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  A device that stops drivers from falling asleep at fine 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(方向盤).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 warns that the driver must stop as soon as possible.

  The device has been delivered to the department’s 1aboatories for testing.If these tests, scheduled for six months’ time, are successful, the makers 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 4 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

答案:1.A;2.D;3.C;4.D;
解析:

(1)

推理題。從第二段的第一句話可知。

(2)

猜詞題。第三段中指出這種裝置在旅途中每4分鐘發(fā)出一種聲音,在每個(gè)聲音過后司機(jī)必須通過擠壓方向盤來做出回應(yīng)。

(3)

細(xì)節(jié)題。從第四段的第二句可知。

(4)

細(xì)節(jié)題。從第五段的大意可知。即:如果司機(jī)的回復(fù)繼續(xù)減慢,此裝置會(huì)更頻繁地提示,直到司機(jī)盡快地停車。


提示:

本文介紹的是一種叫Driver Alert的裝置正處在檢測(cè)階段并將在一年內(nèi)投入市場(chǎng)。這種裝置的目的是減少司機(jī)在駕車過程中由疲勞所引起的交通事故。其方法是:通過車輛在行駛時(shí)每4分鐘發(fā)出一種聲音而使司機(jī)必須及時(shí)做出反應(yīng)的方法來阻止司機(jī)睡著。如果沒有及時(shí)得到司機(jī)所做出的回應(yīng),它將會(huì)更頻繁更大聲的提示,直到司機(jī)打開窗戶或停下來休息。


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