2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练 热点48 新能源汽车等的新进展(学生版+解析版)

2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练

热点48新能源汽车等的新进展

一、阅读理解

1

Electricvehicleshavebeenarcundformorethanahundredyears.Buttheyhavereallybeenlikedbyalarge

numberotpeopleover(helasttenyears.Morethanthreemillionall-electriccars,trucksandvansarenowon(he

roadworldwide.

HelpingtheEnvironment

Mostcarsrunongasoline.Burninggasolineandotherfossilfuelsproducesgreenhousegases.Electric

vehiclesdon'tburngasoline.Instead,strongbatteriesruntheirelectricengines.So,electricvehiclesdon'tdirectly

producegreenhousegases.

PoopPower!

Electricvehiclesarebetterfortheenvironment.Buttheyarenotperfect.Theirbatteriesoftenuseelectricity

thatwasmadebyburningfossilfuels.Butanelectricvehicleuseslessenergythanavehiclethatrunsongasoline.

Plus,someoftheelectricitycomesfrom“greener”sources,suchassolarandwindpower.Andsomemaysoon

comefromanewsource—cowpoop!Anelectriccarcompanyhasworkedtogetherwithalargedairyfarm.They

plancomakeelectricityusingagreenhousegasfromcowpoop.

AlwaysImproving

Oneoftheproblemsforelectricvehiclesistheirlimitedrange.Thisishowfartheycantravelbeforetheir

batteriesneedanothercharge.Butnowtheirrangeisimproving.Somenewelectricvehiclescantravelalmostthree

timesasfarasolderonesdid.Anotherproblemisfindingaplacetorechargethebatteries.Butthenumberof

chargingstationsisgoingupaswell.Chinanowhasthousandsmorechargingstationsthanitdidtenyearsago.In

Sweden,engineershaveevendesignedaroadthatwillchargeelectricvehiclesastheydrivealong.

WordBank

gasoline汽油fossilfuels矿物燃料

cowpoop牛粪range范围

1.WhatdoweknowfromParagraph1?

A.Peoplethinkelectricvehiclesareuseless.

B.Electricvehiclesarcmoreandmorepopularwithpeople.

C.Electricvehiclesareverycheap.

D.Electricvehicleshasahistoryof100years.

2.Thepicturein(hepassageshowsus.

A.whatelectriccarsaremadeupof

B.howwedriveelectriccars

C.howmanykindsofelectriccarsthereare

D.whypeoplelikeelectriccars

3.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthepassage?

A.Thepriceofelectricvehicles.

B.Thematerialsofelectricvehicles.

C.Theproductionprocessofelectricvehicles.

D.Thedisadvantagesofelectricvehicles.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“charge"mean?

5.HowdoesChinaimproveelectricvehicles'disadvantages?

A.Tbchangebatteriesforfree.

B.Toproducemoreelectricvehicles.

C.Tobuildmorechargingstations.

D.Todesignroadsthatcanchargeelectricvehicleswhiledriving.

2

OnasunnydaylastJanuary,peoplegottogetherataparkinglolinLasVegastoseesmallvehiclesthatlooked

morelikecolorfuleggsthanordinarycars.Thesevehicleswereelectric,ranontwowheelsinsteadoffourandheld

onlytwopassengers.Thankstotheirtinysize,sixof(hevehicleswouldfitinaparkingspot.Iftheideaofparking

suchasmallcarmakesyounervous,don'tworry:thesecarscanparkthemselves.Andtheycanreturntotheir

ownerswhencontrolledbyabuttononacellphone.

ThevehicleiscalledtheEN-V(ElectricNetworked-Vehicle).ItisbuiltbyGeneralMotors,orGM,andit

pointstowhatfuturevehiclesmightbelike.Itisdesignedtobeenergy-saving,solveenvironmentalproblemsand

helpeasetrafficjams,parkingandsafetyconcerns.Theautomakersaysitsnextconceptcar(概念车)

willhelpdriversgetwhatevertheywant.

