A device that stops drivers from falling asleep at the wheel is about to undergo testing at Department of Transport laboratories and could go on sale within 12 months.
The system, called Driver Alert, aims to reduce deadly road accidents by 20% - 40% that are caused by tiredness. Airline pilots can also use it to reduce the 30% of all pilot-error accidents that are related to fatigue.
Driver Alert is based on a computerized wristband. The device, worn by drivers or pilots, gives out a sound about every four minutes during a car journey. After each sound the driver must respond by squeezing the steering wheel. A sensor in the wristband detects this pressing action and measures the time between the sound the driver’s response.
Tiredness is directly related to a driver’s response time. Usually, a watchful driver would take about 400 milliseconds to respond, but once that falls to more than 500 milliseconds, it suggests that the driver is getting sleepy.
In such cases the device gives out more regular and louder sounds, showing that the driver should open a window or stop for a rest. If the driver’s response continues to slow down, the sounds become more frequent until a nonstop alarm warns that the driver must stop as soon as possible.
The device has been delivered to the department’s laboratories for testing. If these tests, scheduled for six months’ time, are successful, the makers will bring the product to market within about a year.
【小題1】According to the text, Driver Alert ______.

A．a(chǎn)ims to reduce tiredness-related accidents
B．has gone through testing at laboratories
C．a(chǎn)ims to prevent drivers from sleeping
D．has been on sale for 12 months
【小題2】How should a driver respond to the sounds from Driver Alert?
A．By sounding a warning.B．By touching the wristband.
C．By checking the driving time.D．By pressing the steering wheel.
【小題3】We can learn form the text that the driver needs to stop for a break when his response time is ______.
A．a(chǎn)bout 400 millisecondsB．below 500 milliseconds
C．over 500 millisecondsD．a(chǎn)bout 4 minutes
【小題4】When the driver gets sleepy while driving, Driver Alert ______.
A．moves more regularlyB．stops working properly
C．opens the window for the driverD．sounds more frequently and loudly


【小題1】A
【小題2】D
【小題3】C
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：本文介紹了一個(gè)旨在于減少由于司機(jī)疲勞駕駛而導(dǎo)致事故的裝置Driver Alert，詳細(xì)說(shuō)明了它的工作原理和具體作用。
【小題1】A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段1，2行The system, called Driver Alert, aims to reduce deadly road accidents by 20% - 40% that are caused by tiredness.可知這項(xiàng)裝置旨在于減少由于疲憊而導(dǎo)致的事故。故A正確。
【小題2】D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段前3行The device, worn by drivers or pilots, gives out a sound about every four minutes during a car journey. After each sound the driver must respond by squeezing the steering wheel.可知D項(xiàng)正確。
【小題3】C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第四段Usually, a watchful driver would take about 400 milliseconds to respond, but once that falls to more than 500 milliseconds, it suggests that the driver is getting sleepy.可知C項(xiàng)內(nèi)容正確。
【小題4】D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段最后2行If the driver’s response continues to slow down, the sounds become more frequent until a nonstop alarm warns that the driver must stop as soon as possible.可知如果司機(jī)回應(yīng)較慢，Driver Alert 就會(huì)叫的更頻繁，聲音更大。故D項(xiàng)正確。
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"Hello? Are you still there?"  Oops.

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