Car Thieves Could Be Stopped Remotely4 t/ y3 ^7 Z5 i; D7 V5 O
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.6 ~1 `; `; _" Q Q. e* ^* p. m
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.
+ p: J- i4 `3 B* P. [ L9 K* C 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.. J( P) [7 ^3 f7 q( s# [
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.
! C9 G: n2 l1 [5 x2 k, v, z 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.
% G* W( _* m0 ]4 s 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.0 l6 f2 n1 Q. _: R3 q! W) K
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.; z1 x& C5 n( V/ h
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.2 k1 k6 R: u3 `6 y
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.
d$ g+ U) B1 Y5 @4 v. q 词汇：% M$ L0 P8 n; b* U# [* h9 d" m
immobilizer/n.使车辆不能调动的装置
1 { e' |! I) X" e$ Y% s5 P) s2 M2 X trickle/v.慢慢移动6 L) }% M8 O& `
cellphone/n.移动电话，手机
7 X- W6 \* t0 k' d immobilization/n.使车辆不能调动( g, A0 {; Z% U# X i( C
ignition/n.点火/ e* x2 ?4 V" X
burglary/n.夜窃行为;盗窃
! j0 O9 M) S: I- K$ c' Q 1. A) off B)on C)at D)of% w+ l N$ Q& K* n
2. A) is B)was C)were D)are
7 u" _2 U% i9 D" \7 J @ 3. A) can B)have to C)need to D)should) r8 E" t ^" ?: C
4. A) after B)for C)in D)at
! U( k5 @- P, f) R6 p1 e4 ?! U 5. A) the B)/ C)a D)an
, h. r5 L5 Y4 L+ w5 ~ 6. A) With B)If C)But D)And5 R! X5 Y) o2 s* {4 N, K
7. A) helping B)being C)get D)be
* O3 O, q R3 G! g+ P; r9 ? 8. A) whose B)who C)that D)when
4 j- [/ p5 L: Y0 }9 y" u 9. A) life B)Cars C)warning D)problem' F) ?' @* a$ K' s* y
10. A) about B)to C)by D)on
; _: C# m5 U0 ~3 e$ J0 Z 11. A) use B)inform C)ask D)teach
- H3 m9 K& v7 X( }5 E 12. A) let B)allow C)make D)give$ ?+ E* Y% M' t7 H* y
13. A) have helped B)helped C)had helped D)was helped
0 ?+ L% ?5 V0 e3 _8 c( J8 i" ] 14. A) speak B)have C)link D)put4 g0 n% a7 Q3 h' X
15. A) lawyer B)doctor C)customer D)specialist/ q% m; D5 K0 b, o \
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