ARGENTINA’S new government faced public anger over its recent decision to greatly reduce the dollar value of its citizens’ bank savings. More than two-thirds of Argentine bank savings were in US dollars. The country’s recession (衰退)，which is in its fourth year, has left a third of Argentine’s 36 million people in poverty.

A few angry people took the streets on January 21, beating pots and pans in protest. And a group of unemployed Argentines demanding jobs blocked a major highway into Argentina’s capital city, Buenos Aires.

Argentines fear they could lose up to half the dollar value of their savings. Some on the street said the country’s fifth president in the past month has already failed them.

After three weeks in power, President Eduardo Duhalde has broken his first and biggest promise. He said he would return people’s savings in the currency in which were deposited(开户). Duhalde aims to make exports more competitive. But this is expected to have a serious effect on ordinary families, for the simple reason that in Argentine, 80 percent of loans and mortgages(抵押) are in dollars. The government froze all the bank savings made in dollars, worth US$45 billion in total to stop a run on banks. This cause huge street protest earlier this month and contributed to the downfall of two governments. “Most of my life savings were just taken away from me, “ said Jose, a 38-year-old citizen. “I was going to move to Italy but now I can’t because my money is trapped here. Argentina is like a prison.”

The government loosened the new banking rules a little bit on January 17. However, people still don’t have free access to their bank account. They are only allowed to take out rapidly devaluing pesos, even though their savings are in US dollars.

The banking controls will remain in place for about three months, with a few exceptions for the elderly or people with sever illnesses who need crash.

1.How many people have been left in poverty because of Argentina’s economic recession?

A. all Argentines people                    B. 24 million people

C. 12 million people                    D. 36 million people

2.What cause Argentines to protest in the streets earlier this month?

A. Argentina’s economic recession.

B. Argentina’s new government made its people angry.

C. Argentina’s government froze all the bank savings made in US dollars.

D. Two of Argentina’s governments failed to make exports more competitive.

3.What does the sentence… my money is trapped here” mean_____?

A. My bank savings have been frozen by the government.

B. I don’t want to take my money away.

C. I don’t have any money in the bank.

D. My money has been taken by the Italian government.

4.According to the article, which of the following sentences is correct?

A. people can get their money from the bank freely.

B. People are only allowed to get US dollars from the bank.

C. The government will only allow people to get pesos from the bank.

D. The banking controls will loosen a little in three months’ time.

5.Argentines cannot get US dollars from the bank unless they are_____.

A. ordinary people                  B. rich or government officials

C. poor people                      D. old or seriously ill

 

ARGENTINA’S new government faced public anger over its recent decision to greatly reduce the dollar value of its citizens’ bank savings. More than two-thirds of Argentine bank savings were in US dollars. The country’s recession (衰退)，which is in its fourth year, has left a third of Argentine’s 36 million people in poverty.

A few angry people took the streets on January 21, beating pots and pans in protest. And a group of unemployed Argentines demanding jobs blocked a major highway into Argentina’s capital city, Buenos Aires.

Argentines fear they could lose up to half the dollar value of their savings. Some on the street said the country’s fifth president in the past month has already failed them.

After three weeks in power, President Eduardo Duhalde has broken his first and biggest promise. He said he would return people’s savings in the currency in which were deposited(开户). Duhalde aims to make exports more competitive. But this is expected to have a serious effect on ordinary families, for the simple reason that in Argentine, 80 percent of loans and mortgages(抵押) are in dollars. The government froze all the bank savings made in dollars, worth US$45 billion in total to stop a run on banks. This cause huge street protest earlier this month and contributed to the downfall of two governments. “Most of my life savings were just taken away from me, “ said Jose, a 38-year-old citizen. “I was going to move to Italy but now I can’t because my money is trapped here. Argentina is like a prison.”

The government loosened the new banking rules a little bit on January 17. However, people still don’t have free access to their bank account. They are only allowed to take out rapidly devaluing pesos, even though their savings are in US dollars.

The banking controls will remain in place for about three months, with a few exceptions for the elderly or people with sever illnesses who need crash.

56. How many people have been left in poverty because of Argentina’s economic recession?

A. all Argentines people                             B. 24 million people

C. 12 million people                                 D. 36 million people

57. What cause Argentines to protest in the streets earlier this month?

Argentina’s economic recession.

