Question

A weekend full of parties begins today. Almost everyone is expecting the excitement of going out and drinking with friends. Few are thinking of the dangers，that is，drunk driving. This is becoming a major problem on the campus.

"I'm OK,and I can drive." is often heard during parties. Many times people will not realize how much alcohol they have consumed and they don, t realize how it may affect them. In fact，many of us have been in situations where we have got into a car driven by a person that has had several drinks. And several drinks may be enough to lead to impaired driving and can result in serious consequences.

The words "Don't drink and drive！ ”have been spoken enough. However,I still don't think people would listen. In order to be over the legal limit of a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 ，a man must have four drinks in one hour on an empty stomach. One might brush this off，saying four drinks in one hour is excessive，but driving under the legal limit may put oneself and others in danger.

One must seriously consider what one is doing while driving. When I first got my driving

license, my father told me, "A car is a weapon if used irresponsibly/' Most people know someone who has been killed or seriously injured due to a drunk driver. Driving is dangerous when one is not in full control.

Along with endangering the safety of oneself and others，if one is found driving drunk,major problems may follow. There is the possibility of higher insurance rates, loss of license,jail sentence or community service.

The consequences should prevent all people from driving drunk,but sadly this is not the case. People still choose to drive without full mental capacity. Part of this stems form a belief that we are above the rules set out for other people. People think that it will not happen to them. But the truth is that drinking and driving really does affect people everywhere. And it needs to be taken seriously.

1 suggest that anyone driving over the weekend should choose not to drink at all，even though they may be under the legal limit of drinks. This weekend should be fun. With driving safety in mind,you should be confident that you will return to your campus without any problems.

(   ) 8. This article may be intended for         .

     A. taxi drivers B. young students C. bus drivers D. cyclists

(   ) 9. The author thinks that the legal limit of drink is       .

     A. very harsh    B. harmless    C. far from severe  D. of great help

(   ) 10. Which of the following is NOT the consequence one may face if caught driving drunk?

     A. Loss of the car.    B. Higher insurance rates.

     C. Loss of license. D. Jail sentence.

(   ) 11. Despite the consequences, people still choose to drive drunk partly because they think       

     A. they are much smarter than others  B. they drink little enough 

     C. their cars are very good    D. they somehow are different

(   ) 12. The phrase "brush this off" is the closest in meaning to         .

  A. take it for granted    B. take it very seriously 

  C. refuse to read    D. intend to follow

Answer 1

8. B邏輯推理題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句和"you should be confident that you will return to your campus without any problems."可知，本文的讀者對象應(yīng)該是學(xué)生。

9. C邏輯推理題。根據(jù)"driving under the legal limit may put oneself and others in danger."可以看出，作者認為這種限制不夠合理，遠遠不能達到目的。

10. A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"There is the possibility of higher insurance rates, loss of license,jail sentence or community service."可知，酒后駕車可能面臨的后果有B、(：和D項。A項沒有提到。

11. D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"Part of this stems form a belief that we are above the rules set out for other people. People think that it will not happen to them."可知，人們總認為自己與眾不同，那些事情不會發(fā)生在自己身上。

12. A詞義猜測題。才艮據(jù)該短語后面的內(nèi)容"saying four drinks in one hour is excessive,but driving under the legal limit may put oneself and others in danger." 可知，人們認為法定酒精限度很難達到，對此持漠視的態(tài)度，故A正確〇brush off表示"置之不理，漠視"。