单元限时训练(四) Unit 4 Living with Technology（Word练习）-【优化指导】2023-2024学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第二册（译林版2020）

单元限时训练(四)　A卷 [对应学生用书P199] (限时40分钟) Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2021·荆、荆、襄、宜四地七校联考)A new Dutch car company, Lightyear, announced its new car, Lightyear One concept earlier this week, which can constantly refill its power using the sun and travel a range of up to 800 km when fully powered. That's just the start: The company claims that in sunny environments (say, Hawaii), the One could potentially drive for months at a time between charges. The Lightyear team claims the car can fuel up with more than just sunshine. It is equipped to charge from a socket (插座), even a regular household power socket. Lightyear claims that just charging its car from a standard(3.7 kw) socket for an hour would give you 40 km worth of power. The solar power collected by the car's panels could be used to power more than just the One itself, allowing owners to connect the energy to their homes, devices, and even other electric cars. This is indeed a new idea. It's not exactly clear how the company plans to produce its breakthrough cars. The company's website includes some unclear language about a “completely newly­designed car” which will require a “revolutionary production process”. It mentions that industry partners have signed up to support the process, but doesn't offer any specific names. Lightyear's founders aren't new to the solar car, which makes the One slightly more believable than other new concepts with little real­world data to support them. The company was started by five former members of Solar Team Eindhoven, the group that created the four­seat, solar­powered car Stella which hit the US streets back in 2014. You can order the One in advance now in the EU and US, but, unsurprisingly, it won't come cheap. Reserving a One will allow you to get a discount if you pay by the month and the final cost is expected to be 119,000. The company won't produce the One on a large scale (规模). Therefore, it won't cause industry giants like Tesla to lose any sleep just yet, and Lightyear still has to prove it