考研英语阅读真题文章三十篇二十
<p> <span word="Behold">Behold</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span></p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="futuristic">futuristic</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="limousine">limousine</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="populist">populist</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Superbus">Superbus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="publictransport">publictransport</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Delft">Delft</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> <span word="seamlessly">seamlessly</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="supertracks">supertracks</span> , <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="speeds">speeds</span> <span word="of">of</span> 250<span word="kph">kph</span> . <span word="It">It</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="magneticlevitation">magneticlevitation</span> <span word="trains">trains</span>.</p><p> <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="bus">bus</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Superbus">Superbus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> 1.7 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="high">high</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sportsutility">sportsutility</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span>. <span word="Joris">Joris</span> <span word="Melkert">Melkert</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="manager">manager</span>, <span word="explains">explains</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="designers">designers</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Superbus">Superbus</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="aisle">aisle</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="todays">todays</span> <span word="buses">buses</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vestigial">vestigial</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="upright">upright</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="conventional">conventional</span> <span word="buses">buses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aerodynamic">aerodynamic</span> <span word="profile">profile</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brick">brick</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lowriding">lowriding</span> <span word="Superbus">Superbus</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> 30<span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="seats">seats</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lightweight">lightweight</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="streamlined">streamlined</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="modest">modest</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="motor">motor</span>: <span word="though">though</span> <span word="engineers">engineers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Superbus">Superbus</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="cells">cells</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="batteries">batteries</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accelerate">accelerate</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="to">to</span> 100<span word="kph">kph</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leisurely">leisurely</span> 36 <span word="seconds">seconds</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="loading">loading</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unloading">unloading</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Superbus">Superbus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="mission">mission</span>: <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="predetermined">predetermined</span> <span word="stops">stops</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="textmessaged">textmessaged</span> <span word="requests">requests</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flexibility">flexibility</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="tenet">tenet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="lifespan">lifespan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Superbus">Superbus</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="phased">phased</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="available">available</span>.</p>
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