AccordingtoGM,(hecompanyhasalsodesignedanelectricvehiclenamedLeanMachine.However,itisa

small(hree-wheelerandthissingle-seatervehiclelookslikeamotorcycle.Oneday,suchsmall,electricvehicles

mightsafelycarrypeoplearound,especiallyincrowdedcities.

Scientistsandengineersarefindingnewwaystomakecarssafer,smarterandmoreefficient,oruseless

energy.Newcarsmayhelpyoukeeptrackofyourhealthbyremindingyoutotakemedicine.Ifit,selectric,your

carmaysendyouamessageremindingyoutorechargeit.Carswilltalktoothercars,yourcomputer,yourphone

andyouriPad.They'llhelpdriverssaveenergy,watchoutforotherdriversandavoidwalkersonthestreets.

Thisisthefutureofvehicles:safer,smarterandmoreenergy-saving.Besides,theymightevendrive

themselvesdownthehighwayorthroughacity.Youcansitbackandenjoytheride.

6.Whydidpeoplegettogethera(aparkinglot?

A.Theywantedtoseesomecolorfu'eggs.B.Theycame(oseeanunusualparkinglot.

C.Theycametowatchakindofnewvehicle.D.Theywereinvitedtodrivesmartvehicles.

7.AccordingtoParagraph3,futurecarscandoallofthefollowingthingsEXCEPT_

A.runningbothonlandandinwaterB.helpingkeeptrackofyourhealth

C.talkingtoothercarsandyourpheneD.savingenergyandavoidingpassers-by

8.BoththeEN-VandLeanMachine.

A.haveonlytwowheelsB.canholdtwopassengers

C.arcenvironment-friendlyD.looklikeamotorcycle

9.Thetextismainlyabout_

A.aparkinglotB.thefutureofvehicles

C.thetrafficrulesinAmericaD.thefunctionsofmoderncars

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Whatwouldtheworldbelikeifcarscoulddrivethemselves?Imagineseeinganemptycarpassingbyonits

waytopickupitsowner,oracarfullofpassengerswhoarereading,listeningtomusicorevensleeping.Butnone

ofthemarcworriedabouttheroadahead.

Well,allofthiscouldbethefutureofdriving.Thereareseveralcompanies,includingGoogle,workingon

driverlesscars.Sofar,noGoogleself-drivencarhasgottenatrafficticket,bussomeofthemhavebeeninaccidents

whenothercarshitthem.

Thesecarsarenowstillinthetestingstages.But,ifthetestsaresuccessful,theseelectricself-drivencars

couldbeputintouseverysoon.

Thecarsalreadyhavemanyfeatures（特点）allowingthemtotaketheplaceofdriversduringcertainsituations.

Somefeaturesincludecarsbeingabletoparkthemselves,orslowdownwhen（heynoticeobjectscloseby.They

canalsocontrolthespeediftherearedangerousconditions.

Scientistsandengineersbelieve,withthehelpofwireless（无线电的）signals,camerasandGPS,wearenow

atastagewherecreatingasafeself-drivencarmightbepossible.

Thecauseofdeadlyroadaccidentsisusuallycarelessdriversordangerousconditions.Theself-drivencarmay

beable（opreventthese.However,somepeopledonotliketheidea.AmericanlawyerWhitDrake,forexample,

doesn'tbelievethesecarsaresafe.Hethinksthattechnologiescanalsobemistakes.

10.Themainpurposeofthefirstparagraphisto.

A.makereaderswonderaboutself-drivencars

B.getreaderstopayattentiontoroadsafety

C.tellreaderstokeepawayfromheavytraffic

11.Thetestingself-drivencarsneedenergytorun.

A.solarB.nuclearC.electric

12.Fromthepassage,weknowthatthetestingself-drivencarscanalready.

A.avoidbeinghitbyothervehiclesonroads

B.controlthespeedindangeroussituations

C.turnaroundwhengettingnearobjects

13.Whatmightmaketheself-drivencarsrunsafelyaccordingtothepassage?

a.e-readingb.wirelesssignalscamerasd.GPS

A.a,b,cB.a,b,dC.b,c,d

14.WhatisWhitDrake'sattitude（态度）towardthesafetyoftheself-drivencars?

