Question

【題目】In UK, Closed Circuit Television（CCTV）cameras are everywhere. They help the police solve crimes and keep the streets safe. But that’s not all they do. They also catch people doing very stupid or smart things.

One of the videos is of a British woman Mary Bale. She clearly doesn’t like cats. In 2010 she was caught on CCTV throwing one into dustbin. The video shows Mary walking down a quiet street. All of a sudden, she notices Lola the cat jump onto a fence. Mary stops to pick up Lola and drops her into a larger dustbin. Lola was saved fifteen hours later. And Mary was arrested for causing unnecessary suffering to an animal. She was fined（罰款）250 and was not allowed to own pets for five years.

Another video shows “Britain’s drunkest man”. He’s been at a party at London’s Savoy Hotel. And he’d obviously had a few too much glasses of beer. At about 2 a, m., he was kicked out for being too drunk. So, he decided to walk home. On the way, CCTV cameras filmed him falling down stairs and crossing the roads madly… A Savoy Hotel waiter later said, “It’s amazing he didn’t hurt himself badly.”

Sometimes, they also record smart events .Once a British band didn’t have any money to make a music video. So, they came up with an unbelievable idea. They set up their instruments (樂器) and played a song in front of eight CCTV cameras. And then, according to the English Freedom of Information Act, they asked for a copy of all the footages(視頻)，which they edited. The result is that a totally new music video was made ,and it didn’t cost them a penny(一分錢).

Passage outline	Supporting details
Usages of CCTV cameras	They are almost【1】 and are useful in many ways.
To help the police solve crimes	A woman saw a lonely cat and【2】 it into a big dustbin. She was lined $250 and was not allowed to own pets for five years.
To catch people doing stupid things	A man got very drunk and was thrown out of London’s Savoy Hotel. He went back home through a lot of troubles and dangers but was not【3】 hurt.
To【4】 people doing smart events.	A band had no money but still wanted to make a music record. They played in front of eight CCTV cameras and asked for the footage copy for【5】 .They edited the footages and made a totally new music video.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】everywhere

【2】threw / dropped / put

【3】badly /seriously

【4】record / film / catch

【5】free

【解析】

試題分析：短文屬于說明文。介紹了英國(guó)閉路電視攝像機(jī)的監(jiān)控操作，它幫助警察解決犯罪，也可抓拍人們做愚蠢的事和聰明的事。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第一句“In UK , Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras are everywhere.”可知。故填everywhere。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第二段“she was caught on CCTV throwing one into a dustbin.”或“Mary stops to pickup Lola and drops her into a large dustbin .” 兩句中，均可得知Mary的動(dòng)作。and之前的動(dòng)詞是過去式，因此這里的順接動(dòng)詞也用過去式。故填threw/dropped/put。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第三段最后一句“It’s amazing he didn’t hurt himself badly.”得知他傷得不重。故填badly/seriously。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。這里有“記錄”的意思。從第一段最后一句“They also catch people doing very stupid or smart things.”，第三段“CCTV cameras filmed him falling down stairs”，第四段第一句“Sometimes they also record smart events.”可推測(cè)所用動(dòng)詞catch/ film / record。用在不定式符號(hào)to之后，使用動(dòng)詞原形。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段最后一句“it didn’t cost them a penny”可知，這個(gè)樂隊(duì)的視頻沒花錢，for free“免費(fèi)的”。