Question

In 1980，Candy Lightner’s 13-year-old daughter Cad was killed by a drunk driver as she walked down a suburban street in California. “I promised myself on the day of my daughter’s death that I would fight to make this needless accident count for something positive in the years ahead,” Candy Lightener later wrote.

   The drunk driver received a two-year prison sentence. However, he avoided prison by serving time in a work camp and a halfway house. Ms. Lightner was very angry about that and so organized Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD), which later changed to Mothers Against Drunk Driving. The aim of her organization was to raise public awareness of the serious nature of drunk driving and to promote tough legislation against the crime.

   Before Ms. Lightner’s MADD, intoxication (醉酒), including drunk driving, was not taken seriously. Intoxication was often used as an excuse for otherwise unacceptable behavior: “I didn’t know what I was doing—I was drunk.”

   Candy Lightner appeared on major television shows, spoke before the US Congress, addressed professional and business, groups, and worked tirelessly for years to change public attitudes, change judicial(审判的) behaviour, and promote tough new legislation. Ms. Lightner left MADD because the organization that she herself created is changing its focus. “I didn’t start MADD to deal with alcohol. I started MADD to deal with the issue of drunk driving.”

    The President of the United States awarded her the President’s Volunteer Action Award and she was the subject of the movie “Mothers Against Drunk Drivers: the Candy Lightner Story”.

1.One of the purposes of MADD was to______ .

A. make the public aware of the danger of drunk driving

B. fight against the drunk hit-and-run drivers on the road

C. make new laws against crimes caused by drinking

D. warn people not to drink alcohol while driving

2.which way didn’t Ms. Lightner use to achieve her MADD’s goals?

A. Talking on major TV shows.  

B. Giving a talk to businessmen.

C. Applying for a job with the government.  

D. Giving suggestions to the US Congress.

3.We can learn from the passage that______.

A. the drunk driver had not been caught

B. drunk driving didn’t receive enough attention before MADD

C. Candy Lightner played a leading role in a film

D. MADD didn’t get much support from society

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Ways to prevent drunk driving

B. Purposes of founding MADD

C. New law against drunk driving

D. Candy Lightner and her MADD

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要介绍了Candy Lightner and her MADD——目的在于增强人们对酒驾严重性的意识同时促进对其的严格立法。

1.考查事实细节题，结合“The aim of her organization was to raise public awareness of the serious nature of drunk driving and to promote tough legislation against the crime.她的组织的目的在于增强人们对酒驾严重性的意识同时促进对其的严格立法。故应选A。

2.考查事实细节题，结合“Candy Lightner appeared on major television shows, spoke before the US Congress, addressed professional and business, groups, and worked tirelessly for years to change public attitudes, change judicial(审判的) behaviour, and promote tough new legislation.”Candy Lightner出现在主要的电视节目中、在美国国会前讲话、向专业人士及商务人士和群体演讲。她几年不辞疲倦的工作，为了就是改变公众的态度、改变审判行为和促进更严格的立法。故应选C.

3.考查事实细节题，结合“Before Ms. Lightner’s MADD, intoxication (醉酒), including drunk driving, was not taken seriously.”在Ms. Lightner’s MADD之前，酗酒包括像是酒驾不被认真的对待。故应选B。

4.考查主旨大意题，综观全文，本文主要介绍了Candy Lightner and her MADD，故应选D。

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