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Ford Abandons Electric Vehicles
The Ford motor company's abandonment of electric cars effectively signals the end of the road for the technology，analysts say.
General Motors.and Honda' ceased production of battery.powered cars in 1 999，to focus on fuel cell and hybrid electric gasoline engines，which are more attractive to the consumer.Ford has now announced it will do the same.
Three years ago.the company introduced the Think City two—seater car and a golf cart called the THINK， or Think Neighbor.It hoped to sell 5，000 cars each year and 10，000 carts.But a lack of demand means only about l，000 of the cars have been produced，and less than 1.700 carts have been sold so far in 2002.
“The bottom line is we don't believe that this is the future of environment transport for the mass market.”Tim Holmes of Ford Europe said on Friday.“We feel we have given electric our best shot”
The Think City has a range of only about 53 miles and up to a six-hour battery recharge time.General Motors' EVI electric vehicle also had a limited range.of about 100 miles.
The very expensive batteries also mean electric cars cost much more than petrol-powered alternatives.An electric Toyot~RAV4 EV vehicle costs over$42，000 in the US，compared with just $17，000 for the petrol version.Toyota and Nissan…are now the only major automanufacturers to produce electric vehicles.
“There is a feeling that battery electric has been given its chance.Ford now has to move on with its hybrid program”，and that is what we will be judging them on，“Roger Higman，a senior transport campaigner at UK Friends of the Earth，told the Environment News Service.
Hybrid cars introduced by Toyota and Honda in the past few years have sold well.Hybrid engines Offer Greater mileage than petrol—only engines ， and the batteries recharge themselves. Ford says it thinks such vehicles will help it meet planned new guidelines“on vehicle emissions” in the U.S.
However，it is not yet clear exactly what those guidelines will permit.In June，General Motors and Daimler Chrysler won a court injunction，delaying by two years Californian legislation requiring car—makers to offer 100，000 zero-emission and other low—emission vehicles in the state by 2003.Car manufacturers hope the legislation will be rewritten to allow for more low-emission，rather than zero—emission，vehicles.
1. What have the Ford motor company.General Motor's and Honda done concerning electric cars？
A）They have started to produce electric cars.
B）They have done extensive research on electric Cars
C They have given up producing electric cars.
D）They have produced thousands of electric Cars
2. According to Tim Holmes of Ford Europe，battery-powered cars
A）will be the main transportation vehicles in the future
B1 will not be the main transportation vehicles in the future.
C）will be good to the environment in the future
D）will replace petrol—powered vehicles in the future.
3. Which auto manufacturers are still producing electric vehicles？
A）Toyota and Nissan
B）General Motor's and Honda
C）Ford and Toyota
D）Honda and Toyota
4.According to the eighth paragraph，hybrid cars
A）offer fewer mileage than petrol driven cars
B）run faster than petrol driven cars
C）run more miles than petrol driven cars
D）offer more batteries than petrol driven cars
5.Which of the following is true about the hope of car manufacturers according to the last paragraph？
A）Low-emission cars should be banned.
B）Only zero-emission cars are allowed to run on motorways.
C）The legislation will encourage car makers to produce more electric cars.
D）The legislation will allow more 10w.emission to be produced.
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The Building of the Pyramids
The oldest stone buildings in the world are the pyramids. __1__. There are over eighty of them scattered along the banks of the Nile， some of which are different in shape from the true pyramids. The most famous of these are the step “ pyramid and ” Bent pyramid.
Some of the pyramids still look much the same as they must have done when they were built thousands of years ago. Most of the damage suffered by the others has been at the hands of men who were looking for treasure or，more often， for stone to use in modern buildings.__2__. These are good reasons why they can still be seen today，but perhaps the most important is that they were planned to last forever.
__3__. However，there are no writings or pictures to show us how the Egyptians planned or built the pyramids themselves. __4__. Nevertheless，by examining the actual pyramids and various tools which have been found，archaeologists have formed a fairly clear picture of them.
One thing is certain：there must have been months of careful planning before they could begin to build. __5__. You may think this would have been easy with miles and miles of empty desert around，but a pyramid could not be built just anywhere. Certain rules had to be followed，and certain problems had to be overcome.
A The dry climate of Egypt has helped to preserve the pyramids，and their very shape have made them less likely to fall into ruin.
B It is practically certain that plans were made for the building of the pyramids because the plans of other large works have fortunately been preserved.
C The first thing they had to do was to choose a suitable place.
D Consequently，we are only able to guess at the methods used.
E Many people were killed while building the pyramids.
F They have stood for nearly 5，000 years，and it seems likely that they will continue to stand for thousands of years yet.
