2023届高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练七选五二十五

高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练 七选五二十五 ① E-bike chargers that pose a risk of fire and electric shock have been found on sale on Amazon, eBay and Wish.com amid a sharp rise in blazes associated with battery-powered bicycles and scooters. Fire brigades say incompatible chargers paired with the wrong lithium-ion batteries are a key source of e-bike and e-scooter fires that can quickly become catastrophic. A snapshot investigation this month revealed 15 different kinds of charger being offered on Amazon, eBay and Wish.com by British and Chinese sellers that were likely to breach UK safety regulations. ___1____Technicians opened the plugs bought on Amazon and eBay and found they had no fuse. __2____ He urged the public to “always use the correct charger and buy an official one from a reputable seller ”. On Monday , 25 fire fighters were called out to a house fire in Newham, east London , caused by an e-bike that had been left on to charge. The National Fire Chiefs Council said: “ When these batteries and chargers fail, they do so with ferocity. ___3_____.” Lesley Rudd, the chief executive of ESF, said: “Online marketplaces are failing to get to grips with sub-standard and dangerous products on their platforms. ___4___.” The online retailers were warned last September by ESF to remove sellers who offered the devices and did so at the time. After being approached by the Guardian this week, all three websites withdrew the latest chargers identified. Devices removed from Wish.com included a scooter charger from China that was on sale for just £5.36. _____5___ Ebay, which advertised three devices at less than £20 each that ESF said were non-compliant, said keeping users safe was the company’s “top priority” and that it was already “strengthening our processes to tackle this issue ”. 【The Guardian (May 29, 2023)】 A.If an unsafe product does make it on to the site, we swiftly remove it. B.And because the fires develop so rapidly, the situation can quickly become incredibly serious C.Amazo