2014年职称英语综合类考试教材阅读理解文章及译文(4)

2014年职称英语综合类考试教材阅读理解文章及译文（4）2014年职称英语考试时间为3月29日。小编为您整理职称英语教材中，阅读理解部分的文章及译文，希望对您有所助益。

Motoring Technology

1.2 million road deaths worldwide occur each year, plus a further 50 million injuries. To reduce car crash rate, much research now is focused on safety and new fuels-though some electric vehicle and biofuel research aims at going faster.

Travelling at speed has always been dangerous. One advanced area of research in motoring safety is the use of digital in-car assistants. They can ensure you don’t miss important road signs or fall asleep. Most crashes result from human and not mechanical faults.

Some safety developments aim to improve your vision. Radar can spot obstacles in fog, while other technology "sees through" big vehicles blocking your view.

And improvements to seat belts, pedal(脚踏)controls and tyres are making driving smoother and safer. The colour of a car has been found to be linked with safety, as have, less surprisingly, size and shape.

But whatever is in the fuel tank, you don’t want a thief in the driving seat and there have been many innovations(创新).Satellite tracking and remote communications can also come into play if you crash, automatically calling for help.

Accidents cause many traffic jams, but there are more subtle interplays between vehicles that can cause jams even on a clear but busy road. Such jams can be analyzed using statistical tools. Robotic drivers could be programmed to make traffic flow smoothly and will perhaps one day be everyons’s personal chauffeur(司机),but their latest efforts suggest that won’t be soon.

1.To reduce car crash rate,many scientists are working hard to

A.design fully automatic cars.

B.develop faster electric vehicles.

C.analyze road deaths occurring worldwide each year.

D.improve the safety of cars and develop new fuels.

2.According to the second paragraph,most road accidents happen due to

A.heavy traffic.

B.human mistakes.

C.engine failure.

D.bad weather.

3.Which of the following safety developments is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A.Windscreens that can help drivers to improve their vision.

B.Radars that can help drivers to see obstacles in fog.

C.Devices that can help drivers to see through big vehicles.

D.Improvements in seat belts,pedal controls and tyres.

4.Satellite tracking and remote communication systems cna be used to

A.reduce oil consumption.

B.remove the obstacles on the road.

C.call for help when one’s car crashes.

D.help drivers get out of a traffic jam.

5.Which of the following statements is true of robotic drivers?

A.It will take some time before robotic drivers are available.

B.Robotic drivers are not allowed to driveon busy roads.

C.Robotic drivers can never replace human drivers.

D.Robotic drivers are too expensive to use.

答案与题解：

1.C 文章第一段的意思是：在世界范围内，每年发生120万起交通死亡事故，加上5000万起伤残事故，因此正在进行的许多研究的重点是安全问题和新燃料问题，尽管一些电动车和生物燃料的研究旨在达到更快的速度。所以，C是正确选项。

2.B 第二段最后一句说，大多数汽车撞车事故是人为原因造成的，而不是机械故障的原因。所以C 是错误选项;A和D的fall asleep和speeding是人为原因，但只是部分人为因素，不能概全。

3.D 文章中没有提到windscreens(汽车挡风玻璃)，所以D是正确选项。其他几项均在文章提到。

4.C 根据第六段内容，使用卫星跟踪和遥控通信方面的革新，其目的是防盗(A和D)和发生事故时求援(B)。C的内容在文中没有被提到，所以是正确选项。