单选题Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage.
At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the
questions. Now listen to the passage.
单选题
The imagination mentioned at the beginning is to illustrate ______.
A. the importance of the morning meeting
B. the usage of fantasy tales in movies
C. the difficulty in driverless car's realization
D. the transportation problem to commuters
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Imagine getting into your car, choosing your destination and then preparing for the morning's meeting whilst your car takes you to work. This sounds like a fantasy tale from the movies, however is closer to possibility than many people realise. {{U}}Of course, from possibility to practical implementation for the masses is a very large gap to cross.{{/U}}
Google have been developing the technology that will allow the ear to drive around set routes. When I first read about the car, I initially assumed that the tests would have been completed with very specific requirements that would never translate into real world use. {{U}}As it turns out, this has not been the case, the car has been run in everyday situations.{{/U}} From the details in Google's blog and the news over the past few weeks, the cars have covered approximately 140,000 in built up areas including San Francisco and the famous Golden Gate Bridge.
{{U}}The ultimate aim of the project is to improve road safety, reducing the number of accidents caused by driver error.{{/U}} I count myself as one of the people that would require a lot of proof and understanding of the fail-safes before I partook, however believe it could have a positive impact in road safety. Also keep in mind that this development might even improve the monotonous morning rush hour commute.
[解析] 语义理解题。根据原文划线部分可知,无人驾驶汽车从设想到变成现实有很大的距离,这也正是开头提及“想象”要说明的问题。故C为正确答案。
单选题
According to the passage, which of the following about Google is
CORRECT?
A. It has transferred into a car manufacturer.
B. It has little knowledge in car technology.
C. It has acquired 140-thousand blog users.
D. It has translated its car concept into reality.