考研英语阅读理解精读100篇UNIT25
<p> <span word="TEXT">TEXT</span> <span word="ONE">ONE</span></p><p> <span word="Aptera">Aptera</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="carmaker">carmaker</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="newest">newest</span> <span word="creation">creation</span>. <span word="Biologists">Biologists</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="recognise">recognise</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="scuttling">scuttling</span> <span word="wingless">wingless</span> <span word="insects">insects</span> <span word="silverfish">silverfish</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="suchlike">suchlike</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Fambro">Fambro</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eponymous">eponymous</span> <span word="Californian">Californian</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="swarming">swarming</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="highways">highways</span>.</p><p> <span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="Tesla">Tesla</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="boutique">boutique</span> <span word="electric">electric</span>-<span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="maker">maker</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="State">State</span>, <span word="Aptera">Aptera</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="aiming">aiming</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Tesla">Tesla</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="back">back</span> $98,000 . <span word="An">An</span> <span word="Aptera">Aptera</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span>, <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="at">at</span> $26,900, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Ferrari">Ferrari</span> <span word="knock">knock</span>-<span word="off">off</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="space">space</span>-<span word="age">age</span> <span word="tricycle">tricycle</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Aptera">Aptera</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tesla">Tesla</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="small">small</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="aiming">aiming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="roping">roping</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eco">eco</span>-<span word="fashionistas">fashionistas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="outwards">outwards</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainstream">mainstream</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="Aptera">Aptera</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="resembles">resembles</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="wingless">wingless</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="wheel">wheel</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="exempts">exempts</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="onerous">onerous</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="outer">outer</span> <span word="shell">shell</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span>-<span word="fibre">fibre</span> <span word="composite">composite</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="metal">metal</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="wind">wind</span>-<span word="tunnel">tunnel</span> <span word="aerodynamic">aerodynamic</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="protuberances">protuberances</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span>. <span word="Wing">Wing</span> <span word="mirrors">mirrors</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rear">rear</span>-<span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="camera">camera</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 180 <span word="field">field</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exhaust">exhaust</span> <span word="valves">valves</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="recessed">recessed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="minimise">minimise</span> <span word="turbulence">turbulence</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pure">pure</span> <span word="plug">plug</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="version">version</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="valves">valves</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electronics">electronics</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="petrol">petrol</span>-<span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="hybrid">hybrid</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="cylinder">cylinder</span> <span word="generator">generator</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="extends">extends</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="from">from</span> 200<span word="km">km</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1,130<span word="km">km</span>. <span word="Top">Top</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="is">is</span> 150<span word="kph">kph</span>.</p>
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