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New York State has passed America's first state law banning drivers talking on cell phones. The ban will begin on November 1 ,although drivers caught using cell phones will only be given warnings in the first month.

First-time violators (違反者) will face a $100 fine. A second time will call for a $ 200 fine and every violation after that will cost $ 500.

At least a dozen small areas have established bans,starting in 1999,and 40 states have had bans proposed (提議) but not passed. At least 23 developed countries,including the Great Britain,Italy,Israel and Japan,ban drivers from talking on cell phones.

There are about 115 million cell phones in use in America and more than 6 million in New York State.

“To think that I'm not going to use my cell phone when at the same time I can still use my laptop (筆記本電腦) ，I can still read a paper,I can still change my clothes while driving 65 mph. I think there's just something wrong,” an official said.

Other critics noted that other things like eating,drinking coffee and doing make-up while driving caused too much concern. They suggested that the ban include a broader range of things.

46. How much will a driver be fined for his fifth violation of the law?

   A. $ 500.   B. $ 1,000.

   C. $ 1,200.   D. $ 1,300.

47. We can learn from this passage that.

   A. more people in America are against the ban than for it

   B. the ban has been carried out in most states in America

   C. over fifty small areas and states ban drivers using cell phones

   D. many developed countries ban drivers using cell phones while driving

48. The official mentioned in Paragraph 5 .

   A. doesn’t agree with this ban

   B. doesn’t understand why cell phones alone should be banned

   C. believes changing clothes while driving will cause greater danger

   D. doesn’t believe using cell phones while driving will cause any danger 49. Critics believe that .

   A. it is not fair to have this ban passed

   B. the ban will meet with more criticism

   C. more activities of the same kind should be banned

   D. the ban will never be passed in the whole country

50. This passage is most probably taken from .

   A. a newspaper   B. an advertisement

   C. a personal diary   D. a science report

Answer 1

46. A解析：細節理解題。根據文章第二段 可知，依據該條例，初次違反者會被罰款 100美元，第二次違反者會被罰款200美 元，以后每次違反都會被罰款500美元，因 此A項正確。

47. D解析：細節理解題。根據文章第三段 最后一句可知，已有很多發達國家出臺了 禁止司機開車時使用手機的規定。

48. B解析:推理判斷題。這位官員認為，禁 止開車打手機是件好事，但是還有其他類 似的事情也應該被禁止，如在開車時玩筆 記本電腦、看報、換衣服。

49. C解析：細節理解題。根據文章最后一 段可知，其他會分散司機注意力的事情或 活動都應該被禁止，因此此題答案為 <：項。

50. A解析：推理判斷題。從文章的內容和 組織形式來看，本文可能是一篇新聞報道， 介紹了紐約將實行禁止司機開車時使用手 機的法規及人們對此的反應，故選A項。