(2019·辽宁五校联考)A study has shown that nearly 90 percent of traffic accidents are caused by human errors.So our aim is a fully autonomous car that gets rid of the cause of most accidents：the driver.Researcher Hodgson points out，“For safety，the faster you can remove humans，the better，even if there are unfortunately a few accidents from new causes.It's a question of balancing the number injured or killed by autonomous vehicles with the people whose lives are potentially saved.”
It's an idea that Elon Musk，CEO of electric car company Tesla Motors，has long believed.His company is determined to be the first to deliver a fully autonomous vehicle to consumers.Last year，Musk announced that Tesla's 2017 goal was“to do an example drive of full autonomy all the way from LA to New York...and have the car park itself”．
However，even Tesla admits that there are problems to overcome—the software needs further validation and the appropriate regulatory approval needs to be in place.Indeed，recent crashes of Tesla vehicles and Google cars confirm that the software isn't ready yet.
The UK government appears committed to encouraging the development of autonomous vehicles.It's supporting four city trials，publishing the Modern Transport Bill to reduce red tape around their introduction and adapting the legal system to take into account problems such as insurance liability when a human isn't in control of a vehicle.
The insurance industry is similarly eager to help increase autonomy in cars.As the Association of British Insurers(ABI) points out，“More than 90 percent of road accidents are caused by human errors.”This costs motor insurers a shocking ￡20 million per day in claims.
【语篇解读】 这篇文章介绍了一种无人驾驶汽车。由于交通事故主要是由驾驶员的失误引发的，这种无人驾驶汽车在某种程度上可以解决交通事故问题。这种想法虽然还需进一步完善，但已经得到了英国政府及保险公司的支持。
1．What difficulty does the company Tesla Motors have?
A．New inventions may cause more injuries and deaths.
B．The company lacks confidence to make new creations.
C．The software should be made officially acceptable.
D．The traffic regulation has proved unreasonable.
C [细节理解题。题干中的关键词是difficulty，据此定位到第三段的第一句“However，even Tesla admits that there are problems to overcome—the software needs further validation and the appropriate regulatory approval needs to be in place”由此可知，特斯拉公司还需要解决的问题是相关软件需要进一步的验证以及监管机构的批准。]
2．What is the UK government's attitude to autonomous cars?
A．Ambiguous. B．Positive.
C．Cautious. D．Disapproving.
B [推理判断题。题干中的关键词是the UK government，据此定位到第四段第一句“The UK government appears committed to encouraging the development of autonomous vehicles”即英国政府似乎是在鼓励无人驾驶汽车的研发。由此可知，英国政府的态度是支持的，所以答案是B。]
3．What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A．Insurance companies would like to support
autonomous cars.
B．Human mistakes may be the key cause of traffic accidents.
C．Traffic accidents cost insurance companies quite a lot.
D．Motorists are surprised to hear about autonomous cars.
A [段落大意题。段落主题通常会出现在段首，由最后一段的首句“The insurance industry is similarly eager to help increase autonomy in cars”可知，保险公司同样渴望去帮助提高汽车的自动性能。]
4．What is the author's purpose in writing the text?
A．To show his deep love for autonomous cars.
B．To introduce a new development in technology.
C．To amuse readers with funny examples.
D．To provide a persuasive argument against autonomy.
B [作者意图题。本文重点介绍了一项新技术——研发无人驾驶汽车，并介绍了尚待解决的相关问题，以及英国政府、保险公司对此项新技术的态度。]
