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【题目】You know how much your telephone has changed over the past 10 years? Your car will change even more than that in the next 10 years. One of the biggest changes is that cars will drive themselves.

"We certainly have the technology for it now." says Andrew Poliak of automotive（机动车辆的）technology supplier QNX ."We expect self-driving cars to be a mainstream（主流）thing between 2020 and 2025."

The American company Google has been working on self-driving cars for years. These cars are already on the roads in the United States and are truly self-driving. Last week, the police ordered one of Google's cars to stop for driving too slowly on a public road. The car was not breaking any law, so no one was punished.

Another American company, Tesla, added an "Autopilot" feature(特点) to its cars last month. With the Autopilot turned on, the vehicle drives itself. The car will speed up, slow down, brake(刹车) and drive by itself. You can take control of driving any time by turning the steering wheel or touching a pedal. The car uses sensors（感应器）to know when driveway changing is safe and whether it should speed up or slow down.

Tesla Autopilot is made for cross-country driving. It keeps you in the driveway and helps you avoid hitting other cars. It does not work well on local roads, for it will not stop at a red light or stop sign.

Reporter Carolyn Nicander Mohr tried the Autopilot feature(特点) of a Tesla earlier this month. She had a hard time trusting the car to do what it should do. She thought about canceling the Autopilot feature many times during her trip. She wanted to take control at every corner in the road and hit the brake when the car in front of her slowed down. However, the car drove perfectly itself.

Other companies like Marcedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, Volvo and Toyota are all working on self-driving cars, too.

【1】What do Andrew Poliak's words probably mean? ______

A. It is too difficult for people to make self-driving cars now.

B. Self-driving cars will be first put on the market in 2020.

C. There will be more self-driving cars in use in the near future.

D. Nobody loves to use self-driving cars at the moment.

【2】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. One of the Google cars was fined for breaking the law last week.

B. The Tesla’s car with Autopilot feature can sense traffic lights in front of it.

C. Tesla Autopilot car worked much better than Reporter Carolyn expected.

D. Tesla Autopilot is made for cross-country driving as well as local-road driving.

【3】Which word has the same meaning as “autopilot” ______ .

A. speed up B. self- drive C. slow down D. brake

【4】According to the text，how many companies mentioned(提到)are working on self-driving cars?

A. Three B. Five C. Six D. Seven

【5】From the passage, we can infer(推断)that ______ .

A. Self-driving cars are popular nowadays.

B. Self-driving would be trusted by anyone.

C. Self-driving cars will be totally safe in the future.

D. Self-driving cars still need improving.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】D

【解析】文章大意：本文讲述的是随着无人驾驶技术的发展与成熟，未来汽车将会发生很大的变化。

【1】推理判断题。Andrew Poliak的话可能是什么意思？A. It is too difficult for people to make self-driving cars now.现在人们制造自动驾驶汽车太难了。B. Self-driving cars will be first put on the market in 2020.自动驾驶汽车将于2020年首次投放市场。C. There will be more self-driving cars in use in the near future.在不久的将来，将会有更多的自动驾驶汽车投入使用。D. Nobody loves to use self-driving cars at the moment.目前没有人喜欢使用自动驾驶汽车。由文中的句子Andrew Poliak说的话We expect self-driving cars to be a mainstream thing between 2020 and 2025.可知，他们期待着在2020和2025年期间，自动驾驶汽车成为主流，即未来自动驾驶汽车会越来越多，故答案选C。

【2】推理判断题。A根据Last week, the police ordered one of Google's cars to stop for driving too slowly on a public road. The car was not breaking any law, so no one was punished.可知，谷歌的一辆汽车并没有因为违法而被罚款，故A错误。B根据 It does not work well on local roads, for it will not stop at a red light or stop sign.可知，拥有自动驾驶功能的特斯拉汽车不能感知前方的交通灯，故B错误。C根据Reporter Carolyn Nicander Mohr tried the Autopilot feature of a Tesla earlier this month. She had a hard time trusting the car to do what it should do.记者很难相信汽车能做它应该做的事，以及下文However, the car drove perfectly itself.然而这辆车自己开得很好，可知特斯拉的自动驾驶仪比记者预期的要好得多，故C正确。D根据Tesla Autopilot is made for cross-country driving.可知，特斯拉自动驾驶仪是专为越野车驾驶而设计的，不是为本地公路驾驶而设计的，故D错误。本题是问哪一个选项是正确的，故答案选C。

【3】词义猜测题。根据下文With the Autopilot turned on, the vehicle drives itself.当自动驾驶仪打开时，汽车自动驾驶，可知是在汽车上增加了自动驾驶功能，所以autopilot单词意思是“自动驾驶”，故答案选B。

【4】总结计算题。根据The American company Google has been working on self-driving cars for years.美国谷歌公司一直致力于自动驾驶汽车研发，Another American company, Tesla, added an "Autopilot" feature to its cars last month.另一家美国公司特斯拉在汽车上增加了“自动驾驶”功能，Other companies like Marcedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, Volvo and Toyota are all working on self-driving cars, too.另外还有Marcedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, Volvo and Toyota都在研发自动驾驶汽车，所以本文一共是提到了7家公司正在研发自动驾驶汽车，故答案选D。

【5】推理判断题。A. Self-driving cars are popular nowadays. 自动驾驶汽车现在很流行；B. Self-driving would be trusted by anyone. 任何人都可以信任自动驾驶；C. Self-driving cars will be totally safe in the future. 自动驾驶汽车在未来将是安全的；D. Self-driving cars still need improving. 自动驾驶汽车仍需要改进。根据It does not work well on local roads, for it will not stop at a red light or stop sign.再结合对全文的理解可知，自动驾驶技术还不成熟，不完善，所以还需要提高、改进。故答案选D。