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【题目】 Have you ever seen a car without a driver? It sounds crazy, but these computer-driven driverless cars will soon be filling roads near you.【1】

So how? The cars have sensors（感应器）all around which can find other cars and objects in the road. Road signs are read by cameras, and satellite navigation systems（卫星导航系统）are used so the car knows how to get where you want to go. 【2】.Finally, a central computer system takes in all the information that it receives from the sensors and cameras and works out when to speed up, stop and turn.

Sound like your idea of heaven（天堂）? Sitting back, looking out of the windows and even watching a film or reading a book while ‘driving’ would be possible with this new technology. You wouldn’t have to worry about remembering directions to where you’re going.【3】 they would obey the rules and have quicker action times when in dangerous situations.

【4】.Computers would have difficulties making ethical（道德的）decisions: if a child ran into the road, would the computer choose to hit the child or turn suddenly in the risk of killing car’s passengers? Moreover, I personally find driving fun 一I’d miss driving a car myself. 【5】. Should children, or drunk people, be allowed in a driverless car by themselves? Or would there need to be a person with a driving license in the car at all times?

I’m not certain I’d want a driverless car 一 but it’s only a matter of time before they’ll become more affordable and popular on our roads.

A. However, there are many drawbacks of driverless cars.

B: Companies like Google and Tesla have been designing and testing these cars, and the technology is there.

C: What’s more, computers would also drive more safely than people .

D:All you have to do is type in the address!

E: The driverless car knows all the directions well.

F: There would also be many other decisions to be made .

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【5】F

【解析】

短文大意：本文是科普类阅读，介绍了无人驾驶汽车的优缺点和发展前景。

【1】根据上文these computer-driven driverless cars will soon be filling roads near you这些计算机驱动的无人驾驶汽车很快就会出现在你附近的道路上，可知Companies like Google and Tesla have been designing and testing these cars, and the technology is there.（谷歌和特斯拉等公司一直在设计和测试）以谷歌和特斯拉公司为例，符合句意，故选B。

【2】根据上文Road signs are read by cameras, and satellite navigation systems are used so the car knows how to get where you want to go道路标志由摄像头读取，卫星导航系统用于汽车知道如何到达你想去的地方，可知该系统需要读取要去的地址，备选句子All you have to do is type in the address!（你所要做的就是输入地址）符合句意，故选D。

【3】根据下文they would obey the rules他们会遵守规则，可知无人驾驶会更安全，备选句子What’s more, computers would also drive more safely than people.（更重要的是，电脑驾驶也会比人更安全）符合句意，故选C。

【4】根据下文Computers would have difficulties making ethical decisions计算机将很难做出合乎道德的决定，可知本段介绍无人驾驶的缺点，备选句子However, there are many drawbacks of driverless cars.（然而，无人驾驶汽车有很多缺点）符合句意，故选A。

【5】根据下文的两个问题Should children, or drunk people, be allowed in a driverless car by themselves? Or would there need to be a person with a driving license in the car at all times? 无人驾驶汽车应该允许儿童或醉酒的人驾驶吗?还是需要一直有一个持有驾照的人在车里?可知还需做出其他的决定，There would also be many other decisions to be made.符合句意，故选F。

补全短文，要求根据上下文选择合适的句子填空，使短文内容前后连贯，表达顺畅，重在考查学生对所学语言的综合运用能力和对文段的理解判断能力。本题有一定难度，但只要联系整篇短文，把握好上下句的意思和关系，正确作答是不成问题的。例如小题2，根据上文Road signs are read by cameras, and satellite navigation systems are used so the car knows how to get where you want to go道路标志由摄像头读取，卫星导航系统用于汽车知道如何到达你想去的地方，可知该系统需要读取要去的地址，备选句子All you have to do is type in the address!（你所要做的就是输入地址）符合句意，故选D。