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【题目】Infiniti, Nissan’s luxury brand, continues to show off ideas for the future.

The Q80 Inspiration here in Paris is an excellent piece of work, perhaps a concept elegant enough to make us forget that Infiniti’s former Hong Kong-based president, Johan de Nysschen, moved to take over General Motors’ Cadillac car brand in July and Infiniti chairman Andy Palmer is the new CEO at Aston Martin, the British luxury car brand.

The Q80, if it becomes reality, will be brought to market by Infiniti’s new boss, former BMW （another famous car brand ）executive Roland Krüger. He should focus on this, at least until he is head-hunted to another company.

The Q80 Inspiration is a low and sexy four-door fastback, and it is also a showcase for technology – from autonomous driving to eco-friendly power trains. Here in Paris, the Infiniti people say the hybrid drive in this concept suggest exactly where the brand is going in the future.

The company says the Q80 speaks to how Infiniti plans to pull people into more expensive cars – cars that compete with the Porsche Panamera, for instance.

Alfonso Albaisa, Infiniti Executive Design Director, said the car “delivers feminine elegance and muscular menace in equal measure and strikes big in terms of styling, craftsmanship, choice of materials and attention to detail.”

Most importantly, for luxury cars buyers who are increasingly puzzled by all the technology, the designers focused on making things simple.

“There is a tendency with modern design that every time you add interior features and technology you add complexity,” said Albaisa, pointing to the concept’s easy-to –understand –and –operate infotainment interface.

As for power, the Q80 Inspiration gets 550 horsepower from a twin turbocharged 3.0-litre V-6 combined with a hybrid electric power train. Fuel economy could be as good as 5.5 litres/100 km.

【1】Who will take charge of the launch of the Q80 Inspiration?

A. Andy Palmer B. Alfonso Albaisa

C. Johan de Nysschen D. Roland Krüger

【2】 In the future Infiniti will pay more attention to ______.

A. details B. craftsmanship

C. energy conservation D. materials

【3】The Q80 Inspiration _______.

A. has been produced in large numbers

B. has autonomous driving system

C. has double doors

D. has complicated operating features

【4】 How many car brands are mentioned in the passage?

A.3 B. 4 C. 5 D.6

【5】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. An introduction of the Q80 Inspiration.

B. A promotion of The Q80 Inspiration

C. The future of the Q80 Inspiration

D. The history of the Q80 Inspiration

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了英菲尼迪全新旗舰Q80 Inspiration概念车。 Q80 Inspiration率先实践了英菲尼迪自动驾驶技术理念，而且这款概念车是未来英菲尼迪Q80旗舰级豪华四门轿跑的雏形。量产后的竞争对手将是保时捷Panamera。

【1】D细节理解题。根据第三段The Q80, if it becomes reality, will be brought to market by Infiniti’s new boss, former BMW （another famous car brand ）executive Roland Krüger.可知答案选D。

【2】C推理判断题。 根据文章第四段the Infiniti people said the hybrid drive in this concept suggest exactly where the brand is going in the future可知使用环保节能的混合动力是英菲尼迪Q80 Inspiration概念车的未来发展方向，故选C。

【3】B细节理解题。根据文章第三段The Q80, if it becomes reality, will be brought to market by Infiniti’s new boss可知这款车还没有大批量生产，排除A；根据第四段The Q80 Inspiration is a low and sexy four-door fastback可知英菲尼迪Q80 Inspiration概念车是豪华四门轿跑，排除C；再从文章倒数二、三段可知此款跑车操作简单，故D选项错误；而根据第四段and it is also a showcase for technology – from autonomous driving to eco-friendly power trains可知英菲尼迪Q80 Inspiration概念车有着自动驾驶技术功能，故选B。

【4】C细节理解题。根据文章第二段和第三段可知文章提到了Infiniti’s The Q80 Inspiration （英菲尼迪 ）、 General Motors’ Cadillac （卡迪拉克 ）、 Aston Martin（阿斯顿·马丁） 、BMW （another famous car brand ）（宝马）,再根据第五段cars that compete with the Porsche Panamera（保时捷），for instance推测可知Porsche Panamera也是一种豪华轿车品牌，故选C。

【5】A主旨大意题。本文主要从车型，耗油量，功能等各个方面介绍了英菲尼迪全新旗舰Q80 Inspiration概念车，故选A。