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19．The Intelligent Transport team at Newcastle University have turned an electric car into a mobile laboratory named"Drive LAB"in order to understand the challenges faced by older drivers and to discover where the key stress points are．
   Research shows that giving up driving is one of the key reasons for a fall in health and well-being among older people，leading to them becoming more isolated（隔絕）and inactive．
   Led by Professor Phil Blythe，the Newcastle team are developing in-vehicle technologies for older drivers which they hope could help them to continue driving into later life．
   These include custom-made navigation（導(dǎo)航） tools，night vision systems and intelligent speed adaptations．Phil Blythe explains："For many older people，particularly those living alone or in the country，driving is important for preserving their independence，giving them the freedom to get out and about without having to rely on others．"
"But we all have to accept that as we get older our reactions slow down and this often results in people avoiding any potentially challenging driving conditions and losing confidence in their driving skills．The result is that people stop driving before they really need to．"
   Dr Amy Guo，the leading researcher on the older driver study，explains，"The DriveLAB is helping us to understand what the key stress points and difficulties are for older drivers and how we might use technology to address these problems．
"For example，most of us would expect older drivers always go slower than everyone else but surprisingly，we found that in 30mph zones they struggled to keep at a constant speed and so were more likely to break the speed limit and be at risk of getting fined．We're looking at the benefits of systems which control their speed as a way of preventing that．
"We hope that our work will help with technological solutions（解決方案） to ensure that older drivers stay safer behind the wheel．"
32．What is the purpose of the Drive LAB？C
A．To explore newmeans of transport．  B．To design new types of cars．
C．To find out older driver′s problems． D．To teach people traffic rules．
33．Why is driving important for older people according to Phil Blythe？A
A．It keeps them independent．   B．It helps them save time．
C．It builds up their strength．    D．It cures their mental illnesses．
34．What do researchers hope to do for older drivers？B
A．Improve their driving skills．           B．Develop driver-assist technologies．
C．Provide tips on repairing their cars．D．Organize regular physical checkups．
35．What is the best title for the text？D
A．A New Model Electric Car          B．A Solution to Traffic Problems
C．Driving Services for Elders          D．Keeping Older Drivers on the Road．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要寫(xiě)了研究人員了解老司機(jī)的在駕駛過(guò)程中的挑戰(zhàn)，發(fā)展新的車(chē)輛技術(shù)，希望能讓年老的司機(jī)繼續(xù)開(kāi)車(chē)到晚一點(diǎn)的年齡．

解答 32．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段句子in order to understand the challenges faced by older drivers and to discover where the key stress points are．為了了解老年司機(jī)面臨的挑戰(zhàn)，并找出關(guān)鍵的重點(diǎn)在哪里．所以答案選C．
33．A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)句子 driving is important for preserving their independence，giving them the freedom to get out and about without having to rely on others．駕駛對(duì)于保持他們的獨(dú)立性是很重要的，讓他們有自由進(jìn)出的自由，而不必依賴他人．可見(jiàn)讓他們保持獨(dú)立很重要，所以答案選A．
34．B We hope that our work will help with technological solutions（解決方案） to ensure that older drivers stay safer behind the wheel．我們希望，我們的工作將借助于技術(shù)解決方案，以確保老司機(jī)在車(chē)輪后面更安全．可見(jiàn)輔助技術(shù)的發(fā)展是他們的希望，所以答案選B．
35．D 標(biāo)題考查題．本文主要寫(xiě)了研究人員了解老司機(jī)的在駕駛過(guò)程中的挑戰(zhàn)，發(fā)展新的車(chē)輛技術(shù)，希望能讓年老的司機(jī)繼續(xù)開(kāi)車(chē)到晚一點(diǎn)的年齡．所以答案D符合標(biāo)題．

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