Andrew Constance, New South Wales' minister for roads, said the "world-fist" technology would target illegal cell phone use through "fixed and mobile cameras". The cameras will use artificial intelligence to review images and detect illegal use of cell phones, according to Transport for NSW.

Images identified as being likely to contain a driver illegally using a cell phone would then be verified by traffic police. Those images would be securely stored and managed.

Over the next three years, 45 portable cameras would be set up across the state, in unknown locations, and without warning signs, CNN branch Sky News Australia reported.

For the first three months, drivers caught out by the technology would receive a warning letter, Transport for New South Wales said in a statement, after which the drivers would face a fine of up to $344, or $457 in a school zone, and loss of points on their drivers' license.

“The NSW Government is serious about reducing our state's road deaths and launching mobile phone detection cameras is another way we will do this." Con stance said in a statement.

Officials said that a trial of the technology earlier in the year had caught more than 100,000 drivers illegally using a phone behind the wheel. Some 329 people died this year on New South Wales' roads, Reuters news agency reported, compared with 354 people for 2018, according to official statistics.

【1】Why does the NSW Government set up detection cameras?

A.To get some real-time information about the traffic.

B.To monitor people crossing the street casually.

C.To catch drivers using cell phones illegally.

D.To improve the work efficiency of the police.

【2】What docs the underlined word "verified” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.Described.B.Restored.

C.Edited.D.Confirmed.

【3】What can we infer from the passage?

A.Locations of the cameras will be informed in advance.

B.Illegal driving in school zones is punished more severely.

C.Illegal drivers will be fined once cameras are set up.

D.Cameras are the first attempt for the government to cut road deaths.

【4】What's the officials, attitude towards the trial of the technology?

A.Supportive.B.Disapproving.

C.Doubtful.D.Unconcerned.

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了澳大利亚政府为了制止开车打电话引发的事故，在路上安装高清摄像头进行监督并以引作为整治依据而且取得一定成效。

【1】细节理解题。文章第一段“The Australian state of New South Wales rolled out “high definition detection cameras" on Sunday, designed to catch drivers using cell phones behind the wheel.”可知，为了抓到那些开车打电话的司机，澳大利亚政府开展高清摄像头的工作。开车打电话是违法的，是安装摄像头的主要原因，所以结合选项，可以得出C项符合题意。

【2】词意猜测题。文章中讲“Images identified as being likely to contain a driver illegally using a cell phone would then be verified by traffic police.”那些被证实司机在开车违法打电话的照片会被交通法则怎么样，结合选项，A. 描述；B. 修复；C. 编辑；D. （作为证所）证实，核实。被拍照片可以从第五段“, drivers caught out by the technology would receive a warning letter, Transport for New South Wales said in a statement, after which the drivers would face a fine of up to $344, or $457 in a school zone, and loss of points on their drivers' license.”看出是作为惩罚违法司机的证据用的，故选D。

【3】推理判断题。A. Locations of the cameras will be informed in advance. 摄像头的位置是提前被告知的。而文中第四段“45 portable cameras would be set up across the state, in unknown locations, and without warning signs”可知，45便携设想头会被放置在不知道的地方，也不会有警告标识出现。因此A项错误。C. Illegal drivers will be fined once cameras are set up. 违法司机在摄像头一旦安装了被抓了就会被罚款。而文中第六段“drivers caught out by the technology would receive a warning letter, Transport for New South Wales said in a statement, after which the drivers would face a fine of up to $344, or $457 in a school zone, and loss of points on their drivers' license.”司机被抓后会收到一封警告信，之后会面临高达344美金罚款或者457美金在校区附近的罚款，并且扣除驾驶证分数，C项内容与原文不符，故C项错误。而B. Illegal driving in school zones is punished more severely.在校区附近违法开车会有更严重的惩罚。文章中会有两种罚款，一个是高达344美金的罚款，而另一个校区附近的罚款则是457美金，所以B项符合题意。D. Cameras are the first attempt for the government to cut road deaths. 为了降低因交通事故造成的死亡率，安装摄像头是政府的第一次尝试。而文中“launching mobile phone detection cameras is another way we will do this.”安装移动摄像头是另一个方式，由此可见安装摄像头不是政府的第一个尝试，故D项错误。结合选项，B项正确认。

【4】推理判断题。从文章最后一段官员所说，根据官方数据显示，相对于2018年死亡人数354，今年因交通事故造成的死亡人数为329，人数比2018年有所降低，结合选项，A. Supportive.支持的； B. Disapproving 反对的；C. Doubtful 怀疑的D. Unconcerned不关心的。官方报道因交通事故造成的死亡人数降低，官方态度肯定是对这个尝试是支持的，故选A。

推理判断题是需要将选项与文章相关内容进行一一比对，在比对过程中一定要仔细查看，认真分析，找出与文章不符的地方，发现错误，找出正确答案。比如第3小题，A项是把文章中“unknown locations, and without warning signs”没有警示标识，不知道位置换成了“Locations of the cameras will be informed in advance”位置被提前告知，A项是错误的。D项是安装摄像头是政府的第一次尝试，而文章中可以从“another way”可知，并不是第一次尝试，所以D项错误。