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【題目】Don’t be too surprised if you see a car going down the road without a driver in Beijing these days. It might be one of Baidu’s self-driving cars.

Self-driving cars have been in development since 2010, when Google announced that it was making such cars. Since then,companies like Tesla, Uber and Baidu have been working to produce and test their own self-driving cars.

Self-driving cars are expected to change the way we get around. They are safer and more environmentally friendly than usual cars. They can remove the stress of driving and allow disabled or blind people to get around more easily.

But self-driving cars have their own flaws (缺陷)as well. In one test, researchers pointed a laser pointer (激光棒)at the car’s sensors (傳感器)while it was moving. The car mistakenly thought that the laser beam(激光束）was in its way and slowed down or changed direction. Flaws like this could be used by people to trick self-driving cars.

The software (軟件)that is used to direct the cars may not be safe enough. It may crash (崩潰),When we use our computers or smart phones, they sometimes crash without any reason. But if this happened to a self-driving car, the results could be deadly. Improvements to the software could be a way to deal with this problem.

Anyway, whether you like it or not, it’s only a matter of time before they’ll become more affordable and popular on our roads.

【1】 was the first company to develop self-driving cars?

A. Google.B. TelsaC. Uber.D. Baidu.

【2】What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A. Solutions for disabled people.B. Tips for riding in self-driving cars.

C. Reasons for testing self-driving cars.D. Advantages of self-driving cars.

【3】When sensing an obstacle(障礙物）in the road，self-driving cars will .

A. attack it with a laser pointerB. slow down or change direction

C. crash into it to get past itD. stop and move around it

【4】Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the passage?

A. Self-driving cars free people from the stress of driving.

B. Self-driving cars can reduce traffic accidents.

C. Researchers have solved the problems self-driving cars have.

D. The software of the self-driving cars needs improvements.

【5】What’s the writer’s opinion about the self-driving cars?

A. They are more dangerous.B. They’ll be well developed in the future.

C. They cause more pollution.D. They’ll be more expensive in the future.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

本文主要談?wù)撟詣玉{駛汽車。

【1】題意：_________是第一家開發(fā)自動駕駛汽車的公司？考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。A. Google. 谷歌；B. Telsa特斯拉；C. Uber優(yōu)步；D. Baidu百度。根據(jù)第二段第一句Self-driving cars have been in development since 2010, when Google announced that it was making such cars.（自2010年谷歌宣布生產(chǎn)這種汽車以來，自動駕駛汽車一直在研發(fā)中。）可知“谷歌是第一家開發(fā)自動駕駛汽車的公司”；故選A。

【2】題意：第3段主要講什么？考查主旨理解。A. Solutions for disabled people. 殘疾人解決方案；B. Tips for riding in self-driving cars.駕駛自動駕駛汽車的提示；C. Reasons for testing self-driving cars. 測試自動駕駛汽車的原因；D. Advantages of self-driving cars自動駕駛汽車的優(yōu)點。第3段內(nèi)容是“自駕汽車有望改變我們的出行方式。它們比普通汽車更安全、更環(huán)保。他們可以消除駕駛的壓力，讓殘疾人或盲人更容易四處走動。”根據(jù)內(nèi)容可知本段主要介紹自動駕駛汽車的優(yōu)點。故選D。

【3】題意：當(dāng)感應(yīng)到路上有障礙物時，自動駕駛汽車會_________�？疾榧�(xì)節(jié)理解。A. attack it with a laser pointer用激光筆攻擊它；B. slow down or change direction減速或改變方向；C. crash into it to get past it撞向它直接過去；D. stop and move around it停下來繞著它轉(zhuǎn)。根據(jù)第4段第3句The car mistakenly thought that the laser beam(激光束）was in its way and slowed down or changed direction.（汽車誤以為激光束擋住了方向，于是減速或改變了方向。）可知“當(dāng)感應(yīng)到路上有障礙物時，自動駕駛汽車會減速或改變方向”；故選B。

【4】題意：根據(jù)這篇文章，下列哪句話是錯誤的？考查細(xì)節(jié)理解判斷。A. Self-driving cars free people from the stress of driving.自動駕駛汽車使人們免受駕駛壓力的影響；B. Self-driving cars can reduce traffic accidents. 自動駕駛汽車可以減少交通事故；C. Researchers have solved the problems self-driving cars have. 研究人員已經(jīng)解決了自動駕駛汽車的問題；D. The software of the self-driving cars needs improvements.自動駕駛汽車的軟件需要改進(jìn)。根據(jù)第4和5段可知自動駕駛汽也有自己的缺陷，像傳感器和軟件，故“研究人員已經(jīng)解決了自動駕駛汽車的問題”是錯誤的；選C。

【5】題意：作者對自動駕駛汽車有什么看法？考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。A. They are more dangerous. 它們更危險；B. They’ll be well developed in the future. .它們將來會得到很好的發(fā)展；C. They cause more pollution. 它們會造成更多的污染；D. They’ll be more expensive in the future.他們.以后會更貴。根據(jù)第六段Anyway, whether you like it or not, it’s only a matter of time before they’ll become more affordable and popular on our roads.（不管你喜不喜歡，它們在我們的道路上變得更便宜更受歡迎只是時間問題。）可知 “作者認(rèn)為它們將來會得到很好的發(fā)展”；故選B。