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【题目】Science is always advancing over time. A self-driving car from the Google may be coming to a street near you. However, you won’t be able to buy it now. “We’re working to build the world’s most experienced driver,” Kraft, director of the project, said. “Everything that we learn in one of our cars gets passed to all of our cars. But you may need to get over the idea of traditional car ownership along the way.”

Google’s software has already driven 5 million miles in U.S. cities, including an “early rider” test in Phoenix last April. Since then Google has grown confident enough to remove the “auxiliary wheel”: a human “safety driver”. Powering the vehicle’s self-driving functions is a series of cameras, radars and sensors on the car’s roof, which detect everything nearby from other vehicles and passers-by to cyclists.

Kraft stressed that Google’s cars aren’t connected—they don’t need a 5G wireless link to go anywhere. “The car has everything it needs to drive on the car itself.” He said, “There are no signals coming from outer space or something telling it to turn right.” The resulting ride may not be too exciting but safe. Kraft added. “We can see three football fields down the road, we would come to a stop before we ran into these crowds.”

Google’s system has a major advantage over the semi-autonomous（半自主的）systems of Tesla and Cadillac, both of which need continued human attention. Kraft said Google plans to have service in every major city by 2028 with thousands of cars driving themselves.

【1】What does the underlined words “auxiliary wheels” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. A car that is very old.

B. A driver who has been trained well.

C. A part of a car used to sound the alarm.

D. A condition where a driver doesn’t know his role.

【2】Why is Google’s car thought to be safe in the text?

A. Because it can get away from danger easily.

B. Because it is equipped with 5G wireless link.

C. Because it can stop before the crowds occasionally.

D. Because it can keep a safe distance from everything nearby.

【3】What can we learn from the text?

A. Google’s software has not been tested.

B. Google’s cars have not been put into the market.

C. Driving the Google’s car may not be too exciting.

D. Google’s cars still need driver’s attention all the way.

【4】What does the author think of the Google’s car?

A. It’s affordable.

B. It’s still a theory.

C. It has a bright future.

D. It’s the most advanced by now.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】科学总是在进步。一辆来自谷歌的自动驾驶汽车可能会出现在你附近的街道上。这种汽车完全有别于其他的半自动驾驶，那些在驾驶过程中总离不开人类的监控，谷歌已经足够自信将来能做到摆脱人类的辅助驾驶。敬请期待吧。

【1】猜测词义题。根据横线处单词后的a human “safety driver”，二者之间是解释与被解释的同位关系，故“auxiliary wheel” 是指一个受过良好训练的司机。谷歌已经有足够的信心移除真人司机的辅助驾驶。

【2】细节理解题。根据第四段的Kraft added. “We can see three football fields down the road, we would come to a stop before we ran into these crowds.”我们可以在路上看到三个足球场（大小的面积区域），在我们遇到这些人群之前，我们会停下来。可知，它可以与附近的一切保持安全距离。选D。

【3】细节理解题。从文章开头说A self-driving car from the Google may be coming to a street near you. However, you won’t be able to buy it now.和最后一段最后一句 Kraft said Google plans to have service in every major city by 2028 with thousands of cars driving themselves.可以知道，谷歌的汽车目前还没有进入市场。选B。

【4】作者态度题。文章开始作者说到Science is always advancing over time. A self-driving car from the Google may be coming to a street near you.科学一直在进步，随之介绍了谷歌汽车的特点、驾驶原理、安全性等等，并且开头和结尾两次提到不久的将来它就会投放市场。作者对它的光明未来是充满期待并且乐观支持的。选C。