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职称英语考试理工类(C级)试题及答案(5) 第三篇 Computers in Cars Youre far from home on a lonely road.Shadowy forests stretch away on both sides.Athick mist（雾）makes it difficult to see far beyond your cars windshield （挡风玻壬离）. “Can this be route 90A?Hyou wonder.If it is ,you should be near a town.Yet theres no hint of one. Night is closing in.And youre low on gasoline. This is a situation where an in -car computer that can navigate would be a big help. A car computer that navigates?Yes!Such computers exist ? Several experimental models are being tested by General Motors,ForctChryslegnd several foreign car makers.These computers vary in detail. But they all contain series of maps on videodiscs or videotapes.For example,one computer system contains 13,300 maps covering the continental US. Before starting out on a trip,a driver can type in the code for the region he or she plans to drive through.The computer then shows a map of theat region.At the same timeza tiny radio receiver linked to the computer goes to work. It picks up signals from navigation satellites such as the NAVSTAR network.Using these signals.the computer shows the cars position at all times and displays this position on the map.The computer can dalso calculate and display the best route to follow. A navigation computer may also receive and use data about road construction, weather conditionszand traffic jams.This information would be displayed to the driver and the computer would also use the information to work out alternate（交替的）routes. Most cars nowadays also contain computers that help cars run more efficiently. Microprocessors（彳敦处理机）control certain engine functions by regulating the mixing of fuel.Data on car speed.oil pressure/evolutions per minute,enginete mperature , and fuel level can be displayed as digital data （numbers） or warning lights. Some auto designers suggest that a central computer display be used to clearly present such timely information as car speed and fuel level.Warning lights would indicate a drop i