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1、高一英语时文阅读一TheCaroftheFuture Ittalks,itthinks,itcandriveitself!Thecarofthefuturewillrunonnewenergy,actclevererandlookverydifferenttothecarsoftoday.Itseemsasthoughcarsofthefuturewillgettheirpowerfromenergyfromthesun.Thesunwillshineonthecar;specialequipmen
2、tintheroofandbodyofthecarwillmakethesunraysintoenergy.Thisenergywillmakethecarquietertodriveanditwillbekindertotheenvironmentastherewillbenopollutionfromthecar.Thesteeringwheelwillhavecontrolsoneithersideofit;youwillbeabletocontroleverythinginthecarfro
3、mthesteeringwheel.Pedalsandmirrorswillbereplacedbytinycamerasthatwillshowyouwhatishappeningaroundthecaroncomputerscreens.Thecarwillbemadeofsomekindofhardmaterial,notmetal,thatwillbeabletoberecycled.Thecarwillhavenowheels,butwillrathermoveabovetheground
4、,makingiteasiertodrivethananordinarycar.Soundsexciting,doesn'tit?Well,imaginethis:youareofftowork.Yougetintothedriver'sseatofyourcar.Theseatandthetemperaturearesetexactlyasyoulikethemandthesatellite-radioisonyourfavouritestation.Itdoesn'tmatterthatsome
5、oneelsedrovethecarlastnight;thecarknowsthatyouareinitnow.Thecarwillalsobeabletoidentifyanypassengersthatyoumayhaveandsettheseatandtemperatureforthem.Ontheway,youdecidetodosomework.Thistypeofcarknowsthespeedthatyoushouldbetravelling,soyousetthecartodriv
6、eitselfanditgetsyoutheresafely.Anye-mailsyoumaywanttosendontheridetoworkmaybesentthroughthecar'scomputer.Bestofall,.itcancommunicatewithyourhomecomputerandhaveitsendtheshoppinglisttoyourneareststore.Whenyougettothestoreafterworkeverythingispaidforandre
7、adytotakehome. So,itwouldseemthatthecarsofthefuturearesomethingtolookforwardto.Words:1.steeringwheel方向盘2.pedal踏板3.sunrays太阳光4.satellite-radio卫星广播5.identify确认,鉴定Questions:1. Bywhatenergythecarinthefuturewillbepowered?2. Whichpartdoesthefuturecars
8、tillhave?3. Whatcanthefuturecardo?4. Inwhatwaysdothecarsoffuturelookdifferentfromcarsoftoday?Answers:1. Solarenergy/Energyfromthesun.2. Steeringwheel.3. Itcantalk,think,anddriveitself.4. A.Camerastaketheplaceofpedalsandmirrors.