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听力文本
The European Union (EU) has a plan to stop cars speeding. It hopes to reduce the number of people who die in traffic accidents. Around 30,000 lives are lost each year on Europe's roads. The EU's project uses a technology called intelligent speed authority (ISA). This is a small digital box that is put inside the car. It costs about $380. The transport department said it could cut the number of road deaths by one-third by the year 2020. The system uses satellites that communicate with cars. There are two things that can happen. One is that the driver gets a warning about the speed limit. The other is that the technology automatically puts on the brakes and slows the car down to a safer speed.
Not everyone is happy with this idea. Many people in Britain do not want the EU telling them how to drive. The British transport minister Patrick McLoughlin said it took away the freedom of motorists. British politicians believe the ISA system is unnecessary because the UK has fewer road deaths than other European countries. In 2012, 1,754 people died on British roads. This was down from 1,901 in 2011 and the lowest figure since records began in 1926. In Germany, there were 3,657 fatalities last year. A UK motoring organisation warned that ISA could be dangerous. It said: "If you were overtaking a tractor and suddenly needed to accelerate to avoid [crashing], you would not be able to."
中文翻译
欧盟计划为汽车限速
不是所有人都欢欣鼓舞
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重点讲解
1.communicate with 沟通
例句:He can communicate with her by telepathy.
他能用心电感应与她沟通
。2.transport minister 交通大臣
例句:The French transport minister, Dominique Bussereau, said French aviation inspectors had found a number of faults during a 2007 inspection of the plane that crashed.
法国交通大臣多米尼克·皮斯罗称,法国航空检查人员2007年对这次坠毁的飞机进行检测时发现了一些故障
。3.happy with 对..感到开心
例句:We also have to investigate why she was not happy with her husband.
我们还必须调查为什么她和她丈夫在一起时会不开心
。4.slow down 减速
例句:Before turning, you should slow down your car.
转弯前,你得先减速
。听力题目
1.What does the EU want to reduce?
a) the speed limit
b) the number of road deaths
c) how many cares are on the road
d) the ISA
2.How many people died in Europe in traffic accidents last year?
a) exactly 30,000
b) over 30,000
c) about 30,000
d) just less than 30,000
3.Where will people put the ISA box?
a) in their garage
b) under their car
c) on top of their car
d) in their car
4.What warning will the ISA give drivers?
a) a 5-minute warning
b) about the speed limit
c) a very strict warning
d) about the size of fines
5.How does the technology slow cars down?
a) it puts on the brakes
b) it turns the engine off
c) it cuts off the fuel
d) with a parachute
6.What do British people not want to be told?
a) how to drive
b) how many people died
c) what cars to drive
d) when to drive
7.What did a British politician say the technology takes away?
a) risk
b) adventure
c) money
d) freedom
8.When did 1,754 people die on British roads?
a) 1926
b) 1901
c) 2012
d) 2011
9.When did Britain start keeping records on traffic accidents?
a) in the late 19th century
b) in 1901
c) in 1754
d) in 1926
10.What might you not be able to do in an emergency?
a) drive a tractor
b) go faster
c) do a 3-point turn
d) use the technology
听力答案
1.b
2.c
3.d
4.b
5.a
6.a
7.d
8.c
9.d
10.b