Olivia Pedersen thought the Nissan Leaf parked outside her favourite lunch spot near Emory University, must be hers. But she could not open the door. Nor could she open the door of the identical Leaf behind it. Cautiously, she tried the third Leaf in line and happily drove away. More than 14,000 electric vehicles are now registered in Georgia; California is the only state with more. But the juicy state incentives for buying them are coming under attack. Residents can claim an income-tax credit for 20% of the cost of leasing or purchasing an electric vehicle, up to $ 5,000. Combined with a possible federal tax incentive worth $ 7,500,savvy Georgians are driving all the way to the bank in nearly-free electric cars. Nissan sells more of its Leaf models in Atlanta than in any other city, according to Don Francis from Georgia, which promotes the use of cars like these. Such trends motivated Chuck Martin, a representative in Georgia's House, to sponsor a bill to end state incentives for electric vehicles. He argues that the income-tax credit costs too much—about $ 13. 6m in 2013—and that only urban types benefit from these sorts of cars. Mr Martin's bill was voted down in committee in February, but seems to be still breathing. Another House bill, mostly to finance transport projects, would reduce the credits; it is now before the Senate. Fans of electric vehicles say Georgia now leads the country in clean transport. Local power companies have helped by offering off-peak prices of 1. 3 cents per kilowatt hour for charging the cars at night. And the sales tax levied on this power stays in the state, whereas cash spent on petrol largely goes elsewhere, says Jeff Cohen, founder of the Atlanta Electric Vehicle Development Coalition. Cutting the credits altogether might also harm Georgia in other ways. A study by Keybridge Public Policy Economics, a consultancy, says the state could lose $ 252m by 2030 if they disappear and people buy gas-guzzlers instead. That is because drivers will spend $ 714m on petrol to get around (in contrast with the $ 261m they would have paid in electricity bills) , and will no longer fritter away their savings from the federal electric-vehicle tax credit in Georgia's shops. But the state's incentives may be safe in the legislature after all; the president of the Senate drives an electric car himself.

单选题 According to Paragraph 1, Georgia may______.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：细节题。根据Georgia定位到第一段后两句：More than 14，000 electric vehicles are now registered in Georgia；California is the only state with more．But the juicy state incentives for buying them are coming under attack．选项[A]be under attack for its unreasonable policies “因为其不合理的政策而受到抨击”；原文juicy incentives指“诱人的激励政策”，该项的unreasonable policies“不合理的政策”与之不符，故该项错误。[B]encourage people to purchase electric vehicles“鼓励人们购买电动汽车”；原文明确提到the juicy state incentives for buying them“购买电动汽车诱人的激励政策”，选项encourage“鼓励”=incentives“激励”：purchase=buy；electric vehicles=them；该项与原文是同义替换关系，该项正确。[C]end state incentives for buying electric cars soon“很快结束购买电动汽车的地方激励政策”：其中soon一词过于绝对，文章提到这些激励政策受到抨击，但是没有说这些政策会很快结束，end一词程度夸大。综合上下文，Georgia是一直在实行电动汽车购买激励政策的。故该项错误。[D]have the largest number of electric cars in America“拥有美国数量最多的电动汽车”；原文明确提到California is the only state with more．即加州电动汽车数量最多，Georgia排名第二，故该项错误。综上本题答案为[B]。

单选题 Chuck Martin seeks to end state incentives for electric vehicles because______.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：细节题。根据Chuck Martin定位到第三段首句，该句指出Chunk Martin赞助一项法案，以结束电动汽车的地方激励政策，该句与题干表述完全一致，而题目问的是原因，故答案应该在下一句：He argues that the income-tax credit costs too much，and that only urban types benefit from these sorts of cars．选项[A]the policy proves to be costly“该政策代价过于高昂”；该项costly=costs too much，属于同义替换，该项正确。[B]no one benefits from the policy“没有人从该政策中受益”；原文说only urban types benefit，可见并非无人受益，no one一词错误，且过于绝对。[C]the government is short of money“政府缺乏资金”；原文说激励政策耗费太大，并没有提到政府缺钱，该项属于无中生有。[D]these incentives will hurt economy“这些激励政策会破坏经济”；该项同样是无中生有。综上，本题选择[A]。

单选题 Supporters of electric vehicles believe that these cars are______.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：观点题。根据题干supporters of electric vehicles定位到第四段首句fans of electric vehicles：其中supporters“支持者”=fans“粉丝”。首句say Georgia now leads the country in clean transport说明这些支持者的观点，其中clean transport指的就是electric vehicles，这些支持者认为电动汽车是“干净的交通工具”，即认为电动汽车是“环保的”。第二句指出：当地电力公司也积极响应，并提供1．3美分每度的低电价供居民晚上充电。该句说明电动汽车“省钱”。故答案为[C]environmental-friendly and money-saving“环保省钱”。选项[A]convenient to charge and duty-free“充电方便且免税”；其中duty-free错误，原文没有说电动汽车免税。[B]powerful and good to environment“动力强大且有利于环境”；powerful一词纯粹是无中生有。[D]inexpensive and faster than traditional cars“便宜且速度超过传统汽车”：该项也属于无中生有。综上，本题答案为[C]。

单选题 A study suggests that cutting the credits in Georgia might______.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：细节题。根据cutting the credits in Georgia定位到最后一段首句：Cutting the credits altogether might also harm Georgia in other ways．答案句来自第二句：A study says the state could lose $ 252m by 2030 if they disappear and people buy gas-guzzlers instead．其中，答案关键为lose $ 252m“损失2．52亿美元”。选项[A]boost economic growth“促进经济增长”：boost为正向词汇，与原文harm、lose等负面词汇完全相反，该项比较容易排除。[B]do harm to the matket“破坏市场”：原文提到harm Georgia，并没有提到market“市场”一词，故排除该项。[C]reduce vehicle sales“减少汽车销量”；文章说如果电动汽车激励政策消失，人们会购买gas-guzzlers“油老虎／传统汽车”，故不会减少汽车销量，顶多减少电动汽车销量，该项表述不清，可以排除。[D]lead to greater loss“造成更大的损失”；该项的loss=原文的lose：greater loss=lose $252m；故该项为正确答案。

单选题 The author's attitude towards Georgia's policies on electric cars seems to be______.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：态度题。定位到最后一段。转折处经常强调作者的观点态度，故最能体现作者态度的句子是全文最后一句：But the state’s incentives may be safe in the legislature after all；the president of the Senate drives an electric car himself．其中state’s incentives“该州的激励政策”指的就是全文讨论的Georgia’s policies on electric cars“乔治亚州的电动汽车政策”。该句中能够明确体现感情色彩的词是safe“安全的”，该词属于正向词汇，故答案也应该是正向词汇。选项[A]worried“担忧的”；[B]doubtful“怀疑的”；[C]optimistic“乐观的”：[D]sym-pathetic“同情的”；四个选项中显然只有[C]optimistic为正向词汇，故该项正确。