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You slip the key into the ignition and crank the engine to life. But before you put the car into gear, you tap a key on the keyboard mounted by the steering wheel, and your newest e-mail flashes up on the windscreen.

This seductive satyr is what you get when you cross a car and a computer. Dubbed the “network vehicle”, or net-mobile, it may soon come to a driveway near you (probably the one belonging to your rich neighbour). In a net-mobile, a motorist could tap into a regional road system but also to map out a route around rush-hour traffic snags. Drivers and passengers will be able to send and receive e-mail, track the latest sports scores or stock quotes, surf the Web, and even play video games. Or so, at least, say a number of computer-industry firms such as Microsoft, Sun, IBM and Netscape.

The modern car is already an electronic showcase on wheels. On-board microcomputers improve fuel economy and reduce emissions. They operate anti-lock brake systems, and on some cars even regulate the firmness of the shock absorbers. But much of the technology needed to add extra is available now. A prototype network vehicle, produced by a consortium of Netscape, Sun, IBM and Delco (an automotive electronics firm based in Michigan), was introduced at the recent annual computer industry show in Las Vegas.

It not only offered such desktop-computer-like services as e-mail, but allowed a driver to use them without looking away from the road. It was operated by voice commands and projected its data on to the windscreen, using the same sort of head-up display system found in modern fighter jets. Members of the consortium think a real-world network vehicle could be in production in as little as four years.

Car-makers have already begun rolling out some of the features found on these prototype net mobiles. If the driver of a General Motors car equipped with its On-Star system locks his key in the car, for example, an emergency centre can transmit a digital signal to unlock the doors. On-star also calls automatically for help if an accident triggers the airbags. Toyota and General Motors are among a growing list of firms offering such in-car navigation systems. And in Europe, BMW and Mercedes-Benz recently introduced navigation hardware that can not only plot out a route, but alert a driver to traffic jams.

26.The future car can be defined as the machine which________.

[A]sends and receives e-mails, and surfs the Web

[B]taps into a regional road system to get directions

[C]combines car functions and computer functions

[D]tracks the latest sports scores and stock quotes

27.“An electronic showcase on wheels” probably means__________.

[A]a computer industry show

[B]a network car

[C]a car that exhibits electronic achievements

[D]a computer that has wheels

28.Compared with an ordinary modern car, the network vehicle will have an on-board microcomputer which________.

[A]projects data on the windscreen

[B]improves fuel economy and reduces emissions

[C]operates anti_lock brake systems

[D]regulates the firmness of the shock absorbers

29.The in-car navigation system has all of the following functions EXCEPT________.

[A]calling for help if an accident triggers the airbag

[B]transmitting a digital signal to unlock the doors

[C]alerting emergency centre if the key is locked in the car

[D]plotting out route and alert one to traffic jams

30.The passage is written probably to_______.

[A]promote electronic culture

[B]advertise for the motor manufacturers

[C]attract potential motor consumers

[D]provide information about the net vehicle

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26.未来的汽车可以定义为_____的机器。

[A]可收发电子邮件并且在网上冲浪

[B]可触摸进入地区公路系统来获得方向指示

[C]结合了汽车和电脑功能的综合体

[D]可追踪最新的体育比赛得分情况和股市报价

答案C

[精解]本题考查事实细节。第一段对未来汽车进行了一番美好描述。二段首句指出这种机器就是汽车和电脑的交合体。satyr原义是“半人半兽的森林之神”，这里比喻为“半汽车半电脑的结合体”。第二句指出这种汽车享有“网络汽车”(network vehicle)的称号，因此[C]项为最佳答案。其他项都是未来汽车的部分功能，不具概括性。

27.“轮子上的电子陈列橱”可能指的是______。

[A]电脑工业展示会 [B]网络汽车

[C]展示了电子成就的汽车 [D]有轮子的电脑

答案C

[精解]本题考查根据上下文猜测词义。三段首句指出，现代汽车已经是一个带轮子的电子陈列橱。该段接着详细叙述了其具体功能。but一词后出现转折，开始谈网络汽车(即未来汽车)，它与现代汽车相比添加了额外的技术，其模型已经出现在拉斯维加斯的电脑工业展示会上了。因此“带轮子的电子陈列橱”就是具备电子功能的现代汽车，[C]项为正确答案。

28.与一般的现代汽车相比，网络汽车会在内部安置微电脑_____。

[A]将数据投射到汽车挡风玻璃上 [B]节约燃油量和减少排放量

[C]操纵反锁刹车系统 [D]调节减震器的松紧程度

答案A

[精解]本题考查事实细节。该题实际上是要求考生找出网络汽车和现代汽车的区别。根据三段可知，[B]、[C]和[D]项都是现代汽车的功能。只有[A]项是四段谈到的网络汽车先进于现代汽车的功能之一。

29.汽车内置的导航系统的功能不包括_____。

[A]发生事故时启动安全气袋后自动求救

[B]发射一种数字信号来开车门

[C]钥匙被锁在车内时向紧急服务中心报警

[D]规划路线并提醒驾驶者注意交通堵塞

答案C

[精解]本题考查事实细节。根据题干关键词navigation system迅速定位到第五段。该段倒数第二句提到：包括丰田和通用汽车公司在内越来越多的公司提供了这种内置导航系统。联系上下文，上文提到如果装备卫星导航系统(On-Star system)的通用汽车的驾驶者把车钥匙锁在车内了，那么紧急服务中心会发射一种数字信号来开车门。而且发生事故时如果安全气袋被启动，该系统还会自动求救。下文提到，欧洲的宝马和奔驰汽车公司最近引进了一种导航软件，它不仅能够规划路线而且可以提醒驾驶者注意交通堵塞。可见，[A]、[B]和[D]项都是文中列举的导航系统的功能。[C]错在不是“报警”而是“发射信号”。

30.这篇文章的写作目的可能是_____。

[A]宣传电子文化 [B]替汽车生产商做广告

[C]吸引潜在的汽车消费者 [D]提供有关网络汽车的信息

答案D

[精解]本题变相考查主旨。回顾全文，从介绍未来汽车(即网络汽车)，到将网络汽车和现代汽车作比列出前者的优越之处，文章主要以提供信息为主，勾画了未来汽车的美好前景。因此[D]正确。其他项的内容文中都未提及。

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