Module1LifeintheFuture阅读与写作法律法规类课件（外研版必修4）.ppt

阅读与写作(7)　名词性从句　 法律法规类 法律法规是维护社会正常秩序的重要保障，只有树立了正确的法律意识才能保障他人的正当的权利，因此，此类文章也是高考中常涉及到的。;美文赏析 Not long ago，self-driving cars seemed like science fiction①.But Google is now operating so-called autonomous② cars in California and Nevada. But one question is getting little attention：should self-driving cars be legal？And if they are，how will the laws of driving have to adapt？At present all our rules about driving are based on having a human behind the wheel③.;Car crashes are a leading cause of death for Americans ages 4 to 34.Supporters_believe_that_self-driving_cars_can_make _driving_safer_by_eliminating_distracted(注意力分散的) driving_ and _other_human_mistakes.Googles self-driving cars have cameras on the top to look around them and computers to do the driving.In the first 300,000 miles，Google reported that its cars had not had a single acci-dent.;As self-driving cars become more common，there will be many new legal questions.If a self-driving car gets into an accident，the human who is“co-piloting(副驾驶)”may not be fully at fault—he may even be an injured party.Who should be responsible for the traffic accident？The human in the self-driving car or the cars manufacturer？New laws will have to be written to sort all this out. How involved are we going to expect the human co-pilot to be？Must the“drivers”remain vigilant④，their hands on the wheel and their eyes on the road？If not，what are they allowed to do inside or outside the car？Can the human in the car drink？Text-message？Read a book?;At the signing ceremony for Californias self-driving-car law，Governor Jerry Brown was asked who is responsible when a self-driving car runs a red light.He answered：“I dont know—whoever owns the car，I would think.”But we will work that out.That will be the easiest thing to work out.Googles Brin joked，“Self-driving cars dont run red lights.” Neither answer is sufficient⑤.Should self-driving cars be legal，they were likely to start showing up faster and in greater numbers than people expect.But if that i