首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
New York’s WCBS puts it in a way that just can’t be better expressed: "It was an accident waiting to happen." 15-year-old Al
New York’s WCBS puts it in a way that just can’t be better expressed: "It was an accident waiting to happen." 15-year-old Al
admin
2013-05-29
88
问题
New York’s WCBS puts it in a way that just can’t be better expressed: "It was an accident waiting to happen."
15-year-old Alexa Longueira was wandering along the street in Staten Island, obliviously tapping text messages into her phone as she walked. Distracted by her phone, she failed to notice the open manhole (下水道窨井) in her path, and plunged into it, taking an unprepared bath of raw sewage along with receiving moderate injuries. Longueira called the dive "really gross, shocking and scary."
It’s not all Longueira’s fault. The manhole shouldn’t have been left uncovered and unattended, and no warning signs or hazard cones had been set up near the work site. A worker with New York’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), who was preparing to flush the sewage, helped her out, and the department later issued a formal apology for the incident.
Nonetheless, observers are harshly divided over who is to blame here. The DEP is certainly at fault for failing to secure the manhole, but to what extent should the girl be held accountable for failure to be aware of her surroundings? If she had stepped into traffic and been hit by a car, would her reaction (that is: anger and a potential lawsuit) be any different?
Detachment from one’s environment due to electronic gadgets is a growing problem--and a hazardous one. The government is even trying to get involved, with multiple laws on the books across the country outlawing cell phone use and text messaging while operating a motor vehicle in the wake of serious accidents involving distracted drivers. New York Senator Kruger even tried to criminalize the use of handheld devices (including phones, music players, and game players) by pedestrians while they are crossing streets in major New York cities, due to concerns over the number of auto vs. pedestrian accidents.
Following a substantial outcry, that legislation appears never to have been formally introduced. But did Kruger have a point?
What interested me, at least, is the end of the stow above that Longueira lost a shoe in the sewage. But since other things are not reported as lost, I’m guessing she appears to have managed to keep her grip on her phone during the accident.
The phrase "in the wake of"(Para.5) is closest in meaning to "______".
选项
A、in view of
B、on condition of
C、as far as
D、with regard to
答案
A
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/zoHO777K
0
研究生英语学位课统考(GET)
相关试题推荐
I’d______hisreputationwithotherfarmersandbusinesspeopleinthecommunity,andthenmakeadecisionaboutwhetherornott
Giventheadvantageofelectronicmoney,youmightthinkthatweshouldmovequicklytothecashlesssocietyinwhichallpaymen
You______Markanything.Itwasnoneofhisbusiness.
Agreatdealofattentionisbeingpaidtodaytotheso-calleddigitaldivide—thedivisionoftheworldintotheinfo(informatio
InthepostColdWarworldfewarticleshaveinfluencedhowWesternpolicymakersviewtheworldmorethanSamuelHuntington’s19
Inthisage,educationisconsideredanimportantkeytosuccessandminoritygroupsespeciallyare______tobetterthemselvesb
Asyoureadthis,nearly80,000Americansarewaitingforanewheart,kidneyorsomeotherorganthatcouldsavetheirlife.T
Doweneedlawsthatpreventusfromrunningriskswithourlives?Ifso,thenperhapslawsareneededprohibitingthesaleofc
Americansnolongerexpectpublicfigures,whetherinspeechorinwriting,tocommandtheEnglishlanguagewithskillandgift.
TheJapanesedesireformarriagehadbeenverystrong.Inthefifth""worldyouthattitudesurvey""【C1】______bytheManagementa
随机试题
Excel保存工作簿时,不仅保存输入的数据,还保存了工作簿的()。
肺的总容量等于()
以下选项不属于急性呼吸衰竭临床表现的是
乙型溶血性链球菌生长时,菌落周围常出现溶血环,此现象称为
苦寒有小毒,不宜持续及过量服用的药物是
某仪表厂有一项投资,前两年每年年初投资50万元,后3年每年年末投资40万元。要求:以年利率10%计算该项投资在第8年年末的终值。
Everycountryhasitsownculture.Eventhougheachcountryusesdoors.Doorsmayhave【C1】______functionsandpurposeswhich
太阳能具有储量丰富、清洁无污染等优点,是世界各国重点开发的新能源之一。下列关于太阳能的说法中,不正确的有()。
卡扎菲惨死在街上,萨达姆绞死在月光下.穆巴拉克躺在笼子里受审……他们的家族因权力获得的一切,也因权力的失去而失去。可见,________。革命是不讲道理的,是血淋淋的;民主是容许讲歪理的,是西装革履的。请几个会扯皮的好律师,不仅有望保住财富,还有望保住性命
在Excel2007中,如果在A1单元格输入“计算机”,在A2单元格输入“软件资格考试”,在A3单元格输入“=A1&A2”,按回车键后,结果为______。
最新回复
(
0
)