Drunken driving—sometimes called America’s socially accepted form of murder—has become a national epidemic （流行病）. Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers.
A drunken driver is usually defined as one with a 0. 10 blood alcohol content or roughly three beers, glasses of wine or shots of whisky drunk within two hours. Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American man image and judges were tolerant in most courts, but the drunken slaughter has recently caused so many well-publicized tragedies, especially involving young children, that public opinion is no longer so tolerant.
Twenty states have raised the legal drinking age to 21, reversing a trend in the 1960s to reduce it to 18. After New Jersey lowered it to 18, the number of people killed by 18—20-year-old drivers more than doubled, so the state recently upped it back to 21. Reformers, however, fear raising the drinking age will have little effect unless accomplished by educational programs to help young people to develop “responsible attitudes” about drinking and teach them to resist pressure to drink.
Tough new laws have led to increased arrests and tests and, in many areas already, to a marked decline in fatalities. Some states are also penalizing bars for serving customers too many drinks. A tavern（酒店主）in Massachusetts was fined for serving six or more double brandies to a customer who was “obviously intoxicated” and later drove off the road, killing a nine-year-old boy.
As the fatalities continue to occur daily in every state, some Americans are even beginning to speak well of the 13 years of national prohibition of alcohol that began in 1919. They forget that legal prohibition didn’t stop drinking, but encouraged political corruption and organized crime. As with the booming drug trade generally, there is no easy solution.
1.Drunken driving has become a major problem in America because（ ）.
2.Statistics issued in New Jersey suggested that（ ） .
3.Laws recently introduced in some states have （ ） .
4.The problem of drunken driving is difficult to solve because（ ）.
问题1选项
A.most Americans are heavy drinkers
B.Americans are now less shocked by road accidents
C.accidents attract so much publicity
D.drinking is a socially accepted habit in America
问题2选项
A.many drivers were not of legal age
B.young people were often bad drivers
C.the level of drinking increased in the 1960s
D.the legal drinking age should be raised
问题3选项
A.reduced the number of convictions
B.resulted in fewer serious accidents
C.prevented bars from serving drunken customers
D.specified the amount drivers can drink
问题4选项
A.alcohol is easily obtained
B.drinking is linked to organized crime
C.legal prohibiting has already failed
D.legislation alone is not sufficient
第1题:
1.【选项释义】
1. Drunken driving has become a major problem in America because ______. 1. 醉酒驾驶在美国已经成为一个主要问题，因为______。
A. most Americans are heavy drinkers A. 大多数美国人都酗酒
B. Americans are now less shocked by road accidents B. 美国人现在对交通事故不那么震惊了
C. accidents attract so much publicity C. 事故引起了如此多的关注
D. drinking is a socially accepted habit in America D. 在美国，喝酒是一种被社会接受的习惯
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】根据第二段第二句“酗酒曾经是美国人可以接受的一部分（Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American man image），在大多数法庭上，法官都很宽容，但最近醉酒车祸造成了如此多广为人知的悲剧，尤其是涉及年幼儿童的悲剧，公众舆论不再那么宽容了（public opinion is no longer so tolerant）。”，从中可知，在美国，喝酒是一种被社会所接受的习惯，而这种习惯造成了很多悲剧，成为美国的主要问题，所以D项“在美国，喝酒是一种被社会接受的习惯”符合题意，该题选择D项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A项“大多数美国人都酗酒”，文中只是提起喝酒是美国社会接受的一种习惯，并不代表大多数美国人都酗酒，该项曲解原文；
B项“美国人现在对交通事故不那么震惊了”没有提到，属于无中生有；
C项“事故引起了如此多的关注”，根据解题思路可知，醉酒驾驶造成的悲剧太多，使得公众舆论对这种喝酒的习惯不再宽容，文中并没有提到公众的关注，该项曲解原文。
第2题:
2.【选项释义】
2. Statistics issued in New Jersey suggested that ______. 2. 新泽西州发布的统计数据显示，______。
A. many drivers were not of legal age A. 许多司机没有达到法定年龄
B. young people were often bad drivers B. 年轻人往往不善于开车
C. the level of drinking increased in the 1960s C. 饮酒水平在20世纪60年代有所上升
D. the legal drinking age should be raised D. 法定饮酒年龄应该提高
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】根据关键词New Jersey定位至第三段第二句“在新泽西州把饮酒年龄降到18岁以后，18-20岁司机的死亡人数增加了一倍多，因此该州最近又把饮酒的年龄提高到21岁”，从新泽西州的统计数据来看，降低饮酒年龄，醉酒驾驶造成的死亡人数还增加了，这说明应该提高法定的饮酒年龄，故D项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A项“许多司机没有达到法定年龄”、B项“年轻人往往不善于开车”在原文没有提到，属于无中生有；
C项“饮酒水平在20世纪60年代有所上升”，文中只提到将法定饮酒年龄提高到21岁扭转了20世纪60年代将法定饮酒年龄降低到18岁的趋势，该项中的level of drinking（饮酒水平）在文中并没有提到，该项属于无中生有。
第3题:
3.【选项释义】
3. Laws recently introduced in some states have ______. 3. 一些州最近出台的法律______。
A. reduced the number of convictions A. 减少了定罪的人数
B. resulted in fewer serious accidents B. 使得严重事故的发生更少
C. prevented bars from serving drunken customers C. 禁止酒吧招待醉酒的顾客
D. specified the amount drivers can drink D. 规定司机可以喝多少酒
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】根据倒数第二段第一句“严厉的新法律使得被捕人数和接受检查的人数增加，并且许多地区的死亡率显著下降”，从中可知，最近出台的与饮酒相关的法律使得死亡率显著下降，这也就是说这些法律降低了交通事故的发生率，B项“使得严重事故的发生更少”符合这一分析。故该题选择B项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A项“减少了定罪的人数”，根据解题思路可知，严厉的法律使得被捕人数增多了，而不是减少了，该项属于反向干扰；
C项“禁止酒吧招待醉酒的顾客”，根据倒数第二段第二句“一些州还惩罚酒吧为顾客提供过多的酒”可知，法律只是禁止酒吧为顾客提供过量的酒，关于“醉酒的顾客”并没有提到，该项曲解原文；
D项“规定司机可以喝多少酒”没有提到，属于无中生有。
第4题:
4.【选项释义】
4. The problem of drunken driving is difficult to solve because ______. 4. 醉驾问题之所以难以解决，是因为______。
A. alcohol is easily obtained A. 酒很容易获得
B. drinking is linked to organized crime B. 饮酒与有组织的犯罪有关
C. legal prohibiting has already failed C. 法律禁止已经失败了
D. legislation alone is not sufficient D. 仅靠立法是不够的
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】根据最后一段最后两句“他们忘记了法律禁令并没有让人们停止饮酒，而是鼓励了政治腐败和有组织的犯罪。就像激增的毒品交易一样，没有简单的解决办法。”从中可知，即使有法律禁令，人们还是继续饮酒，并且政治腐败和有组织的犯罪也增加了；所以推断，醉驾问题之所以难以解决，是因为仅靠立法是远远不够的。该题选择D项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A项“酒很容易获得”、C项“法律禁止已经失败了”在原文中没有提到，属于无中生有；
B项“饮酒与有组织的犯罪有关”，根据解题思路可知，原文只是提到法律禁令鼓励了有组织的犯罪，但是并没有说明饮酒和有组织的犯罪之间的关系，所以该项并不能推断出来，属于曲解原文。