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Where Did All the Ships Go？
The Bermuda Triangle is one__1__the greatest mysteries of the sea.In this triangular area between Florida，Puerto Rico and Bermuda in Atlantic，ships and airplanes __2__to disappear more often than in__3__parts of the ocean.And they do so__4__ leaving any sign of all accident or any dead bodies.
It is__5__that Christopher Columbus was the first person to record strange
happenings in the area.His compass stopped working，a flame came down from the sky，and a wave 1 00 to 200.feet.high carried his ship about a mile away.
The most famous disappearance in the Bermuda Triangle was the US Naval Air Flight 19.__6__December 5，1945，five bomber planes carrying 14 men.__7__ on a training mission' from the Florida coast.Later that day， all communications with Flight 1 9 were lost.They just disappeared without a trace.
The next morning，242 planes and 19 ships took part in the largest air-sea search in history. But they found nothing.
Some people blame the disappearances__8__supernatural forces.It is suggested the__9__ships and planes were either transported to other times and places，kidnapped by aliens__10__ attacked by sea creatures.
There are__11__natural explanations，though.The US Navy says that the Bermuda triangle is one of two places on earth __12__a magnetic compass points towards true north__13__magnetic north.__14__planes and ships can lose their way if they don‘t make adjustments.
The area also has changing weather and is known__15__its high waves.Storms
Can turn up suddenly and destroy a plane or ship.Fast currents could then sweep away any trace of an accident.
Bermuda Triangle 百慕大三角區(qū)
Florida 佛羅里達，美國的一個州
Pueto Rico 波多利加]
Compass n.羅盤，指南針
Supernatural adj.超自然的
Kidnap v.綁架
Alien n.外星人
Magnetic adj.有磁性的
Trace n.痕跡
練習(xí)：
1.A）from B） Of C）about D） on
2.A）often B）look C）sometimes D） seem
3.A）rest B） another C） other D）others
4.A）without B）by C）from D）upon
5.A）saying B）being said c）said D）says
6. A） On B）In C） from D） since
7.A）took up B） took as C） took after D） took off
8. A）for B） about C） on D） from
9.A）missing B） missed C） miss D） having missed
10.A） and B） or C） nor D） neither
11.A）also B） no C） more D） beside
12.A） which B） there C） where D） that
13.A）instead of B） except
C） than D） nor
14.A）Similarly B） furthermore
C） However D） Therefore
15.A） as B） for C）by D） from
Ford Abandons Electric Vehicles
The Ford motor company's abandonment of electric cars effectively signals the end of the road for the technology，analysts say.
General Motors.and Honda' ceased production of battery.powered cars in 1 999，to focus on fuel cell and hybrid electric gasoline engines，which are more attractive to the consumer.Ford has now announced it will do the same.
Three years ago.the company introduced the Think City two—seater car and a golf cart called the THINK， or Think Neighbor.It hoped to sell 5，000 cars each year and 10，000 carts.But a lack of demand means only about l，000 of the cars have been produced，and less than 1.700 carts have been sold so far in 2002.
“The bottom line is we don't believe that this is the future of environment transport for the mass market.”Tim Holmes of Ford Europe said on Friday.“We feel we have given electric our best shot”
The Think City has a range of only about 53 miles and up to a six-hour battery recharge time.General Motors' EVI electric vehicle also had a limited range.of about 100 miles.
The very expensive batteries also mean electric cars cost much more than petrol-powered alternatives.An electric Toyot~RAV4 EV vehicle costs over$42，000 in the US，compared with just $17，000 for the petrol version.Toyota and Nissan…are now the only major automanufacturers to produce electric vehicles.
“There is a feeling that battery electric has been given its chance.Ford now has to move on with its hybrid program”，and that is what we will be judging them on，“Roger Higman，a senior transport campaigner at UK Friends of the Earth，told the Environment News Service.
Hybrid cars introduced by Toyota and Honda in the past few years have sold well.Hybrid engines Offer Greater mileage than petrol—only engines ， and the batteries recharge themselves. Ford says it thinks such vehicles will help it meet planned new guidelines“on vehicle emissions” in the U.S.
However，it is not yet clear exactly what those guidelines will permit.In June，General Motors and Daimler Chrysler won a court injunction，delaying by two years Californian legislation requiring car—makers to offer 100，000 zero-emission and other low—emission vehicles in the state by 2003.Car manufacturers hope the legislation will be rewritten to allow for more low-emission，rather than zero—emission，vehicles.
1. What have the Ford motor company.General Motor's and Honda done concerning electric cars？
A）They have started to produce electric cars.
B）They have done extensive research on electric Cars
C They have given up producing electric cars.
D）They have produced thousands of electric Cars
2. According to Tim Holmes of Ford Europe，battery-powered cars
A）will be the main transportation vehicles in the future
B1 will not be the main transportation vehicles in the future.
