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2017年6月大四级文本(第2套）

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【NewsReportOne】

Automakersandtechcompaniesareworkinghardtoofferthefirsttrueself-drivingcar.But

75%ofdriverssaytheywouldn’tfeelsafeinsuchavehicle.Still,60%ofdriverswouldliketoget

somekindofself-drivingfeature,suchasautomaticbrakingorself-parkingthenexttimetheybuy

anewcar.TheattitudesarepublishedinanewAAAsurveyof1,800drivers.

Advocatesofself-drivingcarsarguetheywouldbesaferthanincarsdrivenbyhumansbecause

theywouldn’tgetdistractedordrivewhentired.ButthosesurveyedbyAAAsaytheytrusttheir

owndrivingskills.Manyfeelthetechnologyistoonewandunproven.

JohnNielsen,AAA’smanagingdirectorofautomotiveengineeringandrepair,saidtests

suggestdriversmaybeoverestimatingtheirownabilities.Healsobelievestheywillbemorelikely

totrustself-drivingcarsastheybecomemorefamiliarwithfeaturessuchasautomaticbrakingor

parking.Heestimatedthatthe“comfortlevel”willincreaseconsiderablyinfivetotenyears.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

Q1.WhatisthefindingoftheAAAsurvey?

Q2.WhatdoesJohnNielsensayaboutself-drivingcars?

【NewsReportTwo】

Onedoghasbeenkilledandmultipledogshavebeeninjuredbyasnowmobiledriverinwhat

appearstobeanintentionalattackoncompetitorsintheIditarodRaceinAlaska.

AliyZirklewasthefirsttoreportanattack.Asnowmobiledriverhadrepeatedlyattemptedto

harmherandherteam,andoneofZirkle’sdogshadreceivedanon-life-threateninginjury.

ZirklereportedtheattackwhenshearrivedinNulato,Alaska,intheearlyhoursofthemorning.

ThenJeffKing,afour-timechampion,rep