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陕西省西安市西北工大附中2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试卷(解析版)
第二部分Ⅲ.完形填空第一节:阅读下面一篇短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,使文章连贯完整。
14.(10分)With the development of science and technology,many great changes have taken place around us.Did you happen (1) a car driven by a computer?Recently,China has made a big step toward self﹣driving technology. (2) August 2022,driverless taxis has run on roads in Wuhan and Chongqing.
You may wonder(3) .Self﹣driving cars bring us many benefits.They use computers to sense the things around (4) and make better use of space.This means fewer traffic jams and better parking of cars.For disabled people,self﹣driving cars can also help them get around more easily.
According to an official survey,each year,more than 1.35 million people (5) on roads around the world,and more are injured.It's reported that self﹣driving cars can reduce road accidents by 90 percent and save governments a lot of money.The main cause of car accidents (6) human error(错误).By using computers,self﹣driving cars don't make poor decisions or lose focus like humans do.
But self﹣driving cars aren't perfect.If something unexpected on the road happens,self﹣driving cars can't react(反应) as (7) as a human driver could.Also,during weather events like heavy snow,self﹣driving cars wouldn't see the lines on the road easily.It might lead to (8) accident.The car's computer system (9) be broken by someone,causing it to crash or change its direction.
In a word,self﹣driving cars have brought us much convenience, (10) there is still a long way to go.Then we can make them a common and safe sight(景象) on our roads.And China is taking the lead in making this happen,said China Daily.
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