题目内容
16.Tudor Cobalas nearly crashed his car while driving and texting on his phone.It was this near-death experience that inspired him to turn the smartphone from a weapon of mass distraction into a tool for safer driving.Mr.Cobalas developed Safe Drive,an app that rewards drivers for ignoring their phones while driving.Once a driver drives too fast,the app launches a"Release"button on the screen,effectively locking the phone.Driving without checking the phone generates scores that can be turned into shopping discounts in the Safe Drive Marketplace.
It's a simple idea that has attracted nearly 100,000 users globally and 30 commercial partners.Worldwide,about 1.25million people die each year as a result of road traffic accidents,according to the World Health Organization."Smartphone distraction"is blamed for an increasing number of accidents.Drivers using a mobile phone are four times more likely to be involved in a crash.Many parents also want to educate their children,young drivers.That is why a growing number of technology businessmen are trying to handle the problem.
"Although smartphones are rightly blamed for an increase in distracted driving,we wanted to show that smartphones could be used to make drivers better,"says Hari Balakrishnan,chief technology officer of Cambridge Mobile Telematics,a US company that has developed an app called Drive Well.
The app measures all aspects of driving such as hard braking,abrupt acceleration,sharp cornering and speeding.But it also monitors how often drivers are distracted by their phones and generates a"safety score"at the end of each trip.The free app features competition leader boards that enable drivers to compete with their friends,family and colleagues,as well as personalized safer driving tips.Good safety scores can earn drivers discounts on car insurance,Mr.Balakrishnan says.
Last year the company started a competition to find Boston's safest driver.Nearly 5,000 people have signed up,and 98 have been awarded more than 3,400 in prizes.Data from 40,000 Drive Well app users around the world present its effectiveness,says Mr.Madden.
28.What caused Tudor Cobalas to develop the app Safe Drive?D
A.Multi-functions of this app.
B.His desire to make a fortune.
C.Many parents'worries about teenagers'driving safety.
D.His own experience about being distracted by his smartphone.
29.What do Safe Drive and Drive Well have in common?C
A.They keep a specific record of hard braking.
B.They fail to help decrease the number of traffic accidents.
C.Their users get some scores in the driving process.
D.Their users get money as a reward directly.
30.Which of the following is closest to the meaning of the underlined word"distracted"in paragraph 4?A
A.Lacking concentration.
B.Lacking confidence.
C.Speedy.
D.Dangerous.
31.What is the purpose of the passage?D
A.To present the harmful effects of smartphones in the driving process.
B.To introduce some useful apps that can guarantee our safety.
C.To compare different types of apps concerning driving safety.
D.To show us smartphones can make drivers safer in a way.
分析 文章主要通过介绍与驾驶相关的应用程序显示出智能手机也能让驾驶员更加安全地驾驶.
解答 28.D 细节理解题.根据第一段第二句"It was this near-death experience that inspired(启发;使…有灵感) him to turn the smartphone from a weapon of mass distraction into a tool for safer driving",这句强调句里强调了Tudor Cobalas 开发Safe Drive 这个应用程序的原因,故D选项"His own experience about being distracted by his smartphone"正确.A选项的"Multi-functions(多功能)",B选项的"desire to make a fortune(发财致富的渴望)"和C选项的"parents'worries"在文中均未提及,故排除A,B和C,所以答案选D.
29.C 推理判断题.题干问的是Safe Drive和Drive Well应用程序的共同点,根据第二段"Driving without checking the phone generates scores"和第五段"generates a safety score"可知C选项正确.根据第五段"The app measures all aspects of driving such as hard braking"可知,A选项的"keep a specific record of hard braking"只符合应用程序Drive Well,故排除选项A;根据最后一段"present its effectiveness"可知B选项的"fail to help decrease(没能帮助减少) the number"与原文不符,故排除B;根据第二段"generates scores that can be turned into shopping discounts(折扣)"和第五段"Good safety scores can earn drivers discounts on car insurance"可知D选项的"get money as a reward directly"与原文不符,故排除D,所以答案选C.
30.A 词义猜测题.根据第三段"Smartphone distraction is blamed for(因…被责备)an increasing number of accidents.Drivers using a mobile phone are four times more likely to be involved in a crash."可知,"distraction"指的是司机在开车时因为使用手机受到干扰.题干里考查"smartphones are rightly blamed for an increase in distracted driving"中的"distracted",可由distraction的意义推出A选项"Lacking concentration(注意力不集中)"正确.B选项"Lacking confidence"意为"缺乏信心",C选项"Speedy"意为"迅速的",D选项"Dangerous"意为"危险的",均不符合语境,故排除B、C和D,答案选A.
31.D 写作目的题.由全文内容可知,文章主要通过介绍和驾驶相关的应用程序显示出智能手机也能让驾驶员更加安全地驾驶,并在第一段的"a tool for safer driving"和第四段的"show that smartphones could be used to make drivers better"有所体现,故选D.A选项的"present the harmful effects(呈现不良影响)"与原文不符,故排除A;B选项的"guarantee our safety(确保我们的安全)"在文中没有体现,故排除B;C选项的"compare(对比)"在文中没有体现,故排除C,所以答案选D.
点评 章主要通过介绍与驾驶相关的应用程序,考查的题型不同,主要测试学生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,细节理解能力,词义猜测的能力和标题写作目的考查,要求学生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释.考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点.