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Passage1FiveNewTechnologiesToMakeDrivingEasier
There'satechnologyrevolutionintheautobusiness,anditinvolvesmorethanstreamingradioappsandvoice-activated(声控的)Facebookupdates.
Consumerswhohaven'tshoppedforanewcarforfiveormoreyears--andthat'salotofpeople,sincetheaverageU.S.vehiclehasbeenontheroadforjustoveradecade--mayencountersomenewadvances.
Toattractsafety-consciousdrivers,somecarmakersarerevisitingthequestion,“Isthereanywhereelsewecaninstallanairbag?
”Night-visionsystemsnotunlikewhatthemilitaryusestospotenemiesinthedarkareappearingattheupperreachesoftheluxurymarket.Andtomeettougherfuel-economystandards,carmakersareinstallingtransmissions(变速器)withuptoninespeeds.
Onlyafewcustomersmightordersuchnovelfeatures.But________(关系词)startsoutasacostlyoptioninaluxurysedan(=car)oftenmigratesintowideruseastechnologypricesinvariablydrop.Here'sasampleofnewtechnology________(hit)showroomsthisyear.
ClickanInflatable(可膨胀的)SeatBelt
Automakersandsafety-technologysupplierssuchasSweden'sAutolivhavedevelopedshoulderstrapswithairbags________(build)in.IntheU.S.,FordMotorCo.wasthefirst________(offer)thisbag-in-belttechnologyon2011Explorers.Now,Mercedes-BenzwillofferitonitsnewS-Classsedans.
Althoughtraditionallapandshoulderbeltspreventthousandsofdeathsayear,theycanalsocause________(what,that,which)researcherscall“seat-beltsyndrome”.Thebeltscanleadtosevereinjuriestoorgans,musclesandspines,especiallyinviolentcrashes.Inflatableseatbelts_______________________(打算用来减少风险).Traditionalair-bagsystemsinstalledinthecar'ssteeringwheelandelsewhereuseahotgastorapidlyinflatethebagduringacrash.Topreventburns,bag-in-beltsystemsuseacoldgastoinflateitsprotectivebladder.
SpotPedestriansintheDark
Safetyregulatorsaroundtheworldareincreasinglyfocusedonmotor-vehicleaccidents________(involve)pedestrians,andthat'sleadingtothedevelopmentofnewsystems________(help)driversseepeopleonfootbeforeit'stoolate.
Morethan4,000pedestriansayear(=_________)dieintheU.S.after________(hit)byacar.Nearly70,000wereinjuredinmotor-vehicleaccidentsin2011,accordingtogovernmentdata.Manyoftheseincidentshappenatnight.
Thisyear,GermanluxurybrandBMWAGislaunchinga'dynamic-spotlight'technologythatusesaninfraredcamera(红外摄像机)installedbehindthegrilletoseedowntheroadahead.Softwarecanpick________(up,out)theoutlineofaperson(oranimal)andsignalthecar'sheadlightstolightthem--andhelppreventacollision.Thesystemalsoshowsanin-cabinalert(警报),________(project投影)anicon________(represent)aperson________(enclose关闭)inayellowtriangleontoeitheradashboard(仪表板)screenorthewindshield.
DesignYourOwnDashboard
Dashboardsusedtobestatic(静态)displayswithmechanicaldialsandgauges.Now,automakersareditchingthedialsinfavorofprogrammablescreensthatcandisplaymoreinformationandallowdriverstopersonalizethelookofthecockpit(驾驶员座舱)displays.
ThenewLexusISF-Sportmodel,dueoutthisJune,usesathin-filmtransistordisplayandamovingtachometerdial(whichmeasuresRPMs)tocreateahybridofthetraditionalandthenew.ThetechnologyisadaptedfromLexus'ssupersportscar,theLFA.Byfasteningacontrolonthesteeringwheel,thedrivercangetthebigdialinthecenterofthedashboardtomovetotheright,revealingaflat-screendisplaythatcanbecustomizedfortwodifferentdrivers.“Wecanchangelanguages,milesperhourtokilometers”andshowinformationsuchasrouteguidance,saysBillCampofLexus'strainingoperation,LexusUniversity.
ShiftIntoNinthGear
Ever-tougherfederaldemandsforfuelefficiencyhaveledcarmakerstoaddmoregearstotransmissions.Andmore.Andmore.
Youdon'thavetobeveryoldtorememberwhenmostcarscamewithfour-speedtransmissions.Now,ChryslerGroupLLCsaysitwillintroduceanine-speedgearboxdesignedtofitintoarelativelysmall,front-wheel-drivecar.
ZFFriedrichshafenAG,theGermancompanythatmakesthenine-speedtransmission,saysitcanimprovefueleconomy________(介词)10%to16%comparedwithasix-speedautomatic,mainlybecauseitoffersawiderspreadofgearstokeeptheengineinthe'sweetspot,'________(关系词)it'sturningasslowlyaspossibletostayatacertainspeed.
Suchatransmission'schallenge________(主要在于)thesoftwarethatcontrolsthevehicle'sshifting.Toomuchanddriverscouldfeelasifthecarisconstantlychanginggearandnotrunningsmoothly.Toolittleandthefuel-economybenefitsdon'tmaterialize.
