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出这个节目是突然想到我高中时候本来英语水平很糟糕,但是高二的时候突飞猛进,原因在于每天坚持做两篇很简单的阅读理解,并坚持了一个学期。三年了,有同学问我英语学习的方法,我就告诉他们:多读,哪怕再简单的东西也能让你受益。
节目里的英语阅读理解对于你们,应该算是小意思了吧,但是我希望通过每天读1-2篇(我会根据篇幅情况稍做调整)很简单的阅读,让大家在即使不学英语的时候也不要让自己的英语思维生锈。
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做题要求及奖励方式
1.由于篇章比较简单,所以在做理解题的时候尽量不要回原文找答案,这样可以训练自己的短期记忆能力。
2.提交答案时请告诉我你的确切答题时间。
3.认真答题的奖励20 HY ,全对还有额外的魅力和经验值哦!
题目简单又有奖励,大脑袋们快来啊~小阅读等着你们呢!

主持人的话,一定要听哦!
这两天看新闻有很多都是交通事故,防患于未然吧,希望那些驾驶员为自己和他人的安全,多多注意安全驾驶!
一切平安!
沪江答题纸加载中……

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. A sensor in the wristband detects this pressing action and measures the time between the sound 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 warns 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 makers will bring the product to market within about a year.
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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 form sleeping
D. has been on sale for 12 months2. 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 600 milliseconds
D. about 4 minutes
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答案解析:
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 form sleeping
D. has been on sale for 12 months
解析: A正确
文中:“Driver Alert, aims to reduce deadly road accidents by 20% - 40% that are caused by tiredness.”
B 错误,这个设备还没经过试验测试
C 具体是防止司机在行驶过程中睡觉
D这个还没投入市场
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.
解析:D正确
“After each sound the driver must respond by squeezing the steering wheel.”这句话理解squeeze 的意思就很好解答
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 600 milliseconds
D. about 4 minutes
解析:C正确
这题要结合第四段最后一句和第五段开头数字分析比较
参考译文:
一台阻止司机在方向盘上睡着的装置即将在交通部实验室经受测试,12个月内可进行出售。这个系统被称为驾驶员警示系统,目的是使疲惫造成的事故发生率降低20% 到40%。民航飞行员使用它可使疲惫引起的飞行事故减少30%。
驾驶员警示系统以一个电脑控制的表带为基础。佩戴在司机或飞行员身上的表带在汽车行驶过程中大约每4分钟会发出一次响声。每个响声过后司机必须按压方向盘做出回应。表带上的传感器感应到这个挤压的动作,然后测量响声与司机做出反应的时间间隔。
疲惫与司机的反应时间直接相关。通常情况下,一个警惕的司机会用400毫秒做出反应。但是一旦降到500毫秒就表示这名司机正有困意。
那样的情况下,这个设备会发出更加频繁和刺耳的声音,以告诉司机他该开窗户或是停下来休息一下。如果司机的反应继续减慢,声音会更加频繁直至一个警报器不停鸣响以警告司机必须尽快停车。
这个设备已经被送往交通部测试。测试安排要6个月,如果测试通过,那么制造商会将这个产品在1年内送入市场。
词汇与短语:
go on sale:出售
Airline pilots:民航飞行员
fatigue:疲劳,劳累
Watchful:警惕的,留心的
Wristband:袖口,表带
millisecond:毫秒
nonstop:不停的(地)
squeeze:[skwi:z] vt. & vi. 挤, 榨, 捏
例:He can't squeeze the wet coat dry. 他拧不干湿上衣。
vt. 榨取, 挤出
例:We squeezed the juice from an orange. 我们从橙子中挤出汁来。
n. 挤, 榨, 捏;亲切的拥抱或握手
例:He gave her an affectionate squeeze. 他亲热地拥抱她。
detect:发现,发觉,查明
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