Japanese car keeps watch for drunk drivers
A concept car developed by Japanese company Nissan has a breathalayer-like detection system and other instruments that could help keep drunk or over-tired drivers off the road.
The car’s sensors check odors inside the car and monitor a driver’s sweat for traces of alcohol. An in-car computer system can issue an alert or even lock up the ignition system if the driver seems over-the-limit. The air odor sensors are fixed firmly and deeply in the driver and passenger seats, while a detector in the gear-shift knob measures perspiration from the driver’s palm.
Other carmakers have developed similar detection systems. For example, Sweden’s Volvo has developed a breathalyzer attached to a car’s seat belt that drivers must blow into before the engine will start.
Nissan’s new concept vehicle also includes a dashboard-mounted camera that tracks a driver’s alertness by monitoring their eyes. It will sound an alarm and issue a spoken warning in Japanese or English if it judges that the driver needs to pull over and rest.
The car technology is still in development, but general manager Kazuhiro Doi says the combination of different detection systems should improve the overall effectiveness of the technology. “For example, if the gear-shift sensor was bypassed by a passenger using it instead of the driver, the facial recognition system would still be used,” Doi says. Nissan has no specific timetable for marketing the system, but aims to use technology to cut the number of fatalities involving its vehicles to half 1995 levels by 2015.
The car’s seat belt can also tighten if drowsiness is detected, while an external camera checks that the car is keeping to its lane properly. However, Doi admits that some of the technology, such as the alcohol odor sensor, should be improved. “If you drink one beer, it’s going to register, so we need to study what’s the appropriate level for the system to activate, ” he says.
In the UK, some research groups are using similar advanced techniques to understand driver behavior and the effectiveness of different road designs.
1.Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Japanese concept car?
A.it has a sensor system that could issue a warning of the driver is drunk.
B it has sensors that detect traces of alcohol inside the car.
C it has sensors locked up in the ignition system
D it has a breathalyzer-like detection system.
2.What has Volvo developed?
A the same detection system mentioned in the previous paragraph
B a breathalyzer attached to a car’s seat belt
C. A smart car seat belt.
D An intelligent engine.
3. What is the function of the camera mentioned in Paragraph 4?
A It monitors the driver's eyes to see if he needs a rest.
B It judges if the driver wants to pull over.
C It judges if the driver wants to take a rest
D It issues an alarm when the driver speaks.
4. According to Doi,
A the overall. effectiveness of the detection technology has improved
B Nissan is making a timetable to market the detection system.
C it is impossible to improve the overall effectiveness of the detection system.
D Nissan aims to improve the detection technology to reduce the fatality rate.
5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Paragraph 6?
A An external camera checks that the car is going properly.
B The car will automatically keep to its lane.
（一The seat belt will tighten when the driver is found drowsy.
D The technology of the alcohol odor sensor should be improved.
答案與解析：
1．分析文章標(biāo)題：
Japanese（日本的） car keeps watch for （留意）drunk（喝醉的） drivers（司機(jī)）
2．直接解題：
1 Which of the following statements is NOT true of （符合）the Japanese concept（概念） car?
B. it has a sensor system （傳感器系統(tǒng)）that could issue（發(fā)布， 發(fā)行） a warning （警告）of the driver is drunk（喝醉的）.
B it has sensors that detect（檢測(cè)） traces（微量含量） of alcohol（酒精） inside the car.
C it has sensors locked up （鎖住， 鎖好）in the ignition system（點(diǎn)火系統(tǒng)）
D it has a breathalyzer-like （象呼氣酒精檢測(cè)器的）detection（檢測(cè)，察覺） system（系統(tǒng)）.
1．C． 利用問(wèn)題句及被選項(xiàng)中反映細(xì)節(jié)信息的結(jié)構(gòu)（放在方框里的結(jié)構(gòu)）作為答案線索，在文章中查找答案相關(guān)句：
A concept car developed by Japanese company Nissan has a breathalayer-like detection system and other instruments that could help keep drunk or over-tired drivers off the road.
