19.In many parts of the world,cars play an important role in daily life and many societies would not exist without them.So the idea that in 20years'time,no one will own cars may be hard to believe.But this is the prediction made by a team of transport researchers who are taken seriously,not only by government but also by car manufacturers.
The Human Science and Advanced Technology Institute at Loughborough in the UK is part of an international research program.The team there believes that by 2020all cars will be computerized,which will mean much saving,no accidents and better use of roads.The super-intelligent car of the 21st century will drive itself,and it will not be owned by one individual.Instead,we will have a choice of cars and change them as frequently as we change our clothing.
According to Dr.David Davis,who leads the research team,these predictions are based on the rising cost of the car culture,which has blocked up our cities,polluted our air,and caused more deaths than both world wars put together.
Davis says,cars will be fitted with some intelligent devices to regulate the distance between one car and another.The car will automatically speed up,or slow down,to match the speed of the car in front.Computers are much safer drivers than people,so cars in a road train will be able to drive much closer together than cars driven by people.
By 2010,Dr.David Davis believes,car technology will give motorists a clear view of the road,whatever the weather conditions,by projecting an image of the road ahead on to the car's windscreen.And by 2020,cars will travel in convoy,linked to each other electronically.Cars will be connected by an electronic tow bar to the car in front to form"road-trains"."The front vehicle in such a train burns the normal amount."saysDavis."But all the others in the train would burn about ten percent of the normal amount,and so produce about ten percent of the pollution."
61.We know from the passage that governments and car manufacturersC.
A.do not believe the prediction that no one will own cars by 2020
B.a(chǎn)re devoted to the technological revolution in car industry
C.consider the predictions seriously
D.have put the super-intelligent car into mass production
62.Which of the following will be the characteristic of the cars of 2020?C
A.The car will speed up out of control.
B.We will own as many cars as we want.
C.All cars will be driven by computers.
D.Cars will produce more pollution than present ones.
63.The leader of the research team believes that the present car culture should change becauseD.
A.cars play a very important role in daily life
B.many societies would stop functioning without cars
C.cars should not be owned by one individual
D.it causes many deaths to human society
64.The expression closest in meaning to the phrase"in convoy"in the last paragraph isA.
A.in line B.sidealong C.side by side D.shoulder to shoulder
65.What will happen if cars are joined to each other electronically in 2020?C
A.Motorists will get a clear view of the road.
B.The weather condition will not have effect on motorists.
C.There will be less pollution caused by car.
D.All trains will burn less fuel than present.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了政府推測的2020年的汽車,他們認(rèn)為那時(shí)的車是全自動(dòng)的,有電腦控制,更加方便快捷也更加的安全,并且污染更少.
解答 61.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第一段"But this is the prediction made by a team of transport researchers who are taken seriously,not only by government but also by car manufacturers"但這是一支由運(yùn)輸人員認(rèn)真進(jìn)行預(yù)測,不僅由政府但也由汽車制造商;可知他們都是認(rèn)真的考慮汽車的問題的;故選C.
62.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第二段"The team there believes that by 2020all cars will be computerized,which will mean much saving,no accidents and better use of roads"團(tuán)隊(duì)認(rèn)為,2020all汽車將計(jì)算機(jī)化,這將意味著節(jié)省,沒有事故和更好地利用道路;可知2020年所有的汽車都將由電腦驅(qū)動(dòng);故選C.
63.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第三段"these predictions are based on the rising cost of the car culture,which has blocked up our cities,polluted our air,and caused more deaths than both world wars put together",這些預(yù)測是基于汽車文化的成本上升,這阻礙了我們的城市,污染了我們的空氣,并造成更多的死亡比世界大戰(zhàn)放在一起;可知汽車文化急需改變是因?yàn)樗鼤?huì)引起許多人死亡的人類社會(huì);故選D.
64.A.詞義推斷題.根據(jù)文章最后一段"And by 2020,cars will travel in convoy,linked to each other electronically.Cars will be connected by an electronic tow bar to the car in front to form"road-trains"汽車行駛在車隊(duì),相互聯(lián)系的電子,汽車將由一個(gè)電子牽引桿的前面的車形成"公路列車"連接,可知詞義為排成隊(duì)的;故選A.
65.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章最后一段"But all the others in the train would burn about ten percent of the normal amount,and so produce about ten percent of the pollution"在火車上所有的人都會(huì)消耗正常量的百分之十,因此生產(chǎn)約百分之十的污染;可知加入這樣的車隊(duì)會(huì)減少污染;故選C.
點(diǎn)評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.