2018年6月英语四级听力真题第1套-短文3

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听力试题、听力原文、答案：

一、听力试题：

22. 

A) Chatting while driving.
B) Messaging while driving.
C) Driving under age.
D) Speeding on highways.

23. 

A) A gadget to hold a phone on the steering wheel.
B) A gadget to charge the phone in a car.
C) A device to control the speed of a vehicle.
D) A device to ensure people drive with both hands.

24.

A) The car keeps flashing its headlights.
B) The car slows down gradually to a halt.
C) They are alerted with a light and a sound.
D) They get a warning on their smart phone.

25. 

A) Installing a camera.
B) Using a connected app.
C) Checking their emails.
D) Keeping a daily record.

Texting while driving was listed as a major cause of road deaths among young Americans back in 2013. A recent study said that 40% of American teens claim to have been in a car when the driver used a cell phone in a way that put people in danger. This sounds like a widespread disease but it's one that technology may now helped cure. T.J. Evarts, a 20- year-old inventor, has come up with a novel solution that could easily put texting drivers on notice. It's called Smart Wheel, and it's designed to fit over the steering wheel of most standard vehicles to track whether or not the driver has two hands on the wheel at all times. Evarts’ invention warns the drivers with the light and the sound when they hold the wheel with one hand only, but as soon as they place the other hand back on the wheel the light turns back to green and the sound stops. It also watches for what's called “close by hands”, where both hands are close together near the top of the wheel so the driver can type with both thumbs and drive at the same time. All the data Smart Wheel collects is also sent to a connected app. So any parents who install Smart Wheel can keep track of the teens’ driving habits. If they try to remove or damage the cover, that's reported as well.

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

22. What is a major cause of road deaths among young Americans?

23. What is Smart Wheel?

24. What happens if the driver has one hand on the wheel?

25. How do parents keep track of their teens’ driving habits?

【听力答案】

22. B) Messaging while driving.
23. D) A device to ensure people drive with both hands.
24. C) They are alerted with a light and a sound.
25. B) Using a connected app.

【听力翻译】

早在2013年，开车时发短信就被列为美国年轻人交通事故的主要原因之一。

最近的一项研究表明，40%的美国青少年声称，都乘坐过用手机将他们置于危险中的司机的车。

这听起来像一个通病，但现代技术却可以帮助治愈这种通病。

20岁的T. J. Evarts是一名发明家，想出了一个很容易让发短信的司机注意到的新奇法子。

这就是“智能方向盘”，专为大多数标准方向盘设计。

以跟踪司机是否在任何时候都有两只手在方向盘上。

这是Evarts公司的发明，当驾驶员单手驾驶时，“智能方向盘” 就会亮灯并发出声音以示警告，

但一旦他们把另一只手放回方向盘上，灯光就会变回绿色，声音也会停止。

在双手靠近“智能方向盘”顶部的地方，方向盘套还会监视所谓的“附近的手”，

这样司机就可以用两个大拇指打字的同时开车了。

“智能方向盘”收集的所有数据都会传到连接的应用程序。

因此，只要安装了智能方向盘，父母就可以追踪到孩子的驾驶习惯。

如果他们试图移除或损坏方向盘套，也会报告至父母那里。

请根据你刚刚听到的文章回答问题22至问题25。

问题22：美国年轻人死于交通事故的主要原因是什么?

问题23：“智能方向盘”是什么？

问题24：如果司机将一只手放在车轮上会发生什么？

问题25：父母如何知道孩子的驾驶习惯？