DrivebyComputer
Traditionally,steeringacarhasinvolvedaseriesofmechanicalconnectionsthatallowthewheelinyourhandstoguidethefourwheelsontheroad.Infiniti'snewQ50sedan--whichreplacesthecurrentGseriesintheNissanMotorCorp.luxurybrand'slineup--boaststheindustry'sfirstso-calledsteer-by-wiresystem,whichswapsoutthosemechanicalelementswithanall-electronicsystem.
Proponentssayanelectronicsignalcanbefasterthanamechanicallinkageattranslatingwhatthedriverdoeswiththesteeringwheeltotheroad.Theelectronicsystemalsoallowsdriverstochooseamongfourdifferentdegreesofserenityorsportinessinthehandling.Iftheelectronicsfail,Infinitisaysabackupmechanical-linkagesystemwillkeepthecarundercontrol.
Passage2Moreeffortsforequaleducation
Chinaneedstoputmoreeffortintoimprovingfairnessineducation,________(尽管)theremarkableachievementsthat____________(make)overthepastfewyears,saidMinisterofEducationYuanGuiren.
“Wehavemadealotofprogressinimprovingfairnessineducationinrecentyears.Forinstance,freenine-yearcompulsoryeducationwasmadeuniversalacrossthenationbytheendof2011,asignificantachievementforthenation,”Yuansaidduringagroupdiscussionattheannualsessionofthe12thNationalCommitteeoftheChinesePeople'sPoliticalConsultativeConference,whichwasheldearlythismonth.
“Ensuringeducationfairnessisveryimportantforthesounddevelopmentofanation'seducationsystem.Wewillfurtherpromotefairnessineducationacrossthenation.Mydreamistoensurethatwecanteachstudentsinaccordancewiththeiraptitudes,provideeducationforallpeoplewithoutdiscriminationandcultivateeverypersoninthisnationtobecomeatalent,”saidYuan.
Governmenteducationexpenditurehit7.79trillionyuan($1.25trillion)overthepastfiveyears,withanaverageannualincreaseofnearly21.6percent,accordingtotheGovernmentWorkReportfor2013deliveredbyformerpremierWenJiabaoduringtheopeningofthefirstsessionofthe12thNationalPeople'sCongress.Theexpenditure________(占)4percentofthenation'sGDPin2012,thereportsaid.
Thepriorityforeducationalresourceallocationgoestotherural,remote,poorandethnicareas,thereportsaid.
About160millionstudentshavebenefitedfromfreenine-yearcompulsoryeducation,andathree-yearactionplanforpreschooleducationwascarriedout.Theshortageofpreschoolswaseased,accordingtothereport.
ThesystemofStatefinancialaidforstudentshasalsobeenimproved,withtheestablishmentofamechanismtogivestudentsfrompoorfamiliesfinancialaidfrompreschoolthroughgraduateschool.About100billionyuanwasspentannuallyforthispurpose,________(assist)about80millionstudents.
Thereportalsosaidthepolicyoftuition-freesecondaryvocationaleducationhasbeenimplementedforallruralstudentsandallurbanstudentswhostudyagriculture-relatedmajorsorarefrompoorfamilies.
Despitethe________(encourage)achievements,Yuanpointedoutthatsomeareasleavemuchtobedesired,suchasin________(缩小)thegapbetweenthequalityofeducationinurbanandruralareas,andbetweenkeyschoolsandordinaryschools.
"Thefreenine-yearcompulsoryeducationonlyensuresthateverychildcanreceiveaneducation.Weseesomepeoplepayingextrafeesfortheirchildrentobeadmittedtokeyschools,whichresultsfromthedisparityofeducationalqualityindifferentareas,"saidYuan.
Passage3Themanofthepeopleisatopicamongthepeople
Newpremiermakeshismarkwithconfidentmediaappearance,reportZhuZhe,CuiJiaandDingQingfen.
It'sfourdays________(before,since)LiKeqianggavehisfirstmediabriefingasthenewpremier,butpeoplearestillexchangingopinionsanddiscussingtheirimpressions.
Thebriefingattractedahugeamountofattention,notonlybecauseitwasseenasmarkingthebeginningofanewandmorecomplexphaseinChina'sreform,butalsobecauseitsignaledthecompletionoftheprocessofthenationalleadershiptransitionthatbeganinNovember,whenXiJinpingwaselectedasthenewheadoftheCommunistParty.
Li,whoholdsdegreesinlawandeconomicsandisfluentinEnglish,wasapprovedaspremierforthenextfiveyearsatthisyear'smeetingoftheNationalPeople'sCongress,whichclosedduringtheweekend.
CommentsfromallsectorsofsocietywelcomingLi'sdebutmediaperformanceaspremierandexpressingoptimismamidrisingexpectationsofthenewleadership'scapabilitieshavepiledupinthepressandavarietyofInternetforums.
"Lihassentoutaclearmessageinaconciseandpracticalwayonhowhewillsteerthenewgovernment,andheexpressedhisresolvetopushforwardreformsandstrengthentheruleoflaw,"saidLiChengyan,aprofessoratPekingUniversity'sschoolofgovernment."Thesearecoreissuesintoday'sChina,andwe'reexpectingmoredetailsanda
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