A.Hehasdoubtaboutit

B.Hebelievesitcompletely

C.Hedoesn'tcareaboutit.

4

Peopleusuallycheckwhethertheirkeys,walletsandphonesarcwiththembeforegoingout.Butmanypeople

inChinanowhaveonemoreimportantthingtotake,afacemask.Theyhopethatitcanprotectthemfrompolluted

air.

SinceJanuary2013,manycitiesinChinahaveseenalotoffoggydays.InBeijing,onlyfivedaysin

January（雾震）.What,sthedifferencebetweenfbgandsmog?

Accordingtoscientists,fbgismadeupoftiny（微小的）dropsofwaterandalsoiceparticles（颗粒）during

verycoldconditions.Smogisdirtyairthatlookslikeamixtureofsmokeandfbg,causedmainlybysmokefrom

carsandfactoriesincities.

AnofficialfortheMinistryofEnvironmentalProtectiontoldBeijingNewsthatPM2.5pollutionisthemain

problemwithairpollution.PM2.5referstopollutionwithsmallparticles2.5micrometersorlessindiameter（直

径）.

AccordingtotheChineseAcademyofSciences,IwomainfactorsthatcausePM2.5aremotorvehiclesand

（heburningofcoal.

Poorairhasdoneharmtopeople'shealth.Childrenandtheelderlyarcmoreatrisk.AreportfromBeijing

Children'sHospitalshowsthatfromDecember5toDecember11,2013,halfofthepatientsinthehospitalcamefor

respiratory（呼吸道的）problems.

Airproblemsandenvironmentalprotectionhavebecomeacareforthewholenation.

PremierLiKeqiangmadehislastGovernmentWorkReport（政府工作报告）onMarch6,2014.Thereport

saidthatthegovernmentshouldworkhardtopreventpollutionandgivepeopleahealthylivingenvironment.

Itcallsonpeopletomakefulluseofenergyandresources(资源)andcutdownonenergyuse.

*Wcshouldgivepeoplehopethroughouractions/Lisaid.

15.Theunderlinedphrase“werefreeof'means.

A.hadsomeB.hadno

C.hadmanyD.hadmoreandmore

16.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,wecanknow(hat.

A.fogismadeupofdropsofwaterwithsmoke

B.smogisformed(形成)duringcoldhours

C.smogisamixtureoffogandsmoke

D.smokefromcarsandfactoriescausefog

17.Paragraphs4and5arcmainlyabout.

A.whatPM2.5isandhowtoprotectourselvesagainstPM2.5

B.howtopreventPM2.5pollutionandhowPM2.5looks

C.whatPM2.5isandwhalcausesPM2.5

D.howseriouslyPM2.5affectsusandhowtodealwithPM2.5

18.FromLiKeqiang'sreport,welearnthat.

A.theenvironmenthasimprovedalotsinceLiwasinoffice

B.manypeoplehavebreathingproblemsbecauseoftheairpollution

C.tlieairpollutionproblemisthegovernment'stask

D.thegovernmentwilltryitsbesttosolvetheairpollutionproblem

5

Chinesecompaniesleadinglobal5GpatentapplicationswithHuaweitakingthecrown,accordingtoareport

byIPlytics,anauthorizedpatentdatacompany.ThreecompaniesfromChinawereincludedinthetop10listof5G

Standards-EssentialPatents(SEPs)familyowners,Huaweirankedfirst.ZTECorpandChinaAcademyof

TelecommunicationsTechnology(CATT)grabbedfifthandninthplaces.

Chinesecompaniestoppedthelistwithmost5GSEPsapplicationsincommunicationsystemsbytheendof

April2019,accountingfbr34percentoftheworld'stotal.ChinesetechgiantHuaweihastakenaleadingroleby

owning15percentofSEPs,accordingtothereport“WhoIsLeadingthe5GPatentRace?”

SGSEPsarepatentsthatanycompanywillhavetousewhencarryingout5Gandnoonecanavoidthem.

