Virtual Driver
Driving involves sharp eyes and keen ears, analyzing with a brain, and coordination between hands, feet and brain. A man has sharp eyes and keen ears, analyzes through his brain, and maintains coordination between his hands and brains. He can control a fast-moving car with different parts of his body. ___1___. Apparently there isn’t anyone in the driver’s cab, but there is in fact a virtual driver1. This virtual driver has eyes, brains, hands and feet too. The minicameras on each side of the car are its eyes and are responsible for observing the road conditions ahead of it as well as the traffic to its left and right. If you open the boot, you can see the most important part of the automatic driving system: a built-in computer. ___2___. The brain is responsible for calculating the speeds objects surrounding the car are moving at2, analyzing their position on the road, choosing the right path, and giving orders to the wheel and the control system.
In comparison with the human brain, the virtual driver’s best advantage is that it reacts quickly. ___3___. However, it takes the world’s best racecar driver at least one second to react, and this doesn’t include the time he needs to take action.
With its rapid reaction and accurate control, the virtual driver can reduce the accident rate on expressways considerably. In this case, is it possible for us to let it have the wheel at any time and in any place? ___4___. With its limited ability to recognize things, the car can now only travel on expressways.
The intelligent car determines its direction by the clear lines that mark the lanes clearly and recognizes vehicles according to their regular shapes. ___5___. This being the case, people still have high hopes about driverless cars, and think highly intelligent cars are what the cars of the future should be like5.
詞匯：
virtual adj. 虛擬的 Built-in adj. 嵌入的
coordination n. 協(xié)調(diào)，配合 racecar n. 賽車
cab n. 駕駛室 expressway n. 高速公路
minicamera n. 小型照相機(jī) driverless adj. 無駕駛員的
boot n. (車身后部的)行李箱
注釋：
1. virtual driver：虛擬駕駛員
2.The brain is responsible for calculating the speeds objects surrounding the car are moving at：大腦負(fù)責(zé)計算汽車周圍物體移動的速度。 The brain is responsible for calculating the speeds objects surrounding the car are moving at ＝ The brain is responsible for calculating the speeds at which objects surrounding the car are moving
3.have the wheel：駕駛汽車
4.This being the case：雖然情況是這樣。 This being the case 是獨(dú)立分詞短語。
5.highly intelligent cars are what the cars of the future should be like：未來的汽車就應(yīng)該是高度智能化的汽車
練習(xí)：
A．Experts say that we cannot do that just yet.
B．In the near future, intelligent cars will be put into commercial operation.
C．This is the brain of the car.
D．But how does an intelligent car control itself?
E．It completes the processing of the images sent by the cameras within 100 milliseconds.
F．However, it cannot recognize moving people and bicycles on ordinary roads that have no clear markings on them.
答案與解析：
1．分析文章標(biāo)題：Virtual（虛擬的） Driver（駕駛員）
2．分析被選項(xiàng)：
A．Experts say that we cannot do that just yet.
B．In the near future（在不遠(yuǎn)的未來）, intelligent cars will be put into commercial（商業(yè)的） operation.
C．This is the brain of the car.
D．But （但是）how does an intelligent car (智能汽車) control itself?
E．It completes the processing （處理）of the images （圖像）sent by the cameras within 100 milliseconds.
F．However（然而）, it cannot recognize moving people and bicycles on ordinary roads that have no clear markings on them.
提示：
1．細(xì)節(jié)句可能是答案。
2．包含篇章邏輯連接詞/邏輯副詞的選項(xiàng)可能是答案。
3．直接解題：
A．Experts say that we cannot do that just yet.
B．In the near future, intelligent cars will be put into commercial operation.
C．This is the brain of the car.
D．But （但是）how does an intelligent（智能的） car control itself?
E．It completes the processing of the images sent by the cameras within 100 milliseconds.
F．However（然而）, it cannot recognize moving people and bicycles on ordinary roads that have no clear markings on them.
Driving involves sharp eyes and keen ears, analyzing with a brain, and coordination between hands, feet and brain. A man has sharp eyes and keen ears, analyzes through his brain, and maintains coordination between his hands and brains. He can control a fast-moving car with different parts of his body. ___1___.
Apparently there isn’t anyone in the driver（駕駛員）’s cab（駕駛室）, but there is in fact a virtual driver.
1．D D中的control直接出現(xiàn)在空格1的前句中， 空格前句在講述“他（人）如何操作汽車”， D用連接詞but提出與空格前句相比較的內(nèi)容 – “智能汽車的駕駛”。
A．Experts say that we cannot do that just yet.
