题目内容
1.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?54(£43)sticker 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(传感器)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?3,000(£2,362)of his?50,000(£39,381)goal.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.
24.The author wrote the third paragraph toA.
A.explain how a smart car sticker works
B.advise drivers to buy a car sticker
C.show the importance of a sensor
D.tell drivers how to park a car
25.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
26.The underlined word"discretion"in Paragraph 5can best be replaced by"C".
A.trouble B.pressure C.freedom D.opportunity
27.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 本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了一种汽车智能贴纸的用法和功能.它可以在有交警时发出报警功能,避免因违章停车或其它原因造成罚款.
解答 24.A.推理判断题.根据"Car owners can put the sticker inside their car's windscreen,having set it up with key information,…The slim design will include a sensor(传感器)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."可推断出:第三段是介绍这种高科技汽车便签的整个使用流程.故选A.
25.B.推理判断题.根据第四段"…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."及第五段"In England there is no legal duty to warn the motorist before issuing the ticket."可推断出,德国法律要求交警选择最有效、最廉价的方法解决问题,而在英国,交警没有法律义务去提醒机动车主移动车子.故选B.
26.C.词义猜测题.根据"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"可知,英国交警没有法律义务提醒机动车主移走车辆,但如果他们认为问题没那么严重,有权不开具罚单.故选C.
27.D.主旨大意题.根据第一段"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."可知,本文介绍了一种高科技智能汽车便签,这种便签的使用可以方便交警与停车的车主联系,这样可以省去车主被开罚单和拖车的烦恼.故选D.
点评 在对科技说明文进行阅读理解是,考生可以尤其注意中心句,中心段(首尾)、转折句和问题中出现的词,尤其是一些很有特点的词如专有名词.在文段中快速找到相应词语所在位置,问题的答案往往就在附近.
A. | the; a | B. | the; the | C. | 不填;a | D. | a; the |
A. | that | B. | which | C. | why | D. | what |
It was 1930,when many people were out of work,money was (24)D and people suffered a lot.Still the streets were(25)D with energy and color.As he walked through Harlem,Jacob looked hard at the people,the churches,and barbershops and so on.He(26)A those images in his mind,along with the images of paintings he saw in the(27)A.
Jacob came from a poor family.His mother believed there was little chance(28)C her son could grow up to be a successful painter.She wanted him to aim for something more(29)B.But Jacob's teacher,Alston,in an art program saw that he was talented.Alston(30)D him how to use paints to make stage sets.
As time passed,Alston let Jacob rent work space in his own studio. That was an exciting place for a young black man(31)B to become an artist.Many creative people(32)C there to talk about art,literature and history.From their 33D,Jacob learned that history books often (34)C the accomplishments of African Americans.He decided to paint a sel1es of pictures describing the story of a black hero.He(35)A Toussaint,who had helped free his people (36)B French ruling.
Many people admired Jacob's pictures,but he needed (37)A admiration.To help his family,he often had to work at jobs that (38)D him away from painting.Then something encouraging happened.An artist named Augusta got Jacob a job.For eighteen months,Jacob was given a(39)C to paint pictures. For the first time,he felt like a(40)D artist.
21.A. steps | B. blocks | C. buildings | D. avenues |
22.A. artist | B. tutor | C. scholar | D. official |
23.A. swinging | B. existing | C. hanging | D. twisting |
24.A. blank | B. loose | C. tough | D. tight |
25.A. lined | B. decorated | C. associated | D. filled |
26.A. stored | B. received | C. created | D. remembered |
27.A. museum | B. studio | C. church | D. street |
28.A. whether | B. which | C. that | D. when |
29.A. precious | B. practical | C. standard | D. flexible |
30.A. recommended | B. reminded | C. provided | D. showed |
31.A. hesitating | B. struggling | C. marching | D. participating |
32.A. settled | B. wandered | C. gathered | D. rushed |
33.A. experiences | B. performances | C. accents | D. conversations |
34.A. acknowledged | B. accused | C. ignored | D. witnessed |
35.A. chose | B. accepted | C. counted | D. employed |
36.A. against | B. from | C. for | D. with |
37.A. more than | B. rather than | C. other than | D.less than |
38.A. broke | B. gave | C. permitted | D. took |
39.A. award | B. title | C. salary | D. prize |
40.A. permanent | B. popular | C. positive | D. professional |