Differentfrom3Gand4Gtechnologies,5Gtechnologywillinfluencevariousindustriesandencouragethe

appearanceofmanynewproducts,servicesandindustries.

Theautomotivesectorwillmostlikelybeoneofthefirstindustriestodependon5G,whichwillconnect

vehiclestoothervehicles,roadsides,trafficlightsbuildingsandtheInternetaccordingtothereport.

“Itis5Gthatisgoingtobeahugejumpforwardfbrcommunicationsystemsbecauseonlywith5G'shigher

bandwidthcananumberofapplicationsbemoreadvancedandusedbymostconsumers,“saidNicolePeng,senior

directorofthemarketresearchcompanyCanalys.

As5Gtechnologyhascombinedvariousindustriesandtechnologies,thenumberof5GSEPsrosetomore

than60,000globallybytheendofApril2019,thereportsaid.

19.WhichonewasNOTonthetop10listof5GSEPs?

A.Canalys.B.Huawei.C.ZTECoip.D.CATT.

20.Whatisthemainideaofthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.NocompaniescanavoidSGSEPs.B.IPlytiesisanimportanidatacompany.

C.Chinesecompaniesleadthe5Gpatentrace.D.Chinaowned34%oftheworld'sSGSEPsapplications.

21.WhatdoesNicolePengthinkof5G?

A.Variousindustrieswillbehelpfulfbr5Galot.B.Manyapplicationswillmake5Gmoreadvanced.

C.5Gwillbeusedbymanymostadvancedconsumers.D.5Gwillmakegreatprogressincommunication

systems.

22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.5Gwillbefirstusedbytheindustryoftheautomotivesector.

B.Variousindustriesandfarmingwillbemostlyinfluencedby5G.

C.5Gwillencouragemanynewproducts,services,andindustriestoappear.

D.Morethan6,000SGSEPshadbeenusedby(heendofApril2019.

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OnasunnydaylastJanuary,peoplewenttoLasVegastoseesmallcarsthatlookedmorelikecolorfuleggs

thanordinaryones.Theautomobileswereelectric,rolledontwowheelsinsteadoffourandheldonlytwo

passengers.Thankstotheirsmallsize,sixofthecarswouldfitinaparkingspot.If(heideaofparkingsuchasmall

carmakesyounervous,don'tworry.Thesecarscanpark(hemselvesandreturnto(heirownerswhencalledbya

cellphone.

TheautomobileiscalledtheEN-V.ItisbuiltbythecarcompanyGeneralMotors,orGM,andpointstowhat

futurecarsmightbelike.Oneday,suchsmallelectriccarsmightsafelyshuHlepeoplearound,especiallyin

crowdedcities.

Scientistsandengineersarefindingnewwaystomakecarssaferandsmarteranduselessenergy.Newcars

mayhelpyourhealthbyremindingyoutotakemedicine.Ifit'selectric,yourcarmaysendyouatextreminding

youtoplug（插上）itin.Carswilltalktoothercars,yourcomputer,yourphoneandalmostanyotlicrdevice（设

备）They'llhelpdriverssaveenergyandwatchoutfbrotherdriversandwalkers.

Thisisthefutureofautomobiles:safer,smarterandmoreenergy-saving.Theymightevendrivethemselves

dov/nthehighwayorthroughacity.Youcansitbackandenjoytheride.

23.WhatdoEN-Vcarslooklike?

A.Ordinarycars.D.Stones.

C.Eggs.D.Planeheads.

24.HowareEN-Vcars?

①Safer.

②Smarter.

③Moreenergy-using.

©Moreenergy-saving.

A.①②B.②④

C.®®®D.①②④

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword'shume"inParagraphTwomeaninEnglish?

A.showB.carry

C.turnD.look

26.Whatistheauthor'sattitude（态度）towardsthefutureofcars?

A.Helikesit.

B.Hedoesn'tlikeit.

C.Hedoesn'tmind.

D.Hecan'tstandit.

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Acrosstheworld,thenumberofelectriccarsisgrowing.Chinahasencouragedpeopletobuyelectriccarsto

controlpollution.SomeEuropeancountriesarctryingtobeall-electricby2040orsooner.However,charging

（给充电）lhesecarshasbeenaproblem.

