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【题目】A hybrid electric vehicle (混合动力车) or HEV is a vehicle driven by the combination of petrol engine and electric motor. Terrence has been driving a HEV for five years. He really doesn’t understand why more people aren’t accepting them. “I probably spend about $ 7 a day on petrol,” the taxi driver told news. com. au. In his previous conventional vehicle Terrence said he was spending up to $ 30 a day on petrol, meaning he saves almost $ 6000 every year.

The Toyota spokesman said this was quite a high saving and official tests estimate (估计) an average driver would only save about 33 percent off their current bill. This means a driver paying $ 30 a day on petrol would see their bill drop to about $ 20 using the hybrid. “A taxi driver that drives in built-up areas and spends little time on highways will notice a higher fuel saving,” he said. “Low speeds allow the electric motors to be used more and the petrol engine used less.”

While some people are skeptical about how reliable hybrids are, Terrence said he had never run out of power. His Camry cost about $ 34,000 and so after five years, it’s nearly paid for itself. “For cab drivers, it’s a real advantage because of the cost-effectiveness,” he said. Terrence has no complaints about the car. “I love it, the calm and quietness of it, the simplicity of it—you just jump in and go. The maintenance（保养）is really low. But the only difficulty is finding someone to service the car as there are not many experienced mechanics（机修工）.”

Terrence said it’s “extraordinary” that more drivers aren’t buying more hybrid electric vehicles and that governments are not encouraging this more. “I think people have a view that you have to plug it in, which is not true. A lack of information about the cars may be stopping people from taking the plunge. It’s not promoted at all for the public to understand—it’s simplifying the actual owning of a car—you don’t have to do so many things to own it and run it, it’s just so much simpler. Why wouldn’t the government promote such a thing?”

【1】How much does an average driver save each day by driving a hybrid, according to the Toyota spokesman?

A. $ 30 B. $ 20

C. $ 10 D. $ 7

【2】Terrence’s problem with his HEV at the moment is about the ________.

A. speed B. power

C. price D. service

【3】When saying “extraordinary”, Terrence thinks it is ________.

A. understandable B. wonderful

C. doubtful D. unbelievable

【4】What does Terrence think prevent the popularity of hybrid cars?

A. The difficulty in servicing the car.

B. The restriction of the government.

C. The lack of information about HEV.

D. The inconvenience with charging the car.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 C

【2】 D

【3】 D

【4】 C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍混合动力汽车(HEV)。它是一种由汽油发动机和电动机结合驱动的汽车。

【1】细节理解题。根据第二段中This means a driver paying $ 30 a day on petrol would see their bill drop to about $ 20 using the hybrid.可知，丰田发言人说，一名普通司机每天驾驶混合动力车能节省 $ 10。故选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句But the only difficulty is finding someone to service the car as there are not many experienced mechanics（机修工）.可知，Terrence目前的HEV问题在于服务。故选D。

【3】词义猜测题。根据最后一段中Terrence said it’s “extraordinary” that more drivers aren’t buying more hybrid electric vehicles and that governments are not encouraging this more. Terrence说，越来越多的司机没有购买更多混合动力电动汽车，政府也没有更多地鼓励这种做法，这是“非同寻常”的。由此推知划线词的意思是“不可思议的”，故选D。

【4】细节理解题。根据最后一段中A lack of information about the cars may be stopping people from taking the plunge.可知，特伦斯认为关于HEV的信息缺乏阻碍了混合动力汽车的流行。故选C。

做词义猜测题时，切不可脱离语境想当然。在句子或段落中，我们可以利用熟悉的词语，根据语言环境所表示的关系推断生词词义。尤其注意划线词前后的内容。本题第3小题，根据最后一段中Terrence said it’s “extraordinary” that more drivers aren’t buying more hybrid electric vehicles and that governments are not encouraging this more. Terrence说，越来越多的司机没有购买更多混合动力电动汽车，政府也没有更多地鼓励这种做法，这是“非同寻常”的。由此推知划线词的意思是“不可思议的”，故选D。