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It’s both an exciting but frightening experience for parents the moment their teenager obtains a driver’s license. Here are some of the best and most recommended apps for teen drivers and for their parents’ peace of mind.
Safe Driver
This app works by monitoring the position and the driving speed of your child. You can also set a speed limit. Whenever your child drives over this speed limit, an alert(警报)will be sent to your phone. Its only drawback is that it’s only effective when your child opens the app on their phone while driving.
Drive Safely
If you’re scared of your teenagers’ tendencies to be on the phone while driving, this is a great app for them to use. Whenever a text message comes in, it’ll read the text message out loud. The driver needn’t take their hands off the wheel in order to check text messages on their phone. The user can even respond to the message via voice.
Textecution
This app locks a driver’s phone while he or she is driving, preventing the user from gaining access to any of the SMS functions of the phone. Parents can be alerted via the app’s website. For example, you’ll be sent an alert in the event that the driver has requested permission to access their phone’s messaging function. This function can only be activated if the driver is safely parked or in the event of an accident. If ever your child removes the application from their phone, parents can be informed, too.
Life 360
The initial purpose of this app is connecting family members together. Through the app, you can share your position with one another wherever you are. It provides real-time data for parents about position and driving speed. Parents can, therefore, feel safe and secure knowing that their child has reached their intended destination. The application can be turned off. But it’ll inform the members within the app that your child has disabled it.
1. What can the app Safe Driver do?
A. Control the user’s driving speed.
B. Keep working even when it’s turned off.
C. Help teenagers develop good driving habits.
D. Alert parents to their children’s overspeed driving.
2. Which app enables the user to receive and answer text messages easily while driving?
A. Safe Driver. B. Drive Safely. C. Textecution. D. Life 360.
3. What do Textecution and Life 360 have in common?
A. They are intended to bring family members closer.
B. Teenagers can’t delete them without parents’ permission.
C. Parents can know if they stop working on teenagers' phones.
D. They offer parents real-time data about position and driving speed.
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四款最好的和最受推荐的应用程序为青少年司机和他们的父母安心：Safe Driver，Drive Safely，Textecution和Life 360。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章Safe Driver部分内容“Whenever your child drives over this speed limit, an alert will be sent to your phone.”可知每当孩子开车超过这个速度限制，一个警告将发送到家长的手机。故选D项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章Drive Safely部分内容“Whenever a text message comes in, it’ll read the text message out loud.”以及“The user can even respond to the message via voice.”可知，每当有短信进来，这款APP就会大声读出短信，用户甚至可以通过语音回复信息，因此可知，“Drive Safely”可以使用户可以在开车时轻松地接收和回复短信。故选B项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章Textecution部分内容“If ever your child removes the application from their phone, parents can be informed, too. (如果你的孩子从手机上删除了这个应用程序，父母也可以被告知。)”和文章Life 360部分内容“The application can be turned off. But it'll inform the members within the app that your child has disabled it.( 该应用程序可以关闭，但它会通知应用程序内的成员，您的孩子禁用了它。)”可知，这两款应用软件的共同点在于如果孩子不再使用该软件，那么父母会被告知。故选C项
【点睛】阅读理解之细节理解题
考查内容主要涉及时间、地点、人物、事件、原因、结果、数字等议论文中例证细节和定义类细节。这类题目的共同特点是：答案一般都能在文章中找到。当然，答案并不一定是文章中的原句，考生需要根据文章提供的信息自己组织语句回答问题。在做此类题目时可采用事寻读法，即：根据题干关键词定位原文内容，与选项进行对比分析，从而选出正确答案。比如文章第2小题：
1. What can the app Safe Driver do?
A. Control the user's driving speed.
B. Keep working even when it’s turned off.
C. Help teenagers develop good driving habits.
D. Alert parents to their children’s overspeed driving.
根据题干关键词“Safe Driver”定位，利用寻读法通读该部分内容，可知选项D. Alert parents to their children’s overspeed driving.( 提醒父母注意孩子超速驾驶。)与原文“Whenever your child drives over this speed limit, an alert will be sent to your phone.(每当你的孩子开车超过这个速度限制，你的手机就会收到一个警告。)”表达一致。因此D项为正确答案。
