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.”
小題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
小題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.
小題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
小題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
小題5:What is Del. Sal R. Iaquinto’s attitude towards the new law?
A．Negative.B．Indifferent.C．flexible.D．workable.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:D

試題分析：本文報道了弗吉尼亞州開始實施嚴(yán)厲的酒后駕車處罰，要求第一次犯規(guī)者，在他們的汽車?yán)锇惭b的血液酒精測試設(shè)備如果結(jié)果是高于法定限制，汽車將無法啟動，這一舉措引起了不少爭議。
小題1:詞義猜測題。從第一段If the result is higher than the legal limit, the car will not start及上文提到的 lock一詞說明該裝置會鎖住汽車的發(fā)動機(jī)啟動。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。從第二段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可知正確答案為C
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。從第四段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可知反對者認(rèn)為該設(shè)備是過于嚴(yán)厲懲罰犯規(guī)者。
小題4:推斷題。從第四段，第五段的描述可知這一舉措引起的爭論說明：法律沒有絕對完美的。
小題5:推理題。從最后一段Del. Sal R. Iaquinto所說的話How much does a life cost?” “Blowing into a tube for six months, you will remember that,” “And you’re not likely to offend again.” 可知他認(rèn)為生命更重要。有了這一裝置，就不可能再違章犯規(guī)，因此他的態(tài)度是認(rèn)為可行的，故選D
點評：本文報道了弗吉尼亞州開始實施嚴(yán)厲的酒后駕車處罰，要求第一次犯規(guī)者，在他們的汽車?yán)锇惭b的血液酒精測試設(shè)備的舉措。新聞類閱讀要抓新聞發(fā)生的時間，地點，人物等要素，文章主要考查細(xì)節(jié)題和推理題。本文集中考查推理題，要求考生在閱讀時體會字里行間的言外之意
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