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1、课时提能练(二十二) 选修6 Unit16 Stories(B)(对应学生用书第295页)Ⅰ.阅读理解(2017·黄冈检测)OnChristmasDay,2003,awomannamedNancySueBrowntookherdaughterandgrandchildrentoseeamovieatanAMCtheater.Whenthemoviewasover,thecrowdmadefortheexits.Atheateremployeehadjustfinishedmoppingthehallwayanddutifullyplacedthe“wetfloor”signi
2、ntheslipperyarea.Nooneslippedduetothewetconditions,butsomeonedidmanagetoknockoverthesign.AndbythetimeMs.Browngottothearea,thesignwaslyingonthefloor.Andshortlythereafter,sowasshe.Herfootgotcaughtinthesign,inabadway,andshefell.UnfortunatelyMs.Brownhadundergoneabackoperation,andthefallcausedmo
3、redamagethanitotherwisewouldhave.Sosheandherhusbandsued(提起诉讼).AMCarguedthattheentirepointofthe“wetfloor”signabovewastowarnofdanger,andtherefore,courtsshouldencouragetheusebynotallowingBrown'scasetoproceed(继续进行).AMCreferredtoacaseaboutaDecember,1998incident,wherea“wetfloor”sign,notinuse,fell
4、tothefloorcausinganothertripandfall.Inthatcase,Georgia'sCourtofAppealsruledinfavorofthestore,butdidn'tgosofarastosaythat“wetfloor”signscouldn'tgiverisetolegalliability(责任)intripandfallaccidents.IntheBrowncase,theSupremeCourtthereforerejectedAMC'sargumentthattheformercaseapplied.ButtheBrowns
5、arguedsomethingsurprisingthatthe“wetfloor”signwas,itself,dangerous,because“usingthistypeofsigninareaspassedbylotsofcustomerscreatesanunreasonableriskofforeseeableharmtothepublicintheformoftrippinghazards(危险).”That'sright—thesafetysign,usedinthewayitwasdesigned,wasitselfdangerous.Thecourttha
6、nkfullydidn'tacceptthatargument,atleastnotentirely.ButitdidconcludethatBrown'scasecouldcontinuetoajury(陪审团)—“amerchant'sselectionanduseofequipmentdesignedtowarncustomersofonedangerthathasthepotentialtoexposethemtoadifferentone”.【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了布朗夫人在美国一家AMC影院看完电影离开时,被“小心地滑”的警示牌绊倒受伤后,向法院提起诉讼的原因
7、以及法院的审判结果.1.Accordingtothetext,Ms.Brown.A.slippedonthewetfloorB.trippedoverawarningsignC.knockedoverawarningsignD.wasknockeddownbythecrowdB [考查细节理解.根据文章第一段中的“...Ms.Browngottothearea,thesignwaslyingonthefloor.Andshortlythereafter,sowasshe.Herfootgotcaught
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