To build a safer car，Japanese automakers are trying to replace the driver．

Inspired by statistics blaming human error for most accidents，Toyota and its competitors are designing“intelligent’”cars that can almost drive themselves on the high way．

The systems are designed to reduce human tiredness and the mistakes that often result．This kind of support is what drivers need most in a country with some of the most crowded roads in the world．That is why it should not be surprising that Japan is leading the race to make cars smarter．

To provide a safer ride，Japanese automakers are turning to technologies like laser radar and machine vision to replace tired eyes and wandering minds．

An infrared（红外线的）radar unit fixed on the bumper is part of a new cruise（巡航）control method that Toyota introduced in August 1997．It’s now an optional（随意的）feature on its Celsior luxury car that costs 70000 yuan （$648）．

The“adaptive”system tracks（尾随）the car ahead，and slows down or speeds up the car automatically to keep a safer distance in highway traffic．The same technology has also been used by some cars made by Toyota’s competitors．

Subaru，a type of its Legacy wagon，made its first appearance last September with Active Driving Assist（ADA），which besides adjusting cruising speed，sounds an alarm if the car goes out of its lane or makes a turn too fast．In the latter case，it down shifts gear even before the driver starts to brake．

An even smarter system is coming from Honda．Called Honda Interlligent Driver Support（HIDS），it “sees”the road through a tiny camera on the windshield and helps steer（操纵）the car down the middle of lane（车道）．

A computer picks out line on the highway surface and touched the car’s steering wheel in the right direction．

Honda got approval in March to start testing HIDS on the highway and says 1t will arrive in showrooms in the near future．

1.Why are Japanese automakers developing cars that can almost drive themselves on．the highway'?

A．Because they want to win the car competition．

B．Because many accidents resulted from the mistakes made by drivers．

C．Because drivers are always tired when driving the car．

D．Because people don’t want to drive the cars themselves．

2.What is the main purpose for the automakers to design the system of the new cars?

A．To make them run faster so that they can sell them at higher prices．

B．To make them keep to the lane without being controlled．

C．To help drivers make fewer mistakes so that accidents can be avoided．

D．To use some advanced devices like laser radar and machine vision．

3.We can infer from the passage that                ．

A．accidents always occur in the crowded streets

B．traffic accidents are likely to happen when drivers are tired and careless

C．accidents happen because traffic rules are not obeyed

D．many accidents occur because there are no advanced system

4.If you drive the car with HIDS，you will find           ．

A．your car 1s always keeping the right direction

B．your car is slowed down or speeded up automatically

C．your car is controlled by an Infrared radar

D．you are always keeping a safer distance on the high-way

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand (农场工人). At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he __31    to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social   32   with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café. On Saturday evenings, the café was   33   because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied with his   34  . In his words, he   35   thought of changing his job.

At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a schoolteacher. In the following spring I came   36   into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt   37  . She told Dad that they must make a   38  .

My mother had   39   of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and   40  . And she   41   that I would some day become a great leader   42   men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she   43   Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and   44   a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for   45   education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother’s hope, Dad and I   46   what we have today. Dad runs a big international   47   and I am a successful lawyer   48   great fame in my country,   49   not a leader as my mother expected.

Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand.   50   he got a lesson of life —sometimes we really need drive from outside.

A．rode                 B．walked            C．ran                       D．drove

A．conversations    B．games              C．relationships      D．activities

A．cold              B．crowded       C．quiet                   D．dirty

A．horse               B．entertainment  C．life                        D．beer

A．often             B．ever             C．never                     D．sometimes

A．laughing        B．singing            C．sleeping                  D．crying

A．unimportant     B．busy                C．unsatisfied            D．tired

A．living            B．change             C．decision                  D．house

A．dreamed            B．heard               C．thought                   D．spoken

A．honesty              B．money             C．fame                      D．energy

A．cared                  B．knew               C．forgot                     D．hoped

A．training              B．ruling             C．helping                  D．protecting

A．warned            B．wanted            C．allowed                  D．persuaded

A．start                  B．find                 C．design                    D．sell

A．farther               B．higher             C．easier                         D．closer

A．showed              B．kept                C．lost                       D．achieved

A．company           B．school             C．farm                    D．café

A．suffering            B．sharing            C．enjoying                D．following

