2022-2023年云南省保山市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案）.docxVIP

2022-2023年云南省保山市大学英语6级大学英语六级重点汇总（含答案） 学校:________ 班级:________ 姓名:________ 考号:________  一、2.Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(20题) 1.Hybrid CarsHave you pulled your car up to the gas pump lately and been shocked by the high price of gasoline? As the pump clicked past $20 or $30, maybe you thought about trading in your car for something that gets better mileage. Or maybe youre worried that your car is contributing to the greenhouse effect.The auto industry has the technology to address these concerns. Its the hybrid car. Youre probably aware of hybrid cars because theyve been in the news a lot. Most automobile manufacturers have announced plans to manufacture their own versions. What makes it a Hybrid?Any vehicle is a hybrid when it combines two or more sources of power. In fact, many people have probably owned a hybrid vehicle at some point. For example, a moped (a motorized pedal bike) is a type of hybrid because it combines the power of a gasoline engine with the pedal power of its rider.Hybrid vehicles are all around us. Most of the locomotives we see pulling trains are diesel-electric hybrids. Cities like Seattle have diesel-electric(以柴油发动机发电的) buses—these can draw electric power from overhead wires or run on diesel when they are away from the wires. Giant mining trucks are often diesel-electric hybrids. Submarines are also hybrid vehicles — some are nuclear-electric and some are diesel-electric. The gasoline-electric hybrid car is a cross between a gasoline-powered car and an electric car.Hybrid StructureYou can combine the two power sources found in a hybrid car in different ways. One way, known as a parallel hybrid, has a fuel tank, which supplies gasoline to the engine. But it also has a set of batteries that supplies power to an electric motor. Both the engine and the electric motor can turn the transmission at the same time, and the transmission then turns the wheels.By contrast, in a series hybrid the gasoline engine turns a generator,