B．In the near future, intelligent cars will be put into commercial operation.
C．This （這，這個）is the brain of the car.
E．It completes the processing of the images sent by the cameras within 100 milliseconds.
F．However（然而）, it cannot recognize moving people and bicycles on ordinary roads that have no clear markings on them.
This virtual driver has eyes, brains, hands and feet too. The minicameras on each side of the car are its eyes and are responsible for observing the road conditions ahead of it as well as the traffic to its left and right. If you open the boot（行李箱）, you can see the most important （最重要的）part（部分） of the automatic driving （自動駕駛的）system（系統(tǒng)）: a built-in （內(nèi)置的）computer（計算機(jī)）. ___2___. The brain（大腦） is responsible for （負(fù)責(zé)）calculating（結(jié)算） the speeds objects（物體） surrounding（圍繞） the car are moving at, analyzing their position on the road, choosing the right path, and giving orders to the wheel and the control system.
2．C．C中的the brain出現(xiàn)在空格后句中， 而且C中的this在空格前句中有指代的內(nèi)容 – 指代“a built-in computer”。
提示：指代讀者的“you”和指代“讀者和作者”的“we”不可能出現(xiàn)在接連出現(xiàn)的前后句中。
A．Experts say that we cannot do that just yet.
B．In the near future, intelligent cars will be put into commercial operation.
E．It completes（完成， 全部的） the processing（處理） of the images（圖像） sent by the cameras（照相機(jī)） within（不超出） 100 milliseconds（毫秒）.
F．However（然而）, it cannot recognize moving people and bicycles on ordinary roads that have no clear markings on them.
In comparison with （與...比較）the human brain（大腦）, the virtual（虛擬的） driver’s best advantage（優(yōu)勢） is that it reacts（反應(yīng)） quickly（很快地）. ___3___. However, it takes the world’s best racecar driver at least one second to react, and this doesn’t include the time he needs to take action.
3．E． 空格后句中出現(xiàn)了篇章邏輯詞however， 因此排除F（提示：兩個轉(zhuǎn)折句不可能接連出現(xiàn)）。E中的miiliseconds與空格后句中的second是主題相關(guān)詞， 因此首先關(guān)注E。E中的代詞it在空格前句中有呼應(yīng)的內(nèi)容 – the virtual driver， 因此E是答案。
A．Experts say that we cannot do that just yet.
B．In the near future, intelligent cars will be put into commercial operation.
F．However（然而）, it cannot recognize moving people and bicycles on ordinary roads that have no clear markings on them.
With its rapid reaction and accurate control, the virtual driver can reduce the accident rate on expressways considerably. In this case, is it possible for us to let it have the wheel （駕駛汽車）at any time and in any place? ___4___. With its limited ability to recognize things, the car can now only travel on expressways.
4．A． 空格前句提出問題，因此空格處很可能出現(xiàn)對該問題進(jìn)行回答的語句， 因此排除F（轉(zhuǎn)折句）。 剩下的選項(xiàng)中， 選項(xiàng)A中的we與空格前句中的us呼應(yīng)， 而選項(xiàng)A中的代詞that指代“l(fā)et it have the wheel at any time and in any place/讓它在任何時候， 在任何地點(diǎn)駕駛汽車”， 因此A是答案。
B．In the near future, intelligent cars will be put into commercial operation.
F．However（然而）, it cannot recognize (識別出，承認(rèn)) moving（移動的） people and bicycles（自行車） on ordinary（普通的） roads that have no clear（清晰的） markings （記號）on them.
The intelligent car determines（確定， 決定） its direction （方向）by the clear（清楚的， 清晰的） lines（線，詩句） that mark （標(biāo)志）the lanes （車道， 小巷）clearly（清晰地） and recognizes vehicles（車輛） according to （根據(jù)）their regular（通常的， 規(guī)則的） shapes（形狀）. ___5___. This being the case（情況，例子）, people still（仍然， 還） have high hopes（希望） about driverless（無人駕駛的） cars, and think highly（非常地） intelligent cars are what the cars of the future should be like（象）.