Publicchargingstationsarenotbuiltevenly（均匀地）aroundtheworld.Countrieswithlotsofsupportfrom

governments,likeChina,havethousandsofpublicchargingstations.Butinmanyothercountries,therearefew

publicchargers.That'saproblemforpeoplewhoneedtodrivefurtherthan200miles.

Thissituationworriesmanypeoplewhoareinterestedinelectriccars.TfIcan'tchargeit,there'snowaytor

metochooseanelectriccar,“saysSolie,whoworksfarfromhishome.

MrRomano,theCEOofChargcPoint,says,^Workplacesshouldhaveonechargerfbrevery2.5electriccars.

Highways（公路）needoneevery50to75miles.”

Luckily,carmakersandgovernmentsaretryingtosolvetheproblem.BMW.Daimler,Volkswagen,andFord

arcbuilding400fast-chargingstationsinEurope.

27.WhyhasChinaencouragedpeopletobuyelectriccars?

A.Tbgetmoremoney.B.Toprotecttheenvironment.

C.Tbsolvetheelectricityproblem.D.Tobuildmorechargingstations.

28.What'stheproblemfbrpeoplewhoareinterestedinelectriccars?

A.Drivingelectriccarsisdifficult.B.Thepriceofelectriccarsistoohigh.

C.Electriccarsarceasilybrokendown.D.Therearcnotmanypublicchargers.

29.HowmanychargersshouldbebuiltonaLOOO-niilehighwayaccordingtoMrRomano?

A.About10.B.About20.C.About50.D.About75.

30.Wherecanweprobablyreadthepassage?

A.Inaguidebook.B.Inastorybook.C.Inamagazine.D.Inadiary.

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Historically,mostcarshaverunongasoline（汽油），butthatmaychangeinthefuture:carscanalsorunon

otherliquidfuels（液体燃料）andelectricity.

Gasolineisfromoil.Theenergyingasolinecomesfromhydrocarbons（碳氢化合物）.Gasolineprovidesgreat

pov/crforcars.However,itcausesenvironmentalproblems,likeairpollutionandtemperaturerise.Sogasoline

can'tbethebestfiiel.

Anotherchoiceiselectricity.Electricitycarscanbeasefficient（效能好的）ascarsusinggasoline.Andthey

producelesspollution.Butelectriccarsthemselvesaremoreexpensive.Goodnewsisthatthecosthasbeenlower

andtherearcmoreandmoreplacesforthecarstogetelectricityeversince2010.

Theotherchoicesarcotherliquidfuels.Manyofthesecanbestoredinthesameplacesasgasoline,andused

inthesamecars.Theycanalsobefriendlytotheenvironment.

OnewaytomakesuchfuelsistogetCO2fromtheairandputitinwater.Throughchemicalreaction,

hydrocarbonscanbecreated.However,thesefuelstakeupmorespace.

Anotherwayistomakesuchfuelsfromplantswhichtakeincarbonfromtheair.Thesefuelsaregreenerin

use.Butnotallofthemcanbeasefficientasgasoline.

Forafueltobethebest,peoplehavetobeabletoaffordit.Unluckily,almosteverygreentechnologyismore

expensivethanthatofusinggasoline.Governmentsandcarproducersaredoingeverythingtheycantocutdown

thecosts.Intheend,thebestfuelwillbebothaffordableforcarusersandgreenforourplanet.

31.Gasolineprovidescarswith.

A.greatpowerB.freshairC.cleanwaterD.enoughspace

32.AccordingtoParagraph3,wecaninferthatelectriccars.

A.producelesspollutionB.willbecomemoreandmoreexpensive

C.willbecomemorepopularD.aremoreefficientthanthoseusinggasoline

33.Thestructureofthepassagemaybe___

n*票1]

A.空B.

叵同

化喂1

C

A.HowDoWcProtectOurPlanet?B.WhatArctheFuels'Differences?

