Question

【题目】 What would the world be like if cars could drive themselves? If you see an empty car stop to_______its owner, what would you think? Or if you see a car full of passengers and the passengers are reading, listening to music or even sleeping, but_________of them are worried, do you feel fantastic?

Well, all of this could be the future of_________. There are several companies working on driverless cars. If they succeed, these electric, self-driving cars could be available very soon. But, how is it _______for a car to drive itself?

Nowadays, the cars have already taken over some of the drivers’_________, such as parking themselves and slowing down when they find objects nearby. They can also control the speed if there is _________, such as snowy roads.

Some cars can even help the drivers deal with some special situations. Scientists and engineers believe, ________the help of new technology like cameras and GPS, people can produce safer self-driving cars. The number of _________ accidents will be much smaller in the future.

However, there are still some people who do not like the _________. American lawyer Whit Dreake, for example, doesn’t _________these cars are safe. He thinks it is a mistake to develop such cars.

【1】A.stay upB.give upC.pick upD.make up

【2】A.allB.neitherC.bothD.none

【3】A.ridingB.drivingC.stayingD.running

【4】A.possibleB.comfortableC.terribleD.enjoyable

【5】A.lifeB.studyC.exerciseD.work

【6】A.moneyB.dangerC.workD.help

【7】A.toB.atC.withD.for

【8】A.suddenB.happyC.naturalD.serious

【9】A.hobbyB.problemC.ideaD.job

【10】A.believeB.knowC.hopeD.care

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】A

【5】D

【6】B

【7】C

【8】D

【9】C

【10】A

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要介绍了未来无人驾驶汽车。

【1】句意：如果你看到一辆空车停下来接车主，你会怎么想？

stay up熬夜；give up放弃；pick up接某人；make up编造，根据前文的“an empty car stop”“一个空车停下来”和后面的“its owner”“它的拥有者”可知，应该是接车主，故选C。

【2】句意：但是没有人担心。

all全都；neither两者都不；both两者都；none三者及以上都不，根据前文“the passengers are reading, listening to music or even sleeping”“乘客们正在读书、听音乐、甚至睡觉”可知，是没有人担心，指的是三者及以上的人，故选D。

【3】句意：所有这些可能就是未来的驾驶状况。

riding骑；driving驾驶；staying呆着；running跑，根据上一段的描述可知，此处指的是“所有这些可能是未来的驾驶状况”，故选B。

【4】句意：但是，对于一辆汽车来说，它是如何能够自己行驶呢？

possible可能的；comfortable舒服的；terrible恐怖的；enjoyable令人愉快的，根据前文“If they succeed, these electric, self-driving cars could be available very soon”“如果他们成功了，这些电动的自动驾驶汽车很快就会上市”可知，应该是它是怎样成为可能的，故选A。

【5】句意：汽车已经接管了一些司机的工作。

life生活；study学习；exercise锻炼；work工作，根据所给空前面的“the drivers’”“司机的”可知，应该是现在汽车已经接管了司机的部分工作，故选D。

【6】句意：如果有危险它们也可以控制速度。

money钱；danger危险；work工作；help帮助，根据后文的“such as snowy roads”“如雪路”可知，应该是危险，故选B。

【7】句意：在照相机和GPS等新技术的帮助下。

to给；at在；with和；for为了，根据固定搭配with the help of意为“在……帮助下”，故选C。

【8】句意：今后严重事故的数量将大大减少。

sudden突然的；happy 开心的；natural自然的；serious严重的，根据前文的“people can produce safer self-driving cars”“人们能生产比较安全的无人驾驶车”可知，应该是严重事故会减少，故选D。

【9】句意：然而，有些人还是不喜欢这个主意。

hobby爱好；problem问题；idea主意，想法；job工作，根据后文“He thinks it is a mistake to develop such cars”“他认为研发这种汽车是个错误”可知，有些人不喜欢这个主意，故选C。

【10】句意：Whit Dreake不相信这些车是安全的。

believe相信；know知道；hope希望；care关注，后文“He thinks it is a mistake to develop such cars”“他认为研发这种汽车是个错误”可知，应该是不相信，故选A。