Question

Would you like to have an electric car? We will see this kind of cars soon in America. These quiet, clean cars run on electricity. Carmakers will start selling electric cars in 2011.

The world’s population will jump from 6.8 billion to 9 billion by 2050. The need for cars will jump with it. But the oil(石油) won’t keep up with the number of cars on the road. So the price of oil will go up.

Electric cars aren’t perfect just yet. It can take eight hours to charge(充电) a car for only 100 miles of driving. And the distance(路程) that cars can go depends on driving conditions(条件). How far it travels depends on the weather and traffic.

Price is a problem, too. Electric models cost much more than oil-powered cars. The good news is that electric-car technology is getting better. As it does, the prices of this kind of cars are dropping.

To charge the car, the US Department of Energy is paying for at least 10,000 charging stations around the country. Private businesses are also getting ready for it. It will cost about $3 for each charge.

Carmakers are coming up with other ways to make the car cleaner and cheaper. Cars may run on clean diesel(柴油). So who knows what will power the car you may be driving in 10 years? The chances are that it will be something that’s clean and easy.

1.The electric cars are ________.

A. large and noisy

B. large and quiet

C. clean and quiet

2.Paragraph Two mainly tells us the reason why ________.

A. electric cars appear

B. the population is growing

C. the oil price goes up

3.How far the electric car travels depends on the ________.

A. water and weather

B. weather and traffic

C. drivers and oil

4.Why aren’t the electric cars perfect?

A. The cars don’t look nice and they’re slow.

B. The cars can’t be driven fast and they’re dangerous.

C. The cars take a long time to be charged and they cost too much.

5.From the passage we know that ________________.

A. electric cars will be more expensive

B. nobody knows what will power the cars in 10 years

C. electric cars will be used by most people in 10 years

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍的是电动小汽车，由于汽车的使用量越来越大，石油越用越少，油价越来越高，所以产生了环保的电动小汽车，它主要的动力来源是电。

1.根据原文These quiet, clean cars run on electricity.可知电动汽车是安静，干净的。故选C。

2.通过阅读可知，由于汽车越来越多，石油越来越少，油价会越来越高，从而需要一种替代品，即电动小汽车。所以本段主要告诉我们电动小汽车出现的原因。故选A。

3.根据原文How far it travels depends on the weather and traffic.可知能行驶多远主要依靠天气和交通情况，故选B。

4.根据原文Price is a problem, too. Electric models cost much more than oil-powered cars.可知电动小汽车的弊端是电比油的花费还贵。故选C。

5.根据原文So who knows what will power the car you may be driving in 10 years?可知C说法是正确的。故选B。

考点：科普环保类短文阅读。