单选题
Japanese Car Keeps Watch for Drunk Drivers

A concept car developed by Japanese company Nissan has a breathalyzer-like detection system and other instruments that could help keep drunk or over tired drivers off the road.
The car"s sensors check odors inside the car and monitor a driver"s sweat for traces of alcohol. An in-car computer system can issue an alert or even lock up the ignition system if the driver seems over-the-limit. The air odor sensors are fixed firmly and deeply in the driver and passenger seats, while a detector in the gear-shift knob measures perspiration from the driver"s palm.
Other carmakers have developed similar detection systems. For example, Sweden"s Volvo has developed a breathalyzer attached to a car"s seat belt that drivers must blow into before the engine will start.
Nissan"s new concept vehicle also includes a dashboard-mounted camera that tracks a drivers alertness by monitoring their eyes. It will sound an alarm and issue a spoken warning in Japanese or English if it judges that the driver needs to pull over and rest.
The car technology is still in development, but general manager Kazuhiro Doi says the combination of different detection systems should improve the overall effectiveness of the technology. "For example, if the gear-shift sensor was bypassed by a passenger using it instead of the driver, the facial recognition system would still be used," Doi says. Nissan has no specific timetable for marketing the system, but aims to use technology to cut the number of fatalities involving its vehicles to half 1995 levels by 2015.
The car"s seat belt can also tighten if drowsiness is detected, while an external camera checks that the car is keeping to its lane properly. However, Doi admits that some of the technology, such as the alcohol odor sensor, should be improved. "If you drink one beer, it"s going to register, so we need to study what"s the appropriate level for the system to activate," he says.
In the UK, some research groups are using similar advanced techniques to understand driver behavior and the effectiveness of different road designs.
单选题 Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Japanese concept care?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 细节考查题。选项A、B、D所述内容在第一、二段中均有提及。传感器装在司机和乘客的座椅里,而不是在点火系统里,故正确答案为C。
单选题 What has Volvo developed?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 细节考查题。参见第三段:沃尔沃公司也发明了一种相类似的酒精检测装置,安装在保险带上。
单选题 What is the function of the camera mentioned in Paragraph 4?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 细节考查题。参见第四段:相机跟踪司机的眼睛的活动从而监测司机是否保持清醒状态,如果发现司机需要停车休息,便用英语或日语发出警告。
单选题 According to Doi ______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 细节考查题。参见第五段。只有选项D表达了Doi的意思,其他三个选项均与原文不符。
单选题 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Paragraph 6?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 细节考查题。选项A、C、D在第六段均有提及,选项B所述内容未提及。