Question

The speed, danger and excitement of motor racing have been with us for more than a century. For over a hundred years, drivers have pushed their machines to the limit. Everyone in motor racing has a simple dream: to go faster!

In the early days, a small number of people raced each other driving unsafe machines on ordinary roads. Today, motor racing is a huge moneymaking industry. Thousands of people are involved. Drivers, mechanics, designers, engineers and technicians work hard in the search for extra speed.

Cars race along twisting roads or on round tracks. They race across ice and snow, as well as sandy deserts. Mud, dust, grass and steep hills are all part of today’s range of racing events. Hundreds of thousands of people turn up to watch races. Millions more people watch the events on television. Top drivers are celebrities and earn huge amounts of money.

Of course, these drivers don’t get to the top overnight. Everyone has to start somewhere. Most drivers learn to race in go-carts when they are young. All drivers must learn about their cars and their engines. They must also be familiar with race rules and what to do in an emergency. Formula Ford is one of the race classes for beginners. Many top Formula I world champions like Nigel Mansell, Michael Schumacher and Mika Hakkinen began by Formula Ford racing.

The Italian company Ferrari makes some of the world’s best racing cars, all painted in its world-famous red colour. Ferrari is the most successful builder of Formula 1 cars. Ferrari has also had some famous Formula 1 champions such as Michael Schumacher. Ferrari prides itself on building the whole machine—the body as well as the engine. Some companies, such as Honda, only make engines for Formula 1 racing.

Motor racing is expensive. Racing teams need huge amounts of money to keep their cars on the racetrack. Sponsorship is an important way of making money for racing teams. The logos of the sponsors are all over racing cars. The bigger the logo, the more the company will have to pay to the racing team.（選自《九年級(jí)下冊(cè)初中英語(yǔ)讀本》）

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Want to be a Formula 1 driver	Motor racing have been with us for 2. a century. Everyone in motor racing has a simple dream: to go faster!
Learn to race in go-carts	In the early days, a small number of people raced each other driving 3. machines on ordinary roads. Today, motor racing is a huge money making 4..
Learn about cars and engines	Cars race along twisting roads or on round tracks. Millions more people watch the events on 5.. Top drivers are celebrities and earn huge amounts of money.
Learn race rules	These drivers don’t 6. the top overnight. Everyone has to start somewhere. They must also be familiar with race rules and 7. to do in an emergency.
Join classes for beginners such as Formula Ford	Ferrari is the most successful builder of Formula 1 cars. Ferrari has had some famous Formula 1 champions as8., such as Michael Schumacher.
Become a Formula 1 driver	Motor racing isn’t 9.. Racing teams need huge amounts of money to keep their cars on the racetrack.The bigger the logo, the 10. the company will have to pay to the racing team.

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