2017高考英语（江苏专版）二轮复习与策略专题限时集训20 主旨大意题 word版含解析.docxVIP

专题限时集训(二十)　主旨大意题A(2016·南京三模)An electric car is powered by all electric motor instead of a gasoline engine.The electric motor gets energy from a controller, which regulates the amount of power, and this is based on the drivers use of an accelerator pedal.The electric car(also known as electric vehicle or EV) uses energy stored in its rechargeable batteries，which are recharged by common household electricity.Unlike a hybrid car，which is fueled by gasoline and uses a battery and motor to improve efficiency，an electric car is powered exclusively by electricity. Historically, EVs have not been widely adopted because of limited driving range before needing to be recharged，long recharging time，and a lack of commitment by automakers to produce and market electric cars that have all the comforts of gas－powered cars. Thats changing.As battery technology improves by simultaneously increasing energy storage and reducing cost，major automakers are expected to introduce a new generation of electric cars.Electric cars produce no tailpipe emissions，reduce our dependency on oil，and are cheaper to operate.Of course，the process of producing the electricity moves the emissions further upstream to the utility companys smokestack，but even dirty electricity used in electric cars usually reduce our collective carbon footprint.Another factor is convenience. In one trip to the gas station，you can pump 330 kilowatt－hours of energy into a 10－gallon tank. It would take about 9 days to get the same amount of energy from household electric current.Fortunately，it takes hours and not days to recharge an electric car，because the process is much more efficient.Just as the major car companies were reducing their electric car programs in 2004 and 2005，the perfect storm was brewing on the horizon: a combination of growing acceptance of global warming，oil price increases and runaway sales of the Toyota Prius，a hybrid car which uses gas and electricity.The major auto companies went right back to the dra