Argentina’s new government made its people angry.

Argentina’s government froze all the bank savings made in US dollars.

Two of Argentina’s governments failed to make exports more competitive.

58. What does the sentence… my money is trapped here” mean_____?

My bank savings have been frozen by the government.

I don’t want to take my money away.

I don’t have any money in the bank.

My money has been taken by the Italian government.

59. According to the article, which of the following sentences is correct?

people can get their money from the bank freely.

People are only allowed to get US dollars from the bank.

The government will only allow people to get pesos from the bank.

The banking controls will loosen a little in three months’ time.

60. Argentines cannot get US dollars from the bank unless they are_____.

A. ordinary people                             B. rich or government officials

C. poor people                                          D. old or seriously ill

A federal agency on Tuesday called for a ban on all cellphone use by drivers -- the most far-reaching recommendation up to now — saying its decision was based on a decade of investigations into distraction-related(与分散注意力有关的) accidents, as well as growing concerns that powerful mobile devices are giving drivers even more reasons to look away from the road.
As part of its recommendation, the National Transportation Safety Board is urging states to ban drivers from using hands-free devices, including wireless headsets. No state now has made laws to ban such activity, but the Board said that drivers faced serious risks from talking on wireless headsets, just as they do by taking a hand off the wheel to hold a phone to their ears.
However, the concern was heightened by increasingly powerful phones that people can use to send e-mails, watch movies and play games.
"Every year, new devices are being on sale." she said. "People are attracted to update their Facebook page, to play music with cellphone, as if sitting at a desk. But they are driving a car."
The agency based its recommendation on evidence from its investigation of numerous crashes in which electronic distraction was a major contributing factor.
Ms. Hersman said she understood that this recommendation would be unwelcome in some circles, given the number of drivers who talk and text. But she compared distracted driving to drunken driving and even smoking, which required wholesale cultural shifts to change behavior.
"It's going to be very unpopular with some people." she said. "We're not here to win a popularity contest. We're here to do the right thing. This is a difficult recommendation, but it's the right recommendation and it is time."
The agency's recommendation is not required for states to adopt such a ban. And it won't likely be agreed upon by state lawmakers who are unwillingly to anger those who have grown accustomed to using their device behind the wheel.
The ban also deserves attention because it is the first call by a federal agency to end the practice completely, rather than the partial ban that some lawmakers have put in place by allowing hands-free talking.
【小题1】The ban on all cellphone use by drivers was put forward______.

A．after a long discussion and recommendation

B．after about ten years' investigation in it

C．because of the most powerful mobile devices

D．for the reason of heading away from the road

【小题2】From the second paragraph we know that now______.

A．it is legal to use wireless headsets while driving

B．wireless headsets are illegal in some states

C．it is safe to talk on wireless headsets while driving

D．hands-free devices can be used in some states

【小题3】We can know from the passage that______.

A．electronic distraction resulted in numerous crashes

B．numerous crashes were caused by drunk driving

C．electronic distraction contributed much to the ban

D．the recommendation was based on electronic distraction

【小题4】Ms Hersman thinks that distracted driving, drunken driving and smoking______.

A．are just common behaviors	B．can be shifted to behaviors
C．are behaviors to be changed	D．are just cultural behaviors

【小题5】Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A．Cellphone Ban inCars	B．Valuable Ban for Cellphones
C．Drivers Ban Cellphones	D．Cellphone Ban while Driving