（第2段）The car’s sensors check（檢測(cè)） odors （氣味）inside the car and monitor（監(jiān)控） a driver’s sweat （汗水）for traces of alcohol（該句內(nèi)容與選項(xiàng)B內(nèi)容一致）. An in-car（車載的） computer（計(jì)算機(jī)） system can issue（發(fā)布） an alert（警報(bào)） or even（鎖?。?lock up（鎖?。?the ignition system if（如果） the driver seems over-the-limit（超速）. The air odor（氣味） sensors are fixed（固定） firmly（牢固地） and deeply（深深地） in the driver and passenger（乘客） seats, while（而） a detector（檢測(cè)器） in the gear-shift knob （換檔把手）measures （測(cè)量）perspiration（出汗） from the driver’s palm（手掌）.
第2段最后兩句話的內(nèi)容與選項(xiàng)C的內(nèi)容不一致：傳感器是被固定在司機(jī)和乘客的座位下， 而不是被鎖在點(diǎn)火系統(tǒng)中， 因此C是答案。
2,What has Volvo（沃爾沃公司） developed（研制）?
A the same（相同的） detection system mentioned（提到） in the previous（以前的， 先前的） paragraph（段落）
B a breathalyzer （呼氣酒精監(jiān)測(cè)器）attached（連接） to a car’s seat belt（安全帶）
C. A smart（智能的） car seat belt.
D An intelligent（智能的） engine（發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)）.
2．B． 利用問(wèn)題句及被選項(xiàng)中反映細(xì)節(jié)信息的結(jié)構(gòu)（放在方框里的結(jié)構(gòu)）作為答案線索，在文章中查找答案相關(guān)句：
The car’s sensors check odors inside the car and monitor a driver’s sweat for traces of alcohol. An in-car computer system can issue an alert or even lock up the ignition system if the driver seems over-the-limit.（第1題答案相關(guān)句） The air odor sensors are fixed firmly and deeply in the driver and passenger seats, while a detector in the gear-shift knob measures perspiration from the driver’s palm.
（第3段）Other carmakers have developed similar detection systems. For example（例如）, Sweden（瑞典）’s Volvo has developed a breathalyzer attached to a car’s seat belt that drivers must blow（吹氣） into before（在...之前） the engine（發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)） will start（啟動(dòng)）.
第3段的第2句直接回答了問(wèn)題， 根據(jù)該句內(nèi)容判斷B是答案。
3. What is the function of the camera mentioned（提到） in Paragraph（段落） 4?
A It monitors（監(jiān)控） the driver's eyes （眼睛）to see（了解） if（是否，如果） he needs（需要） a rest（休息）.
B It judges（判斷） if(是否) the driver wants to（想要） pull over（把車開到路邊）.
C It judges if the driver wants to take a rest（休息）
D It issues（發(fā)布） an alarm（警報(bào)） when the driver speaks（說(shuō)話）.
3．A． 利用問(wèn)題句及被選項(xiàng)中反映細(xì)節(jié)信息的結(jié)構(gòu)（放在方框里的結(jié)構(gòu)）作為答案線索，在文章中查找答案相關(guān)句：
（第3段）Other carmakers have developed similar detection systems. For example, Sweden’s Volvo has developed a breathalyzer attached to a car’s seat belt that drivers must blow into before the engine will start.
Nissan’s new concept vehicle also includes a dashboard-mounted camera that tracks（檢測(cè)） a driver’s alertness（警覺程度） by monitoring（監(jiān)控） their eyes.（由that引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句的內(nèi)容可知“監(jiān)控司機(jī)的眼睛”是照相機(jī)的一個(gè)功能， 因此A可能是答案。） It will sound（發(fā)出（聲音）） an alarm （警報(bào)）and issue（發(fā)布） a spoken（口頭的） warning（警告） in Japanese（日語(yǔ)） or English（英語(yǔ)） if（如果） it judges（判斷） that the driver needs to （需要）pull over （把車開到路邊）and rest（休息）.