A．though              B．if                    C．and                     D．since

A．So                     B．However          C．Or                      D．Because

第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand (农场工人). At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he __31    to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social   32   with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café. On Saturday evenings, the café was   33   because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied with his   34  . In his words, he   35   thought of changing his job.
At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a schoolteacher. In the following spring I came   36   into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt   37  . She told Dad that they must make a   38  .
My mother had   39   of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and   40  . And she   41   that I would some day become a great leader   42   men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she   43   Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and   44   a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for   45   education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother’s hope, Dad and I  46   what we have today. Dad runs a big international   47   and I am a successful lawyer   48   great fame in my country,   49   not a leader as my mother expected.
Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand.   50   he got a lesson of life —sometimes we really need drive from outside.
31．A．rode            B．walked            C．ran                      D．drove
32．A．conversations  B．games             C．relationships      D．activities
33．A．cold               B．crowded      C．quiet                  D．dirty
34．A．horse              B．entertainment  C．life                        D．beer
35．A．often          B．ever            C．never                     D．sometimes
36．A．laughing     B．singing             C．sleeping                  D．crying
37．A．unimportant    B．busy                C．unsatisfied           D．tired
38．A．living         B．change             C．decision                  D．house
39．A．dreamed          B．heard               C．thought                   D．spoken
40．A．honesty           B．money             C．fame                      D．energy
41．A．cared               B．knew               C．forgot                     D．hoped
42．A．training           B．ruling             C．helping                  D．protecting
43．A．warned            B．wanted            C．allowed                  D．persuaded
44．A．start                      B．find                 C．design                    D．sell
45．A．farther            B．higher             C．easier                        D．closer
46．A．showed           B．kept                C．lost                      D．achieved
47．A．company         B．school             C．farm                   D．café
48．A．suffering         B．sharing            C．enjoying                D．following
49．A．though          B．if                    C．and                    D．since
50．A．So                  B．However          C．Or                     D．Because

第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand (农场工人). At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he __31    to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social   32   with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café. On Saturday evenings, the café was   33   because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied with his   34  . In his words, he   35   thought of changing his job.

At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a schoolteacher. In the following spring I came   36   into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt   37  . She told Dad that they must make a   38  .

My mother had   39   of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and   40  . And she   41   that I would some day become a great leader   42   men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she   43   Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and   44   a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for   45   education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother’s hope, Dad and I   46   what we have today. Dad runs a big international   47   and I am a successful lawyer   48   great fame in my country,   49   not a leader as my mother expected.

Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand.   50   he got a lesson of life —sometimes we really need drive from outside.

31．A．rode                B．walked                 C．ran                              D．drove

32．A．conversations  B．games                C．relationships      D．activities

33．A．cold         B．crowded        C．quiet                        D．dirty

34．A．horse                  B．entertainment  C．life                               D．beer

35．A．often             B．ever                C．never                           D．sometimes

36．A．laughing     B．singing                   C．sleeping                        D．crying

37．A．unimportant     B．busy                     C．unsatisfied             D．tired

38．A．living              B．change                C．decision                        D．house

39．A．dreamed             B．heard                            C．thought                        D．spoken

40．A．honesty               B．money                 C．fame                              D．energy

41．A．cared                   B．knew                    C．forgot                            D．hoped

42．A．training               B．ruling                  C．helping                        D．protecting

43．A．warned                B．wanted                C．allowed                         D．persuaded

44．A．start                             B．find                       C．design                          D．sell

45．A．farther               B．higher                  C．easier                                D．closer

46．A．showed              B．kept                      C．lost                              D．achieved

47．A．company            B．school                  C．farm                         D．café

48．A．suffering             B．sharing                C．enjoying                      D．following

49．A．though              B．if                            C．and                           D．since

50．A．So                          B．However             C．Or                            D．Because

第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand (农场工人). At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he __31    to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social   32   with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café. On Saturday evenings, the café was   33   because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied with his   34  . In his words, he   35   thought of changing his job.

At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a schoolteacher. In the following spring I came   36   into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt   37  . She told Dad that they must make a   38  .

My mother had   39   of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and   40  . And she   41   that I would some day become a great leader   42   men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she   43   Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and   44   a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for   45   education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother’s hope, Dad and I   46   what we have today. Dad runs a big international   47   and I am a successful lawyer   48   great fame in my country,   49   not a leader as my mother expected.

Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand.   50   he got a lesson of life —sometimes we really need drive from outside.

31．A．rode             B．walked            C．ran                       D．drove

32．A．conversations  B．games             C．relationships      D．activities

33．A．cold                B．crowded       C．quiet                   D．dirty

34．A．horse              B．entertainment  C．life                        D．beer

35．A．often           B．ever             C．never                     D．sometimes

36．A．laughing     B．singing             C．sleeping                  D．crying

37．A．unimportant    B．busy                C．unsatisfied            D．tired

38．A．living          B．change             C．decision                  D．house

39．A．dreamed          B．heard               C．thought                   D．spoken

40．A．honesty           B．money             C．fame                      D．energy

41．A．cared               B．knew               C．forgot                     D．hoped

42．A．training           B．ruling             C．helping                  D．protecting

43．A．warned            B．wanted            C．allowed                  D．persuaded

44．A．start                      B．find                 C．design                    D．sell

45．A．farther            B．higher             C．easier                         D．closer

46．A．showed           B．kept                C．lost                       D．achieved

47．A．company         B．school             C．farm                    D．café

48．A．suffering         B．sharing            C．enjoying                D．following

49．A．though           B．if                    C．and                     D．since

50．A．So                  B．However          C．Or                      D．Because