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Driving Offence Points System
What is Driving Offence Points System?
After the introduction of this system, certain traffic offences will make the driver lose points besides other punishment (惩罚). A driver makes any of these offences, the points will be recorded．When the driver gets a certain number of points, he will be forbidden (禁止) to drive for a certain amount of time.
This is a system designed to make road much safer. It can improve standards (水平) of driving and reduce accidents.
Which traffic offences will result in Driving Offence Points?
Of course, not all traffic offences are covered by this system. Only those that have direct effect on road safety are included．There are fourteen items in all.

Code	Offence	Points
1	Causing death by dangerous driving	10
2	Dangerous driving	10
3	Careless driving	5
4	Driving after drinking or taking drugs	10
5	Driving over speed limit by more than15 km/hour	3
6	Driving in a motor race on the road	10
7	Failing to stop after an accident	3
8	Failing to give information after an accident	3
9	Failing to report an accident	3
10	Failing to obey directions of police officers	3
11	Crossing double white lines	3
12	Failing to obey traffic signals	3
13	Failing to give way to walkers at a crosswalk Failing to stop for people walking	3
14	Failing to stop at school crossing	3

What will happen if you have got up to 10 points?
If you have got 10 points or above, but still less than 15 points, you will receive a warning (警告) letter from the Transport Department. This letter will tell your record of Driving Offence Points and remind you of the result of getting more points. It is hoped that this warning will change your driving behavior for the better.
What will happen if you have got 15 points?
If you have got 15 points or more within two years, the first time you are found guilty (犯错的) and you will not be able to drive for three months, but if you are caught a second time you will not be able to drive for six months.
小题1:The underlined word “Offence” (paragraph 1) refers to ______.

A．a driving habit

B．an official of road safety

C．bad behavior in the office

D．an action against the traffic law

小题2:The Driving Offence Points _________.

A．is a system that helps to improve the driving standards

B．are points given because of dangerous driving

C．shows traffic offences of different kinds

D．is a guide dealing with (处理) traffic offences

小题3:What will happen to you if you have got 13 points?

A．You will be punished for the points.

B．You will be forbidden to drive.

C．Your record will be sent to the Transport Department.

D．You will get a warning letter from the Transport Department.

小题4:What will happen to you if you are caught driving dangerously and two months later you are caught careless driving?

A．You will take the driving test again.

B．You will be taken to the police station.

C．You will not be able to drive for 6 months.

D．You will not be able to drive for 3 months.

答案

小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:D

解析

本文是关于交通法中的扣分和相应处罚的小短文，信息量比前三篇都要大一点，不过难度并不大。
小题1:猜测词义题。根据整个文章可以知道这一定是一种违法行为才会被扣分。
小题2:细节题。根据文章第二段This is a system designed to make road much safer. It can improve standards (水平) of driving and reduce accidents.清楚显示答案为A。
小题3:细节题。文章倒数倒数第三段。If you have got 10 points or above, but still less than 15 points, you will receive a warning (警告) letter from the Transport Department.可以知道答案为D。
小题4:细节题。根据表格知道危险驾驶罚10分；粗心驾驶罚5分；一共罚15分；在根据文章最后一段If you have got 15 points or more within two years, the first time you are found guilty (犯错的) and you will not be able to drive for three months,可以知道罚15分将取消3个月的驾驶资格。

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根据短文内容，从下框的A---F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

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小题2:
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小题3:
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Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “What is the most important in your life ?” maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet.”
The first computer was made in 1946. It was very big but it worked slowly . Today computers are getting smaller and smaller. But they work faster and faster. What can computers do?
A writer has said, “people can’t live without computers today.”
The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, write letters, do shopping, play games or make friends.
Many students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex (性别). They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can’t put their hearts into study. Many of them can’t catch up with others on many subjects because of that.
We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet.
小题1:The Internet can not be used for ______.

A．studying

B．shopping

C．thinking

D．playing

小题2:When the computer was invented, it was ______.

A．large and worked quickly1

B．small and worked

C．large but worked slowly.

D．small but worked quickly .

小题3:The Internet was born in about _____.

A．1960

B．1970

C．1980

D．1985

小题4:Which of the following is true?

A．Few students like going into the Internet.

B．students use the Internet to make “unreal friends.”

C．These “unreal friends” often meet each other.

D．Students know the friends on the Internet very well.

小题5:What does the writer think of the Internet?

A．It is wonderful.