從第4段中的第2句可知“照相機(jī)還有判斷司機(jī)是否需要停車休息的功能”， 因此選項(xiàng)A是答案。
4. According to Doi,
A the overall（全部的） effectiveness（效力） of the detection technology （檢測(cè)技術(shù)）has improved（提高）
B Nissan is making a timetable（時(shí)間表） to market（銷售） the detection system（檢測(cè)系統(tǒng)）.
C it is impossible（不可能的） to improve（提高） the overall effectiveness of the detection system.
D Nissan aims to （致力于）improve the detection technology to reduce（減少） the fatality（災(zāi)禍） rate（比率）.
4．D． 利用問(wèn)題句及被選項(xiàng)中反映細(xì)節(jié)信息的結(jié)構(gòu)（放在方框里的結(jié)構(gòu)）作為答案線索，在文章中查找答案相關(guān)句：
（第4題答案相關(guān)句）Nissan’s new concept vehicle also includes a dashboard-mounted camera that tracks a driver’s alertness by monitoring their eyes. It will sound an alarm and issue a spoken warning in Japanese or English if it judges that the driver needs to pull over and rest.
The car technology（技術(shù)） is still in development（發(fā)展）, but（考點(diǎn)提示詞） general manager （總裁）Kazuhiro Doi says the combination（聯(lián)合， 合并）of different（不同的） detection systems should improve（提高） the overall effectiveness（效力） of the technology. （該句內(nèi)容與選項(xiàng)A和選項(xiàng)C的含義不一致）“For example, if the gear-shift sensor was bypassed by a passenger using it instead of the driver, the facial recognition system would still be used,” Doi says. Nissan has no specific timetable for marketing the system（該句內(nèi)容與選項(xiàng)C的內(nèi)容不一致）, but aims to use technology to cut the number of fatalities involving its vehicles to half 1995 levels by 2015.
選項(xiàng)A， B和C均與文章中的相關(guān)信息不一致， 因此答案為D。
5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned（提到） in Paragraph 6?
A An external（外部的） camera（照相機(jī)） checks（檢查） that the car is going（駕駛）properly（正確地，適當(dāng)?shù)兀?
B The car will automatically（自動(dòng)地） keep to（遵循） its lane（車道）.
C The seat belt （安全帶）will tighten（拉緊） when the driver is found（被發(fā)現(xiàn)） drowsy（昏昏欲睡的）.
D The technology of the alcohol（酒精） odor（氣味） sensor（傳感器） should be improved（被提高， 被改進(jìn)）.
5．B． 利用問(wèn)題句及被選項(xiàng)中反映細(xì)節(jié)信息的結(jié)構(gòu)（放在方框里的結(jié)構(gòu)）作為答案線索，在文章中查找答案相關(guān)句：
（第6段）The car’s seat belt （安全帶）can also tighten（拉緊） if drowsiness（昏昏欲睡） is detected（被檢測(cè)）,（該部分內(nèi)容與選項(xiàng)A內(nèi)容一致） while（而） an external camera checks（檢查） that the car is keeping to （遵循）its lane （車道）properly（從該部分內(nèi)容中可以推斷出“汽車自己并不能自動(dòng)保持在自己的車道上行駛”， 否則就不需要用外掛的照相機(jī)來(lái)進(jìn)行檢測(cè)了）. However（考點(diǎn)此）, Doi admits（承認(rèn)） that some of the technology（技術(shù)）, such as （例如）the alcohol odor sensor（酒精氣味傳感器）, should be improved（應(yīng)該被提高）. “If you drink one beer, it’s going to register, so we need to study what’s the appropriate level for the system to activate, ” he says.
