Question

    These days，cars are designed using computers．Let’s look at how a new car is created．

    First，several   16   talk about the new car and any good ideas that they have．Then they sit down at their computers and   17   many sketches．The best two or three drawings are chosen and then more detailed drawings of   18   are developed on the computer．You can change the size，shape or colour of any part on the computer to see   19   the car would look and then you can choose the best design．

    Both the inside and the outside of the car have to be designed．Part of the inside of the car is     20  so that the designers can sit in it．They can feel if there is enough  21  inside and if they can reach  22  ．Then some cars are built-there are more than 15，000 parts of a car to 23  ．

    When everything is known to be   24   ，the cars are made in the factory．Again，computers are used to make sure that all the parts are   25   as they are needed．The factory

usually stays open all through the night so that the car production never stops．

16．A．drivers           B．designers           C．workers        D．salesmen

17．A．draw             B．order              C．type           D．enjoy

18．A．bicycles          B．trains              C．cars            D．buses

19．A．how             B．if                 C．what           D．that

20．A．covered          B．painted             C．locked         D．built

21．A．metal            B．glass               C．leather         D．room

22．A．nothing          B．somebody           C．everything       D．nobody

23．A．choose           B．test                C．show           D．repair

24．A．safe             B．easy               C．cheap           D．fast

25．A．rare             B．electronic           C．comfortable      D．ready

Answer 1

【主旨大意】本篇是一篇说明文，介绍一款新车从创意构思到最后定型的过程。

16.B 通读全文可知，设计师讨论新车和他们好的注意

17.A 通过上文，设计师讨论研究，然后坐在电脑前，画出许多草图。

18.C本文介绍的是新车的研发。

19.A 考察疑问词。通过在电脑上改变车的尺寸形状颜色来看看新车看起来是什么样的。

20.D 车的里面建造出来，以便设计师可以坐在里面。cover覆盖painted上漆 locked上锁built建造。

21.D 他们可以试试里面是不是有足够大的空间。room 意思是“空间，地方”。

22.C．他们可以试试是不是能够接触到每个东西。

23.B 应为15,000车的零件被检测。

24.A 当一切零件被检测是安全的时候，工厂里才制造。

25.D 再次电脑检测车的所有零部件以确保它们是准备好的。