【題目】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 31,000 non-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 911 happen 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 1,200 prank 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.

【1】How does the author introduce the topic of the text?

A. By giving examples. B. By telling a story.

C. By listing figures. D. By making a comparison.

【2】According to the text, prank calls are usually________.

A. meant to be helpful B. dealt with in time

C. thought highly of D. made to play tricks

【3】What does the underlined phrase “have the last laugh” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. win at last. B. never find them.

C. laugh at them. D. know nothing.

【4】What does the author intend to suggest in the text?

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.

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇社會生活類短文，作者通過舉例說明了惡作劇電話不僅會使自己受到懲罰，還會耽誤真正需要幫助的人獲得幫助，造成嚴重的后果。

【1】A推理判斷題。A. By giving examples.通過舉例；B. By telling a story.通過講故事；C. By listing figures.通過列舉數(shù)字D. By making a comparison通過作比較。根據(jù)文章第一段的幾個舉例可推斷A項正確。

【2】D細節(jié)理解題。A. meant to be helpful意思是有幫助的B. dealt with in time及時處理C. thought highly of高度評價D. made to play tricks被惡作劇。根據(jù)第二段的"But those who try to be funny shouldn't be surprised但那些試圖搞笑的人不應該感到驚訝。判斷D項正確。

【3】A詞義猜測題。根據(jù)該段的One man from Colorado was arrested for making more than 1,200 prank calls,，一個來自科羅拉多的男人因為打了1200多個惡作劇電話被拘捕。可知最終警察獲勝了，笑到了最后。

【4】C推理判斷題。 A. Prank calls are usually easy to identify.惡作劇電話通常很難辨別身份。B. Operators feel annoyed by strange callers.接線員被奇怪的電話煩透了.C. Prank calls may cause serious results.惡作劇電話常常引起嚴重后果。D. Prank callers should be punished by law.打惡作劇電話的人應該受到懲罰。縱觀全文，根據(jù)最后一段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.當人們?yōu)E用服務時，這意味著我們寶貴的時間被從確實需要我們幫助的人身上帶走了。事實上，這些電話都是為了幫助重病的人或那些生命岌岌可危的人。你永遠不知道，有一天，需要幫助的人可能是你或你的家人。從而判斷選C

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