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【题目】A new concept vehicle, Pod was introduced by Toyota and Sony at the Tokyo motor show. The car is intended as a four-wheeled friend. It aims to provide affection, sympathy and encouragement. Like a dog welcoming its master, the car sits up, wags its tail and acknowledges its owner’s presence using hydraulics(液压装置) and a multi-colored LED display panel(引擎) across the front.

While on the road, the car constantly monitors the driver’s mood with pulse and sweat sensors on the joystick(操纵杆). Cameras focused on the eyes keep watch for any sigh of drowsiness. If a driver appears to be losing his or her cool, Pod will display warnings, play soft music and blow cold air at the face. Drivers are shaken awake with loud music and a shaking chair.

To improve driving skills, pod compares acceleration, braking and steering with the best performance recorded by professionals. It uses this comparison to score drivers, offer advice and rank all Pod owners. Toyota claims that the car will eventually be able to learn its owner’s likes and dislikes by monitoring passenger conversations. If the car hears a favorite song being discussed, it will download the track from the Internet and play it without being asked. It will also recommend restaurants that might suit the driver’s taste and take photographs of passengers when they sound particularly happy.

In keep with the moodiness that is the car’s main selling point, Pod expresses a form of road anger. If a driver brakes or swerves(转向) suddenly, the LED panel shows an angry red and the tail rises at the back.

Anger is one of the car’s ten “emotional states”. Another is sadness --- a blue front with tear-shaped lights seemingly dropping from headlights --- which appears after a flat tire or when gas is low.

“We wanted to show that the cars can be cheerful and entertaining,” said Yasunori Sakamoto, part of the Toyota design team. Mr Sakamoto said Toyota has no plans to put Pod on the market. Sad, really.

【1】The underlined word “drowsiness” in Paragraph 2 means _________.

A. fear B. boredom

C. excitement D. sleepiness

【2】According to the text, Pod can ___________.

A. rank the restaurant nearby B. test the driver’s driving skills

C. have a conversation with drivers D. recommend a song to passenger

【3】If the new concept vehicle is running out of gas, __________.

A. the Led panel turns red

B. the tail rises at the back of the car

C. the front light turn blue and look like tears

D. the car stops and shake with loud music

【4】What is the author’s attitude towards Pod?

A. Supportive. B. Doubtful.

C. Pessimistic. D. Tolerant.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】本文属于说明文。介绍了一种能够帮助司机驾驶的新型汽车，并详细介绍了这种汽车的特点和用途。

【1】词义猜测题。根据横线后句的句子，如果司机表现出不耐烦的情绪，汽车就会提出警告，播放音乐以及向脸部吹冷风。用大声的音乐和摇晃的椅子把司机摇醒。可知摄像机一致关注的是司机的睡意。故选D。

【2】推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段内容，可知当司机出现急转弯的时候，汽车就会表现出愤怒，也就是说这种汽车可以测试司机的技巧。故选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段最后一句Another is sadness --- a blue front with tear-shaped lights seemingly dropping from headlights --- which appears after a flat tire or when gas is low.可知当汽油含量低的时候，汽车头灯上就会有蓝色的光线出现。故选C。

【4】推理判断题。根据文章可知这种新型汽车可以表现出多种情绪，文章最后Mr Sakamoto said Toyota has no plans to put Pod on the market. Sad, really. 作者对Toyota还没有计划把这种汽车投入市场感到很难过，可知作者对这种汽车是支持的态度。故选A。