5．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．"
66．The underlined word"ignition"in Paragraph 1 probably refers to the part in a car whereB．
A．the alarm goes off    
B．the engine starts  
C．the door opens    
D．the car is fueled
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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．
68．The reason why some defenders and lawyers oppose the new law is thatD．
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
69．The debate aroused by the measure implies thatB．
A．prevention is better than cure               
B．no law is absolutely perfect
C．punishment is the key to all             
D．justice has long arms
70．What is Del．Sal R．Iaquinto's attitude towards the new law？D
A．Negative
B．Indifferent
C．flexible
D．workable．

分析 本文報(bào)道了弗吉尼亞州開始實(shí)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(cè)試設(shè)備如果結(jié)果是高于法定限制，汽車將無(wú)法啟動(dòng)，這一舉措引起了不少爭(zhēng)議．

解答 66．B 詞義猜測(cè)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(huì)鎖住汽車的發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)啟動(dòng)．
67．C 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
68．D 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(duì)者認(rèn)為該設(shè)備是過于嚴(yán)厲懲罰犯規(guī)者．
69．B 推斷題．從第四段，第五段的描述可知這一舉措引起的爭(zhēng)論說明：法律沒有絕對(duì)完美的．
70．D 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(diǎn)評(píng) 本文報(bào)道了弗吉尼亞州開始實(shí)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(cè)試設(shè)備的舉措．新聞?lì)愰喿x要抓新聞發(fā)生的時(shí)間，地點(diǎn)，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(shí)體會(huì)字里行間的言外之意

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flower from us．"why do you send us flowers？"they would asked and our answer was that"it's just because you're special．"（62）Asthis went on，we often sent even more of flowers．One day，I accidently found a boy was making （63）beautiful（beauty） cards in the street，with the words"just Because You're Special"on them．Out of curiosity，I   （64）chatted（chat） with the boy and this remind me to make some cards to send together   （65）withsome flowers．
Today，after our mom passed away from cancer，（66）westill take flowers to the patients，doctors and nurses with our own"Just Because You‘re Special"card （67）tied（tie） to them．
Even though the cancer treatment has moved to different location，we still pass this on．One patient told us  （68）excitedly（excited） that it was the first rose that he （69）had received（receive）over ten years and the rose made his life （70）energetic（energy）during his stay in hospital．We plan to continue to do this and I will encourage more people to do this．Giving a flower to a others might make their day special．

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