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Traffic TV

Avoid the jams — see where tailbacks are before you set off and while on the move. Traffic TV is free to use on your personal computer and only £4 per month (see below for other network charges) on your mobile.

How does it work?

Over 7,500 Trafficmaster cameras monitor traffic flow on over 8,000 miles of motorways and roads across the UK keeping you up to date 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Traffic TV on your mobile

This downloadable application lets you see where jams are building up, the speed of vehicles at hotspots, and live pictures from thousands of roadside cameras.

Traffic TV is £4 a month for Orange mobile customers, after a 30 day free trial. On other networks Traffic TV is £5 a month, after a 7 day free trial.

Listen to live traffic news

Don’t want the download? Then simply dial the numbers below from your mobile to hear the latest traffic updates.

＊Orange mobile users call 177 (calls cost up to 55p a minute)

＊Other mobile users call 1740 (calls cost up to 59p a minute)

Help friends avoid jams

Simply enter your friend’s email address to send them a link to this service.

1.You may read this advertisement most probably ___________.

A．in a travel guide	B．on a web page
C．on a road sign	D．in a newspaper

2.How long may a customer use the service if his/her network is Orange and pays £20?

A．About 120 days.	B．About 127 days.
C．Five months.	D．Six months.

3.What is the purpose of this advertisement?

A．To provide readers with live traffic information.

B．To help Orange customers to avoid traffic jam.

C．To attract mobile users to buy Traffic TV service.

D．To explain how Traffic TV and live traffic news work.

4.How can users get live traffic information?

A．By telephone or through Internet.

B．By watching a TV programme.

C．By listening to the radio report.

D．By 7,500 Trafficmaster cameras.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】本文本質(zhì)上是一則廣告，就是為了吸引手機(jī)用戶購買Traffic TV service。

1.推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一行send them a link to this service發(fā)送一個(gè)鏈接給他們，可知這是一個(gè)網(wǎng)頁。

2.計(jì)算題。根據(jù)Traffic TV is £4 a month for Orange mobile customers, after a 30 day free trial.可知20元可以用5個(gè)月，再加上一個(gè)月的免費(fèi)使用，一共是6個(gè)月。

3.主旨大意題。本文本質(zhì)上是一則廣告，就是為了吸引手機(jī)用戶購買這種服務(wù)的。

4.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Don’t want the download? Then simply dial the numbers below from your mobile to hear the latest traffic updates.可知如果你不想下載，那么你就打電話，一共是兩種方式，選A。