Question

【题目】In UK, Closed Circuit Television（CCTV）cameras are everywhere. They help the police solve crimes and keep the streets safe. But that’s not all they do. They also catch people doing very stupid or smart things.

One of the videos is of a British woman Mary Bale. She clearly doesn’t like cats. In 2010 she was caught on CCTV throwing one into dustbin. The video shows Mary walking down a quiet street. All of a sudden, she notices Lola the cat jump onto a fence. Mary stops to pick up Lola and drops her into a larger dustbin. Lola was saved fifteen hours later. And Mary was arrested for causing unnecessary suffering to an animal. She was fined（罚款）250 and was not allowed to own pets for five years.

Another video shows “Britain’s drunkest man”. He’s been at a party at London’s Savoy Hotel. And he’d obviously had a few too much glasses of beer. At about 2 a, m., he was kicked out for being too drunk. So, he decided to walk home. On the way, CCTV cameras filmed him falling down stairs and crossing the roads madly… A Savoy Hotel waiter later said, “It’s amazing he didn’t hurt himself badly.”

Sometimes, they also record smart events .Once a British band didn’t have any money to make a music video. So, they came up with an unbelievable idea. They set up their instruments (乐器) and played a song in front of eight CCTV cameras. And then, according to the English Freedom of Information Act, they asked for a copy of all the footages(视频)，which they edited. The result is that a totally new music video was made ,and it didn’t cost them a penny(一分钱).

Passage outline	Supporting details
Usages of CCTV cameras	They are almost【1】 and are useful in many ways.
To help the police solve crimes	A woman saw a lonely cat and【2】 it into a big dustbin. She was lined $250 and was not allowed to own pets for five years.
To catch people doing stupid things	A man got very drunk and was thrown out of London’s Savoy Hotel. He went back home through a lot of troubles and dangers but was not【3】 hurt.
To【4】 people doing smart events.	A band had no money but still wanted to make a music record. They played in front of eight CCTV cameras and asked for the footage copy for【5】 .They edited the footages and made a totally new music video.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】everywhere

【2】threw / dropped / put

【3】badly /seriously

【4】record / film / catch

【5】free

【解析】

试题分析：短文属于说明文。介绍了英国闭路电视摄像机的监控操作，它帮助警察解决犯罪，也可抓拍人们做愚蠢的事和聪明的事。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“In UK , Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras are everywhere.”可知。故填everywhere。

【2】细节理解题。从第二段“she was caught on CCTV throwing one into a dustbin.”或“Mary stops to pickup Lola and drops her into a large dustbin .” 两句中，均可得知Mary的动作。and之前的动词是过去式，因此这里的顺接动词也用过去式。故填threw/dropped/put。

【3】细节理解题。从第三段最后一句“It’s amazing he didn’t hurt himself badly.”得知他伤得不重。故填badly/seriously。

【4】细节理解题。这里有“记录”的意思。从第一段最后一句“They also catch people doing very stupid or smart things.”，第三段“CCTV cameras filmed him falling down stairs”，第四段第一句“Sometimes they also record smart events.”可推测所用动词catch/ film / record。用在不定式符号to之后，使用动词原形。

【5】细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句“it didn’t cost them a penny”可知，这个乐队的视频没花钱，for free“免费的”。