高考英语一轮复习Unit3Inventorsandinventions练习新人教版选修

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1、Unit3　InventorsandinventionsⅠ.阅读理解A(2018辽宁五校联考)Aresearchhasshownthatnearly90percentoftrafficaccidentsarecausedbyhumanerrors.Soouraimisafullyautonomous(自动的)carthatgetsridofthecauseofmostaccidents:thedriver.ResearcherHodgsonpointsout,“Forsafety,thefasteryoucanremovehumans,thebetter,evenifthereareun

2、fortunatelyafewaccidentsfromnewcauses.It’saquestionofbalancingthenumberinjuredorkilledbyautonomousvehicleswiththepeoplewhoselivesarepotentiallysaved.”It’sanideathatElonMusk,chiefexecutiveofelectriccarcompanyTeslaMotors,haslongbelieved.Hiscompanyisdeterminedtobethefirsttodeliverafullyautonomousveh

3、icletoconsumers.Lastyear,MuskannouncedthatTesla’s2017goalwas“todoanexampledriveoffullautonomyallthewayfromL.A.toNewYork...andhavethecarparkitself.”However,evenTeslaadmitsthatthereareproblemstoovercome—thesoftwareneedsfurthervalidation(批准生效)andtheappropriateregulatoryapprovalneedstobeinplace.Indee

4、d,recentcrashesofTeslavehiclesandGooglecarsconfirmthatthesoftwareisn’treadyyet.TheU.K.governmentappearscommittedtoencouragingthedevelopmentofautonomousvehicles.It’ssupportingfourcitytrials,publishingtheModernTransportBilltoreduceredtapearoundtheirintroductionandadaptingthelegalsystemtotakeintoacc

5、ountproblemssuchasinsuranceliabilitywhenahumanisn’tincontrolofavehicle.Theinsuranceindustryissimilarlyeagertohelpincreaseautonomyincars.AstheAssociationofBritishInsurers(ABI)pointsout,“Nearly90percentofroadaccidentsarecausedbyhumanerrors.”Thiscostsmotorinsurersashocking￡20millionperdayinclaims.1.

6、WhatdifficultydoesthecompanyTeslaMotorshave?A.Newinventionsmaycausemoreinjuriesanddeaths.B.Thecompanylacksconfidencetomakenewcreations.C.Thesoftwareshouldbemadeofficiallyacceptable.D.Thetrafficregulationhasprovedunreasonable.2.WhatistheU.K.government’sattitudetoautonomouscars?A.Ambiguous.B.Positi

7、ve.C.Cautious.D.Disapproving.3.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Insurancecompanieswouldliketosupportautonomouscars.B.Humanmistakesmaybethekeycauseoftrafficaccidents.C.Trafficaccidentswasteinsurancecompaniesquiteal