11.If you had a strange sound in your ear,what would you do?One man in Wales who thought he had a fly in his ear called 999,the emergency services number in Britain.And so did a woman who was worried about her green potatoes.Could she make chips with them?Were they poisonous?She didn't hesitate about calling the local ambulance service to ask.According to a recent report,more than 31,000non-urgent calls were made to the Welsh Ambulance Service in the last year.
Inappropriate calls are a headache for health professionals everywhere.In the US,prank calls to 911happen on a daily basis.Many callers use apps which hide their identity.But those who try to be funny shouldn't be surprised if the police have the last laugh.One man from Colorado was arrested for making more than 1,200prank calls,according to a report on the US television station KOAA-TV.
People who take these calls are trained to stay calm and keep a straight face,no matter how strange the call sounds."There's no way for us to know whether the call is real,accidental or a prank call,"said a public safety worker interviewed by the American TV channel.
The Head of Clinical Services at the Welsh Ambulance Service,Richard Lee,has a warning for prank callers.He says,"When people misuse the service it means our precious time is being taken away from someone who really does need our help."Indeed,these hotlines are supposed to help the seriously ill or those with a life-threatening injury.You never know,one day,the person who needs assistance could be you or someone in your family.
24.How does the author introduce the topic of the text?A
A.By giving examples. B.By telling a story.
C.By listing figures.D.By making a comparison.
25.Why are prank calls usually made?D
A.To be helpful. B.To deal with problems.
C.To get praise.D.To play tricks.
26.What does the phrase"have the last laugh"in Paragraph 2refer to?A
A.Win at last. B.Never find them.
C.Laugh at them.D.Know nothing.
27.What does the author intend to suggest in the text?C
A.Prank calls are usually easy to identify.
B.Operators feel annoyed by strange callers.
C.Prank calls may cause serious results.
D.Prank callers should be punished by law.
分析 本文是一篇社会生活类短文,作者通过举例说明了恶作剧电话之多,其严重后果不仅会使自己受到惩罚,还会耽误真正需要帮助的人获得帮助,甚至有时会危害到自己和家人的生命安全.
解答 ADAC
24.答案:A 推理判断题.根据One man in Wales who thought he had a fly in his ear called 999,the emergency services number in Britain可知作者在第一段中就通过举例子引出本文的主题.所以选A.
25.答案:D 推理题.根据第二段中"In the US,prank calls to 911happen on a daily basis.Many callers use apps which hide their identity.可知在美国人们拨打紧急电话911是常事,一些人使用APP来隐藏他们的身份,所以他们拨打紧急电话的目的是恶作剧,所以D项符合.
26.答案:A 词义猜测题.通过本段后面一句话"One man from Colorado was arrested for making more than 1,200 prank calls"可知最终警察获得了胜利,所以A项正确.
27.答案:C 推理判断题.通过最后一段,可知滥用服务电话,这些宝贵的时间有可能远离那些真正需要帮助的人.所以C项符合.
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