Foreign drivers will have a pay on-the-spot fines of up to ￡900 for breaking the traffic law to be carried our next month.
If they do not have enough cash or a working credit card, their vehicles will clamped（扣留）until they pay law takes effect ,because the money would be returned if the driver went to court and was found not guilty , In practice, very few foreign drives are likely to return to Britain to deal with their eases.
Foreign drivers are rarely charged because police cannot take action against them if they fail to appear in court, Instead, officers often merely give warnings.
Three million foreign-registered vehicles enter Britain each year. Polish vehicles s make up 36 percent, French vehicles 10 percent and German vehicles 9 percent.
Foreign vehicles are 30 percent more vehicles entre Britain each year. Polish vehicles make up 36 percent. French crashes caused by foreign vehicle rose by 47 percent between 2003 and 2008. There were almost 400 deaths and serious injuries and 3,000 slight injuries form accidents caused by foreign vehicles in 2008.
The new Law is party intended to settle the problem of foreign lorry divers ignoring limits to weight and hours at the wheel. Foreign Lorries are throe times more likely to be in a crash than British Lorries. Recent spot checks found that three quarters of Lorries that failed safety teats were registered overseas.
The standard deposit for a careless driving offence —such as driving too close to the vehicle in front or reading a map at the wheel—will be ￡300. Deposits for speeding offences and using mobile phones will be ￡60. Foreign drivers will not get points as punishment added to their licenses, while British drivers will.
1.The first paragraph serves as a（n）
A. explanation B. introduction C. comment D. background.
2.The foreign drivers who break the traffic law and do not pay on the spot are likely to be forted up to .
A. ￡60 B. ￡300 C. ￡900 D. ￡980
3.We can learn from the passage that .
A. many foreign drivers have been fined by Britain police
B. 300,000German vehicles enter Britain every year
C. 25percent of foreign vehicles entering Britain have failed safety tests
D. British drivers will be punished with points and fines for breaking the traffic law
4.The new traffic law is mainly intended to .
A. limit the number of foreign vehicles entering Britain
B. increase the British movement’s additional income
C. lower the rate of traffic accidents and injuries
D. get foreign drives to appear in count
Only three local students won Chinese Blog（博客） Competition. And 15 of the 18 awards want to students from China.
170 students’ task: to get a fully-designed blog up and running, complete with many posting based on a theme of choice—all written in Chinese.
Themes ranged from local opinions－such as the usage of Singlish, education and whether Singapore can be a cultural centre－to food blogs.
The entries were judged on Language proficiency（ 熟练程度）and the quality of writing, as well as the design and level of exchanging ideas with readers.
Academics from the National University of Singapore and the SIM University IT experts, and a journalist from Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore made up the judges.
In the end, only three Singaporean students made it to the award list—the rest of the awards were swept up by students from China.
“No surprise.” said Mr. Chow Yaw Long, 37 , teachers in charge from Ianova Junior Collage, which organized the event. “Although the topics were local subjects, the foreign students were generally better in terms of the content of the posts and their grasp of the Chinese language.”
One of the three local students winning the first prize in the Best Language Award was blogger Christina Gao 19, from the Saint Andrew’s Junior Collage, who spared no effort in researching for and writing her blog. Each entry took her between five and seven days to produce, complete with pictures and even podcasts （播客）
Her advice for bloggers is: Be responsible
“Some bloggers out there only seek to blame the authorities and other bloggers.” Said Miss Gao. “I think they lack responsibilities and there is no value to their posts.”
1.The competition was organized by
A. the National University of Singapore B. Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao
C. Innova Junior College D. the Saint Andrew’s Junior College
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Chinese students won most of the awards.
B. Not all the themes were about local subjects
C. The blogs could be written in Chinese or Singlish.
D. The judges were from university in Singapore and China.
3.What Miss Gao said suggests that
A. she likes to blame the authorities B. she has a sense of responsibility
C. she thinks highly of the others’ blogs D. she loves to read valuable posts
4.The passage in mainly about
A. how Chinese students won the awards in the competition
B. why bloggers should take responsibility for their blogs
C. how Miss Gao won the first prize in the competition
D. what the result of the competition was
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Children find meanings in their old family tales.
When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about bow his grandfather, a banker, 1all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times 2his strong-minded grandfather was nearly 3, he loaded his family into the car and 4them to see family members in Canada with a 5,“there are more important thins in life than money. ”
The 6took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a 7house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was 8that his children ,a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t 9, their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather’s. What they 10was how warm the people were in the house and how 11of their heart was accessible.
Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children 12hard times. Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing 13in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.
A university 14of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to 15parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.
The 16is telling the stories in a way children can 17. We’re not talking here about the kind of story that 18, “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow. ” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s 19, and make eye contact （接触） to create “a personal experience”,. We don’t have to tell children
20they should take from the story and what the moral is . ”
1.A. missed B. lost C. forgot D. ignored
2.A. when B. while C. how D. why
3.A. friendless B. worthless C. penniless D. homeless
4.A fetched B. allowed C. expected D. took
5.A. hope B. promise C. suggestion D. belief
6.A. tale B. agreement C. arrangement D. report
7.A. large B. small C. new D. grand
8.A. surprised B. annoyed C. disappointed D. worried
9.A. Therefore B. Besides C. Instead D. Otherwise
10.A. talked about B. cared about C. wrote about D. heard about
11.A. much B. many C. little D. few
12.A. beyond B. over C. behind D. through
13.A. argument B. skill C. interest D. anxiety
14.A. study B. design C. committee D. staff
15.A. provide B. retell C. support D. refuse
16.A. trouble B. gift C. fact D. trick
17.A. perform B. write C. hear D. question
18.A. means B. ends C. begins D. proves
19.A. needs B. activities C. judgments D. habits
20.A. that B. what C. which D. whom
But for the help of my English teacher, I the first prize in the English Writing Competition.
A. would not win B. would not have won C. would win D. would have won
In April, 2009, President Hu inspected the warships in Qingdao, the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy.
A. marking B. marked C. having marked D. being marked
She had just finished her homework her mother asked her to practice playing the piano yesterday.
A. when B. while C. after D. since
