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Located in Los Angeles, University of Southern California is in the heart of a leading city. Although LA ranks highly in The Economist’s Safe Cities Index, navigating and city calls for certain safety precautions (预防措施) along with practicing common sense.
♦ Mobile Safety App Powered by LiveSafe
The Mobile Safety App powered by LiveSafe, manage by the USC Department of Public Safety and the USC Department of Emergency Planning, is a free downloadable app that mobile users can use to initiate contact with emergency responders around the campus. Features include: immediate “push button” calls to DPS, easy reporting for suspicious activity or crimes in progress, and location services to notify friends of your route through campus.
♦ Blue Light Phone Locations
The University Park has multiple blue light phones that are strategically placed throughout campus. Take note of where the closest ones are on your route. They come in handy in case you lose your phone or in an emergency. These phones are directly connected to USC’s Department of Public Safety’s 24-hour communications center. Besides emergency needs, it can also be used to report suspicious activity, request for an escort (护送) if you feel unsafe and to report a crime.
♦ Trojans Alert
Trojans Alert is an emergency notification system that allows university officials to contact you during an emergency by sending messages via text message or email. When an emergency occurs, authorized USC senders will instantly notify you with real-time updates, instructions on where to go, what to do (or what not to do), whom to contact and other important information. All members of the USC community, as well as parents and regular visitors to campus, are strongly encouraged to sign up for Trojans Alert.
1. What do blue light phones do for students?
A. Guide students through campus.
B. Alert students to crime activities.
C. Light up the way if students feel unsafe.
D. Connect them with the safety department.
2. How does USC send out instructions during an emergency?
A. With blue light phones.
B. Via text message or email.
C. Through mobile safe app.
D. By calling all USC members.
3. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To encourage students to fight crime.
B. To introduce USC’s safety department.
C. To provide safety services for USC students.
D. To inform parents of safety risks on campus.
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。本文介绍了美国南加州大学为学生们提供的几种安全服务。
【1题详解】
细节推理题。根据Blue Light Phone Locations中These phones are directly connected to USC’s Department of Public Safety’s 24-hour communications center. 可知，这些手机直接连接到南加州大学公共安全部门的24小时通讯中心，故选D。
【2题详解】
细节推理题。根据Trojans Alert中Trojans Alert is an emergency notification system that allows university officials to contact you during an emergency by sending messages via text message or email.可知，Trojans Alert是一个紧急通知系统，在紧急情况下通过短信或电子邮件发出指令，故选B。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段navigating and city calls for certain safety precautions (预防措施) along with practicing common sense.和下文的安全服务措施的具体介绍可知，本文的目的是介绍大学为学生们提供的安全服务，故选C。
【点睛】
细节理解题属直接解答性问题，是阅读理解题中最简单的一种，多数属中低难度的题。事实和细节题的命题特点是：对文章或某一段落中的一些特定细节或文章重要事实的理解，一般包括直接理解题和语义转化题。直接理解题能在原文直接找到答案，而语义转化题则需要将题目信息与原文信息加工或整理后才能得出结论。
做细节理解题具体方法与步骤如下：
1. 略读材料，大概了解原文，掌握中心或主旨。本文介绍了美国南加州大学为学生们提供的几种安全服务。
2. 按文章的体裁，作者写作的组织模式及有关的信息词。如for example, first, second…等预测应该到何处寻找自己所需要的事实。
3. 将精力放在寻找你所需要的细节上。快速通篇跳读，全文扫视，找到细节出处，待找到含细节句子时，放慢速度，仔细核对比较内容，直至找到答案。如小题1根据Blue Light Phone Locations中These phones are directly connected to USC’s Department of Public Safety’s 24-hour communications center. 可知，这些手机直接连接到南加州大学公共安全部门的24小时通讯中心。小题2根据Trojans Alert中Trojans Alert is an emergency notification system that allows university officials to contact you during an emergency by sending messages via text message or email.可知，Trojans Alert是一个紧急通知系统，在紧急情况下通过短信或电子邮件发出指令。
