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You may have experienced the annoyance of being fined because of parking illegally or finding your car towed away(拖走)after leaving it parked somewhere for a couple of minutes. But now a high-tech car sticker that's designed to be stuck to a car's windscreen could help motorists avoid such a situation.
The TowStop sticker sends a text message to a driver when touched by a traffic policeman, to allow motorists to send a reply and give them time to move their cars immediately. Frankfurt-based IT consultant, Daniel Kalliontzis, came up with the idea and is raising money to put his ￡43 sticker into production.
Car owners can put the sticker inside their car's windscreen, having set it up with key information, such as their phone number. The slim design will include a sensor(传感器)that, when touched by a traffic policeman, will send a text message warming a driver of a possible fine. The driver could then type a reply for the policeman using a smart phone, which will appear on the sticker's screen.
The smart sticker system will rely on the good will of traffic policemen and in a way, a German law. The law states: an officer has to choose the most efficient and inexpensive way for the car owner to remove the vehicle. It could be cheaper for the government to call the driver than to tow his car.
Mail Online asked the Department of Transport whether the sticker could be used in the UK in a similar way. A spokesman said," In England there is no legal duty to warn the motorist before issuing the ticket. However, a policeman does have the freedom not to issue a ticket if he doesn't think the situation is that bad or he just wants to issue a warning.”
So far, Mr. Kalliontzis has raised just over￡2,362 of his￡39,381goal. If he manages to raise the money，the stickers will be shipped in June 2015. But it appears that car owners using the smart system could get some unnecessary warning messages, because anyone could touch the smart sticker.
21. The author wrote the third paragraph to____.
A. explain how a smart car sticker works.
B. advise drivers to buy a car sticker.
C. show the importance of a sensor.
D. tell drivers how to park a car.
22. What may probably lead to the application of the TowStop sticker in Germany?
A. The sticker's high cost.
B. The mass production.
C. The law of the country.
D. The goodwill of motorists.
23. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Daniel Kalliontzis-a great inventor
B. Environment-friendly car stickers
C. Parking systems in Europe
D. End of the parking ticket
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. D
【解析】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一种汽车智能贴纸的用法和功能，使用它可以让司机避免因违规停车而被罚款的烦恼。
1. 推理判断题。根据第三段“Car owners can put the sticker inside their car's windscreen, having set it up with key information, such as their phone number. The slim design will include a sensor(传感器)that, when touched by a traffic policeman, will send a text message warming a driver of a possible fine. The driver could then type a reply for the policeman using a smart phone, which will appear on the sticker's screen.”（车主可以把贴纸放在车的挡风玻璃上，并且设置好关键信息，比如电话号码。超薄设计将包括一个传感器，当被交通警察触摸时，会发送一条短信，警告可能被罚款的司机。然后司机可以用智能手机为警察打一个回复，这个回复会出现在贴纸的屏幕上）可知，作者用本段主要介绍这种智能汽车贴纸是如何使用的，选项A与文意相符，故选A项。
2. 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第三段“The smart sticker system will rely on the good will of traffic policemen and in a way, a German law. The law states: an officer has to choose the most efficient and inexpensive way for the car owner to remove the vehicle. It could be cheaper for the government to call the driver than to tow his car.”（智能贴纸系统将依赖于交通警察的善意，某种程度上还依赖于德国法律，法律规定： 警察必须选择最有效和最廉价的方式，让车主移走车辆。政府打电话给司机比拖走他的车要便宜）可知， 因为德国的法律要求，警察必须选择最有效和最廉价的方式让车主移走车辆，所以德国的法律使得这种贴纸在德国得到使用，选项C与文意相符，故选C。
3.主旨大意题。根据第一段“But now a high-tech car sticker that's designed to be stuck to a car's windscreen could help motorists avoid such a situation.”（你可能经历过因违规停车而被罚款的烦恼，或者发现你的车停在某处几分钟后被拖走。但是现在一种被设计成粘在汽车挡风玻璃上的高科技汽车贴纸，可以帮助驾驶者避免这种情况）可知，本文介绍的是一种新型的智能汽车挡风玻璃贴纸，使用它可以让司机避免因违规停车而被罚款的烦恼。选项D.“End of the parking ticket”（停车罚单的终结者）符合题意，故选D项。