選項(xiàng)B與文章中相關(guān)內(nèi)容不一致， 因此B是答案。
A concept car developed by Japanese company Nissan has a breathalayer-like detection system and other instruments that could help keep drunk or over-tired drivers off the road.
The car’s sensors check odors inside the car and monitor a driver’s sweat for traces of alcohol. An in-car computer system can issue an alert or even lock up the ignition system if the driver seems over-the-limit. The air odor sensors are fixed firmly and deeply in the driver and passenger seats, while a detector in the gear-shift knob measures perspiration from the driver’s palm.
Other carmakers have developed similar detection systems. For example, Sweden’s Volvo has developed a breathalyzer attached to a car’s seat belt that drivers must blow into before the engine will start.
Nissan’s new concept vehicle also includes a dashboard-mounted camera that tracks a driver’s alertness by monitoring their eyes. It will sound an alarm and issue a spoken warning in Japanese or English if it judges that the driver needs to pull over and rest.
The car technology is still in development, but general manager Kazuhiro Doi says the combination of different detection systems should improve the overall effectiveness of the technology. “For example, if the gear-shift sensor was bypassed by a passenger using it instead of the driver, the facial recognition system would still be used,” Doi says. Nissan has no specific timetable for marketing the system, but aims to use technology to cut the number of fatalities involving its vehicles to half 1995 levels by 2015.
The car’s seat belt can also tighten if drowsiness is detected, while an external camera checks that the car is keeping to its lane properly. However, Doi admits that some of the technology, such as the alcohol odor sensor, should be improved. “If you drink one beer, it’s going to register, so we need to study what’s the appropriate level for the system to activate, ” he says.
In the UK, some research groups are using similar advanced techniques to understand driver behavior and the effectiveness of different road designs.
1.Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Japanese concept car?
A.it has a sensor system that could issue a warning of the driver is drunk.
B it has sensors that detect traces of alcohol inside the car.
C it has sensors locked up in the ignition system
D it has a breathalyzer-like detection system.
2.What has Volvo developed?
A the same detection system mentioned in the previous paragraph
B a breathalyzer attached to a car’s seat belt
C. A smart car seat belt.
D An intelligent engine.
3. What is the function of the camera mentioned in Paragraph 4?
A It monitors the driver's eyes to see if he needs a rest.
B It judges if the driver wants to pull over.
C It judges if the driver wants to take a rest
D It issues an alarm when the driver speaks.
4. According to Doi,
A the overall. effectiveness of the detection technology has improved
B Nissan is making a timetable to market the detection system.
C it is impossible to improve the overall effectiveness of the detection system.
D Nissan aims to improve the detection technology to reduce the fatality rate.
5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Paragraph 6?
A An external camera checks that the car is going properly.
B The car will automatically keep to its lane.
（一The seat belt will tighten when the driver is found drowsy.
D The technology of the alcohol odor sensor should be improved.
答案與解析：
1．分析文章標(biāo)題：
Japanese（日本的） car keeps watch for （留意）drunk（喝醉的） drivers（司機(jī)）
2．直接解題：
1 Which of the following statements is NOT true of （符合）the Japanese concept（概念） car?
B. it has a sensor system （傳感器系統(tǒng)）that could issue（發(fā)布， 發(fā)行） a warning （警告）of the driver is drunk（喝醉的）.
B it has sensors that detect（檢測(cè)） traces（微量含量） of alcohol（酒精） inside the car.
C it has sensors locked up （鎖住， 鎖好）in the ignition system（點(diǎn)火系統(tǒng)）
D it has a breathalyzer-like （象呼氣酒精檢測(cè)器的）detection（檢測(cè)，察覺） system（系統(tǒng)）.
1．C． 利用問(wèn)題句及被選項(xiàng)中反映細(xì)節(jié)信息的結(jié)構(gòu)（放在方框里的結(jié)構(gòu)）作為答案線索，在文章中查找答案相關(guān)句：
A concept car developed by Japanese company Nissan has a breathalayer-like detection system and other instruments that could help keep drunk or over-tired drivers off the road.
