Question

You know how much your telephone has changed over the past 10 years? Your car will change even more than that in the next 10 years. One of the biggest changes is that cars will drive themselves.

“We certainly have the technology for it now.”says Andrew Poliak of automotive（机动车辆的）technology supplier QNX.“We expect self-driving cars to be a mainstream thing between 2020 and 2025.”

The American company Google has been working on self-driving cars for years. These cars are already on the roads in the United States and are truly self-driving. They have to steering wheels（方向盘）or pedals（踏板）. Last week, the police ordered one of Google's cars to stop for driving too slowly on a public road. The car was not breaking any law, so no one was punished.

Another American company, Tesla, added an “Autopilot” feature to its cars last month. With the Autopilot turned on, the vehicle drives itself. The car will speed up, slow down, brake and drive by itself. You can take over driving any time by turning the steering wheel or touching a pedal. The car uses sensors（感应器）to know when driveway changing is safe and whether it should speed up or slow down.

Tesla Autopilot is made for cross-country driving. It keeps you in the driveway and helps you avoid hitting other cars. It does not work well on local roads, for it will not stop at a red light or stop sign.

Reporter Carolyn Nicander Mohr tried the Autopilot feature of a Tesla earlier this month. She had a hard time trusting the car to do what it should do. She thought about disabling the Autopilot feature many times during her trip. She wanted to take control at every bend in the road and hit the brake when the car in front of her slowed down. Yet the car drove perfectly.

Other companies are working on self-driving cars, too. Marcedes-Benz, Audi, BMW.Volvo and Toyota all have plans for such vehicles.

根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

1.What do Andrew Poliak's words probably mean?

A. It is too difficult for people to make self-driving cars now.

B. Self-driving cars will be first put on the market in 2020.

C. There will be more self-driving cars in use in the future.

D. Nobody loves to use self-driving cars at the moment.

2.Why did the police stop the Google car?

A. It had no driver.

B. It went to slowly.

C. It broke the traffic rules

D. It had  no steering wheel.

3.The underlined word “brake”probably means ______.

A. 加油门    B.刹车        C. 前进      D.后退

4.According to the text, Tesla Autopilot ________.

A. is truley self-driving     B. can sense traffic lights

C. won't work on freeways     D. isn't safe in crowded areas

5.From the passage, we can infer（推断）that _______.

A. self-driving cars are popular nowadays. 

B. self-driving could be trusted by anyone.

C. a special driveway should be built for self-driving cars.

D. self-driving cars need improving

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是随着无人驾驶技术的发展与成熟，未来汽车将会发生很大的变化。

1.C推理判断题。题意：Andrew Poliak的话可能是什么意思？'A. It is too difficult for people to make self-driving cars now.现在人们制造自动驾驶车辆太难了；B. Self-driving cars will be first put on the market in 2020.在2020年自动驾驶车辆将会首次投放市场；C. There will be more self-driving cars in use in the future.未来将会有更多的自动驾驶车辆投入使用；D. Nobody loves to use self-driving cars at the moment.现在没有人喜欢用自动驾驶车辆。由第二段里他的话：We expect self-driving cars to be a mainstream thing between 2020 and 2025.可知，他们期待着在2020年到2025年期间，自动驾驶车辆成为主流。即未来自动驾驶车辆会越来越多。故选C。

2.2】B细节理解题。题意：为什么警察拦下了那辆谷歌的车？A. It had no driver.它没有司机；B. It went to slowly.它行驶太慢；C. It broke the traffic rules它违反了交规；D. It had no steering wheel.它没有方向盘。由第三段里的：the police ordered one of Google's cars to stop for driving too slowly on a public road. 可知，因为开得慢，所以警察拦下了那辆谷歌的车。故选B。

3.3】B词义猜测题。题意：有下划线的“brake”可能意思是什么？A. 加油门；B.刹车；C. 前进；D.后退。句意：The car will speed up, slow down, brake and drive by itself.小车将会自己提速、降速、brake和驾驶。提速与降速相对应，与开动相对应的是刹车。故选B。

4.4】D推理判断题。题意：根据课文内容，Tesla Autopilot 怎样？A. is truley self-driving是真正的自动驾驶；B. can sense traffic lights可以感受交通灯；C. won't work on freeways不能在快车道行驶；D. isn't safe in crowded areas在拥挤的区域不安全。根据短文第五段内容可知，Tesla Autopilot是越野型小车，固定跑道，不会与其他车相撞，但是不能识别交通灯，不适合在人多的地方驾驶。故选D。

5.A. self-driving cars are popular nowadays.现在自动驾驶车辆受欢迎；B. self-driving could be trusted by anyone.自动驾驶可能被每一个人信任；C. a special driveway should be built for self-driving cars.应该为自动驾驶车辆修建专用的通道；D. self-driving cars need improving自动驾驶车辆需要提高。根据短文内容，自动驾驶技术还不成熟，不完善，还需要提高。故选D。

考点：考查科普类短文阅读。