C）will be good to the environment in the future
D）will replace petrol—powered vehicles in the future.
3. Which auto manufacturers are still producing electric vehicles？
A）Toyota and Nissan
B）General Motor's and Honda
C）Ford and Toyota
D）Honda and Toyota
4.According to the eighth paragraph，hybrid cars
A）offer fewer mileage than petrol driven cars
B）run faster than petrol driven cars
C）run more miles than petrol driven cars
D）offer more batteries than petrol driven cars
5.Which of the following is true about the hope of car manufacturers according to the last paragraph？
A）Low-emission cars should be banned.
B）Only zero-emission cars are allowed to run on motorways.
C）The legislation will encourage car makers to produce more electric cars.
D）The legislation will allow more 10w.emission to be produced.
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The Building of the Pyramids
The oldest stone buildings in the world are the pyramids. __1__. There are over eighty of them scattered along the banks of the Nile， some of which are different in shape from the true pyramids. The most famous of these are the step “ pyramid and ” Bent pyramid.
Some of the pyramids still look much the same as they must have done when they were built thousands of years ago. Most of the damage suffered by the others has been at the hands of men who were looking for treasure or，more often， for stone to use in modern buildings.__2__. These are good reasons why they can still be seen today，but perhaps the most important is that they were planned to last forever.
__3__. However，there are no writings or pictures to show us how the Egyptians planned or built the pyramids themselves. __4__. Nevertheless，by examining the actual pyramids and various tools which have been found，archaeologists have formed a fairly clear picture of them.
One thing is certain：there must have been months of careful planning before they could begin to build. __5__. You may think this would have been easy with miles and miles of empty desert around，but a pyramid could not be built just anywhere. Certain rules had to be followed，and certain problems had to be overcome.
A The dry climate of Egypt has helped to preserve the pyramids，and their very shape have made them less likely to fall into ruin.
B It is practically certain that plans were made for the building of the pyramids because the plans of other large works have fortunately been preserved.
C The first thing they had to do was to choose a suitable place.
D Consequently，we are only able to guess at the methods used.
E Many people were killed while building the pyramids.
F They have stood for nearly 5，000 years，and it seems likely that they will continue to stand for thousands of years yet.
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Where Did All the Ships Go？
The Bermuda Triangle is one__1__the greatest mysteries of the sea.In this triangular area between Florida，Puerto Rico and Bermuda in Atlantic，ships and airplanes __2__to disappear more often than in__3__parts of the ocean.And they do so__4__ leaving any sign of all accident or any dead bodies.
It is__5__that Christopher Columbus was the first person to record strange
happenings in the area.His compass stopped working，a flame came down from the sky，and a wave 1 00 to 200.feet.high carried his ship about a mile away.
The most famous disappearance in the Bermuda Triangle was the US Naval Air Flight 19.__6__December 5，1945，five bomber planes carrying 14 men.__7__ on a training mission' from the Florida coast.Later that day， all communications with Flight 1 9 were lost.They just disappeared without a trace.
The next morning，242 planes and 19 ships took part in the largest air-sea search in history. But they found nothing.
Some people blame the disappearances__8__supernatural forces.It is suggested the__9__ships and planes were either transported to other times and places，kidnapped by aliens__10__ attacked by sea creatures.
There are__11__natural explanations，though.The US Navy says that the Bermuda triangle is one of two places on earth __12__a magnetic compass points towards true north__13__magnetic north.__14__planes and ships can lose their way if they don‘t make adjustments.
The area also has changing weather and is known__15__its high waves.Storms
Can turn up suddenly and destroy a plane or ship.Fast currents could then sweep away any trace of an accident.
Bermuda Triangle 百慕大三角區(qū)
Florida 佛羅里達，美國的一個州
Pueto Rico 波多利加]
Compass n.羅盤，指南針
Supernatural adj.超自然的
Kidnap v.綁架
Alien n.外星人
Magnetic adj.有磁性的
Trace n.痕跡
練習(xí)：
1.A）from B） Of C）about D） on
2.A）often B）look C）sometimes D） seem
3.A）rest B） another C） other D）others
4.A）without B）by C）from D）upon
5.A）saying B）being said c）said D）says
6. A） On B）In C） from D） since
7.A）took up B） took as C） took after D） took off
8. A）for B） about C） on D） from
9.A）missing B） missed C） miss D） having missed
10.A） and B） or C） nor D） neither
11.A）also B） no C） more D） beside
12.A） which B） there C） where D） that
13.A）instead of B） except
C） than D） nor
14.A）Similarly B） furthermore
C） However D） Therefore
15.A） as B） for C）by D） from