2023届上海市高考英语外刊语法填空练习9（最新经济学人拔高）

外刊改编题——上海高考语法专训 外刊改编题——上海高考语法专训九（拔高）（终章） 1（2023.4.22《经济学人》改编） Why the world should welcome competition from Chinese carmakers IF FRESH EVIDENCE were needed of the importance of China to the global car industry, the Shanghai motor show, which opened on April 18th, provides it. The world’s other big jamborees have been permanently cancelled or downgraded, 1_______ China’s showcase has attracted 1,000 exhibitors from many countries with 100 new models on show. Only a few years ago Chinese cars were poorly designed and shoddily put together. Today they are mostly as good as foreign ones in both respects, and surpass them in the software-driven digital experience that will define car brands in the future. Yet for the world as a whole, the rise of Chinese cars will be more significant still. To curb global warming, it is essential to replace carbon-spewing petrol-powered vehicles 2_________ cleaner battery-powered ones. And China is 3________ the world’s biggest market for, and maker of, electric vehicles (EVs). Vehicles powered by internal combustion 4_________(be) a great success story over the past century, bringing mobility to the masses and fat profits to shareholders. A handful of giant carmakers have made steady improvements to their products and assembled ever 5__________(complex) supply chains spread across the globe. This has brought greater comfort and safety to passengers, 6______ _______ ________ low prices. Competition from Japanese carmakers (which roared into the fast lane in the 1970s) and South Korean firms (which did so in the 1990s) spurred innovation worldwide. Today the industry, with nearly $3trn in annual global revenues, is experiencing its most radical upheaval yet. Established carmakers are scrambling to electrify, improve their software and prepare for autonomous driving. The disruption is in part a result of Tesla’s success, both as a maker of EVs and as a firm that puts technology