VI. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
The idea of a driverless car is not new. Now there are already cars on the road that can park themselves, But a
truly self-driving car, one that can drive itself, is being tested by scientists and engineers.
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Self-driving cars have already tested on public roads. These cars not only record images of the road, but their
computerised maps view road signs, find-alternative routes and see traffic lights even before they are seen by a
person. By using radars and cameras, the cars can analyse information about their surroundings faster than a
human can.
In some of the tests, the car learn the details of a road by driving on it several times, and when it is time to drive
itself, it can identify when there are pedestrians crossing and then stops to let Om pass by. Self-driving cars
could make transport safer for all of us by eliminating the cause of mast of today's accidents.
C.
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Although self-driving cars may seem far off, some people believe that there will be driverless cars in
showrooms in about 10 years.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A.
B.
Self-driving car: a far off image
The prospect of driverless cars
Computerised maps in cars
Safer transport in the future
C. self-driving cars in showrooms
D. much safer cars
D.
2. Now there are already cars on the road that can
A. park themselves
C. learn the details of a road D. actually drive themselves
3. How can the tested cars analyse information about their surroundings?
A. By viewing road signs
B. By seeing traffic lights quickly
C. By using radars and cameras
4. The underlined word "them" in the passage refers to
A. tests
B. details.
5. In about a decade's time, we may see
A. self-driving cars being tested
B. driverless cars in a far-off place
B. record images of the road
D. By driving on it several times
C. times
D. pedestrians