Did you know that there are actually people who have paid for a flight to the moon? In the future, there will be a lot more opportunities to travel to faraway places than now… perhaps even as far as the moon. As people adventure further and further away and as planes, trains, cars, and rocket ships become faster, is it safer to have these vehicles controlled by humans or by computers?
While many flights by plane are controlled automatically by machines, most people today wouldn’t let their car drive itself. That’s because currently the autopilot function on your car can only keep it on the same course you are travelling on. It won’t turn the car right or left. It won’t stop if an animal jumps in the way. However, cars today can sense when something is too close and warn the driver with flashing lights and alarms. Many cars also have GPS（global positioning systems） that tell drivers which road to take and when to turn. These systems, unlike human drivers, never get lost. In the future, it is easy to believe that your car will be better able to drive itself with the aid of computers that can determine the position of your car and the speed it should travel at.
In addition to computers being ‘smarter’ than people regarding the best way to go or knowing how close another vehicle is, computers don’t get sick, tired, or angry. This means they won’t make the same mistakes that people make when they are not having a good day. While responding with emotion is a good thing when choosing the best way to deal with a friend’s personal problem, it may not be such a good thing when deciding what to do at the wheel of a fast-moving vehicle.
So what are the disadvantages of autopilot systems? Maybe one disadvantage is that a small computer problem could cause a serious accident. It could also be argued that in unexpected situations, computers might not be able to respond appropriately; some decisions require human emotions. Another problem might be that if everything were controlled by computers or robots, people wouldn’t have any jobs.
小題1:What is the best title for the passage?
A．The Development of Autopilot
B．Technology of Future Travel
C．A New Driving System
D．Computerized Cars
小題2:Which of the following is the disadvantage of an autopilot system?
A． It won’t make the same mistakes as people do.
B． It can point out the best route for the driver.
C． It might not respond properly to unexpected situations.
D．It does not have human emotions to influence its function.
小題3:If some falling rocks roll down toward your car, the autopilot on your car will_______.
A．inform you of the danger
B．turn the car right or left
C．do nothing about it
D．stop the car
小題4:What’s the author’s attitude towards the autopilot?
A．Approving.B．Objective.C．Negative.D．Doubtful.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:B

試題分析：文章介紹未來人類可以利用自動駕駛儀來操縱自己的汽車，文章客觀的介紹了自動駕駛儀的優(yōu)缺點。
小題1:標題確定題：根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容和第一段的句子：As people adventure further and further away and as planes, trains, cars, and rocket ships become faster, is it safer to have these vehicles controlled by humans or by computers可知這篇文章講的是未來旅游的方式，選B
小題2:細節(jié)題：根據(jù)文章最后一段的句子：It could also be argued that in unexpected situations, computers might not be able to respond appropriately;可知自動駕駛儀的缺點是在預料之外的情況中它可能不能做出適當?shù)姆磻�，選C
小題3:細節(jié)題：根據(jù)文章第二段的句子：However, cars today can sense when something is too close and warn the driver with flashing lights and alarms.可知如果有些滾下的石頭朝你的汽車過來了，你的汽車自動駕駛儀會通知你危險的，選A。
小題4:推理題：從文章的內(nèi)容：可知作者介紹了自動駕駛儀的優(yōu)點和缺點，沒有給出自己份觀點，所以他對于自動駕駛儀的態(tài)度是客觀的，選B。
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