5．F． 選項(xiàng)F中的recognize， marking（記號）和road（道路）分別與空格前句中的recognize, mark（標(biāo)志）和lane（車道）形成呼應(yīng)， 而F中的代詞it在前文中有指代的內(nèi)容， 指代前句中的intelligent car， 因此F是答案。
Driving involves sharp eyes and keen ears, analyzing with a brain, and coordination between hands, feet and brain. A man has sharp eyes and keen ears, analyzes through his brain, and maintains coordination between his hands and brains. He can control a fast-moving car with different parts of his body. ___1___. Apparently there isn’t anyone in the driver’s cab, but there is in fact a virtual driver1. This virtual driver has eyes, brains, hands and feet too. The minicameras on each side of the car are its eyes and are responsible for observing the road conditions ahead of it as well as the traffic to its left and right. If you open the boot, you can see the most important part of the automatic driving system: a built-in computer. ___2___. The brain is responsible for calculating the speeds objects surrounding the car are moving at2, analyzing their position on the road, choosing the right path, and giving orders to the wheel and the control system.
In comparison with the human brain, the virtual driver’s best advantage is that it reacts quickly. ___3___. However, it takes the world’s best racecar driver at least one second to react, and this doesn’t include the time he needs to take action.
With its rapid reaction and accurate control, the virtual driver can reduce the accident rate on expressways considerably. In this case, is it possible for us to let it have the wheel at any time and in any place? ___4___. With its limited ability to recognize things, the car can now only travel on expressways.
The intelligent car determines its direction by the clear lines that mark the lanes clearly and recognizes vehicles according to their regular shapes. ___5___. This being the case, people still have high hopes about driverless cars, and think highly intelligent cars are what the cars of the future should be like5.
詞匯：
virtual adj. 虛擬的 Built-in adj. 嵌入的
coordination n. 協(xié)調(diào)，配合 racecar n. 賽車
cab n. 駕駛室 expressway n. 高速公路
minicamera n. 小型照相機(jī) driverless adj. 無駕駛員的
boot n. (車身后部的)行李箱
注釋：
1. virtual driver：虛擬駕駛員
2.The brain is responsible for calculating the speeds objects surrounding the car are moving at：大腦負(fù)責(zé)計算汽車周圍物體移動的速度。 The brain is responsible for calculating the speeds objects surrounding the car are moving at ＝ The brain is responsible for calculating the speeds at which objects surrounding the car are moving
3.have the wheel：駕駛汽車
4.This being the case：雖然情況是這樣。 This being the case 是獨(dú)立分詞短語。
5.highly intelligent cars are what the cars of the future should be like：未來的汽車就應(yīng)該是高度智能化的汽車
練習(xí)：
A．Experts say that we cannot do that just yet.
B．In the near future, intelligent cars will be put into commercial operation.
C．This is the brain of the car.
D．But how does an intelligent car control itself?
E．It completes the processing of the images sent by the cameras within 100 milliseconds.
F．However, it cannot recognize moving people and bicycles on ordinary roads that have no clear markings on them.
答案與解析：
1．分析文章標(biāo)題：Virtual（虛擬的） Driver（駕駛員）
2．分析被選項(xiàng)：
A．Experts say that we cannot do that just yet.
B．In the near future（在不遠(yuǎn)的未來）, intelligent cars will be put into commercial（商業(yè)的） operation.
C．This is the brain of the car.
D．But （但是）how does an intelligent car (智能汽車) control itself?
E．It completes the processing （處理）of the images （圖像）sent by the cameras within 100 milliseconds.
F．However（然而）, it cannot recognize moving people and bicycles on ordinary roads that have no clear markings on them.
提示：
1．細(xì)節(jié)句可能是答案。
2．包含篇章邏輯連接詞/邏輯副詞的選項(xiàng)可能是答案。
3．直接解題：
A．Experts say that we cannot do that just yet.
B．In the near future, intelligent cars will be put into commercial operation.
C．This is the brain of the car.
D．But （但是）how does an intelligent（智能的） car control itself?
E．It completes the processing of the images sent by the cameras within 100 milliseconds.
F．However（然而）, it cannot recognize moving people and bicycles on ordinary roads that have no clear markings on them.
Driving involves sharp eyes and keen ears, analyzing with a brain, and coordination between hands, feet and brain. A man has sharp eyes and keen ears, analyzes through his brain, and maintains coordination between his hands and brains. He can control a fast-moving car with different parts of his body. ___1___.
Apparently there isn’t anyone in the driver（駕駛員）’s cab（駕駛室）, but there is in fact a virtual driver.
1．D D中的control直接出現(xiàn)在空格1的前句中， 空格前句在講述“他（人）如何操作汽車”， D用連接詞but提出與空格前句相比較的內(nèi)容 – “智能汽車的駕駛”。
A．Experts say that we cannot do that just yet.
