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(2019·江西名校检测)Parents usually teach their children how to cross the street safely，by looking both ways for cars.But do they also teach them to put away their cell phones?
The city of Honolulu，Hawaii wants everyone to learn that lesson.Texting while crossing the street will soon be banned in the city.Beginning on October 24，you could be fined from $15 to $99 if you step onto a Honolulu street while looking at your phone.Honolulu is the first major US city to ban what is called“distracted walking”．It recently passed a law in a seventotwo vote.The law says：“No pedestrian shall cross a street or highway while viewing a mobile electronic device(装置)．”In other words，do not look at a screen when you cross the street or you could be fined.
The law's creators hope it will lower the number of people hit and killed by cars in the city.Mayor Kirk Caldwell told Reuters news agency，“We hold the unfortunate distinction of being a major city with more pedestrians being hit in crosswalks，particularly our seniors，than that of almost any other cities in the country.”
The law includes all electronic devices with screens：cell phones，tablets，gaming devices，digital cameras and laptop computers.The law does permit an exception.Pedestrians may use such devices in the street to call emergency services and rescue workers，such as firefighters and police officers.
Pedestrian deaths have been increasing as the use of cell phones rises.The Governors Highway Safety Association，or GHSA，says pedestrian deaths in the United States increased by 25 percent between 2010 and 2015.That trend continued in 2016 with the number of pedestrian deaths rising to almost 6,000，11% higher than that in 2015.
Other US cities may follow Honolulu.The State of Washington was the first to outlaw distracted driving back in 2007.Now,46 other states as well as D．C.，Puerto Rico，Guam and the US Virgin Islands，also have laws against texting while driving.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了美国夏威夷的城市Honolulu通过立法禁止人们过马路时看电子设备的相关信息。
1．What's the passage mainly about?
A．Honolulu will ban distracted walking.
B．Texting while walking draws public attention.
C．More cities in the US will ban texting while driving.
D．The number of people killed by cars in Honolulu is increasing.
A [主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了Honolulu通过立法禁止人们过马路时看电子设备的相关信息。根据第二段第二至四句可知，A项正确。]
2．In what case can people use electric devices in Honolulu streets?
A．Walking with police officers.
B．Making urgent calls.
C．Helping rescue workers.
D．Texting to consult about emergency services.
B [细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“The law does permit an exception.Pedestrians may use such devices in the street to call emergency services and rescue workers，such as firefighters and police officers”可知，在马路上当行人遇到紧急状况需要给应急服务机构打电话的时候，不会受到惩罚，故答案为B。]
3．What does the author convey in Paragraph 5?
A．Texting while walking should be banned quickly.
B．Distracted walking caused a severe problem in Honolulu.
C．Cell phones led to more and more pedestrian deaths in the US.
D．Pedestrian deaths were caused by texting while walking.
C [推理判断题。文章的第五段用数据说明随着手机的使用增加，行人的死亡数量也日益增加，即在美国手机造成了越来越多的行人死亡。]
4．Which US state was the first to ban texting while driving?
A．Hawaii. B．Washington.
C．Puerto Rico. D．Guam.
B [细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“The State of Washington was the first to outlaw distracted driving back in 2007”可知，华盛顿州是第一个把“分心驾驶”列为非法行为的州，故答案为B。]
