2021届高考英语一轮复习Unit2StoriesontheWheel课下练重庆大学版必修4

2021届高考英语一轮复习Unit2StoriesontheWheel

课下练重庆大学版必修4

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“阅读＋七选五＋完形”组合练——练题型

(限时：35分钟)

Ⅰ.阅读明白得

(2021·重庆南开中学一模)I passed my driving test at the fourth attempt. You might think that means I'm not as safe as someone who passed on their first attempt. But would you feel safer with no driver at all? Maybe not, and that's why automotive firms have included driver­assist functions in their driverless cars. This allows the human driver to take over if there is a problem.

Google is one producer that has prototype driverless cars.

These cars have been newly equipped with auto­steering wheels and

conventional controls to allow normal driving. But this is just

a stage — the vision is to have fully automated cars very soon.

The director of Google's self­drive project, Chris Urmson, hopes his 11­year­old son will never have to take a driving test. To achieve that, the cars need to be on the roads in five years. He says driverless cars will greatly reduce accidents and traffic jams.

According to Chris, about 1.2 million people are killed on the roads around the world each year. That number is equivalent to a jet falling out of the sky every day. He thinks gradual changes to existing car designs are not enough to deal with the problems. “If we are really going to make changes to our cities, get rid of parking lots, we need self­drive cars，” he says.

Google's prototypes have covered over a million kilometers on the road. They have also had to deal with unexpected situations, such as a child driving a toy car in the road, and a woman in an electric wheelchair chasing a duck. In each case, the car reacted safely.

Some are not convinced. Sven Beiker of Stanford University thinks driverless cars will still need human input in extreme circumstances.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。无人驾驶汽车尽管能够减少交通事故和交通堵塞，然而，它的安全性还有待验证。

1．According to Paragraph 1, what is the author's chief concern about driverless cars?

A．Functions. B．Safety.

C．Price. D．Appearance.

解析：选B 细节明白得题。依照第一段第三、四句“But would you feel ... in their driverless cars.”可知，作者要紧关怀的是无人驾驶汽车的安全问题。故选B。

2．Chris Urmson mentioned his 11­year­old son in order to show that ________.

A．traditional cars are harmful for kids

B．his son is not good at driving

C．his son is a slow learner in driving

D．driverless cars will come soon

解析：选D 推理判定题。依照第二段倒数第二、三句可知，Chris Urmson期望他11岁的亲小孩今后不用参加驾照考试。为了实现那个愿望，无人驾驶汽车须在5年之内上市，即在他的亲小孩16岁之前。由此可知，Chris Urmson提到他亲小孩是为了说明无人驾驶汽车专门快就能被生产出来。故选D。

3．What is Chris Urmson's comment on self­drive cars?

A．They can solve many existing problems.

B．They are safer than a jet plane.

C．They can completely change our cities.

D．They should change gradually.

解析：选 A 细节明白得题。依照第二段最后一句“He says driverless cars will greatly ... jams.”和第三段最后一句“‘If we are really ...’ he says.”可知，无人驾驶汽车能够减少交通事故、交通堵塞和停车场拥挤等现存的问题。故选A。

4．What can we learn from the text?

A．Google's prototypes will be tested on the roads soon.

B．Self­drive cars are not designed for children or women.

C．Concerns remain about the reliability of self­drive cars.

D．Driving tests will be easier to pass in the near future.

解析：选C 推理判定题。依照最后一段“Some are no t convinced ... in extreme circumstances.”可知，Sven Beiker认为在极端环境下，无人驾驶汽车依旧需要人工来操作。由此可推知，有些人依旧担忧无人驾驶汽车的安全问题。故选C。

Ⅱ.阅读七选五

(2021·石家庄市高三教学质检一)

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