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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 (违反者) 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 (提议) 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 (笔记本电脑) ，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：细节理解题。根据文章第二段 可知，依据该条例，初次违反者会被罚款 100美元，第二次违反者会被罚款200美 元，以后每次违反都会被罚款500美元，因 此A项正确。

47. D解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段 最后一句可知，已有很多发达国家出台了 禁止司机开车时使用手机的规定。

48. B解析:推理判断题。这位官员认为，禁 止开车打手机是件好事，但是还有其他类 似的事情也应该被禁止，如在开车时玩笔 记本电脑、看报、换衣服。

49. C解析：细节理解题。根据文章最后一 段可知，其他会分散司机注意力的事情或 活动都应该被禁止，因此此题答案为 <：项。

50. A解析：推理判断题。从文章的内容和 组织形式来看，本文可能是一篇新闻报道， 介绍了纽约将实行禁止司机开车时使用手 机的法规及人们对此的反应，故选A项。