In 1980，Candy Lightner’s 13-year-old daughter Cad was killed by a drunk driver as she walked down a suburban street in California. “I promised myself on the day of my daughter’s death that I would fight to make this needless accident count for something positive in the years ahead,” Candy Lightener later wrote.
The drunk driver received a two-year prison sentence. However, he avoided prison by serving time in a work camp and a halfway house. Ms. Lightner was very angry about that and so organized Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD), which later changed to Mothers Against Drunk Driving. The aim of her organization was to raise public awareness of the serious nature of drunk driving and to promote tough legislation against the crime.
Before Ms. Lightner’s MADD, intoxication (醉酒), including drunk driving, was not taken seriously. Intoxication was often used as an excuse for otherwise unacceptable behavior: “I didn’t know what I was doing—I was drunk.”
Candy Lightner appeared on major television shows, spoke before the US Congress, addressed professional and business, groups, and worked tirelessly for years to change public attitudes, change judicial(審判的) behaviour, and promote tough new legislation. Ms. Lightner left MADD because the organization that she herself created is changing its focus. “I didn’t start MADD to deal with alcohol. I started MADD to deal with the issue of drunk driving.”
The President of the United States awarded her the President’s Volunteer Action Award and she was the subject of the movie “Mothers Against Drunk Drivers: the Candy Lightner Story”.
小題1:One of the purposes of MADD was to______ .
A．make the public aware of the danger of drunk driving
B．fight against the drunk hit-and-run drivers on the road
C．make new laws against crimes caused by drinking
D．warn people not to drink alcohol while driving
小題2:which way didn’t Ms. Lightner use to achieve her MADD’s goals?
A．Talking on major TV shows.
B．Giving a talk to businessmen.
C．Applying for a job with the government.
D．Giving suggestions to the US Congress.
小題3:We can learn from the passage that______.
A．the drunk driver had not been caught
B．drunk driving didn’t receive enough attention before MADD
C．Candy Lightner played a leading role in a film
D．MADD didn’t get much support from society
小題4:What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Ways to prevent drunk driving
B．Purposes of founding MADD
C．New law against drunk driving
D．Candy Lightner and her MADD

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析：本文主要介紹了Candy Lightner and her MADD——目的在于增強(qiáng)人們對酒駕嚴(yán)重性的意識(shí)同時(shí)促進(jìn)對其的嚴(yán)格立法。
小題1:考查事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題，結(jié)合“The aim of her organization was to raise public awareness of the serious nature of drunk driving and to promote tough legislation against the crime.她的組織的目的在于增強(qiáng)人們對酒駕嚴(yán)重性的意識(shí)同時(shí)促進(jìn)對其的嚴(yán)格立法。故應(yīng)選A。
小題2:考查事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題，結(jié)合“Candy Lightner appeared on major television shows, spoke before the US Congress, addressed professional and business, groups, and worked tirelessly for years to change public attitudes, change judicial(審判的) behaviour, and promote tough new legislation.”Candy Lightner出現(xiàn)在主要的電視節(jié)目中、在美國國會(huì)前講話、向?qū)I(yè)人士及商務(wù)人士和群體演講。她幾年不辭疲倦的工作，為了就是改變公眾的態(tài)度、改變審判行為和促進(jìn)更嚴(yán)格的立法。故應(yīng)選C.
小題3:考查事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題，結(jié)合“Before Ms. Lightner’s MADD, intoxication (醉酒), including drunk driving, was not taken seriously.”在Ms. Lightner’s MADD之前，酗酒包括像是酒駕不被認(rèn)真的對待。故應(yīng)選B。
小題4:考查主旨大意題，綜觀全文，本文主要介紹了Candy Lightner and her MADD，故應(yīng)選D。
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A．car­planes will be popular in 2012
B．people might drive a car­plane in 2012
C．both the Transition and the Ferrari can take off and land
D．Richard Gersh is the vice president of Massachusetts
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B．unfold wings for flying
C．land in the airport
D．meet flying safety regulations
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A．The car­plane needs a runway to take off and land.
