Question

In many big cities in the world， the overuse of cars is thought to be one of the main causes of air pollution.

What will cars be like in the future? Some experts(专家) think that today's cars are in trouble    they use too much petrol (汽油). They say the cars of the future will be much， much smaller. They will be made      engines (发动机) or air conditioning. They’ll have no radio or lights. Tomorrow's car will be an open air car with no doors or       . It needn't have a pollution control system because it won’t use petrol. In fact， this new car will be pushed by the driver's feet. Very        people will be killed in accidents， because the speed will be five miles per hour       . However， we are also told not to      beautiful colors， because the cars will come in grey only.

     Other car experts do not hold the same idea. They are       that the future will be happier. They think that all our       will soon be solved by car companies with the production of the Supercar. Tomorrow's car will be      ， faster， and more comfortable than before. The Supercar will have four rooms， TVs， running water， heat， air conditioning， and maybe a swimming pool. Large families will travel on long trips       . If petrol is in short supply (供应)， the Supercar will run on water.

1.A. but    B. because    C. although  D. until

2.A. from    B. of     C. with   D. without

3.A. windows   B. walls     C. boards   D. seats

4.A. few B. a few  C. little   D. a little

5.A. at most   B. at least     C. in total   D. in all

6.A. care for   B. ask for     C. pick up  D. leave for

7.A. sure    B. kind     C. excited  D. sad

8.A. questions   B. information    C. problems  D. situation

9.A. shorter B. less     C. smaller  D. bigger

10.A. quickly   B. comfortably   C. suddenly  D. exactly

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.A

5.A

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文介绍专家对于未来汽车的预测，一些专家认为未来的汽车将会不燃汽油，较少对空气的污染。而另一些专家认为未来汽车的污染问题将会被解决，汽车将会变得更加舒适、宽敞。

1.B考查连词及语境理解。句意：一些专家认为，现在的汽车遇到了麻烦，因为他们利用了太多的汽油。A. but但是；B. because因为；C. although尽管；D. until直到。前后句表示因果关系，故答案为B。

2.D考查介词及语境理解。句意：它们将没有发动机和空调。A. from从；B. of…的；C. with与…一起；D. without没有。or用于否定句中表示并列关系，结合句意可知，答案为D。

3.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：明天的汽车将是一个没有门或窗户的露天汽车。A. windows窗户；B. walls墙；C. boards板子；D. seats座位。根据句中的an open air car可知，车子没有门或窗户，答案为A。

4.A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：几乎不会有人死于交通事故，因为最高速度将会是每小时5英里。A. few几乎没有；B. a few有一点；C. little很少的；D. a little少量的。few/ a few修饰可数名词；little/ a little修饰不可数名词，people为可数名词，排除C，D；根据后一个句子的理解，答案为A。

5.A考查词组辨析及语境理解。句意：几乎不会有人死于交通事故，因为最高速度将会是每小时5英里。A. at most至多；B. at least至少；C. in total 总计；D. in all总共。根据句意，速度应该比较小，所以根据语气，应该是至多，故答案为A。

6.B考查动词词组及语境理解。句意：然而，我们也被告知不要要求靓丽的颜色，因为未来的车将都会是灰色的。A. care for关心，照顾；B. ask for请求，要；C. pick up捡起；D. leave for动身去。根据语境理解，因为只有一种颜色，要别的颜色也没有，故答案为B。

7.A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：他们确信未来会更幸福，快乐。A. sure确信的；B. kind和蔼的；C. excited兴奋的；D. sad悲伤的。be sure确信，有把握。结合句意可知，答案为A。

8.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：他们认为我们所有的问题将会很快被生产超级跑车的公司解决。A. questions问题；B. information信息；C. problems问题；D. situation情况，形势。problem和question都有“问题”的意思，但用法却不尽相同： problem指说话者认为难以解决的问题，它与动词 solve或settle（解决）搭配。 而question指说话者需要寻找答案的问题，它常与动词ask或answer连用。结合语境理解，答案为C。

9.D考查形容词比较级及语境理解。句意：未来的汽车将会更大、更快、更舒适。A. shorter更矮的；B. less较少的；C. smaller更小的；D. bigger更大的。上文中曾出现“They say the cars of the future will be much， much smaller.”此处是截然相反的另外一种观点，故答案为D。

10.B考查副词及语境理解。句意：一个大的家庭可以舒适的长途旅行。A. quickly迅速地；B. comfortably舒服地；C. suddenly突然地；D. exactly正确地。根据上面的句子Tomorrow's car will be bigger， faster， and more comfortable than before. 未来的汽车将会更大、更快、更舒适。故答案为B。

考点：考查科普类短文。