18．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 3 1，000non-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 1，2 00prank 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．
28．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．
29．According to the text，prank calls are usuallyD．
A．meant to be helpful
B．dealt with in time
C．thought highly of
D．made to play tricks
30．What does the underlined phrase"have the last laugh"in Paragraph 2probably mean？A
A．Win at last．
B．Never find them．
C．Laugh at them．
D．Know nothing．
31．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(yán)重的后果．

解答 28．A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．在文章中第一段中通過舉例介紹了去年有超過 31000個(gè)非緊急電話打進(jìn)了WELSH急救中心，可知作者是通過舉例來介紹文章主題的，故選A．
29．D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第二段中的"Many callers use apps which hide theiridentity．But those who try to be funny shouldn't be…"可知，打騷擾電話的人是想搞惡作�。蔬xD．
30．A 詞義猜測題．根據(jù)文章第二段中的"One man from Colorado was arrested for makingmore than 1200 prank calls"，可知打騷擾電話的人最后被警察成功發(fā)現(xiàn)并逮捕，可知本處意為"贏得最后的勝利"．故選A．
31．C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章最后一段中的"When people misuse the service it means ourprecious time is being taken away from someone who really does need ourhelp"可知，騷擾電話占用了真正需要幫助的人的時(shí)間，因此會造成嚴(yán)重的問題．故選C．

點(diǎn)評 本篇是社會文化類閱讀，主要考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題和推理判斷題．在做事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題時(shí)，首先看題目要求我們理解什么細(xì)節(jié)，找出關(guān)鍵詞，迅速在文章里找出相應(yīng)的段落、句子或短語．認(rèn)真比較選項(xiàng)和文中細(xì)節(jié)的區(qū)別，在做推理判斷題時(shí)不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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