职称英语理工类教材阅读理解的文章及译文(1)
<p> <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="Abandons">Abandons</span> <span word="Electric">Electric</span> <span word="Vehicles">Vehicles</span> <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>. <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="twoseater">twoseater</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> <span word="l">l</span>，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. <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="MotorsEVI">MotorsEVI</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>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="battery">battery</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>.<span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="hybrid">hybrid</span> <span word="program">program</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="judging">judging</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span>，<span word="Roger">Roger</span> <span word="Higman">Higman</span>，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="campaigner">campaigner</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="Friends">Friends</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>，<span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Environment">Environment</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Service">Service</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="guidelines">guidelines</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="permit">permit</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="June">June</span>，<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Motors">Motors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Daimler">Daimler</span> <span word="Chrysler">Chrysler</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="injunction">injunction</span>，<span word="delaying">delaying</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="Californian">Californian</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="requiring">requiring</span> <span word="carmakers">carmakers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> 100，000 <span word="zero">zero</span>-<span word="emission">emission</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="lowemission">lowemission</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2003.<span word="Car">Car</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rewritten">rewritten</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="low">low</span>--<span word="emission">emission</span>，<span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="zeroemission">zeroemission</span>，<span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>. <span word="A">A</span>)<span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>.<span word="B">B</span>)<span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="extensive">extensive</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="Cars">Cars</span> 2.<span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</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="battery">battery</span>-<span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>. <span word="D">D</span>)<span word="will">will</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="petrolpowered">petrolpowered</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>. <span word="A">A</span>)<span word="Toyota">Toyota</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nissan">Nissan</span> <span word="C">C</span>)<span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Toyota">Toyota</span> 4.<span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eighth">eighth</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span>，<span word="hybrid">hybrid</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="B">B</span>)<span word="run">run</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="petrol">petrol</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="D">D</span>)<span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="batteries">batteries</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="petrol">petrol</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="A">A</span>)<span word="Low">Low</span>-<span word="emission">emission</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="banned">banned</span>. <span word="C">C</span>)<span word="The">The</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="makers">makers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>. 答案与题解： 2.<span word="B">B</span>第四段第一个句子是<span word="Tim">Tim</span> <span word="Holmes">Holmes</span>对电动大概汽车未来的评价，他认为未来的交通运输的大众市场不可能是电动汽车。 4.<span word="C">C</span> 答案的依据是倒数第二段第二句 译文：第一篇福特放弃电动汽车 通用汽车公司和日本本田汽车公司早于 1999年就停止了电池动力汽车的生产，转而开发燃料电池和电池内燃混合机，这对消费者更有吸引力。福特宣布它现在也要做同样的尝试。 关键是我们认为电动车不能代表大众市场环保交通的未来，福特欧洲区的 <span word="Tim">Tim</span> <span word="Holmes">Holmes</span>于周五说，我们感觉自己对电力车已做了昀好的尝试。 昂贵的电池也意味着电动汽车的造价比汽油动力车高出许多。日本丰田产的 <span word="RAV">RAV</span>4<span word="EV">EV</span>系列电动车在美国的售价达 42000美元，而同系列的汽油动力车仅售 17000美元。丰田和日产汽车公司是现在仅存的两大电动车制造商。 日本本田和丰田公司推出的混合机汽车在过去几年取得了良好的销售业绩。混合动力车比汽油机车运行里程更长，电池又可自行充电。福特表示，他们认为这样的机车有助于达到美国新制订的车辆排放规定。</p>
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