单选题 To fight a noise by making more noise sounds strange, but that"s exactly what motor engineers are doing in Germany and some other countries.
Car makers" research and development laboratories have already proved that mixing more noise with the help of loudspeakers can reduce the unwanted noise.
Physicists have known about the technique for a long time. Sound is made up of pressure waves in the air. If two sound waves of the same frequency (频率) mix so that the highest point of one wave happens at the same time as the lowest point of the other wave, the result is no sound. Therefore, by producing a perfect copy of the noise and delaying it by half a wave cycle (周期), we can kill the unwanted noise. Using this technique many carmakers are racing to develop noise-killing systems (系统) both inside and outside the cars.
Another good thing about the use of noise-killing systems is that it saves the need for a silencer; this not only reduces the weight of a car, but also makes the motor burn less fuel and work better.
Some engineers believe that the noise-killing system will be used in most cars within a few years. But the carmakers haven"t decided if they will carry it into production because it would add several hundred dollars to the cost of their cars.
单选题 Which of the following gives a general idea of how the noise-killing system works?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 从文章第三段第四句Therefore,by producing a perfect copy of the noise and delaying it by half a wave cycle,we call kill the unwanted noise.得知。
单选题 Besides its main use the noise-killing system can______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 通过文章第四段Another good thing about the use of noise-killing systems is that it saves the need for a silencer;this not only reduces the weight of a car...得知。
单选题 The noise-killing system is net yet popular mainly because______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 从文章最后一段最后一句But the carmakers haven"t decided if they will carry it into production because it would add several hundred dollars to the cost of their cats.得知。