4．Few things can get normally calm people angry like finding a parking ticket attached to the windshield of their cars，especially when they seem undeserved．But most people don't want to invest the time and energy to beat them．
Now a new iPhone app，F(xiàn)ixed，will take on the task of beating a ticket：suggesting reasons it might be wrong，gathering supporting evidence and submitting proper paperwork to get drivers out of them．If the driver beats the ticket，they pay Fixed 25%of what it would have cost．
"When you mention parking tickets to people，most people think they've received an unfair one，"said David Hegarty，the designer of Fixed，who came up with the idea after getting six parking tickets in one day．
When someone gets a ticket，they snap a photo of it on their iPhone and enter the code．The app will tell them what percentage of those types of tickets are usually overturned and then show a list of possible reasons it could be found wrong such as a traffic sign covered by a leafy tree or a broken parking meter．If the motorists think they have a case，the app will remind them to get any additional photographic evidence with their phone and then digitally sign a letter．
Fixed's business model isn't completely new．There are companies that handle such cases for large companies such as FedEx and UPS．The difference is that Fixed is making the service available to individuals，thus helping in any area where the fee amount is small enough not to protest in person，but still big enough to make someone angry．"That's our sweet spot，"David said．

56．Most people accept parking tickets even if they feel unfair becauseA
A．they don't want to spend time and energy on them
B．they never have a chance to question them
C．they think they deserve tickets for their mistakes
D．they have no courage to face the traffic police
57．The underlined word"submit"，in Paragraph 2 probably means"D"．
A．put down    B．make up  C．give up    D．hand in
58．The inspiration of Fixed came fromC
A．similar software from Apple App store 
B．marketing analysis provided by iPhone
C．David Hegarty's personal experience 
D．successful cases of some drivers
59．What does the 4th Paragraph mainly tell us about？D
A．Why evidence is important in paying a ticket．
B．What people can do to avoid parking tickets．
C．Why a smart phone App attracts users．
D．How the iPhone App Fixed works．
60．According to the last paragraph，F(xiàn)ixed is unique becauseB 
A．it is free for smartphone users
B．it targets individuals as its customers
C．it was developed by FedEx and UPS
D．it can easily beat most of parking tickets．

分析 本文主要講述了人們會覺得停車票不公平，但又不想浪費時間和精力糾結(jié)這個，因此大衛(wèi)根據(jù)自己的經(jīng)驗發(fā)明了一個名為"Fixed"的軟件，能幫助人們解決這個問題，而這個軟件的獨特之處就在于它以個人為客戶．

解答 56．A  細(xì)節(jié)理解題，由第一段Few things can get normally calm people angry like finding a parking ticket attached to the windshield of their cars，especially when they seem undeserved．But most people don't want to invest the time and energy to beat them．可知人們即使覺得不公平也會接受停車罰單是因為他們不想在這件事上浪費時間和精力，故選A．
57．D  理解推斷題，由第二段Now a new iPhone app，F(xiàn)ixed，will take on the task of beating a ticket：suggesting reasons it might be wrong，gathering supporting evidence and submitting proper paperwork to get drivers out of them．可知這個軟件可以暗示原因可能是錯的，收集證據(jù)，提交適當(dāng)?shù)奈募蔬xD．
58．C  細(xì)節(jié)理解題，由第三段said David Hegarty，the designer of Fixed，who came up with the idea after getting six parking tickets in one day．可知這個軟件來源于大衛(wèi)在一天獲得了六張停車票，故選C．
59．D  段落大意題，由第四段The app will tell them what percentage of those types of tickets are usually overturned and then show a list of possible reasons it could be found wrong such as a traffic sign covered by a leafy tree or a broken parking meter．可知本段主要講述了這個軟件是如何工作的，故選D．
60．B　理解推斷題，由最后一段The difference is that Fixed is making the service available to individuals可知這個軟件的獨特之處是它以個人為客戶，故選B．

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