Survey: Most Chinese think penalty(懲罰) 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(違規(guī)者) face a three-to-six month suspension(吊銷)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(監(jiān)獄), 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(財(cái)產(chǎn)) loss of 250 million yuan ($36.7 million), according to official figures.
【小題1】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. heavy
【小題2】If 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 survey
【小題3】How many people died of alcohol-related traffic accidents in China in 2008?
A. 1,792                    B. 18,371                   C. 76,230
【小題4】According 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.
【小題5】This passage may come from a __________.
A. newspaper               B. science fiction          C. story book


【小題1】A
【小題2】B
【小題3】B
【小題4】C
【小題5】A

解析試題分析：本文介紹的是酒駕的相關(guān)事宜，過(guò)去我國(guó)法律中對(duì)酒駕者的處罰非常輕，大多數(shù)認(rèn)為無(wú)法制止酒駕的情況發(fā)生，現(xiàn)在新規(guī)定發(fā)布，違規(guī)者將接受3到6個(gè)月的駕照吊銷處罰甚至15天的拘留。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文Most Chinese people consider drunk driving impossible to stop in the country while the current law too light for drunk drivers,可知大多數(shù)中國(guó)人認(rèn)為酒駕在中國(guó)的法律中處罰的太輕了。故選A。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文Now offenders face a three-to-six month suspension of their driving licenses and detention for up to 15 days in serious cases.可知現(xiàn)在違規(guī)者將接受3到6個(gè)月的駕照吊銷處罰甚至15天的拘留。故選B。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文In 2008, China’s alcohol（酒精）-related traffic accidents led to 18,371 deaths,可知在2008年中國(guó)酒駕發(fā)生的交通事故導(dǎo)致18371人死亡。故選B。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文In 2008, China’s alcohol（酒精）-related traffic accidents led to 18,371 deaths, 76,230 injuries, and a property(財(cái)產(chǎn)) loss of 250 million yuan ($36.7 million),可知2008年發(fā)生在中國(guó)的酒駕交通事故引起36.7百萬(wàn)美元的損失。故選C。
【小題5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通過(guò)觀察文章的標(biāo)題，這篇文章可能選自報(bào)紙。故選A。
考點(diǎn)：社會(huì)現(xiàn)象類短文閱讀。

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