B．To meet aircraft regulations，the company has been working with FAA.
C．The car­plane may fly as high as normal planes.
D．People can park the car­plane in the garage at their home.
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A．open
B．perform
C．sing
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But does the plant actually trap and eat sheep? Other sources have simply said it is “believed” that the plant traps small animals with its spikes. After the animals die of starvation, the plant is "believed" to then use their rotting bodies as fertilizer to feed itself.
"I'm really pleased that we've finally persuaded our Puya chilensis into producing flower," horticulturalist Cara Smith said in a press release on the RHS site. Regardless of whether it actually traps sheep, the plant does have sharp spikes that can grow up to 12 feet high and 5 feet wide. However, it’s not all death and danger for this plant. Its flowery blooms reportedly provide nectar(花蜜) for bees and birds.
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B．often kills sheep and other animals
C．has once bloomed 15 years before
D．uses animals' rotting bodies as fertilizer
小題2:The underlined word “snare” in the second paragraph probably means“_________”.
A．catch B．stop C．fight D．kill
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A．it's dangerous to feed the plant
B．it's certain that the plant kills sheep
C．it's difficult for the plant to bloom in England
D．it's rare for the plant to bloom in South American
小題4:What does the writer mainly tell us?
A．A new plant is discovered in Chile.
B．How a rare plant is fed in England.
C．A rare plant is going to bloom in England.
D．How a plant traps animals in South America.

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B．have begun to run an internet-based program
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D．have gained financial investment
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C．They can save money and arrange their time and courses freely．
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小題4:Which would be a good title for the passage?
A．Adult Education Online
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Kodak’s decision to file for bankruptcy (破產(chǎn)) protection is a sad, though not unexpected, turning point for a leading American corporation that pioneered consumer photography and dominated the film market for decades, but ultimately failed to adapt to the digital revolution.
Although many attribute Kodak’s downfall to “complacency (自滿) ,” that explanation doesn’t acknowledge the lengths to which the company went to reinvent itself. Decades ago, Kodak predicted that digital photography would overtake film (膠片) — and in fact, Kodak invented the first digital camera in 1975 — but in a fateful decision, the company chose to shelf its new discovery to focus on its traditional film business.
“It wasn’t that Kodak was blind to the future”, said Rebecca Henderson, a professor at Harvard Business School, but rather that it failed to execute on a strategy to confront it. By the time the company realized its mistake, it was too late.
Kodak is an example of a firm that was very much aware that they had to adapt, and spent a lot of money trying to do so, but ultimately failed. Large companies have a difficult time switching into new markets because there is a temptation to put existing assets (資產(chǎn)) into the new businesses.
Although Kodak predicted the unavoidable rise of digital photography, its corporate (企業(yè)的) culture was too rooted in the successes of the past for it to make the clean break necessary to fully embrace the future. They were a company stuck in time. Their history was so important to them. Now their history has become a liability.
Kodak’s downfall over the last several decades was dramatic. In 1976, the company commanded 90% of the market for photographic film and 85% of the market for cameras. But the 1980s brought new competition from Japanese film company Fuji Photo, which undermined Kodak by offering lower prices for film and photo supplies. Kodak’s decision not to pursue the role of official film for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics was a major miscalculation. The bid went instead to Fuji, which exploited its sponsorship to win a permanent foothold in the marketplace.
小題1:What do we learn about Kodak?
A．It went bankrupt all of a sudden.
B．It is approaching its downfall.
C．It initiated the digital revolution in the film industry.
D．It is playing a dominant role in the film market.
小題2:Why does the author mention Kodak’s invention of the first digital camera?
A．To show its early attempt to reinvent itself.
B．To show its effort to overcome complacency.
C．To show its quick adaptation to the digital revolution.
D．To show its will to compete with Japan’s Fuji photo.
小題3:Why do large companies have difficulty switching to new markets?
A．They find it costly to give up their existing assets.
B．They tend to be slow in confronting new challenges.
C．They are unwilling to invest in new technology.
D．They are deeply stuck in their glorious past.
小題4:What does the author say Kodak’s history has become?
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