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【题目】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。C
The main aim is a fully autonomous car that gets rid of the cause of most accidents: the driver, Hodgson points out, ＂For the sake of safety, the faster you can remove humans, the better, even if there are unfortunately a few accidents from new causes. It's a question of balancing the number injured or killed by autonomous vehicles with the people whose lives are potentially saved.＂
It's a theme that Elon Musk, head of electric car company Tesla Motors, has long supported. His company is determined to be the first to deliver a fully autonomous vehicle to consumers. Last year, Musk announced that Tesla's 2017 goal was ＂to do a demonstration ( 示 范 ) drive of full autonomy all the way from LA to New York...and have the car park itself.＂
However, even Tesla admits that there are problems to overcome — the software needs further confirmation and the appropriate regulatory (监管的) approval needs to be in place. Indeed, recent crashes of Tesla vehicles and Google cars confirm that the software isn't ready yet.
The UK government appears determined to encourage the development of autonomous vehicles. It's supporting four city trials, publishing the Modern Transport Bill to reduce red tape around their introduction and adapting the legal system to take into account issues such as insurance liability when a human isn't in control of a vehicle.
The insurance industry is similarly keen to promote increasing autonomy in cars. As the Association of British Insurers (ABI) points out: ＂More than 90 per cent of road accidents are attributed to human errors.＂ This costs motor insurers a surprising 20 per day in claims.
（1）In Hodgson's opinion, what is the problem with the driverless cars?
A.Whether it is true that the faster you can remove humans, the better.
B.Who can explain why there are still a few accidents by driverless cars.
C.How to deal with the new causes of accidents resulting from driverless cars.
D.Whether to balance the number injured or killed with the people whose lives may be saved.
（2）Why is the insurance industry in favor of driverless cars?
A.Because they can make their insurers save money in claim.
B.Because it is drivers' errors that lead to over 90% road accidents.
C.Because human errors cost motor insurers a surprising 20 per day in claims.
D.Because motor insurers believe driverless cars will never cause any road accidents.
（3）Which is the best title of the passage?
A.The advantages of driverless cars.
B.The disadvantages of driverless cars.
C.Driverless cars in future.
D.The development of driverless cars.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）D
（2）A
（3）C
【解析】本文谈论无人驾驶技术的开发和政府、企业及保险业对无人驾驶技术研发的支持。
（1）细节理解。根据第一段最后一句. It's a question of balancing the number injured or killed by autonomous vehicles with the people whose lives are potentially saved.＂可知霍奇森关心的问题是如何平衡自动驾驶造成的死伤的数量与有可能被救的人之间的关系。故选D。
（2）推理判断。根据最后一段中提到的More than 90 per cent of road accidents are attributed to human errors.可知90%的公路交通事故都是由人的错误造成的，这使得保险公司每天要索赔20英镑。所以保险公司支持无人驾驶是为了让他们在索赔中省钱，故选A。
（3）主旨大意。本文主要谈论无人驾驶技术的开发，也就是无人驾驶汽车的未来前景，故选C。