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【题目】In Los Angeles, drivers spend sixty-one hours every year stuck in traffic. These drivers know all too well how bad the traffic can be. “There’re too many cars, and you can’t move around a lot.”

Professor Cyrus Shahabi also knows about traffic jams. He lives more than 65 kilometers from his office at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles. He is always late even with the help of a navigation (导航) system.He decided to develop a program called ClearPath for that. He says his program uses historical data to predict traffic conditions even before the driver leaves the house. “What’s unique (独特的) is that we use a lot of data that’s currently become available including traffic data, weather data, and we analyze that so that we can predict what’s going to happen in front of you when leave home.”Professor Shahabi says his system does more than just answer current traffic conditions. With ClearPath, he says, a driver can decide what time he wants to leave, and ClearPath will give the fastest route. It looks at the entire road network, including surface streets as well as highways, before the driver hits the road. Professor Shahabi hopes to have ClearPath available nationwide and overseas once they can collect traffic data from other cities.

“I always thought that Los Angeles had the worst traffic, but now I know that Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, believe it or not, Singapore, Hong Kong certainly are examples that can immediately use this.”Professor Shahabi hopes to share this new technology with companies that already have navigation systems, such as Google and Apple.

【1】Professor Cyrus Shahabi is often late for work because of ________.

A. bad traffic conditions B. his car’s navigation system

C. his living far away D. too many cars in his university

【2】What is unique about ClearPath?

A. It helps drivers see clearly what happens on the road.

B. It can make sure that you will never be late for work.

C. It helps drivers know the road conditions ahead of time.

D. It can use a lot of information and data all over the world.

【3】The underlined word “ hits” in the second paragraph probably means ________.

A. has accident B. collects traffic data C. turns left or right D. gets to

【4】What’s Professor Shahabi’s attitude toward his invention?

A. Proud. B. Optimistic. C. Disappointed. D. Worried.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】这篇文章主要讲了洛杉矶的交通状况很差，Cyrus Shahabi教授上班经常迟到，所以他发明了ClearPath。ClearPath的独特之处在于它能帮助司机提前了解路况，Shahabi教授对他的发明持乐观态度。

【1】推理判断题。由Professor Cyrus Shahabi also knows about traffic jams. He lives more than 65 kilometers from his office at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles. He is always late even with the help of a navigation (导航) system.可推断出Cyrus Shahabi教授上班经常迟到是因为很糟糕的交通状况，选A。

【2】细节理解题。由He says his program uses historical data to predict traffic conditions even before the driver leaves the house.可知ClearPath的独特之处在于它能帮助司机提前了解路况，选C。

【3】词义理解题。It looks at the entire road network, including surface streets as well as highways, before the driver hits the road.这句话的意思是它看整个道路网，包括地面街道和高速公路，在司机上路之前，所以“ hits”的意思是到达，选D。

【4】推理判断题。由“I always thought that Los Angeles had the worst traffic, but now I know that Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, believe it or not, Singapore, Hong Kong certainly are examples that can immediately use this.”Professor Shahabi hopes to share this new technology with companies that already have navigation systems, such as Google and Apple.可推断出Shahabi教授对他的发明持乐观态度，选B。