Question

Toyota is the world's largest automaker, but its road to success has been long and filled with speed bumps（顛簸）.

1958：The company's first foray into the American market was the Toyopet in 1958. It was a flop.

1964：Toyota introduced their Corona line of automobiles and sales hit 6,400 in 1965, marking an increase in popularity.

1969：Toyota began importing the Corolla and in 1985 it would become the first Toyota built in the U.S.

1975：Toyota surpassed the popular German brand Volkswagen to become the top import sold in the U.S.

1986：The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ordered its first recall of Toyota cars due to "speed control" problems.

1988：The First North American Toyota plant opened in Georgetown, Ky.

1989：Toyota introduced the Lexus LS 400, the company's first U.S. luxury car. It was a major hit.

1997：Toyota debuted their Prius gas-electric hybrid car.

2002：The first consumer complaints emerged of the Camry's engine surging under braking.

2004：The NHTSA opened a defect investigation into 2002-2003 Camry, Camry Solara and Lexus ES models.

2006：Toyota "Americanizes" and opened a new plant in Texas to build full-size pickups

2007：Toyota surpassed General Motors to become the world's largest automaker.

2007：The NHTSA investigated pedal entrapment in some Toyota vehicles, which led recalls of floor mats on Camry and Lexus models.

2007：The NHTSA investigated pedal entrapment in some Toyota vehicles, which led recalls of floor mats on Camry and Lexus models.

Aug. 2009：An off-duty California Highway Patrol officer and three family members were killed when their rental 2009 Lexus ES speeds out of control.

Nov. 2009：Toyota recalled 3.8 million Lexus and Toyota models to remove floor mats that can trap pedals.

Jan. 2010：Toyota recalled approximately 2.3 million more vehicles with potential sticking pedal problems. On Jan. 26, Toyota stopped selling eight models involved in the recall.

Feb. 2010：Prius and Lexus hybrids are now being recalled for brake problems in 2010 models.

1.Which of the following brands belong to Toyota family？

A. Toyopet, Volkswagen, Lexus, Prius

B. Camry, Prius, Lexus, Georgetown

C. Corona, Prius, Lexus, Corolla

D. General Motors, Lexus, Camry, Corolla

2.The underlined word in Para.6 probably means:

A. withdrawal B. sorrow C. appreciation D. resolve

3.We can infer from the passage that____________

A. Lexus LS 400 is a cheaper car

B. Prius may be a kind of environmentally friendly car

C. Corona became popular as soon as introduced to the US

D. Toyota’s plant opened in Georgetown symbolized its “Americanize” tactics

4.The purpose of this passage is to_________.

A. advertise for Toyota

B. display Toyota’s glory

C. uncover Toyota’s braking problems

D. introduce Toyota’ s struggle in the US

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. The world’s largest automaker B. The rise of Toyota

C. Toyota meeting problems in the US D. Toyota’s failure in the US

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章主要講述了豐田汽車在美國的成長之路。從最開始的慘敗到逐步打開市場，到超越大眾，最后超過通用，豐田成為世界最大的汽車制造商。

1.Toyota introduced their Corona line of automobiles ...Toyota began importing the Corolla and in 1985 it would become the first Toyota built in the U.S. ...Toyota introduced the Lexus LS 400 ...Toyota debuted their Prius gas-electric hybrid car.”可知，Corona、Corolla、Lexus、Prius是豐田的車系，Volkswagen大眾是德國的，Georgetown是地名，General Motors通用是美國的，排除A、B、D，故選C。

2.due to "speed control" problems”可知，recall在此意為“召回”，豐田汽車因“速度控制”問題被召回，故選A。

3.the company's first U.S. luxury car”可知，Lexus LS 400是豪華車，排除A；根據(jù)“marking an increase in popularity”可知，Corona不是一經(jīng)推出就收到了歡迎，排除C；根據(jù)“Toyota "Americanizes" and opened a new plant in Texas to build full-size pickups”可知，應該是Texas，排除D；“Prius gas-electric hybrid car”可知，Prius是一種汽電混合動力車，故選B。

4.Toyota is the world's largest automaker, but its road to success has been long and filled with speed bumps（顛簸）. ”和文章大意可知，文章主要講的是豐田進入美國之路，故選D。

5.1958：The company's first foray into the American market was the Toyopet in 1958. It was a flop.

1975：Toyota surpassed the popular German brand Volkswagen to become the top import sold in the U.S.

1988：The First North American Toyota plant opened in Georgetown, Ky.

2006：Toyota "Americanizes" and opened a new plant in Texas to build full-size pickups

2007：Toyota surpassed General Motors to become the world's largest automaker.”可知，豐田進入美國的首次嘗試以失敗告終，經(jīng)過多年的努力，豐田超過了大眾、通用，成為世界上最大的汽車制造商，故選B。

考點：經(jīng)濟類短文閱讀