B．In the near future, intelligent cars will be put into commercial operation.
C．This （這，這個）is the brain of the car.
E．It completes the processing of the images sent by the cameras within 100 milliseconds.
F．However（然而）, it cannot recognize moving people and bicycles on ordinary roads that have no clear markings on them.
This virtual driver has eyes, brains, hands and feet too. The minicameras on each side of the car are its eyes and are responsible for observing the road conditions ahead of it as well as the traffic to its left and right. If you open the boot（行李箱）, you can see the most important （最重要的）part（部分） of the automatic driving （自動駕駛的）system（系統(tǒng)）: a built-in （內(nèi)置的）computer（計算機(jī)）. ___2___. The brain（大腦） is responsible for （負(fù)責(zé)）calculating（結(jié)算） the speeds objects（物體） surrounding（圍繞） the car are moving at, analyzing their position on the road, choosing the right path, and giving orders to the wheel and the control system.
2．C．C中的the brain出現(xiàn)在空格后句中， 而且C中的this在空格前句中有指代的內(nèi)容 – 指代“a built-in computer”。
提示：指代讀者的“you”和指代“讀者和作者”的“we”不可能出現(xiàn)在接連出現(xiàn)的前后句中。
A．Experts say that we cannot do that just yet.
B．In the near future, intelligent cars will be put into commercial operation.
E．It completes（完成， 全部的） the processing（處理） of the images（圖像） sent by the cameras（照相機(jī)） within（不超出） 100 milliseconds（毫秒）.
F．However（然而）, it cannot recognize moving people and bicycles on ordinary roads that have no clear markings on them.
In comparison with （與...比較）the human brain（大腦）, the virtual（虛擬的） driver’s best advantage（優(yōu)勢） is that it reacts（反應(yīng)） quickly（很快地）. ___3___. However, it takes the world’s best racecar driver at least one second to react, and this doesn’t include the time he needs to take action.
3．E． 空格后句中出現(xiàn)了篇章邏輯詞however， 因此排除F（提示：兩個轉(zhuǎn)折句不可能接連出現(xiàn)）。E中的miiliseconds與空格后句中的second是主題相關(guān)詞， 因此首先關(guān)注E。E中的代詞it在空格前句中有呼應(yīng)的內(nèi)容 – the virtual driver， 因此E是答案。
A．Experts say that we cannot do that just yet.
B．In the near future, intelligent cars will be put into commercial operation.
F．However（然而）, it cannot recognize moving people and bicycles on ordinary roads that have no clear markings on them.
With its rapid reaction and accurate control, the virtual driver can reduce the accident rate on expressways considerably. In this case, is it possible for us to let it have the wheel （駕駛汽車）at any time and in any place? ___4___. With its limited ability to recognize things, the car can now only travel on expressways.
4．A． 空格前句提出問題，因此空格處很可能出現(xiàn)對該問題進(jìn)行回答的語句， 因此排除F（轉(zhuǎn)折句）。 剩下的選項(xiàng)中， 選項(xiàng)A中的we與空格前句中的us呼應(yīng)， 而選項(xiàng)A中的代詞that指代“l(fā)et it have the wheel at any time and in any place/讓它在任何時候， 在任何地點(diǎn)駕駛汽車”， 因此A是答案。
B．In the near future, intelligent cars will be put into commercial operation.
F．However（然而）, it cannot recognize (識別出，承認(rèn)) moving（移動的） people and bicycles（自行車） on ordinary（普通的） roads that have no clear（清晰的） markings （記號）on them.
The intelligent car determines（確定， 決定） its direction （方向）by the clear（清楚的， 清晰的） lines（線，詩句） that mark （標(biāo)志）the lanes （車道， 小巷）clearly（清晰地） and recognizes vehicles（車輛） according to （根據(jù)）their regular（通常的， 規(guī)則的） shapes（形狀）. ___5___. This being the case（情況，例子）, people still（仍然， 還） have high hopes（希望） about driverless（無人駕駛的） cars, and think highly（非常地） intelligent cars are what the cars of the future should be like（象）.
5．F． 選項(xiàng)F中的recognize， marking（記號）和road（道路）分別與空格前句中的recognize, mark（標(biāo)志）和lane（車道）形成呼應(yīng)， 而F中的代詞it在前文中有指代的內(nèi)容， 指代前句中的intelligent car， 因此F是答案。