Emergencies(紧急情况)don'thappenveryoften.Butwhentheydoyouwanttogethelpfirst.Noonewantstospendtimelookingupthephonenumbers.
In1967theUnitedStatesgovernmentwantedonenumberthatpeoplecouldcallforemergencies.Theydecidedthat911waseasytorememberandpeoplecoulddialitquickly.Theveryfirst911callwasmadeonFebruary161968inAlabama.Today911isusedforemergenciesinmostpartsoftheUnitedStatesandmanypartsofCanada.
Othercountriesmayuseothernumbers.InGreatBritainit's999.Ifyou’renotsurewhichemergencynumberisusedinyourareacheckyourphonebook.
Whentocall
Nevercall911asajokeorjusttoseewhatmighthappen.Theonlytimeyoushouldcall911iswhenapersonisbadlyhurtorindangerrightnow!Socallwhenthereisafireacaraccidentorsuddensicknessetc.
Wheninanemergencycall
Whenyoudial911it'salwaysOKtogiveoutyourinformation.Speakslowlyandclearlywhenyouexplainwhat'shappening.Whathappened?Whereareyou?Whoneedshelp?
Don’thangup(挂断)！
Ifyouhavetocall911donothangupuntiltheoperator(接线员)tellsyouit'sOKtodoso.Thatwayyoucanbesurethattheoperatorhasalltheinformationtoofferhelpfast.
AdognamedFaithdialed911whenherownerwhowasinawheelchairfellandneededhelp.Shehadbeentaughttouseaspeed-dial(快速拨号)function.
49.Theemergencynumber911wasfirstusedin____intheUSA.
A.1958 B.1968 C.1978 D.1999
50.Whywas911chosentobetheemergencynumber?____
A.Becauseothercountriesalsousedthenumber.
B.Becauseitwassuggestedbythephonecompany.
C.Becauseitwassimpleandeasytorememberanddial.
D.BecauseitwasalsousedinmanypartsofCanada.
51.Whichistherightthingtodo?____
A.Waitfortheoperator'swordstoendthecall.
B.Telltheoperatorwhathashappenedandhangup.
C.Testifyourphonecangetthroughto911.
D.Telltheoperatoreverythingasquicklyaspossible.
