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【题目】 Mini Cooper introduced its fastest street legal model yet at the Los Angeles Auto Show this week.

Mini has already decided that the car number 0001 will go to a customer in the United States, but hasn’t decided yet how to choose who will get it. It will not be decided through an auction (拍卖). said Mike Peyton, Mini’s vice president for the Americas.

On this Mini John Cooper Works GP, the fender flares (轮眉) are made from carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic. The material is recycled waste left over from the production of BMW i3 and i8. The rear wing is actually two wings combined and provides downforce at the back of the car to keep it pressed to the ground at high speeds. The turbocharged four-cylinder engine is the most powerful that has ever been used in a Mini. It has 75 horsepower more than the next most-powerful Mini John Cooper Works model.

The John Cooper Works GP has a special eight-speed automatic transmission, according to the company. It also has paddle shifters (换档器) on the steering wheel so the driver can shift modes by hand. To save weight, the car only has front seats which are special light weight sports seats.

There’s no choice of paint color on this Mini Cooper. The cars will be painted in Racing Gray, with the mirrors finished in Melting Silver.

The cars are named for John Cooper, a racing driver and race car designer who worked with the British Motor Corporation to create performance versions of the original Minis in the 1960s. Those cars became extremely popular with car racers.

Details:

Engine power: 301 horsepower

Top speed: 165 miles an hour

Amount: 3000

Time of production: July, 2020

Price: starting about: $45,000

1What makes this Mini Cooper environment friendly?

A.Parts of it are made from waste.

B.It’s completely powered by electricity.

C.Its fender flares are produced by BMW.

D.Its ownership won’t be decided through an auction.

2The new Mini Cooper doesn’t provide ________.

A.manual shiftersB.backseats

C.back wingsD.automatic modes

3We can know from the passage that the new Mini Cooper ________.

A.is designed by John Cooper

B.mainly aims at car racers

C.is not yet on the market

D.will be produced in the British Motor Corporation

【答案】

1A

2B

3C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文,本文介绍了宝马汽车旗下的Mini牌新推出的限量款汽车。

1

细节理解题。根据第三段“On this Mini John Cooper Works GP, the fender flares (轮眉) are made from carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic. The material is recycled waste left over from the production of BMW i3 and i8. Mini John Cooper的轮眉是用碳纤维增强塑料制成的,这种材料是从宝马i3i8生产过程中回收的废料。由此可知,Mini Cooper的一部分材料是由废物制成的,这让它变得环保。故选A项。

2

细节理解题。根据第三段“To save weight, the car only has front seats which are special light weight sports seats.”为了节省重量,该车只有前座,这是特殊的轻型运动座椅。由此可知,这辆车不提供后排座椅。故选B项。

3

细节理解题。根据“Time of production: July, 2020”制造时间:20207月。由此可知,这款车的制造时间是20207月,故目前还没有投入市场。故选C项。

细节理解题主要考查考生对某句话或某几句话的理解,同学们若能根据题干内容从原文中找到相关的句子,然后进行比较和分析,便可确定最佳答案。多数情况下,作者不会明确的呈现一个事实,读者需要根据已有的信息进行处理,读出言外之意。还要特别注意文章的时间顺序、故事发生的地点、情节的发展和人物之间的关系。例如,第2题,根据第三段“To save weight, the car only has front seats which are special light weight sports seats.”为了节省重量,该车只有前座,这是特殊的轻型运动座椅。由此可知,这辆车不提供后排座椅。故选B项。

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