13.You may have experienced the annoyance of being fined because of parking illegally or finding your car towed away(拖走)after leaving it parked somewhere for a couple of minutes.But now a high-tech car sticker that's designed to be stuck to a car's windscreen could help motorists avoid such a situation.
The TowStop sticker sends a text message to a driver when touched by a traffic policeman,to allow motorists to send a reply and give them time to move their cars immediately.Frankfurt-based IT consultant,Daniel Kalliontzis,came up with the idea and is raising money to put his£43sticker into production.
Car owners can put the sticker inside their car's windscreen,having set it up with key information,such as their phone number.The slim design will include a sensor(傳感器)that,when touched by a traffic policeman,will send a text message warning a driver of a possible fine.The driver could then type a reply for the policeman using a smartphone,which will appear on the sticker's screen.
The smart sticker system will rely on the good will of traffic policemen and in a way,a German law.The law states:an officer has to choose the most efficient and inexpensive way for the car owner to remove the vehicle.It could be cheaper for the government to call the driver than to tow his car.
Mail Online asked the Department of Transport whether the sticker could be used in the UK in a similar way.A spokesman said,"In England there is no legal duty to warn the motorist before issuing the ticket.However,a policeman does have the discretion not to issue a ticket if he doesn't think the situation is that bad or he just wants to issue a warning."
So far,Mr.Kalliontzis has raised just over£2,362of his£39,381goal.If he manages to raise the money,the stickers will be shipped in June 2015.But it appears that car owners using the smart system could get some unnecessary warning messages,because anyone could touch the smart sticker.
28.The author wrote the third paragraph toA.
A.explain how a smart car sticker works
B.a(chǎn)dvise drivers to buy a car sticker
C.show the importance of a sensor
D.tell drivers how to park a car
29.We may infer from the text that in BritainB.
A.car owners don't have to worry about a parking ticket
B.smart car stickers wouldn't work as well as in Germany
C.traffic policemen prefer to call a driver rather than tow his car
D.the Department of Transport thinks highly of smart car stickers
30.The underlined word"discretion"in Paragraph 5can best be replaced by"C".
A.trouble
B.pressure
C.freedom
D.opportunity
31.What would be the best title for the text?D
A.Daniel Kalliontzis-a great inventor
B.Environment-friendly car stickers
C.Parking systems in Europe
D.End of the parking ticket?
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,主要介紹了一種智能貼紙,這種貼紙的使用可以方便交警與停車的車主聯(lián)系,這樣可以省去車主被開罰單和拖車的煩惱.但是由于各國法律的不同,在有些國家效果并不是很好.作者在介紹這種貼紙的同時(shí),又提出了自己的疑問.
解答 28.A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容可推斷出:本段是介紹這種高科技汽車貼紙的整個(gè)使用流程.所以這段主要講述了汽車智能貼紙是如何工作,故選A.
29.B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第四段"…a German law.The law states:an officer has to choose the most efficient andinexpensive way for the car owner to remove the vehicle.Itcould be cheaper for the government to call the driver than to tow his car."及第五段"InEngland there is no legal duty to warn the motorist before issuing the ticket."可推斷出,德國法律要求交警選擇最有效、最廉價(jià)的方法解決問題,而在英國,交警沒有法律義務(wù)去提醒機(jī)動(dòng)車主移動(dòng)車子.所以在英國的運(yùn)行將不如在德國那樣好,故選B.
30.C.詞義猜測題.根據(jù)"In England there is no legal duty to warn themotorist before issuing the ticket.However,a policeman does have the discretion not to issue aticket if he doesn't think the situation is that bad or he just wants to issuea warning"可知,英國交警沒有法律義務(wù)提醒機(jī)動(dòng)車主移走車輛,但如果他們認(rèn)為問題沒那么嚴(yán)重,或者他只是想發(fā)出一個(gè)警告,他有自由不出示罰單,故選C.
31.D.主旨大意題.閱讀短文可知本文主要講述了一種智能貼紙,目的是為了結(jié)束違規(guī)停車交通罰單.但是由于各國法律的不同,在有些國家效果并不是很好.作者在介紹這種貼紙的同時(shí),又提出了自己的疑問.故選D"違規(guī)停車交通罰單的結(jié)束?"
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是科教類閱讀,主要考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題和推理判斷題.在做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí),首先根據(jù)題目要求迅速在文章里找出相應(yīng)的段落、句子或短語.認(rèn)真比較選項(xiàng)和文中細(xì)節(jié)的區(qū)別,在做推理判斷題時(shí)不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.