B．It can make students study harder.

C．It is not good for students.

D．It is helpful, but we can’t do everything on it.

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Many teenagers(青少年) feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas．
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something. These things are difficult to tell their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who chooses your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?
Your answers are welcome.
小题1:Many teenagers think that ____ can understand them better.

A．friends

B．brothers

C．sisters

D．parents

小题2:When teenagers have something difficult to tell their parents, they usually____

A．stay alone at home

B．fight with their parents

C．discuss it with their friends

D．go to their brothers and sisters for help

小题3:The sentence (句子) “Your answers are welcome．” means _______．

A．You are welcome to discuss the questions with us.

B．We have got no idea, so your answers are welcome.

C．Your answers are always right.

D．You can give us all the right answers.

小题4:Which of the following is the writer’s attitude(态度)?

A．Parents should choose friends for their children

B．Children should choose everything they like

C．Parents should understand their children better

D．Teenagers should only go to their friends for help

小题5:Part of the purpose of this passage is to ___.

A．give information for the parents to make their own judgment (判断)

B．give advice to children who want to choose their friends

C．help parents to find better friends for their children

D．get some information from many readers

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People play different games in winter and summer. Games and sports often grow out of people’s work and everyday activities. The Arabs use horses or camels in much of their everyday life; they use them in their sports, too.
Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them. Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers.
Some sports or games go back to thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese boxing, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet. People are inventing new sports or games all the time．
People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game they often become good friends. Sports help to train a person’s character(性格). One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace(体面).
小题1:According to this passage we know that ____.

A．people began to play about one hundred years ago

B．about 100 years ago people ran or jumped when they played

C．basketball has a longer history than volleyball

D．not all the games have a long history

小题2:The writer didn’t tell us in this passage that ____.

A．basketball was invented in America

B．sports change with the season

C．games and sports often grow out of people’s work and everyday activities

D．football is played all over the world

小题3:People all over the world enjoy sports because ____ .

A．sports are interesting

B．sports help to keep people healthy , happy and to live longer

C．sports help to train one’s character

D．all of the above

小题4:From this passage we can see that _____ .

A．sports and games are unimportant things that people do

B．sports and games should be treated only as amusement (娱乐活动)

C．sports and games are only useful to the old

D．none of the above is true

小题5:What’s the writer’s attitude of the sports?

A．positive

B．negative

C．neutral

D．We have no idea.

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“Where is the bus?” I asked myself. I was going to be late and the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. Thank God, here it is! The bus__1__round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the__2__ where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I__3__ the manager doesn’t notice.” But no __4__luck! “Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your__5__ this time?”. “ I’m afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “Get up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your__6__ at the counter, we’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. Behind her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very__7__, and every few seconds he looked __8__the main entrance. The girl__9__about opening a bank account. I gave her the necessary __10__and she walked out. __11__, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something__12__with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was terrified to see a gun__13__ out of his coat. The moment a loud noise __14__ my ears. Everything went black. I was falling…. After__15__seemed a very long time, I opened my eyes and found in bed! __16__shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. As usual, the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “__17__of your excuse! Go start work at once!” To my__18__, the first customer was a girl __19__ a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The __20__! Wasn’t that the surprise of my life?

小题1:

A．ran

B．came

C．rode

D．drove

小题2:

A．hotel

B．shop

C．bank

D．restaurant

小题3:

A．believe

B．expect

C．guess

D．hope

小题4:

A．much

B．such

C．more

D．this

小题5:

A．excuse

B．idea

C．cause

D．answer

小题6:

A．business

B．job

C．place

D．spot

小题7:

A．nervous

B．shy

C．calm

D．angry

小题8:

A．down

B．for

C．towards

D．through

小题9:

A．cared

B．talked

C．asked

D．worried

小题10:

A．information

B．offer

C．instruction

D．support

小题11:

A．Again

B．Then

C．Thus

D．However

小题12:

A．hidden

B．rolled

C．filled

D．covered

小题13:

A．getting

B．aiming

C．appearing

D．sticking

小题14:

A．took

B．shook

C．filled

D．covered

小题15:

A．what

B．when

C．that

D．it

小题16:

A．Even

B．Still

C．Just

D．Ever

小题17:

A．Less

B．Plenty

C．More

D．None

小题18:

A．belief

B．surprise

C．joy

D．regret

小题19:

A．of

B．with

C．on

D．in

小题20:

A．dream

B．story

C．affair

D．accident

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