Question

    What would the world be like if cars could drive themselves? If you see an empty car stop to_______its owner, what would you think? Or if you see a car full of passengers and the passengers are reading, listening to music or even sleeping, but_________of them are worried, do you feel fantastic?

Well, all of this could be the future of_________. There are several companies working on driverless cars. If they succeed, these electric, self-driving cars could be available very soon. But, how is it _______for a car to drive itself?

Nowadays, the cars have already taken over some of the drivers’_________, such as parking themselves and slowing down when they find objects nearby. They can also control the speed if there is _________, such as snowy roads.

Some cars can even help the drivers deal with some special situations. Scientists and engineers believe, ________the help of new technology like cameras and GPS, people can produce safer self-driving cars. The number of _________ accidents will be much smaller in the future.

However, there are still some people who do not like the _________. American lawyer Whit Dreake, for example, doesn’t _________these cars are safe. He thinks it is a mistake to develop such cars.

1.A.stay up B.give up C.pick up D.make up

2.A.all B.neither C.both D.none

3.A.riding B.driving C.staying D.running

4.A.possible B.comfortable C.terrible D.enjoyable

5.A.life B.study C.exercise D.work

6.A.money B.danger C.work D.help

7.A.to B.at C.with D.for

8.A.sudden B.happy C.natural D.serious

9.A.hobby B.problem C.idea D.job

10.A.believe B.know C.hope D.care

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.C

10.A

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要介绍了未来无人驾驶汽车。

1.句意：如果你看到一辆空车停下来接车主，你会怎么想？

stay up熬夜；give up放弃；pick up接某人；make up编造，根据前文的“an empty car stop”“一个空车停下来”和后面的“its owner”“它的拥有者”可知，应该是接车主，故选C。

2.句意：但是没有人担心。

all全都；neither两者都不；both两者都；none三者及以上都不，根据前文“the passengers are reading, listening to music or even sleeping”“乘客们正在读书、听音乐、甚至睡觉”可知，是没有人担心，指的是三者及以上的人，故选D。

3.句意：所有这些可能就是未来的驾驶状况。

riding骑；driving驾驶；staying呆着；running跑，根据上一段的描述可知，此处指的是“所有这些可能是未来的驾驶状况”，故选B。

4.句意：但是，对于一辆汽车来说，它是如何能够自己行驶呢？

possible可能的；comfortable舒服的；terrible恐怖的；enjoyable令人愉快的，根据前文“If they succeed, these electric, self-driving cars could be available very soon”“如果他们成功了，这些电动的自动驾驶汽车很快就会上市”可知，应该是它是怎样成为可能的，故选A。

5.句意：汽车已经接管了一些司机的工作。

life生活；study学习；exercise锻炼；work工作，根据所给空前面的“the drivers’”“司机的”可知，应该是现在汽车已经接管了司机的部分工作，故选D。

6.句意：如果有危险它们也可以控制速度。

money钱；danger危险；work工作；help帮助，根据后文的“such as snowy roads”“如雪路”可知，应该是危险，故选B。

7.句意：在照相机和GPS等新技术的帮助下。

to给；at在；with和；for为了，根据固定搭配with the help of意为“在……帮助下”，故选C。

8.句意：今后严重事故的数量将大大减少。

sudden突然的；happy 开心的；natural自然的；serious严重的，根据前文的“people can produce safer self-driving cars”“人们能生产比较安全的无人驾驶车”可知，应该是严重事故会减少，故选D。

9.句意：然而，有些人还是不喜欢这个主意。

hobby爱好；problem问题；idea主意，想法；job工作，根据后文“He thinks it is a mistake to develop such cars”“他认为研发这种汽车是个错误”可知，有些人不喜欢这个主意，故选C。

10.句意：Whit Dreake不相信这些车是安全的。

believe相信；know知道；hope希望；care关注，后文“He thinks it is a mistake to develop such cars”“他认为研发这种汽车是个错误”可知，应该是不相信，故选A。