There’s nothing sadder than reading about a lost child in the newspaper or seeing the story of a child gone missing on the news. Fortunately for us as parents there is a way to avoid this type of tragedy through GPS tracking for children. Global positioning system technology can make it so that we need not worry about our children being lost as much as we used to in the past.

GPS systems for kids are small devices that can be worn or implanted (嵌入) in a watch or attached to the child’s clothing or backpack. It will then deliver information to you about the child’s location at all times providing you with peace of mind. The GPS systems can be programmed to send information in intervals (间隔) as short as 15 seconds.

You can imagine how much more relaxed you would be when you’re able to log   (登录) into your computer at any time and know within several yards exactly where your child is. Some of the GPS kids units even have a panic button that the child can push to send an immediate alert in case of an emergency. This notification will go both to you and to the GPS tracking service so that authorities can be alerted.

For small children the GPS tracking device can be as small as a watch and will run on batteries   (电池) for up to 24 hours before needing to be recharged. For older children you can even place a device in their car to monitor their driving habits and where they are driving. Personal GPS units for kids are not cheap and the smaller the device the higher the price. Can you really say that anything is too expensive when discussing the safety and well being of your children? In addition to the cost of the device you will also need to pay a fee to the GPS tracking service. In the world we live in sometimes it is difficult to be too safe and these GPS kids systems can provide many parents with added peace of mind.

【小题1】According to the passage, what can we learn about GPS systems for kids?

A．The bigger devices of GPS units for kids usually cost more.

B．They are devices which can help children recognize the direction.

C．They are small devices through which parents can know where the child is.

D．Children can send information through GPS systems for kids only once a day.

【小题2】What does the underlined word “notification” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Signal.	B．Plan.
C．Letter.	D．Machine.

【小题3】What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．GPS systems for kids are very cheap for ordinary people.

B．GPS systems for kids should be made smaller in size.

C．GPS systems for kids need more advanced batteries.

D．GPS systems for kids are good value for money.

【小题4】What is the text mainly about?

A．Kids safety problems.

B．GPS systems used in education for kids.

C．GPS systems for kids.

D．Global Positioning System Technology.