2021年成考专升本《英语》阅读理解专项练习五

　1、Pub hours shake-up revealed next week

　　By James Hardy Political Editor

　　PUBS clubs will be allowed to stay open round-the-clock under a planned radical change of Britain's outdated licensing (许可证发放) laws.

　　Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday revealed a Bill (议案) to bring in the long-awaited improvement will be contained in the Queen's Speech next week.Some public bars clubs could be open all hours while others could choose different closing times into the early hours.

　　Police forces around the country have said different closing times will mean the explosion in violence vandalism (破坏行为) after 11p.m.-when aggressive drunks are sent out at the same time.

　　The move will be opposed by some MPs (下院议员) who fear it will lead to increased alcoholism, drunken behavior crime.But ministers say there will be controls on which pubs clubs are allowed to open 24 hours a day.

　　Places which consistently attract violent drunks troublemakers will be turned down.

　　Mr.Blair said: "We believe there should be greater flexibility in licensing.In the end, the evidence that we have is that it may help in the fight against anti-social behavior.At the moment the very fixed nature of the hours sometimes means that you get particular problems outside pubs city centers at particular hours of the evening."

　　The big change will be accompanied by a strict action on petty criminals who cause misery to urban rural communities.

　　In a bid to prevent criticism of the licensing improvement, the Govenment is to extend on-the-spot fines to a range of offences from vandalism.

　　The PM said yesterday petty crime was the single biggest cause of daily aggressive behavior for millions.

　　44[1单选题]The "Bill" in the second paragraph refers to _____.

　　A.some new pubs clubs will be open

　　B.some pubs clubs will be closed

　　C.pubs clubs can be open at different times

　　D.pubs clubs can be open day night

　　[答案]D

　　[解析]第一段提到酒吧将被允许24小时开放。第二段，布莱尔总理说了，有一个议案将是皇后讲话的内容之一。后面紧接着说有些酒吧会被允许24小时营业，而有些酒吧则需在不同的时间关门。由此可知，这个议案就是指酒吧24小时营业的问题。

　　45[1单选题]Some people say that when this law is passed, _______.

　　A.everybody will be happy

　　B.criminal actions will increase

　　C.criminal actions will be forgotten

　　D.everybody will be angry

　　[答案]B

　　[解析]第三段和第四段。警察和有些下院议员认为，更改后的酒吧营业时间会使犯罪率升高。

　　46[1单选题]When the new law is passed, _____.

　　A.the police will go to pubs with other customers

　　B.the police will commit crimes if they drink too much

　　C.the police will watch people closer to prevent crimes

　　D.the police will catch potential criminals

　　[答案]C

　　[解析]从第五段到第八段提到采用不同的形式预防犯罪。如吸引暴力醉酒人和制造麻烦的人的酒吧会被取缔，会有更严厉的行动制裁那些扰乱社会治安的罪犯，等等。

　　47[1单选题]Underlined words "petty crime" in the last paragraph means.

　　A.the crime which is not very serious

　　B.the crime which is very serious

　　C.violent crime

　　D.car crime

　　[答案]A

　　[解析]A根据第三段、第四段、第八段等，可以判断这里提到的犯罪是指酒后的、扰乱社会治安等的行为，因此不是特别严重的。