On the night of May 9, 2011, the famous musician Gao Xiaosong ran his car into three other cars in Beijing, because he drank(饮酒) too much. Gao went to prison(监狱) for six months and paid some money for it. “I am so sorry for that and I want to ask people around me not to drive after drinking,” Gao said.

From May 1 on, drunk drivers have to pay some money, and they can’t drive for five years or more. The new law(法律) sees drunk driving as a crime(犯罪).

In the West, drunk driving is also a crime. In the U.S. , if the police catch(捉住) a drunk driver, the driver will pay money, lose his or her driving license(驾照) and even go to prison. If the driver wants to drive again, he or she must do many helpful things.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案（10分）

1.Gao Xiaosong ran his car into three other cars because      .

A、it was too dark(黑) to see things clearly

B、he drank too much

C、the road was too crowded

2.Gao thought he was      after he went to prison.

A、excited           B、unfriendly             C、wrong

3.When did the new law come into use?

A、On May 1,2011.

B、On May 9,2011.

C、On November 1,2011.

4.If someone drives after drinking, he or she      in America.

A、won’t lose his license

B、will pay some money

C、won’t go to prison

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A、Drunk driving is not a crime according to the new law.

B、The new law in China is not kind to drunk drivers.

C、People think that the new law is not useful.

句型转换。
【小题1】The baby didn’t cry any longer as soon as he saw his mother. (改为同义句)
The baby ____ ____ cried as soon as he saw his mother.
【小题2】Tom doesn’t do his homework as carefully as Tim. (用比较等级改写)
Tim __________his homework more carefully _________ Tom.
【小题3】She paid 100 yuan for the coat. (改为同义句)
She ______ 100 yuan ______ the coat.
【小题4】Lucy doesn’t go to the movies with her friends because she must look after her sick mother.
(对画线部分提问)
_______ ________ Lucy go to the movies with her friends?
【小题5】Tom’s mother looks worried. (对画线部分提问)
_______ does Tom’s mother ________?

On the night of May 9, 2011, musician Gao Xiaosong ran his car into three other cars in Beijing.
But it wasn’t just a car accident—he was drunk(喝醉的).
Now, Gao has to go to prison (监狱) for six months and pay a 4,000 yuan fine.
Gao is the first star to be punished under China’s new drunk driving law.
From May 1 on, drunk drivers will pay a fine, and be banned from driving for five years or even forever.
Drunk driving has become a serious social problem in China.
According to the Ministry of Public Security (公安部), police caught more than half a million drunk drivers last year, a 68 % increase from 2009.
The new law sees drunk driving as a crime.
In the West, drunk driving is also a crime.
In the US, for example, if the police catch a drunk driver, the driver will pay a fine, lose his or her license (驾照) and even go to prison. If the driver wants to drive again, he or she must do
public service, and take part in educational programs.
You may think: drunk driving is a crime? Isn’t this law too unkind? But experts say: not at all.
“It is to protect people’s rights to life and health,” Li Gang, lawyer in Chengdu, told China Daily. “Drunk driving is very dangerous. No matter what the results are, it should not be allowed.”
【小题1】 Mr. Gao ran his car into three other cars because _________.
A. he went home too late
B. he drank too much wine
C. the road was too crowded
【小题2】 What does the underlined word “fine” in the third paragraph refer to(指)?
A. Health.    B. Weather.    C. Money.
【小题3】When did the new law come into use?
A. May 1, 2010.      B. May 1, 2011.     C. May 9, 2011.
【小题4】What do experts think of the new law?
A. Drunk driving is a crime.
B. The law is not kind to drunk drivers.
C. Driving has become a serious problem.
【小题5】 Which of the following sentence is TRUE?
A. Li Gang from Chengdu doesn’t like the law.  
B. In the US, drunk drivers will only lose their licenses.
C. There were more drunk drivers in 2010 than in 2009.

Mary was a 911 operator(接线员) in Los Angeles. One Thursday morning, she was surprised to get a call from a young child who said, “Mom is ill, Mom is ill”, again and again. Mary hurried to find the address of the call. She called the police. In a minute, the policemen and doctors arrived at the house. They broke the door open, and they couldn’t believe their eyes. The little child was so young that maybe she could not walk! She was sitting beside her mother and holding her mother’s hand. Tears(眼泪) were running down her face.

The doctor gave the woman some medicine and soon she woke up. Later, she told people , “Everyone was surprised that my daughter could call 911. One Monday I tried to teach her how to call 911.” “It’s the first time I’ve seen a two-year-old child call 911.”

1. What did Mary do every day? ______________

2. How did she feel when she answered the little girl’s call? _______________

3.How did the police and the doctors get into the house?_________________

4. How could the little girl learn to call 911?________________

5. How old was the little girl?_________________-