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Driving Offence Points System
What is Driving Offence Points System?
After the introduction of this system, certain traffic offences will make the driver lose points besides other punishment (懲罰). A driver makes any of these offences, the points will be recorded．When the driver gets a certain number of points, he will be forbidden (禁止) to drive for a certain amount of time.
This is a system designed to make road much safer. It can improve standards (水平) of driving and reduce accidents.
Which traffic offences will result in Driving Offence Points?
Of course, not all traffic offences are covered by this system. Only those that have direct effect on road safety are included．There are fourteen items in all.

Code	Offence	Points
1	Causing death by dangerous driving	10
2	Dangerous driving	10
3	Careless driving	5
4	Driving after drinking or taking drugs	10
5	Driving over speed limit by more than15 km/hour	3
6	Driving in a motor race on the road	10
7	Failing to stop after an accident	3
8	Failing to give information after an accident	3
9	Failing to report an accident	3
10	Failing to obey directions of police officers	3
11	Crossing double white lines	3
12	Failing to obey traffic signals	3
13	Failing to give way to walkers at a crosswalk Failing to stop for people walking	3
14	Failing to stop at school crossing	3

What will happen if you have got up to 10 points?
If you have got 10 points or above, but still less than 15 points, you will receive a warning (警告) letter from the Transport Department. This letter will tell your record of Driving Offence Points and remind you of the result of getting more points. It is hoped that this warning will change your driving behavior for the better.
What will happen if you have got 15 points?
If you have got 15 points or more within two years, the first time you are found guilty (犯錯的) and you will not be able to drive for three months, but if you are caught a second time you will not be able to drive for six months

1. 1.
   The underlined word “Offence” (paragraph 1) refers to ______
   1. A.
      a driving habit
   2. B.
      an official of road safety
   3. C.
      bad behavior in the office
   4. D.
      an action against the traffic law
2. 2.
   The Driving Offence Points _________
   1. A.
      is a system that helps to improve the driving standards
   2. B.
      are points given because of dangerous driving
   3. C.
      shows traffic offences of different kinds
   4. D.
      is a guide dealing with (處理) traffic offences
3. 3.
   What will happen to you if you have got 13 points?
   1. A.
      You will be punished for the points
   2. B.
      You will be forbidden to drive
   3. C.
      Your record will be sent to the Transport Department
   4. D.
      You will get a warning letter from the Transport Department
4. 4.
   What will happen to you if you are caught driving dangerously and two months later you are caught careless driving?
   1. A.
      You will take the driving test again
   2. B.
      You will be taken to the police station
   3. C.
      You will not be able to drive for 6 months
   4. D.
      You will not be able to drive for 3 months

Answer 1

DADD
本文是關于交通法中的扣分和相應處罰的小短文，信息量比前三篇都要大一點，不過難度并不大。
1.猜測詞義題。根據(jù)整個文章可以知道這一定是一種違法行為才會被扣分。
2.細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段This is a system designed to make road much safer. It can improve standards (水平) of driving and reduce accidents.清楚顯示答案為A。
3.細節(jié)題。文章倒數(shù)倒數(shù)第三段。If you have got 10 points or above, but still less than 15 points, you will receive a warning (警告) letter from the Transport Department.可以知道答案為D。
4.細節(jié)題。根據(jù)表格知道危險駕駛罰10分；粗心駕駛罰5分；一共罰15分；在根據(jù)文章最后一段If you have got 15 points or more within two years, the first time you are found guilty (犯錯的) and you will not be able to drive for three months,可以知道罰15分將取消3個月的駕駛資格。