InUKClosedCircuitTelevision(CCTV)(闭路电视)camerasareeverywhere.Theyhelpthepolicedealwithcrimesandkeepthestreetssafe.Butthat’snotalltheydo.Theyalsocatchpeopledoingverystupidorsmartthings.
OneofthevideosisofaBritishwomanMaryBale.Sheclearlydoesn’tlikecats.In2010shewascaughtonCCTVthrowingoneintoadustbin.ThevideoshowsMarywalkingdownaquietstreet.AllofasuddenshenoticesLolathecatjumpontoafence.MarystopstopickupLolaanddropsherintoalargedustbin.Lolawassavedfifteenhourslater.AndMarywasputintoprisonforcausingunnecessarysufferingtoananimal.Shewasfined￡250andwasnotallowedtoownpetsforfiveyears.
Anothervideoshows“Britain’sdrunkestman”.Andhe’dobviouslyhadafewtoomanyglassesofbeer.Atabout2a.m.hewaskickedoutforbeingtoodrunk.Sohedecidedtowalkhome.OnthewayCCTVcamerasfilmedhimfallingdownstairsandcrossingtheroadsmadly…Ahotelwaitersaid“It’samazinghedidn’thurthimselfbadly.”
Sometimestheyalsorecordsmartevents.OnceaBritishbandTheGetOutClausedidn’thaveanymoneytomakeamusicvideo.Sotheycameupwithanunbelievableidea.TheysetuptheirinstrumentsandplayedasonginfrontofeightCCTVcameras.AndthenaccordingtotheEnglishFreedomofInformationActtheyaskedforacopyofallthevideoswhichtheyedited.Theresultisthatatotallynewmusicvideowasmadeanditdidn’tcostthemapenny.
21. AccordingtothepassageCCTVcamerasareeverywherein_______.
A.China B.USA C.UN D.Britain
22. MaryBalewaspunishedforherbehaviorinseveralwaysEXCEPT_______.
A.Shewassenttoprisonforharmtothecat.
B.Shewasforbiddentoownpetsforever.
C.Shewasaskedtopaya£250fine.
D.Sheshallnotraisepetsfor5years.
23. TheexampleofaBritishdrunkestmanisaimedtoprovethatCCTVcamerascan_______.
A.helppolice B.catchstupidthings
C.catchsmartthings D.recordmusicevents
24. TheBritishbandusethevideosofCCTVcamerasbecause_______.
A.theythinkitisenjoyable
B.theybelieveitiscooland
