阅读理解。
When Xia Min started drinking alcohol (酒) with her classmates at a friend's birthday party, she
didn't realize a tragedy (悲剧) was drawing near. She drank a lot and fell into a coma (昏迷). The
15-year-old girl from Chongqing never recovered.
Xia's death is a warning to other students. A new rule went into effect on January 1st. 2006.
Teenagers are not allowed to buy or drink alcohol. Shops are not allowed to sell it to them.
A 1999 Chinese law forbade (禁止) shops to sell alcohol to underage youths. But it is not taken
seriously by shopkeepers because it doesn't have specific punishment. People hope the new rule will
work. It sets a 2,000 yuan fine for those who sell alcohol to underage youths.
China doesn't have a legal (合法的) drinking age. But in China "underage" has been understood to
mean under 18.
"I tasted alcohol when having the dinner of the last New Year's Eve," said Liang Yuqi, a 16-year-old
girl in Xiamen. She believes that the new rule will stop teenagers from drinking and help them grow in
a healthy way. "Although it may be a little disappointing not to have beer at parties, I think we can have
soft drinks instead," she said.
1. Xia Min died from alcohol at the age of .
A. 15
B. 16
C. 18
2. The underlined word "it" refers to (指) _
A. a shopkeeper
B. the new rule
C. the 1999 Chinese law
3. We can know from the passage that _ .
A. it is against the new rule for underage youths to drink alcohol
B. without an ID card, young people can't buy alcohol
C. it seems that the young girl, Liang Yuqi, likes to drink alcohol
4. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. The new rule has worked very well.
B. Shoppers mustn't sell alcohol to teens under 18.
C. Shoppers can sell alcohol to everyone.
5. This passage is mainly about _ .
A. the harm of drinking alcohol
B. the legal age for drinking alcohol
C. a new rule to stop underage drinking