A federal agency on Tuesday called for a ban on all cellphone use by drivers -- the most far-reaching recommendation up to now — saying its decision was based on a decade of investigations into distraction-related (与分散注意力有关的) accidents, as well as growing concerns that powerful mobile devices are giving drivers even more reasons to look away from the road.
As part of its recommendation, the National Transportation Safety Board is urging states to ban drivers from using hands-free devices, including wireless headsets. No state now has made laws to ban such activity, but the Board said that drivers faced serious risks from talking on wireless headsets, just as they do by taking a hand off the wheel to hold a phone to their ears.
However, the concern was heightened by increasingly powerful phones that people can use to send e-mails, watch movies and play games.
“Every year, new devices are being on sale.” she said. “People are attracted to update their Facebook page, to play music with cellphone, as if sitting at a desk. But they are driving a car.”
The agency based its recommendation on evidence from its investigation of numerous crashes in which electronic distraction was a major contributing factor.
Ms. Hersman said she understood that this recommendation would be unwelcome in some circles, given the number of drivers who talk and text. But she compared distracted driving to drunken driving and even smoking, which required wholesale cultural shifts to change behavior.
“It’s going to be very unpopular with some people.” she said. “We’re not here to win a popularity contest. We’re here to do the right thing. This is a difficult recommendation, but it’s the right recommendation and it is time.”
The agency’s recommendation is not required for states to adopt such a ban. And it won’t likely be agreed upon by state lawmakers who are unwillingly to anger those who have grown accustomed to using their device behind the wheel.
The ban also deserves attention because it is the first call by a federal agency to end the practice completely, rather than the partial ban that some lawmakers have put in place by allowing hands-free talking.
【小题1】The ban on all cellphone use by drivers was put forward ______.

A．after a long discussion and recommendation

B．after about ten years’ investigation in it

C．because of the most powerful mobile devices

D．for the reason of heading away from the road

【小题2】We can know from the passage that ______.

A．electronic distraction resulted in numerous crashes

B．numerous crashes were caused by drunk driving

C．electronic distraction contributed much to the ban

D．the recommendation was based on electronic distraction

【小题3】Ms Hersman thinks that distracted driving, drunken driving and smoking ______.

A．are just common behaviors	B．can be shifted to behaviors
C．are behaviors to be changed	D．are just cultural behaviors

【小题4】Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A．Cellphone Ban in Cars

B．Valuable Ban for Cellphones

C．Drivers Ban Cellphones

D．Cellphone Ban while Driving

A federal agency on Tuesday called for a ban on all cellphone use by drivers -- the most far-reaching recommendation up to now — saying its decision was based on a decade of investigations into distraction-related (与分散注意力有关的) accidents, as well as growing concerns that powerful mobile devices are giving drivers even more reasons to look away from the road.

As part of its recommendation, the National Transportation Safety Board is urging states to ban drivers from using hands-free devices, including wireless headsets. No state now has made laws to ban such activity, but the Board said that drivers faced serious risks from talking on wireless headsets, just as they do by taking a hand off the wheel to hold a phone to their ears.

However, the concern was heightened by increasingly powerful phones that people can use to send e-mails, watch movies and play games.

“Every year, new devices are being on sale.” she said. “People are attracted to update their Facebook page, to play music with cellphone, as if sitting at a desk. But they are driving a car.”

The agency based its recommendation on evidence from its investigation of numerous crashes in which electronic distraction was a major contributing factor.

Ms. Hersman said she understood that this recommendation would be unwelcome in some circles, given the number of drivers who talk and text. But she compared distracted driving to drunken driving and even smoking, which required wholesale cultural shifts to change behavior.

“It’s going to be very unpopular with some people.” she said. “We’re not here to win a popularity contest. We’re here to do the right thing. This is a difficult recommendation, but it’s the right recommendation and it is time.”

The agency’s recommendation is not required for states to adopt such a ban. And it won’t likely be agreed upon by state lawmakers who are unwillingly to anger those who have grown accustomed to using their device behind the wheel.

The ban also deserves attention because it is the first call by a federal agency to end the practice completely, rather than the partial ban that some lawmakers have put in place by allowing hands-free talking.

1.The ban on all cellphone use by drivers was put forward ______.

A．after a long discussion and recommendation

B．after about ten years’ investigation in it

C．because of the most powerful mobile devices

D．for the reason of heading away from the road

2.We can know from the passage that ______.

A．electronic distraction resulted in numerous crashes

B．numerous crashes were caused by drunk driving

C．electronic distraction contributed much to the ban

D．the recommendation was based on electronic distraction

3.Ms Hersman thinks that distracted driving, drunken driving and smoking ______.

A．are just common behaviors                B．can be shifted to behaviors

C．are behaviors to be changed               D．are just cultural behaviors

4.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A．Cellphone Ban in Cars

B．Valuable Ban for Cellphones

C．Drivers Ban Cellphones

D．Cellphone Ban while Driving