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(方向盘).A sensor in the wristband detects this pressing action and measures the time between the sound and 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 warms 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 markers will bring the product to market within about a year.

1.According to the text,Driver Alert ______.

A.aims to reduce tiredness related accidents

B.has gone through testing at laboratories

C.aims to prevent drivers from sleeping

D.has been on sale for 12 months

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

3.We can learn from the text that the driver needs to stop for a break when his response time is ______.

A.About 400 milliseconds

B.below 500 milliseconds

C.over 500 milliseconds

D.about 400 minutes

4.When the driver gets sleepy while driving,Driver Alert ______.

A.moves more regularly

B.stops working properly

C.opens the window for the driver

D.sounds more frequently and loudly

To be a real gentleman, you should know that true forgiveness is one of the most remarkable qualities a human can possess!

In the fighting between two countries in the 1970s, a young man was walking from one village to the next when he was by an armed guerrilla fighter from the enemy country.The fighter the young man down the hill where he was to be .

But a(n) thing happened. The young man, who had military training, was able to disarm the fighter. Now, the table was and it was the fighter who was ordered down the hill.

As they walked, , the young man began to reflect on what was happening. Recalling the of his mother, "Love your enemies; do good to those who you." He found he could go no farther.

He the gun into the bushes, told the fighter he was to go and turned back the hill.

Minutes later, he heard footsteps33 behind him as he walked."Is this the end after all?" he . Perhaps the fighter had got the gun and wanted to finish him off. But he continued on, ________ glancing back, until his enemy reached him, only to grab him in a hug and pour out for sparing his life.

Mercy often wears the face of . And though it usually isn't an enemy in uniform-that we are challenged to forgive, we have ________ for mercy every day. Family members and friends, co-workers and neighbors and even strangers have ________ for our forgiveness. You know who they are.

As Mahatma Gandhi said, "The ________ can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. " Be strong. Forgive.

1.A.shot B.murdered C.killed D.caught

2.A.demanded B.reminded C.ordered D.required

3.A.beaten B.shot C.accepted D.driven

4.A.amazing B.frightening C.inspiring D.confusing

5.A.watched B.received C.accepted D.suggested

6.A.turned B.covered C.moved D.repaired

7.A.thus B.indeed C. therefore D.however

8.A.expressions B.plans C.words D.signals

9.A.forgive B.hate C.instruct D.help

10.A.packed B.dragged C.forced D.threw

11.A.free B.slow C.nervous D.eager

12.A.for B.into C.up D.down

13.A.showing B.waving C.running D.jumping

14.A.shouted B.counted C.wondered D.argued

15.A.seldom B.never C.always D.sometimes

16.A.marks B.favors C.thanks D.reasons

17.A.awareness B.kindness C.safeness D.forgiveness

18.A.opportunities B.explanations C.hopes D.lessons

19.A.need B.responsibility C.patience D.energy

20.A.lonely B.weak C.healthy D.calm

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