Car Thieves Could Be Stopped Remotely$ X9 F" r( J$ B% Q9 _0 \. ]
Speeding off in a stolen car, the thief thinks he has got a great catch.But he is in a nasty surprise.The car is fitted with a remote immobilizer(使车辆不能调动的装置), and a radio signal from a control center miles away will ensure that once the thief switches the engine _1_ ，he will not be able to start it again.7 M5 o; R# z3 d& V; x, W P
For now, such devices _2_ only available for fleets of trucks and specialist vehicles used on construction sites.But remote immobilization technology could soon start to trickle down to ordinary cars.and _3_ be available to ordinary cars in the UK _4_ two months.- [) I2 F% x) Z. {) X! h; b0 l- K
The idea goes like this.A control box fitted to the car incorporates _5_ miniature cellphone，a microprocessor and memory, and a GPS satellite positioning receiver. _6_ the car is stolen, a coded cellphone signal will tell the unit to block the vehicle’s engine management system and prevent the engine _7_ restarted.
: M3 j3 x" |! _4 e There are even plans for immobilizers _8_ shut down vehicles on the move，though there are fears over the safety implications of such a system.5 G3 R& i, }2 h1 }2 p6 |
In the UK.an array of technical fixes is already making _9_ harder for car thieves.“The pattern of vehicles crime has changed，”says Martyn Randall of Thatcham.a security research organization based in Berkshire that is funded in part _10_ the motor insurance industry.
, x3 }% m$ Q2 Q+ K He says it would only take him a few minutes to _11_ a novice how to steal a car, using a bare minimum of tools.But only if the cal-is more than 10 years old.9 g( W) Q( b/ Q5 ?, o
Modern cars are a far tougher proposition，as their engine management computer will not _12_ them to start unless they receive a unique ID code beamed out by the ignition key.In the UK，technologies like this _13_ achieve a 31 per cent drop in vehicle-related crime since 1997.
: H/ q% {6 l% V8 Y6 X; A But determined criminals ore still managing to find other ways to steal cars.Often by getting hold of the owner’s keys in a burglary.In 2000,12 per cent of vehicles stolen in the UK were taken using the owner’s keys double the previous year’s figure.
- N9 P' n. @: a# K' u8 S Remote-controlled immobilization system would _14_ a major new obstacle in the criminal’s way by making such thefts pointless.A group that includes Thatcham，the police，insurance companies and security technology firms have developed standards for a system that could go on the market sooner than the _15_ expects.( S* H2 `5 J( [8 H
词汇：% m: `' N6 {2 g; P8 }$ b
immobilizer/n.使车辆不能调动的装置
" r$ }. c: s- Q$ w( } trickle/v.慢慢移动
8 \ ~6 O1 p( G. t cellphone/n.移动电话，手机3 x# D* P, p8 Z2 ^- g! H
immobilization/n.使车辆不能调动: z2 M+ D2 g) |: @+ S2 g/ u# p
ignition/n.点火
x3 ^( \9 ]3 ]( j; i9 _* E burglary/n.夜窃行为;盗窃
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2. A) is B)was C)were D)are% G9 H1 z( d. e# y
3. A) can B)have to C)need to D)should
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5. A) the B)/ C)a D)an$ E0 u7 f. _6 s c; O$ N! _5 R
6. A) With B)If C)But D)And2 H. f5 a, ^% U7 {4 x* n/ d
7. A) helping B)being C)get D)be
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) l1 Y, s/ [$ W( M 9. A) life B)Cars C)warning D)problem
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11. A) use B)inform C)ask D)teach9 X* d/ H5 i3 e+ g a9 ~
12. A) let B)allow C)make D)give
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14. A) speak B)have C)link D)put
6 |8 g8 R7 T/ k) h+ G, \; S 15. A) lawyer B)doctor C)customer D)specialist0 \$ F3 j3 ]( }
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