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【题目】 What would the world be like if cars could drive themselves?Imagine seeing an empty car passing by on its way to pick up its owner, or a car full of passengers who are reading, listening to music or even sleeping. But none of them is worried about the road ahead.

Well, all of these could be the future of driving. There are several companies, for example, Google, working on driverless cars. So far, no Google selfdriven car has got a traffic ticket, but some of them have been in accident when other cars hit them.

These cars are now still in the testing stages. If the tests are successful, these electric, selfdriven cars could be available very soon. But how is it possible for a car to drive itself?Cars already have many features allowing them to take the place of drivers during certain situations. Some features include cars being able to park themselves, or slow down when they notice other cars close by. They can also control the speed if there are dangerous conditions.

Scientists believe that with the help of wireless signals, cameras and GPS, it is possible to create a safe selfdriven car very soon.

The cause of deadly road accidents is usually careless drivers or dangerous conditions. The selfdriven car may be able to stop this. However, some people do not like the idea. American lawyer Whit Drake, for example, doesn't believe these cars are safe. He thinks that technologies can also be mistakes.

【1】The main purpose of the first paragraph is to ________.

A.get readers to pay attention to road safety

B.tell readers the danger of selfdriven cars

C.ask readers to keep away from heavy traffic

D.make readers be interested in selfdriven cars

【2】The testing selfdriven cars need ________ to run.

A.solar energyB.water

C.electricityD.coal

【3】From the passage, we know that the testing selfdriven cars can already ________.

A.stop any accident on the road

B.turn around when getting near other cars

C.control the speed in dangerous situations

D.park themselves with the help of the drivers

【4】Which is NOT helpful to make the selfdriven cars run safely according to the passage?

A.Ereading.B.Wireless signals.

C.Cameras.D.GPS.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

本文讲述了无人驾驶汽车。一辆空车在去接主人的路上经过，或者一辆满载乘客的车正在阅读、听音乐甚至睡觉。有几家公司正在研发无人驾驶汽车，但是有些人并不喜欢这样的情况。

【1】推理判断题。根据What would the world be like if cars could drive themselves?如果汽车能自动驾驶，世界会变成什么样子?所以是让读者对无人驾驶汽车感兴趣，故选D。

【2】细节理解题。根据If the tests are successful, these electric, selfdriven cars could be available very soon.如果测试成功，这些电动、自动驾驶的汽车将很快面世。所以是用电的，故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据They can also control the speed if there are dangerous conditions.如果有危险情况，他们还可以控制速度。故选C。

【4】细节理解题。根据Scientists believe that with the help of wireless signals, cameras and GPS, it is possible to create a safe selfdriven car very soon. 科学家们相信，在无线信号、摄像头和GPS的帮助下，很快就有可能制造出一辆安全的自动驾驶汽车。所以没有Ereading，故选A。

推理判断就是根据文章所提供的信息，脱离字面理解的局限，抓住关键细节，得出合乎逻辑的结论。所以我们可以根据文章中的相关细节去判断推理，得知答案。

本文第二题是推理判断题。根据What would the world be like if cars could drive themselves?如果汽车能自动驾驶，世界会变成什么样子?推理出第一段的主要目的是让读者对无人驾驶汽车感兴趣，故选D。