西班牙卫星导航误差大一托福阅读机经背景

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1、智课网TOEFL备考资料西班牙卫星导航误差大一托福阅读机经背景Atleastfivecarshavebeensenthurtlingdownstepsonapedestrian-onlystreetinaSpanishtownaftertheirdriversfollowedtheerroneousinstructionsoftheirsatellitenavigationssystems.ByFionaGovaninMadrid4:29PMBST02Jun2013ThelatestincidentinthemedievaltownofTeruelhappenedlastTuesd

2、aywhenastrickenestatecarhadtoberescuedbyacraneafteritsdriverblindlyfollowedhissatnavdirectionsdownthesidestreetontoacobbledstaircase.AtleastfourotherdrivershadtobesimilarlyrescuedinrecentweeksaftermakingthesamemistakeintheAragonesetownineasternSpain."Thisisnotanisolatedcase,"admittedaspokesman

3、fromthelocalpoliceforce."It'shappenedatleastfivetimes."Therepeatedsatnaverrorhaspuzzledlocalsasthestreet-namedCalleHartzenbuchaftera19thcenturySpanishplaywright-hasneverbeenopentomotorizedtraffic."Ican'tunderstandwhysomeonewouldtrytodrivedownthere,"oneneighbourinterviewedonlocaltelevisionsaida

4、fterthelatestincident."It'sobviousfromthetopofthestreetthatitisastaircase."Thecitycouncilhassaiditwillinstallbollardsatthetopofthestaircasetodetermotoristsfromtryingtonavigatethestreet.ItisjustthelatestinaspateofseriousGPSgaffestobereportedinSpain.InOctober2010adriverdrownedafterfollowingsatna

5、vdirectionsthathadnotbeenupdatedtoincludethecreationofareservoiratCapillainwesternSpain'sExtramaduraregion.The37-year-oldwasdrivingatnightalonganoldroadthatendedinthereservoiranddrovestraightintothewater,hiscarsinkingwithinseconds.In2008,atruckdriversetoutfromTurkeywithaconsignmentofnewcarsbou

6、ndforGibraltar,theBritishoverseesterritoryatthesouthwesterntipofSpain.InsteadhearrivedatGibraltarpointinSkegness,some1,600milesfromhisintendeddestination.在西班牙的一座小城，几周内有五辆汽车因遵循卫星导航系统的指引“误入歧途”。在本来“该是”正常车道的地方，他们开上了步行道，在本来“该是”平路的地方，他们开入了下坡道，更糟糕的是，那是同一段下坡步梯道。据英国《每日电讯报》6月2日报道，5月28日，在西班牙小镇特鲁埃尔，一辆旅行车司

7、机因盲目遵循卫星导航的方向，把车急速开下了一条小巷的鹅卵石梯道，结果汽车严重损坏，只能请吊车帮忙营救。最近几周之内，在这座西班牙东北部具有中世纪风格的阿拉贡小镇上，至少还有其他四辆车因相同的事故受到警方营救。“这不是孤立的事件，”一位当地警察局的发言人说。“到现在为止至少发生过五次了。”频发事故的这条街名叫CalleHartzenbuch，是根据19世纪西班牙的一位剧作家的名字命名的。卫星导航一再出现的错误令当地人迷惑，因为这条街至今未向机动车开放。“我不明白，为什么