【題目】The ride-sharing company Uber has removed its self-driving cars from the streets of San Francisco,California. The action came after a dispute between Uber and state officials over whether the vehicles needed special permits to operate.

Uber recently launched testing of its self-driving service in San Francisco.But shortly after the launch, California's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) told the company to stop the self-driving vehicles.State officials said the Uber cars needed the same special permit given to about 20 other companies testing self-driving technology in California.Uber argued that its technology does not make vehicles fully autonomous,and so the special permit was not needed.It added that all of Uber's "self-driving" cars have a driver sitting in the passenger seat to take over if needed.

The head of Uber's self-driving technology,Anthony Levandowski,explained the company's position in a blog post.He said the self-driving Uber vehicles do use high-technology tools to assist drivers.But they are not fully autonomous and require a driver to be at the controls at all times..He compared the technology to solar carmaker Tesla's advanced driver assist tools.Telsa's Autopilot system allows its cars to steer in a lane,change lanes,and speed up or slow down based on nearby traffic.The company tells drivers that,when using Autopilot,they should still always be ready to take control of the vehicle.Vehicles equipped with these high-tech driver assist tools do not need a special permit to operate in California.

It's hard to understand why the DMV would seek to require self-driving Ubers to get permits when it accepts that Tesla's autopilot technology does not need them,"Levandowski wrote.San Francisco's mayor,Ed Lee,praised the DMV for stopping Uber's self-driving vehicles.He said he supports self-driving development and testing.But only under conditions that put human bicyclists' and pedestrian safety first."

【1】What does the underlined word "dispute" in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. Discussion. B. Disagreement.

C. Fighting. D. Meeting.

【2】Why does Uber say that the special permit was not needed?

A. Because Uber's "self driving" cars are fully autonomous.

B. Because there are passenger seats in Uber's "self-driving" cars.

C. Because no drivers are needed in some Uber's "self-driving" cars.

D. Because Uber's "self-driving" cars can be operated by humans when necessary.

【3】What can we know from the passage?

A. Uber's self-driving cars need human drivers.

B. Telsa's Autopilot needs special permits too.

C. Uber's self-driving cars are completely autonomous.

D. Telsa's Autopilot system is better than Uber's self-driving technology.

【4】What can we infer from Ed Lee's words?

A. He doesn't think DMV is right.

B. Uber's self-driving cars should he supported.

C. Uber's serf-driving cars are not safe enough.

D. One should be careful while walking or cycling in streets.

【答案】D選項(xiàng)Because Uber's "self-driving" cars can be operated by humans when necessary.

【解析】文章介紹美國(guó)優(yōu)步公司的自動(dòng)駕駛汽車的測(cè)試。

【1】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第一句The ride-sharing company Uber has removed its self-driving cars from the streets of San Francisco,California. 拼車出租公司優(yōu)步（Uber）已關(guān)閉加利福尼亞州舊金山街道上的自動(dòng)駕駛汽車試點(diǎn)。可知這里這一行動(dòng)是在優(yōu)步與加州政府在自動(dòng)駕駛是否需要特別許可證產(chǎn)生異議后實(shí)施的。可知這里劃線單詞"dispute"的意思“爭(zhēng)議，分歧”。故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的內(nèi)容Uber argued that its technology does not make vehicles fully autonomous,and so the special permit was not needed.It added that all of Uber's "self-driving" cars have a driver sitting in the passenger seat to take over if needed. 優(yōu)步堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為其自動(dòng)駕駛汽車并非完全自主，因此不需要特別許可證。優(yōu)步方面還表示，優(yōu)步所有“自駕”汽車都設(shè)有駕駛座，若有需要，司機(jī)可以自行駕車。可判斷優(yōu)步方面認(rèn)為不需要特別許可證的原因是，必要時(shí)，優(yōu)步的“自駕”汽車都可以由人來(lái)操作。故選D。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段優(yōu)步的技術(shù)總監(jiān)Anthony Levandowski 的話He said the self-driving Uber vehicles do use high-technology tools to assist drivers.But they are not fully autonomous and require a driver to be at the controls at all times.他說(shuō)優(yōu)步的自駕汽車確實(shí)需要高科技工具來(lái)協(xié)助司機(jī)。但是它并非完全自動(dòng)，隨時(shí)需要司機(jī)掌控，可知優(yōu)步的自駕汽車需要人類來(lái)控制。故選A。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)的話San Francisco's mayor,Ed Lee,praised the DMV for stopping Uber's self-driving vehicles.He said he supports self-driving development and testing.But only under conditions that put human bicyclists' and pedestrian safety first." 對(duì)于加州車輛管理局叫停優(yōu)步自動(dòng)駕駛汽車一事，舊金山市長(zhǎng)Ed Lee表示支持。他說(shuō)自己雖然支持自動(dòng)駕駛的開(kāi)發(fā)和測(cè)試工作。但需要保證民眾、騎自行車人以及行人的安全。可推斷他認(rèn)為優(yōu)步的自動(dòng)駕駛汽車不夠安全。故選C。

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