C.WhatIstheBestFuelforCars?D.HowDoWeMakeFuelsforCars?

二、短文提升填空

Electriccarsmayseemlikearecentinvention,butthey'vebeenaroundforyears.Intheearly1900s,there

weremoreelectriccarsontheroadthantherewerepetrol（汽油）cars.Atthattime,petrolwase35.compared

withotherfuels（燃料）.W36.petrolpricesdroppedandnewtechnologiesweredeveloped,electriccarswentout

oflashion（过时）.Instead,petrolcarsbecamemorep37.becausetheycould（ravellongerdislances（距离）

withoutslopping.

Duringthe20thcentury,petrolcarsgotbigger,heavier,andfaster.Theyneededmorefuel,anditc38.more

airpollution.Foryears,carmakersdidn'tworryaboutpollution.Theydidn'tworryabouttheamountofpetrolcars

used,c39..Butwhenpeoplebegantorealisethattherewasnotenoughoilontheearth,theyaskedcarmakersto

producemoreefficient（高效能的）andlesspollutingcars.

Onem40.ofsolvingtheproblemwasa“hybrid“car（混合动力车），onethatranpartlyonpetrolandpartly

onelectricity.Ilybridcarsbecamepopularinthe2000swhenpetrolpriceswentupandthepricesofhybridcars

wentd41..

Anall-clcctriccarusesnopetrol.Theproblem,however,isthatcarbatteries（电池）needtoberecharged（再

充电）.Thatmakeselectriccarsnotsousefulforlongj42,.

Manypeoplearenotp43.witliit.Thegovernmentandcarmakersarew44,togethertodevelopsafe,cheap,

andusefulelectriccars.Whenpeoplehavethesecarsinthefuture,apetrolstationmaybeathingofthepast.

2

Carsmakeourlifemoreconvenient.Buttheycanalsobeaproblem,especiallyfossilfuel（化石燃料）

cars,whichareamajorcauseofairpollution.Toimprovetheenvironment,manycountriesared45.electric

vehicles（EVs,电动车）.Among（hem,Chinaistakingaleadingroleandhascreatedtheworld'slargestEV

m46.,accordingtotheWallStreetJournal.Lastyear,over40pcrccntofthe753,0（X）EVssoldworldwidewere

soldinChina,morethantwiceasmanyasthenumbersoldintheUnitedStates,accordingtotheInternational

EnergyAgency.ChinesedriversarealreadybigfansofECs.Chineseautocompanies（汽车公司）i47.BYDand

BAIC（北汽集团）wereamongthetopintheworldinEVsales."Charginganelectriccarischeaperthanfillingup

afossilfuelcarwithgas,"saidacustomer,whoboughtanelectriccarfromBAICthisyear.However,thereare

stillsomeproblems.Itish48.tofindchargingpiles（充电桩）.Thecarscan'tgofarbeforetheyneedtobe

recharged.S49.oftheseproblemsarebeingsolved,In2014,Chinahad31,OOOchargingpiles,accordingto

XinhuaNewsAgency.NowChinahas（heworld'slargestEVchargingnetwork,withmorethan167,

OOOchargingpilesaltogether,accordingtotheEconomicDaily.ChinaistryingtomakeEVsp50.toreduce

pressure（压力）onitsenvironment.Thegovernmentpromisedtos51.increasingcarbondioxide（二氧化碳）."As

Chinagoes,sowilltheworld'sauloindustry,"（heWallStreetJournalsaid.

2023年中考英语时事热点阅读专练

热点48新能源汽车等的新进展

一、阅读理解

1

Electricvehicleshavebeenarcundformorethanahundredyears.Buttheyhavereallybeenlikedbyalarge

numberotpeopleover(helasttenyears.Morethanthreemillionall-electriccars,trucksandvansarenowonthe

roadworldwide.

HelpingtheEnvironment

Mostcarsrunongasoline.Burninggasolineandotherfossilfuelsproducesgreenhousegases.Electric

vehiclesdon'tburngasoline.Instead,strongbatteriesruntheirelectricengines.So,electricvehiclesdon'tdirectly

producegreenhousegases.

