2014年职称英语理工类C级阅读理解精华练习(6)
<p> <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="Abandons">Abandons</span> <span word="Electric">Electric</span> <span word="Vehicles">Vehicles</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="companys">companys</span> <span word="abandonment">abandonment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="signals">signals</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>, <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p><p> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Motors">Motors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Honda">Honda</span> <span word="ceased">ceased</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="battery">battery</span>-<span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1999, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hybrid">hybrid</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="gasoline">gasoline</span> <span word="engines">engines</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span>. <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>.</p><p> <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="seater">seater</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="cart">cart</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="THINK">THINK</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> 5,000 <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> 10,000 <span word="carts">carts</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1,000 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="produced">produced</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,700 <span word="carts">carts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2002.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="Tim">Tim</span> <span word="Holmes">Holmes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="shot">shot</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="about">about</span> 53 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="battery">battery</span> <span word="recharge">recharge</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Motors">Motors</span> <span word="EVI">EVI</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="range">range</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 100 <span word="miles">miles</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="batteries">batteries</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="petrol">petrol</span>-<span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="alternatives">alternatives</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="Toyota">Toyota</span> <span word="RAV">RAV</span>4 <span word="EV">EV</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="over">over</span> $42,000 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="just">just</span> $17,000 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="petrol">petrol</span> <span word="version">version</span>. <span word="Toyota">Toyota</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nissan">Nissan</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>.</p>
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