职称英语(理工类)教材阅读理解及译文(1)
<p> <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="Abandons">Abandons</span> <span word="Electric">Electric</span> <span word="Vehicles">Vehicles</span></p><p> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Motors">Motors</span>。<span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hondaceased">Hondaceased</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> 1 999, <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="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="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="Toyot">Toyot</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="Nissanare">Nissanare</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="automanufacturers">automanufacturers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>.</p><p> <span word="Hybrid">Hybrid</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Toyota">Toyota</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Honda">Honda</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="well">well</span>.<span word="Hybrid">Hybrid</span> <span word="engines">engines</span> <span word="Offer">Offer</span> <span word="Greater">Greater</span> <span word="mileage">mileage</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="petrolonly">petrolonly</span> <span word="engines">engines</span> , <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="batteries">batteries</span> <span word="recharge">recharge</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="guidelines">guidelines</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.</p><p> 1.<span word="What">What</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="company">company</span>.<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Motors">Motors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Honda">Honda</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>?</p><p> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>.<span word="D">D</span>)<span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="Cars">Cars</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span>)<span word="will">will</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></p><p> <span word="C">C</span>)<span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span></p>
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