the worries come from their schoolwork, and sometimes from their friends. What can they do about this? Some people think the worst thing is to do nothing. Laura Mills, a teenager from Washington, agrees. “Problems and worries are normal in life,” says Laura. “But I think talking to someone helps a lot. If we don’t talk to anyone, we’ll certainly feel worse.”
Laura once lost her purse, and worried for days. She was afraid to tell her parents about it. She even walked three miles to school each day because she didn’t have any money. She just kept thinking. “If I tell my parents, they’ll be angry!” But in the end, she talked to her parents and they were really understanding. Her dad said he sometimes made careless mistakes himself. They got her a new purse and asked her to be more careful. “I will always remember to share my problems in the future!” Laura says.
Robert Hunt advises students about common problems. He feels the same way as Laura. “It is best not to avoid our problems. We should always try to solve them.” He thinks that you can first find someone to talk to. This person doesn’t need to be an expert (专家) like himself. Students often forget that their parents have more experience than them and are always there to help them.
In English, we say that sharing a problem is like cutting it in half. So you’re halfway to solving a problem if you talk to someone about it!These days students’ worries come from at times.
| A．their friends | B．their teachers |
| C．their school work | D．Both A and C |
In Paragraph 2, the writer used the story of Laura to .
| A．give an example |
| B．answer a question |
| C．introduce his friend |
| D．share his experience |
The underlined word “avoid” in Paragraph 3 means ?
| A．solve | B．think about |
| C．deal with | D．keep away from |
According to the passage Robert Hunt might be .
| A．Laura’s teacher |
| B．an expert on students’ problems |
| C．a person with a problem |
| D．the writer of the passage |
What is the main idea of this passage?
| A．Problems and worries are normal in life. |
| B．Talking to someone helps to solve problems. |
| C．Parents have more experience than their children. |
| D．Students often have a lot of worries at school. |