2019年12月大学英语四级选词填空(无人驾驶汽车)篇章分析
The center of American automobile innovation has in the past decade moved 2,000 miles away. It has 26 from Detroit to Silicon Valley, where self-driving vehicles are coming into life.
In a 27 to take production back to Detroit, Michigan lawmakers have introduced 28 that could make their state the best place in the country, if not the world, to develop self-driving vehicles and put them on the road.
“Michigan’s 29 in auto research and development is under attack from several states and countries which desire to 30 our leadership in transportation. We can’t let happen,” says Senator Mike Kowall, the lead 31 of four bills recently introduced.
If all four bills pass as written, they would 32 a substantial update of Michigan’s 2013 law that allowed the testing of self-driving vehicles in limited conditions. Manufacturer would have nearly total freedom to test their self-driving technology on public roads. They would be allowed to send groups of self-driving cars on cross-state road trips, and even set on-demand 33 of self-driving cars, like the one General Motors and Lyft are building.
Lawmakers in Michigan clearly want to make the state ready for the commercial application of self-driving technology. In 34 , California, home of Silicon Valley, recently proposed far more 35 rules that would require human drivers be ready to take the wheel, and commercial use of self-driving technology.
【选项分析】
A) bid 1.作名词:努力争取,投标 ;2.作动词:吩咐;表示
B) contrast 可作名词/动词: 对比,使与...对照
C) deputy 1.名词:代理人,代表;2. 形容词:副的
D) dominance 名词:主要地位,支配权
E) fleets 名词:舰队,海军,车队
F) knots 1.名词:(用绳索打的)结,节子;2.动词,把...打成结
G) legislation 名词:法规,法律,制定法律
H) migrated 动词:过去分词,(随季节变化) 迁徙; 移居; 迁移; 移动; 转移
I) replace 动词:代替; 取代; (用…) 替换; (以…) 接替; 更换; 更新
J) represent 动词:代表; 等于; 相当于; 意味着
K) restrictive 形容词:限制性的; 约束的
L) reward : 1. 名词:奖励; 回报; 报酬; 赏格; 悬赏金;2. 动词:奖赏; 给以报酬
M) significant 形容词:有重大意义的; 显著的; 有某种意义的
N) sponsor 1.名词:赞助者/商;发起人 2.动词:赞助(活动、节目等); 主办; 举办
O) transmitted :动词,过去分词,传送; 输送; 发射; 播送; 传播; 传染; 传(热、声等)
【参考答案】
26. H migrated.
27. A bid.
28. G legislation.
29. D dominance.
30. I replace.
31. N sponsor.
32. J represent
33. E fleets .
34. B contrast.
35. K restrictive
【文章解读】
本文脉络清晰,主要讲解了密西根州对无人驾驶机的推动。
段大意:美国汽车创新中心的位置发生了变化,从底特律(美国密歇根Michigan州东南部的大城市)转移到了硅谷。
第二段大意:为了把汽车生产地位拉回底特律,密西根的法律制定者要采取措施,即,推行法律,以便使密西根州成为美国发展无人驾驶车的最 好的地方。(很显然,密西根州的决心还是很大的。)
第三段大意:密西根在汽车研发和发展方面的主 导地位受到了其他州和国家的威胁;他们想取代密西根州的在汽车发展的地位。但是,密西根州长声明,不会让此事发生,他发起了四项法案。
第四段大意:如果四项法案通过,这就表示密西根在2013年制定的无人驾驶测试制度的变化。制造商会更有多的自由进行无人驾驶车测试,而且会建立一些车队。
第五段大意:密西根非常希望发展无人驾驶技术的商业化用途,然而,硅谷所在州加利福尼亚州对司机和无人驾驶技术推出了更具有限制性的制度。
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