（第2段）The car’s sensors check（檢測(cè)） odors （氣味）inside the car and monitor（監(jiān)控） a driver’s sweat （汗水）for traces of alcohol（該句內(nèi)容與選項(xiàng)B內(nèi)容一致）. An in-car（車載的） computer（計(jì)算機(jī)） system can issue（發(fā)布） an alert（警報(bào)） or even（鎖?。?lock up（鎖?。?the ignition system if（如果） the driver seems over-the-limit（超速）. The air odor（氣味） sensors are fixed（固定） firmly（牢固地） and deeply（深深地） in the driver and passenger（乘客） seats, while（而） a detector（檢測(cè)器） in the gear-shift knob （換檔把手）measures （測(cè)量）perspiration（出汗） from the driver’s palm（手掌）.
第2段最后兩句話的內(nèi)容與選項(xiàng)C的內(nèi)容不一致：傳感器是被固定在司機(jī)和乘客的座位下， 而不是被鎖在點(diǎn)火系統(tǒng)中， 因此C是答案。
2,What has Volvo（沃爾沃公司） developed（研制）?
A the same（相同的） detection system mentioned（提到） in the previous（以前的， 先前的） paragraph（段落）
B a breathalyzer （呼氣酒精監(jiān)測(cè)器）attached（連接） to a car’s seat belt（安全帶）
C. A smart（智能的） car seat belt.
D An intelligent（智能的） engine（發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)）.
2．B． 利用問(wèn)題句及被選項(xiàng)中反映細(xì)節(jié)信息的結(jié)構(gòu)（放在方框里的結(jié)構(gòu)）作為答案線索，在文章中查找答案相關(guān)句：
The car’s sensors check odors inside the car and monitor a driver’s sweat for traces of alcohol. An in-car computer system can issue an alert or even lock up the ignition system if the driver seems over-the-limit.（第1題答案相關(guān)句） The air odor sensors are fixed firmly and deeply in the driver and passenger seats, while a detector in the gear-shift knob measures perspiration from the driver’s palm.
（第3段）Other carmakers have developed similar detection systems. For example（例如）, Sweden（瑞典）’s Volvo has developed a breathalyzer attached to a car’s seat belt that drivers must blow（吹氣） into before（在...之前） the engine（發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)） will start（啟動(dòng)）.
第3段的第2句直接回答了問(wèn)題， 根據(jù)該句內(nèi)容判斷B是答案。
3. What is the function of the camera mentioned（提到） in Paragraph（段落） 4?
A It monitors（監(jiān)控） the driver's eyes （眼睛）to see（了解） if（是否，如果） he needs（需要） a rest（休息）.
B It judges（判斷） if(是否) the driver wants to（想要） pull over（把車開到路邊）.
C It judges if the driver wants to take a rest（休息）
D It issues（發(fā)布） an alarm（警報(bào)） when the driver speaks（說(shuō)話）.
3．A． 利用問(wèn)題句及被選項(xiàng)中反映細(xì)節(jié)信息的結(jié)構(gòu)（放在方框里的結(jié)構(gòu)）作為答案線索，在文章中查找答案相關(guān)句：
（第3段）Other carmakers have developed similar detection systems. For example, Sweden’s Volvo has developed a breathalyzer attached to a car’s seat belt that drivers must blow into before the engine will start.
Nissan’s new concept vehicle also includes a dashboard-mounted camera that tracks（檢測(cè)） a driver’s alertness（警覺程度） by monitoring（監(jiān)控） their eyes.（由that引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句的內(nèi)容可知“監(jiān)控司機(jī)的眼睛”是照相機(jī)的一個(gè)功能， 因此A可能是答案。） It will sound（發(fā)出（聲音）） an alarm （警報(bào)）and issue（發(fā)布） a spoken（口頭的） warning（警告） in Japanese（日語(yǔ)） or English（英語(yǔ)） if（如果） it judges（判斷） that the driver needs to （需要）pull over （把車開到路邊）and rest（休息）.