PoopPower!

Electricvehiclesarebetterfortheenvironment.Buttheyarenotperfect.Theirbatteriesoftenuseelectricity

thatwasmadebyburningfossilfuels.Butanelectricvehicleuseslessenergythanavehiclethatrunsongasoline.

Plus,someoftheelectricitycomesfrom“greener”sources,suchassolarandwindpower.Andsomemaysoon

comefromanewsource—cowpoop!Anelectriccarcompanyhasworkedtogetherwithalargedairyfarm.They

plancomakeelectricityusingagreenhousegasfromcowpoop.

AlwaysImproving

Oneoftheproblemsforelectricvehiclesistheirlimitedrange.Thisishowfartheycantravelbeforetheir

batteriesneedanothercharge.Butnowtheirrangeisimproving.Somenewelectricvehiclescantravelalmostthree

timesasfarasolderonesdid.Anotherproblemisfindingaplacetorechargethebatteries.Butthenumberof

chargingstationsisgoingupaswell.Chinanowhasthousandsmorechargingstationsthanitdidtenyearsago.In

Sweden,engineershaveevendesignedaroadthatwillchargeelectricvehiclesastheydrivealong.

WordBank

gasoline汽油fossilfuels矿物燃料

cowpoop牛粪range范围

1.WhatdoweknowfromParagraph1?

A.Peoplethinkelectricvehiclesarcuseless.

B.Electricvehiclesarcmoreandmorepopularwithpeople.

C.Electricvehiclesareverycheap.

D.Electricvehicleshasahistoryof100years.

2.Thepicturein(hepassageshowsus.

A.whatelectriccarsaremadeupof

B.howwedriveelectriccars

C.howmanykindsofelectriccarsthereare

D.whypeoplelikeelectriccars

3.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthepassage?

A.Thepriceofelectricvehicles.

B.Thematerialsofelectricvehicles.

C.Theproductionprocessofelectricvehicles.

D.Thedisadvantagesofelectricvehicles.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“charge"mean?

5.HowdoesChinaimproveelectricvehicles'disadvantages?

A.Tbchangebatteriesforfree.

B.Toproducemoreelectricvehicles.

C.Tobuildmorechargingstations.

D.Todesignroadsthatcanchargeelectricvehicleswhiledriving.

【答案】I.B2.A3.D4.C5.C

【解析】本文主要介绍了电动汽车的优点和缺点。

1.主旨大意题。阅读第一段可知，本段主要讲述了电动汽车越夹越受到人们的欢迎，故选B。

2.推理判断题。由文中图片可知，图片主要展示了电动汽车的总成，故选A。

3.推理判断题。阅读最后一段可知，文中谈到了电动汽车的缺点，即行程有限和充电的问题，故选D。

4.同义猜测题。文中“batteries”的意思是电池，由句中“howfar”和“need”可知，charge的意思是充电，故选

Co

5.推理判断题。由最后一段句子"Chinanowhasthousandsmorechargingstationsthanitdidtenyearsago.“可

知，中国是通过建造更多的充电站来改善电动汽车的缺点的，故选C。

2

OnasunnydaylastJanuary,peoplegottogetheralaparkinglotinLasVegastoseesmallvehiclesthatlooked

morelikecolorfuleggsthanordinarycars.Thesevehicleswereelectric,ranontwowheelsinsteadoffourandheld

onlytwopassengers.Thanksto(heirtinysize,sixofthevehicleswouldfitinaparkingspot.If(heideaofparking

suchasmallcarmakesyounervous,don'tworry:thesecarscanparkthemselves.And(heycanreturntotheir

ownerswhencontrolledbyabuttononacellphone.

ThevehicleiscalledtheEN-V(ElectricNetworked-Vehicle).ItisbuiltbyGeneralMotors,orGM,andit

pointstowhatfuturevehiclesmightbelike.Itisdesignedtobeenergy-saving,solveenvironmentalproblemsand

helpeasetrafficjams,parkingandsafetyconcerns.Theautomakersaysitsnextconceptcar(概念车)

willh