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<p> <span word="Motoring">Motoring</span> <span word="Techonlogy">Techonlogy</span> 1.2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>,<span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="further">further</span> 50 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span>.<span word="To">To</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="crash">crash</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>,<span word="much">much</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="fuels">fuels</span>-<span word="though">though</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="biofuel">biofuel</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="faster">faster</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="developments">developments</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="vision">vision</span>.<span word="Radar">Radar</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="obstacles">obstacles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fog">fog</span>,<span word="while">while</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="technologysees">technologysees</span> <span word="throughbig">throughbig</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="blocking">blocking</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="view">view</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="tank">tank</span>,<span word="you">you</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thief">thief</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="innovations">innovations</span>.<span word="Satellite">Satellite</span> <span word="tracking">tracking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="crash">crash</span>,<span word="automatically">automatically</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="help">help</span>. 1.<span word="To">To</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="crash">crash</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>,<span word="many">many</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>. <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="fuels">fuels</span>. <span word="A">A</span>.<span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span>. <span word="C">C</span>.<span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="failure">failure</span>. 3.<span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="developments">developments</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="NOT">NOT</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>? <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="Radars">Radars</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="obstacles">obstacles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fog">fog</span>. <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="Improvements">Improvements</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="belts">belts</span>,<span word="pedal">pedal</span> <span word="controls">controls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tyres">tyres</span>. <span word="A">A</span>.<span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span>. <span word="C">C</span>.<span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="crashes">crashes</span>. 5.<span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="robotic">robotic</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span>? <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="Robotic">Robotic</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="driveon">driveon</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="roads">roads</span>. <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="Robotic">Robotic</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span>. 1.<span word="C">C</span> 文章第一段的意思是：在世界范围内，每年发生120万起交通死亡事故，加上5000万起伤残事故，因此正在进行的许多研究的重点是安全问题和新燃料问题，尽管一些电动车和生物燃料的研究旨在达到更快的速度。所以，<span word="C">C</span>是正确选项。 3.<span word="D">D</span> 文章中没有提到<span word="windscreens">windscreens</span>，所以<span word="D">D</span>是正确选项。其他几项均在文章提到。 5.<span word="A">A</span> 文章最后一段说，为机器人司机编制程序后，它们就能使交通变得通畅，也许今后某一天，大家都拥有机器人司机，但是，这一天的到来还有待时日。<span word="B">B</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="D">D</span>的内容文中均没有提到;<span word="A">A</span>句说，要实际使用机器人司机还需时日，这显然与末段最后一句表达的意思相吻合。 每年，全世界有120万起路面交通死亡事故，以及五千万起路面交通伤残事故。为降低车祸发生率，现在有很多研究将注意力放在行车安全和开发新型燃料上。而有些关于电动机车和生物燃料的研究旨在达到更快的速度。 用人工智能软件，这些辅助设施可监控行车过程并确保在关键时刻司机不会被手机或广播干扰注意力。许多车祸是由人为原因造成的而非机械故障。 对安全带、刹车板控制和车胎的改进也使行车过程变得更<span word="p">p</span> 从矿物燃料中提取的汽油的替代物，例如植物油，也是研究中的一个热门区域。取材于氢气的燃料电池燃烧时无污染，并已成为一项重要研究的攻克对象。 交通事故可引发许多交通堵塞。但在一畅通却繁忙的路段上，汽车间也有很多的细微互动，从而导致可能的阻塞。此类阻塞可用数据统计工具来进行分析。被编程的机器人可使交通流动更顺畅，并有朝一日有望成为每个人的私家司机。但最新成果表明这种设想并 非短期内可以实现。 </p>
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