從第4段中的第2句可知“照相機(jī)還有判斷司機(jī)是否需要停車休息的功能”， 因此選項(xiàng)A是答案。
4. According to Doi,
A the overall（全部的） effectiveness（效力） of the detection technology （檢測(cè)技術(shù)）has improved（提高）
B Nissan is making a timetable（時(shí)間表） to market（銷售） the detection system（檢測(cè)系統(tǒng)）.
C it is impossible（不可能的） to improve（提高） the overall effectiveness of the detection system.
D Nissan aims to （致力于）improve the detection technology to reduce（減少） the fatality（災(zāi)禍） rate（比率）.
4．D． 利用問(wèn)題句及被選項(xiàng)中反映細(xì)節(jié)信息的結(jié)構(gòu)（放在方框里的結(jié)構(gòu)）作為答案線索，在文章中查找答案相關(guān)句：
（第4題答案相關(guān)句）Nissan’s new concept vehicle also includes a dashboard-mounted camera that tracks a driver’s alertness by monitoring their eyes. It will sound an alarm and issue a spoken warning in Japanese or English if it judges that the driver needs to pull over and rest.
The car technology（技術(shù)） is still in development（發(fā)展）, but（考點(diǎn)提示詞） general manager （總裁）Kazuhiro Doi says the combination（聯(lián)合， 合并）of different（不同的） detection systems should improve（提高） the overall effectiveness（效力） of the technology. （該句內(nèi)容與選項(xiàng)A和選項(xiàng)C的含義不一致）“For example, if the gear-shift sensor was bypassed by a passenger using it instead of the driver, the facial recognition system would still be used,” Doi says. Nissan has no specific timetable for marketing the system（該句內(nèi)容與選項(xiàng)C的內(nèi)容不一致）, but aims to use technology to cut the number of fatalities involving its vehicles to half 1995 levels by 2015.
選項(xiàng)A， B和C均與文章中的相關(guān)信息不一致， 因此答案為D。
5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned（提到） in Paragraph 6?
A An external（外部的） camera（照相機(jī)） checks（檢查） that the car is going（駕駛）properly（正確地，適當(dāng)?shù)兀?
B The car will automatically（自動(dòng)地） keep to（遵循） its lane（車道）.
C The seat belt （安全帶）will tighten（拉緊） when the driver is found（被發(fā)現(xiàn)） drowsy（昏昏欲睡的）.
D The technology of the alcohol（酒精） odor（氣味） sensor（傳感器） should be improved（被提高， 被改進(jìn)）.
5．B． 利用問(wèn)題句及被選項(xiàng)中反映細(xì)節(jié)信息的結(jié)構(gòu)（放在方框里的結(jié)構(gòu)）作為答案線索，在文章中查找答案相關(guān)句：
（第6段）The car’s seat belt （安全帶）can also tighten（拉緊） if drowsiness（昏昏欲睡） is detected（被檢測(cè)）,（該部分內(nèi)容與選項(xiàng)A內(nèi)容一致） while（而） an external camera checks（檢查） that the car is keeping to （遵循）its lane （車道）properly（從該部分內(nèi)容中可以推斷出“汽車自己并不能自動(dòng)保持在自己的車道上行駛”， 否則就不需要用外掛的照相機(jī)來(lái)進(jìn)行檢測(cè)了）. However（考點(diǎn)此）, Doi admits（承認(rèn)） that some of the technology（技術(shù)）, such as （例如）the alcohol odor sensor（酒精氣味傳感器）, should be improved（應(yīng)該被提高）. “If you drink one beer, it’s going to register, so we need to study what’s the appropriate level for the system to activate, ” he says.
選項(xiàng)B與文章中相關(guān)內(nèi)容不一致， 因此B是答案。