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PAGE PAGE 9 Unit 4 Making the news Ⅰ.阅读理解 A Nowadays there are many new cars on the road.Some new models are flashy and others are fuel efficient，and embedded technology(嵌入式系统技术) is at the heart of all of them. The new Ford Escape has a radarenabled adaptive cruise control(巡航车速控制装置) to avoid collisions，with sensors on the front and side of the car.Fords Mark Schirmer says the electronic system can be accessed through the dashboard or a smartphone. “I am from Michigan.If it is a cold morning，I can have it start up right before I am scheduled to leave to go to the airport or go to work.You can find your car or if one of your family members borrows the car，it will show you exactly where it is，”said Schirmer. Thirdparty products now in development，like this emergency warning system，help drivers who fail to hear an approaching siren.A near miss with an ambulance inspired the product from the Chicago startup HAAS，cofounded by Cory Hohs.“It scared me enough that I started looking for a product that would alert me when they are coming，”said Hohs. A sobriety detector(清醒度检测器) from a Canadian company called Sober Steering is sold to companies with fleets of vehicles，such as buses.Chief Operating Officer Catherine Carroll says a sensor on the steering wheel can detect alcohol vapors emitted from the skin.“If I am drinking and I have levels above a preset limit，it immobilizes the vehicle，so you cannot move the vehicle that you are driving，”said Carroll. One company founder says the connected technology is playing an important role in peoples daily life.He says，“You can buy a washing machine，you can buy a microwave that has WiFi and connects to a router.Also the connected technology of the cars has become as important as performance and styling.” [语篇解读]　本文为一篇说明文。主要介绍了一系列最新电子产品，它们能使驾车变得更安全、更便利。 1．What caused the invention of the emergency warning system? A．The call of a skilled driver. B．An accident nearly caused by an ambulance. C．Bad hearing of some drivers. D．T