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【題目】 What would the world be like if cars could drive themselves? Imagine 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 is worried about the road ahead.

Well, all of this could be the future of driving. There are several companies, including Google, working on driverless 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. 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) allowing them to take the place of drivers during certain situations. Some features include cars being able to park 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 (無線的) signals, 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 these. However, some people don't like the idea. American lawyer White Drake, for example, does not believe these cars are safe. He thinks technologies can also make mistakes.

【1】The main purpose (目的) of the first paragraph is to ________.

A.make readers wonder about self-driven cars

B.get readers to pay attention to road safety

C.tell readers to keep away from heavy traffic

D.tell readers what self-driven cars are

【2】From the passage, the self-driven cars already have the following features EXCEPT________.

A.parking itself

B.controlling its speed in dangerous situations

C.slowing itself down near an object

D.avoiding car accidents one hundred percent

【3】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

【4】What is White Drake's attitude toward the safety of the self-driven cars?

A.He has doubt about it.

B.He believes it completely.

C.He doesn't care about it.

D.He thinks its technologies are convincing (使人信服的).

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

文章主要介紹了未來汽車將會變成自動駕駛，并闡述了現在汽車自動駕駛的發(fā)展現狀以及自動駕駛對人類的好處。

【1】推理判斷題。根據What would the world be like if cars could drive themselves? Imagine seeing an empty car passing by on its way …如果汽車自己駕駛會什么樣？我想象著看見一輛空車自己在路上……，可知第一段主要是讓讀者想了解無人駕駛的汽車；故選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據Some features include cars being able to park themselves, or slow down when they notice objects close by. They can also control the speed if there are dangerous conditions.可知能自動停車、靠近物體時慢下來和有危險時控制速度；故選D。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據with the help of wireless (無線的) signals, cameras and GPS, we are now at a stage where creating a safe self-driven car might be possible可知無線信號、攝像頭和GPS也許能幫助無人汽車跑的更安全；故選C。

【4】態(tài)度觀點題。根據American lawyer White Drake, for example, does not believe these cars are safe. 可知White Drake不相信這種汽車是安全的；故選A。