高一英语时文阅读一.doc

高一英语时文阅读一
The Car of the Future 
It talks, it thinks, it can drive itself! The car of the future will run on new energy, act cleverer and look very different to the cars of today. It seems as though cars of the future will get their power from energy from the sun. The sun will shine on the car; special equipment in the roof and body of the car will make the sun rays into energy. This energy will make the car quieter to drive and it will be kinder to the environment as there will be no pollution from the car. The steering wheel will have controls on either side of it; you will be able to control everything in the car from the steering wheel. Pedals and mirrors will be replaced by tiny cameras that will show you what is happening around the car on computer screens. The car will be made of some kind of hard material, not metal, that will be able to be recycled. The car will have no wheels, but will rather move above the ground, making it easier to drive than an ordinary car. Sounds exciting, doesn't it? Well, imagine this: you are off to work. You get into the driver's seat of your car. The seat and the temperature are set exactly as you like them and the satellite-radio is on your favourite station. It doesn't matter that someone else drove the car last night; the car knows that you are in it now. The car will also be able to identify any passengers that you may have and set the seat and temperature for them. On the way, you decide to do some work. This type of car knows the speed that you should be travelling, so you set the car to drive itself and it gets you there safely. Any e-mails you may want to send on the ride to work may be sent through the car's computer. Best of all,. it can communicate with your home computer and have it send the shopping list to your nearest store. When you get to the store after work everything is paid for and ready to take home.  So, it would seem that the cars of the future are something to look forward to.
Words:
1.steering wheel 方向盘 2.pedal 踏板 3.sun rays 太阳光
4.satellite-radio卫星广播 5.identify 确认,鉴定
Questions:
1.     By what energy the car in the future will be powered?
2.     Which part does the future car still have?
3.     What can the future car do ?
4.   In what ways do the cars of future look different from cars of today?
Answers:
1.  Solar energy/Energy from the sun.
2.  Steering wheel.
3.  It can talk, think, and drive itself.
4.  A. Cameras take the place of pedals and mirrors.
     B. Move above the ground without wheels.