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Car Thieves Could Be Stopped Remotely
Speeding off in a stolen car,the thief thinks he has got a great catch.But he is in a nasty surprise.The car is fitted with a remote immobilizer,and a radio signal from a control center miles away will ensure that once the thief switches the engine (1)________ ,he will not be able to start it again.
For now,such devices(2)________ only available for fleets of trucks and specialist vehicles used on construction sites.But remote immobilization technology could soon start to trickle down to ordinary cars,and(3)________ be available to ordinary cars in the UK(4)________ two months.
The idea goes like this.A control box fitted to the car incorporates (5)________ miniature cellphone,a microprocessor and memory,and a GPS satellite positioning receiver.(6)_______ the car is stolen,a coded cellphone signal will tell the unit to block the vehicle's engine management system and prevent the engine(7)________ restarted.
There are even plans for immobilizers(8)________ shut down vehicles on the move,though there are fears over the safety implications of such a system.
In the UK,an array of technical fixes is already making(9)________ harder for car thieves."The pattern of vehicles crime has changed,"says Martyn Randall of Thatcham,a security research organization based in Berkshire that is funded in part(10)________ the motor insurance industry.
He says it would only take him a few minutes to(11)________ a novice how to steal a car,using a bare minimum of tools.But only if the car is more than 10 years old.
Modern cars are a far tougher proposition,as their engine management computer will not(12)________ them to start unless they receive a unique ID code beamed out by the ignition key.In the UK,technologies like this(13)________ achieve a 31 per cent drop in vehicle-related crime since 1997.
But determined criminals are still managing to find other ways to steal cars.Often by getting hold of the owner's keys in a burglary.In 2000,12 per cent of vehicles stolen in the UK were taken by using the owner's keys,which doubles the previous year's figure.
Remote-controlled immobilization system would(14)________ a major new obstacle in the criminal's way by making such thefts pointless.A group that includes Thatcham,the police,insurance companies and security technology firms have developed standards for a system that could go on the market sooner than the(15)________ expects.
1.A.off B.on C.at D.of
正确答案:A
答案解析:该段主要是说,如果车被盗,只要发出无线电信号,remote immobilizer就能使被盗车一旦停下就无法再启动。因此,应选择A.如选择B,switches the engine on(发动引擎)句子意思便不符合文章内容。C和D与switch不搭配。答案选A.
2.A.is B.was C.were D.are
正确答案:D
答案解析:devices是复数形式,描述的也是目前的事情,所以应使用be的现在时复数形式are.答案选D.
3.A.can B.have to C.need to D.should
正确答案:D
答案解析:该句说,这种遥控技术很快就会开始一点一点地用于普通汽车。然后作者推断,在两个月后这种技术就能用于英国的汽车。A是错误选项,因为该句前面用了could表示委婉的推断,在此不会用can;B和C与意思不符,should也是表示推断。答案选D.
4.A.after B.for C.in D.at
正确答案:C
答案解析:从搭配上来看,可以选择B和C,但是从意思上来看,必须选择C.for two months:已经有两个月了;in two months:两个月后。不能选择A,因为不符合英语表达习惯。又如:They will graduate in one year.他们一年后毕业。答案选C.
5.A.the B./ C.a D.an
正确答案:C
答案解析:这里应该使用不定冠词,而且miniature cellphone后面的并列定语都使用不定冠词。不能选择an,因它后面的名词由辅音开头。答案选C.
6.A.With B.If C.But D.And
正确答案:B
答案解析:从语法结构来看,这里应选择引导状语从句的连词,其他选项都会造成结构错误。而且,If正符合句子的意思。答案选B.
7.A.helping B.being C.get D.be
正确答案:B
答案解析:prevent sth.(from)doing是固定用法,restart这里要用被动语态being restarted,所以应选择B.
8.A.whose B.who C.that D.when
正确答案:C
答案解析:从句子的结构来看,这里需要一个关系代词引导定语从句。关系代词的先行词immobilizers是物不是人,所以只能用that,不能用who.答案选C.
9.A.life B.cars C.warning D.problem
正确答案:A
答案解析:在四个选项中,B.C和D显然不符合文章的意思。这里作者要表达的意思是:使……日子难过,所以答案选A.
10.A.about B.to C.by D.on正确答案:C
答案解析:be funded是被动语态,空格后面是名词短语,从句子的意思来判断,这个名词短语是动作fund的执行者,是谓语动词动作逻辑上的主语,所以必须使用by来引导这个名词短语。答案选C.
11.A.use B.inform C.ask D.teach
正确答案:D
答案解析:这个句子结构是“to take sb.time to do sth.”,从意思上判断,句子的意思应该是:他说只要花几分钟就能教会一个新手如何偷盗汽车。所以,D是答案。use,inform和ask都不能与how to结构搭配。答案选D.
12.A.let B.allow C.make D.give
正确答案:B
答案解析:them后跟着to,所以首先排除A和C(let sb.do sth.)句子的意思不允许选D.…… will not allow them to start ……表示“……不允许它们启动”。答案选B.
13.A.hav helped B.helped C.had helped D.was helped
正确答案:A
答案解析:句子后面的时间状语由since引导,所以句子应该使用现在完成时。答案选A.
14.A.speak B.have C.link D.put
正确答案:D
答案解析:从obstacle in the criminal's way这个名词短语看出,应选择D,构成put obstacle in sb.'s way(给某人设置障碍)这种固定用法。答案选D.
15.A.lawyer B.doctor C.customer D.specialist
正确答案:C
答案解析:前面有go on the market,预期的人应该是customer。当然,specialist,doctor或lawyer也可以预期,但总不及customer那么自然。答案选C。
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