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【題目】 If cars could drive themselves, what would the world be like? Imagine（設(shè)想）seeing an empty car passing by on its way to pick up its owner, or a car full of passengers who are reading, listening to music or even sleeping. But none of them are worried about the road ahead.

Well, all of this could be the future of driving. There are several companies, including Google, working on driverless（無人駕駛的）cars. So far, no Google self-driven car has gotten a traffic ticket, but some of them have been in accidents when other cars hit them. These cars are now still in the testing stages（階段）.But, if the tests are successful, these electric self-driven cars could be put into use very soon.

The cars already have many features（特點(diǎn)）allowing them to take over from drivers during certain situations. Some features include cars being able to park（停車）themselves, or slow down when they notice objects close by. They can also control the speed if there are dangerous conditions.

Scientists and engineers believe, with the help of wireless signals（無線信號(hào)）, cameras and GPS, we are now at a stage where creating a safe self-driven car might be possible.

The cause of deadly road accidents is usually careless drivers or dangerous conditions. The self-driven car may be able to prevent（阻止）these. However, some people do not like the idea. American lawyer Whit Drake, for example, doesn't believe these cars are safe. He thinks that technologies（技術(shù)）can also be mistakes.

【1】The main purpose of the first paragraph is to __________.

A.tell readers what self-driven cars look likeB.tell readers to keep away from heavy traffic

C.get readers to pay attention to road safetyD.make readers wonder about self-driven cars

【2】What does the underlined word "take over from" in Paragraph3 mean? __________.

A.direct the way forB.take the place of

C.work better thanD.make use of

【3】Cars already have the following features EXCEPT __________.

A.parking itselfB.controlling itself in dangerous situations

C.slowing itself down near an objectD.avoiding car accidents 100%

【4】What might make the self-driven cars run safely according to the passage?

a. e-reading b. wireless signals c. cameras d. GPS

A.a, b, cB.a, b, dC.b, c, dD.a, c, d

【5】What is the passage mainly about? __________.

A.Advantages of self-driven carsB.Different opinions on self-driven cars

C.Possibilities of self-driven carsD.Google's new technology-self-driven cars

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

這篇短文主語講述了無人駕駛車的優(yōu)勢(shì)，但也有人持不同的意見。

【1】段落大意。tell readers what self-driven cars look like告訴讀者什么是自駕車；tell readers to keep away from heavy traffic告訴讀者遠(yuǎn)離擁擠的交通；get readers to pay attention to road safety讓讀者關(guān)注道路安全； make readers wonder about self-driven cars讓讀者對(duì)自動(dòng)駕駛汽車感到好奇。根據(jù)文中“If cars could drive themselves, what would the world be like? Imagine（設(shè)想）seeing an empty car passing by on its way to pick up its owner, or a car full of passengers who are reading, listening to music or even sleeping. But none of them are worried about the road ahead.” 如果汽車能自己駕駛，世界會(huì)是什么樣子？想象一下（或者）看到一輛空車在去接車主的路上經(jīng)過，或者看到一輛滿載著正在看書、聽音樂甚至睡覺的乘客的車。但他們都不擔(dān)心前面的路�？芍�，第一段主要目的是讓讀者對(duì)自動(dòng)駕駛汽車產(chǎn)生好奇。故選D。

【2】詞句猜測(cè)。direct the way for指引道路；take the place of代替；work better than比……工作得更好；make use of利用。根據(jù)下文“Some features include cars being able to park（停車）themselves, or slow down when they notice objects close by. They can also control the speed if there are dangerous conditions.” 一些功能包括汽車能夠自行停車，或者在發(fā)現(xiàn)附近物體時(shí)減速。如果有危險(xiǎn)的情況，他們也可以控制速度�？芍�上文是它們?cè)谀承┣闆r下接替駕駛員，“take over from”的意思是“代替”相當(dāng)于“take the place of”。根據(jù)題意，故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解。parking itself自己停車； controlling itself in dangerous situations在危險(xiǎn)情況下控制自己；slowing itself down near an object在物體附近減速；avoiding car accidents 100% 100%避免車禍。根據(jù)文中“Some features include cars being able to park（停車）themselves, or slow down when they notice objects close by. They can also control the speed if there are dangerous conditions.” 一些功能包括汽車能夠自行停車，或者在發(fā)現(xiàn)附近物體時(shí)減速。如果有危險(xiǎn)的情況，他們也可以控制速度。故選D

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文中“Scientists and engineers believe, with the help of wireless signals（無線信號(hào)）, cameras and GPS, we are now at a stage where creating a safe self-driven car might be possible.”可知，借助無線信號(hào)、攝像頭和GPS，我們現(xiàn)在正處于一個(gè)可能創(chuàng)造出安全的自動(dòng)駕駛汽車的階段。選項(xiàng)C正確。故選C。

【5】主旨大意。Advantages of self-driven cars自駕車的優(yōu)點(diǎn)； Different opinions on self-driven cars對(duì)自駕車的不同看法；Possibilities of self-driven cars自動(dòng)駕駛汽車的可能性；Google's new technology-self-driven cars谷歌的新技術(shù)自動(dòng)駕駛汽車。通讀整篇短文可知，這篇短文主要是講述了無人駕駛汽車的優(yōu)勢(shì)。故選A。

這篇短文主語講述了無人駕駛車的優(yōu)勢(shì)，但也有人持不同的意見。短文主題明確、突出，線索也非常清楚，比較有利于學(xué)生們的做題。后面的題目設(shè)置包括細(xì)節(jié)理解、詞義猜測(cè)和主旨大意題。細(xì)節(jié)題都可以在短文中尋找到相關(guān)信息去作答，例如第4小題，考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文中“Scientists and engineers believe, with the help of wireless signals（無線信號(hào)）, cameras and GPS, we are now at a stage where creating a safe self-driven car might be possible.”可知，借助無線信號(hào)、攝像頭和GPS，我們現(xiàn)在正處于一個(gè)可能創(chuàng)造出安全的自動(dòng)駕駛汽車的階段。選項(xiàng)C正確。故選C。