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1、职称英语教材（理工类）阅读理解第1-5篇WORD第一篇FordAbandonsElectricVehicles第-篇（新增）WorldCrudeOilProductionMayPeakaDecadeEarlierThanSomePredict第三篇CitizenScientists第四篇MotoringTechnology第五篇Late-NightDrinking第六篇（新增）WeavingwithLight第七篇SugarPowerforCellPhones第八篇EiffelIsanEyeful笫九篇
2、EgyptFelledbyFamine第十篇YoungFemaleChimpsOutlearnTheirBrothers第一篇FordAbandonsElectricVehiclesTheFordmotorcompany's】abandonmentofelectriccarseffectivelysignalstheendoftheroadforthetechnology,analystssay.GeneralMotors2andHonda3ceasedproductionofbattery・power
3、edcarsin1999,tofocusonfuelcell4andhybridelectricgasolineengines5,whicharemoreattractivetotheconsume匚Fordhasnowannounceditwilldothesame.Threeyearsago,thecompanyintroducedtheThinkCitytwo-seatercarandagolfcartcalledtheTHINK,orThinkNeighbor6.Ithopedtosell5,0
4、00carseachyearand10,000carts.Butalackofdemandmeansonlyabout1,000ofthecarshavebeenproduced,andlessthan1,700cartshavebeensoldsofarin2002."Thebottomlineis7wedon'tbelievethatthisisthefutureofenvironmenttransportforthemassmarket/1TimHolmesofFordEuropesaidonFr
5、iday「Wefeelwehavegivenelectricourbestshot&"TheThinkCityhasarangeofonlyabout53milesanduptoasix-hourbatteryrechargetime.GeneralMotors1EVIelectricvehiclealsohadalimitedrange,ofabout100miles.Theveryexpensivebatteriesalsomeanelectriccarscostmuchmorethanpetrol
6、-poweredalternatives.AnelectricToyota9RAV4EVvehiclecostsover$42,000intheUS,comparedwithjust$17,000forthepetrolversion.ToyotaandNissan10arenowtheonlymajorautomanufacturerstoproduceelectricvehicles.''Thereisafeelingthatbatteryelectrichasbeengivenitschance・
7、Fordnowhastomoveonwithitshybridprogram115andthatiswhatwewillbejudgingthemon,”RogerHigman,aseniortransportcampaigneratUKFriendsoftheEarth,toldtheEnvironmentNewsService・HybridcarsintroducedbyToyotaandHondainthepastfewyearshavesoldwell.Hybridenginesoffergre
8、atermileagethanpetrol-onlyengines,andthebatteriesrechargethemselves.Fordsaysitthinkssuchvehicleswillhelpitmeetplannednewguidelines12onvehicleemissions13intheUS.However,itisnotyetclearexactlywhatthoseguidelineswillpermit.In
