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9．Your next car could have two seats，three wheels---two in front and one in the back and a top speed of more than 100 miles per hour．Elio Motors plans to make such a tiny car named the Elio．Its two seats sit front and back instead of side by side．The driver is positioned in the center with the passenger directly behind．
The starting price for the car is just $6，800．It has only one door，on the left side，which cuts a few hundred dollars off the manufacturing costs．Having three wheels also makes it cheaper．It has air conditioning，power windows and door locks and an AM/FM radio．More features can be ordered through Elio's long list of suppliers．Elio will also sell the cars directly through its own stores and not through franchised dealers （特約經(jīng)銷商）．
Paul Elio dreamed as a kid that he would one day own a car company called Elio Motors．In 2008，tired of high gas prices，he started working on a car that burns gas in a more effective way．Equally important to him was creating U．S．manufacturing jobs and making the car inexpensive enough to attract buyers who might otherwise be stuck in their old，unreliable （不可靠的）cars．"Whatever matters to you，this can move the needle on it，"he said．
Already，more than 27，000 people have reserved （預訂）one．Paul hopes to make 250，000 cars a year by 2016．So far，reservation holders are those who will use the Elio as a second car or third car for work．Finally，though，he believes the car will interest high school and college students as well as used-car drivers who want something newer and more reliable．

29．Which of the following shows the design of the Elio？C
    
（O=wheel，□=seat）
30．Paragraph 2 shows that the ElioA．
  A．is sold at affordable prices
  B．will be available in most stores
  C．has a fixed temperature
  D．does no harm to the environment
31．The underlined words"move the needle"in Paragraph 3 probably mean"D"．
   A．take a chance                                        B．stand in the way
   C．break into pieces                                   D．make a difference
32．What would be the best title for the text？C
   A．The history of Elio Motors
B．Cool and practical vehicle
   C．Paul Elio：a kid with big dreams
D．What car to choose：new or used？

Answer 1

分析 本文講述了一種新型的汽車，這種車的發(fā)明靈感是源于Paul Elio 小時候的夢想，Paul Elio 相信沒有什么是不能改變的．

解答 CADC
29．C 考查細節(jié)理解．根據(jù)"Your next car could have two seats，three wheels---two in front and one in the back"以及"The driver is positioned in the center with the passenger directly behind"可知，前方有兩個輪子，后方有一個輪子，且乘客就在司機的正后方．該內(nèi)容描述的就是C圖片．故選C．
30．A 考查段落大意．根據(jù)"The starting price for the car is just $6，800．It has only one door，on the left side，which cuts a few hundred dollars off the manufacturing costs"可知，Elio的價格是人們可以承受得起的．故選A．
31．D 考查詞意猜測．根據(jù)前面的描述可知，Paul Elio 相信身邊的任何事物，都可以改變它．所以該詞的意思是"改變"．故選D．
32．C 考查文章主旨大意．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容"Paul Elio dreamed as a kid that he would one day own a car company called Elio Motors"可知，這種車的發(fā)明靈感是源于Paul Elio 小時候的夢想．所以最合適的標題是"一個有遠大夢想的孩子"．故選C．

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