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13．The Intelligent Transport team at Newcastle University have turned an electric car into a mobile laboratory named"DriveLAB"in order to understand the challenges faced by older drivers and to discover where the key stress points are．
Research shows that giving up driving is one of the key reasons for a fall in health and well-being among older people，leading to them becoming more isolated（隔绝）and inactive．
Led by Professor Phil Blythe，the Newcastle team are developing in-vehicle technologies for older drivers which they hope could help them to continue driving into later life．
These include custom-made navigation（导航） tools，night vision systems and intelligent
speed adaptations．Phil Blythe explains："For many older people，particularly those living alone or in the country，driving is important for preserving their independence，giving them the freedom to get out and about without having to rely on others．"
"But we all have to accept that as we get older our reactions slow down and this often results in people avoiding any potentially challenging driving conditions and losing confidence in their driving skills．The result is that people stop driving before they really need to．"
Dr Amy Guo，the leading researcher on the older driver study，explains，"The DriveLAB is helping us to understand what the key points and difficulties are for older drivers and how we might use technology to address these problems．
"For example，most of us would expect older drivers always go slower than everyone else but surprisingly，we found that in 30mph zones they struggled to keep at a constant speed and so were more likely to break the speed limit and be at risk of getting fined．We're looking at the benefits of systems which control their speed as a way of preventing that．
"We hope that our work will help with technological solutions（解决方案） to ensure that older drivers stay safer behind the wheel．"

27．What is the purpose of the Drivel AB？C
A．To explore newmeans of transport．
B．To design new types of cars．
C．To find out older driver′s problems．
D．To teach people traffic rules．
28..Why is driving important for older people according to Phil Blythe？A
A．It keeps them independent．
B．It helps them save time．
C．It builds up their strength．
D．It cures their mental illnesses．
29．What do researchers hope to do for older drivers？B
A．Improve their driving skills．
B．Develop driver-assist technologles．
C．Provide tips on repairing their cars．
D．Organize regular physical checkups
30．What is the best title for the text？B
A．A new Model Electric Car
B．A Solution to Traffic Problem
C．Driving Service for elders
D．Keeping Older．

Answer 1

分析 本文讲述了老年人驾驶的重要性以及驾驶辅助技术．

解答 CABB
27．C 考查细节理解．根据"The Intelligent Transport team at Newcastle University have turned an electric car into a mobile laboratory named"DriveLAB"in order to understand the challenges faced by older drivers and to discover where the key stress points are"可知，其目的是找出老司机的问题．故选C．
28．A 考查细节理解．根据"which they hope could help them to continue driving into later life"可知，这样可以使老人家独立自主．故选A．
29．B 考查细节理解．根据"and how we might use technology to address these problems．"可知，研究人员希望为老年人的驾驶开发驾驶员辅助技术．故选B．
30．B 考查细节理解．根据文章内容"We hope that our work will help with technological solutions（解决方案） to ensure that older drivers stay safer behind the wheel"可知，本文讲述的是交通问题的解决方案．故选B．

点评 阅读理解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．