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6．The Toyota Prius hybrids adapted by Google's engineers have covered 300，000 miles on the roads of California without a human at the wheel，but with only one accident by a human-controlled car．It's clear that driverless cars are much safer than human-controlled ones．40，000 people are killed every year in road accidents in the US，many of which are caused by human error．Besides，driverless vehicles could make better use of the road and reduce the size of car parks，too．
With technology，a machine can perform a complex task without human involvement This means our thought about what machines can and cannot do needs updating urgently．
However，ignore the beautiful words and think about what Google has done．This isn't just about care．Economists are increasingly puzzled by the fact that the rate of job-creation is much lower than expected and the length of time for which people are unemployed has rocketed to 40 weeks twice as long as that during any previous postwar recovery．Economic theory says that when companies begin to grow or become profitable again，they buy equipment and hire workers．But that isn't happening．Companies are still buying equipment，but they're not employing workers．
So where did the jobs go？Andrew McAfee explains his view in his new book Race Against the Machine．"Advances in self-driving car by Google represent the next wave of job-eliminating technology．Many skills （such as driving） may eventually become worthless，at least in the job market．"
And as for those thinking that driverless cars might appeal to most motorists，there is the uncomfortable fact that the car has peaked．We are driving less year on year．Traffic jams reduce the romance from driving．And young people no longer have the desire to own cars like they used to．
71．According to the first paragraph，driverless vehicles areD
A．faster                           B．lighter        
C．smaller                          D．safer
72．The underlined word"updating"in the second paragraph means"B"．
A．abandoning                       B．renewing           
C．starting                         D．returning
73．The third paragraph suggests thatA
A．technology doesn't ease the pressure on employment
B．companies gain profit by employing more workers
C．it takes people less time to find a job than before
D．people will see another economic recovery in future
74．What will be the influence of driverless cars according to Andrew McAfee？D
A．The economic recovery is to be sped up．
B．Many companies may make higher profits．
C．Traditional skills will be improved．
D．More people may lose their jobs．
75．The last paragraph tells us that the car industryA．
A．will be given up by young people
B．is lo blame for traffic jams
C．is reaching the highest point
D．will expand in all directions．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了谷歌开发的无人驾驶汽车，尽管它拥有方便安全快捷等优点，人们也同时担心它的出现使得更多人失去他们的工作．

解答 71．D．细节理解题．根据文章第一段"It's clear that driverless cars are much safer than human-controlled ones．"可知无人驾驶车辆比普通车辆更安全；故选D．
72．B．词义猜测题．根据文章第二段"a machine can perform a complex task without human involvement This means our thought about what machines can and cannot do needs updating urgently"台机器可以执行一个复杂的任务，没有人的参与这意味着我们的想法什么机器可以和不能做迫切需要更新；可知词义为更新；故选B．
73．A．推理判断题．根据文章第三段"Companies are still buying equipment，but they're not employing workers"可知科技不能缓解就业压力；故选A．
74．D．细节理解题．根据文章倒数第二段"Many skills （such as driving） may eventually become worthless，at least in the job market"可知无人驾驶汽车使得更多的人可能会失去他们的工作；故选D．
75．A．细节理解题．根据文章最后一段"And young people no longer have the desire to own cars like they used to"可知汽车工业将被新一代的年轻人放弃；故选A．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．