2017届高考英语大一轮复习 Module 2 Traffic Jam跟踪检测 外研版必修4.docVIP

Module 2 Traffic Jam “阅读＋七选五＋完形”组合练——练题型 (限时：35分钟) Ⅰ.阅读理解 (2016·山东省实验中学一模)I passed my driving test at the fourth attempt. You might think that means Im not as safe as someone who passed on their first attempt. But would you feel safer with no driver at all? Maybe not, and thats why automotive firms have included driver-assist 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 auto-steering 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 Googles self-drive project, Chris Urmson, hopes his 11-year-old 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 self-drive cars，” he says. Googles 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，但是，它的安全性还有待验证。 1．According to Paragraph 1, what is the authors chief concern about driverless cars? A．Functions.　　　　　　B．Safety. C．Price. D．Appearance. 解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第一段第三、四句“But would you feel ... in their driverless cars.”可知，作者主要关心的是无人驾驶汽车的安全问题