Passage 3
新素材 素材话题:自主驾驶
[2025 四川广安中考]Have you ever imagined being in a car which is driven by a computer, not a human? In recent years, China has made great progress in self-driving technology. Since August, 2022, self-driving taxis can run on the roads in Wuhan, Chongqing and Shenzhen. Why do we develop self-driving cars?
Self-driving cars can bring us many advantages. First, they use computers to feel the things around them and make better use of space. This means fewer traffic jams and better parking space for cars. Second, self-driving cars can help the disabled (残疾的) or blind people to get around more easily. Third, self-driving cars hardly make wrong decisions or lose focus (注意力), so there will be fewer accidents and deaths on the road.
However, self-driving cars are not perfect. They also have some problems. If something unexpected (预料之外) on the road happens, self-driving cars cannot react (反应) as fast as human drivers. Also, when the weather is bad, like heavy snow, self-driving cars cannot see the lines on the road easily. This may cause an accident. Besides, if the computer system of the car is broken by someone, the car will crash (撞毁).
It is clear that there is still a long way to go to make self-driving cars more common and safer. And China is taking steps to make this happen.
()1. Since August, 2022, self-driving taxis can run on the roads in these cities EXCEPT.
A. Wuhan
B. Chengdu
C. Chongqing
D. Shenzhen
()2. What does the underlined word “they” refer to (指代)?
A. Self-driving cars.
B. Human drivers.
C. Blind people.
D. Disabled people.
()3. Self-driving cars hardly make wrong decisions or lose focus, so there will be.
A. more traffic jams
B. worse parking space
C. fewer accidents
D. more deaths
()4. What problems about self-driving cars are mentioned (提及) in Paragraph 3?
①They can’t react as fast as human drivers in unexpected situations.
②They are harmful to the environment.
③They can’t see the lines on the road easily during the bad weather.
④They will crash when their computer systems are broken.
A. ①②③
B. ①②④
C. ①③④
D. ②③④
()5. The passage mainly talks about.
A. the past of self-driving cars
B. the future of self-driving cars
C. the system of self-driving cars
D. the advantages and disadvantages of self-driving cars

Passage 3·语篇导读 本文介绍了自动驾驶汽
车的优势和存在的问题。
快速对答案 1—5 B A C C D
1. B 细节理解题。根据第一段的"Since
August, 2022, self-driving taxis can run on the
roads in Wuhan, Chongqing and Shenzhen."可
知,自动驾驶出租车已在武汉、重庆和深圳运
行。故选B项。
2. A 词义猜测题。根据第二段的"Self-driving
cars can bring us many advantages. First, they
use computers..."可知,此处的they指代前文
的Self-driving cars。故选A项。
3. C 细节理解题。根据第二段的"Third, self-
driving cars hardly make wrong decisions or lose
focus, so there will be fewer accidents and
deaths on the road."可知,自动驾驶汽车几乎
不会犯错或分心,因此交通事故会更少。故
选C项。
4. C 细节理解题。根据第三段的"If something
unexpected on the road happens, self-driving
cars cannot react as fast as human drivers.
Also, when the weather is bad, like heavy
snow, self-driving cars cannot see the lines on
the road easily."和"if the computer system of
the car is broken by someone, the car will
crash"可知选C项。
5. D 主旨大意题。通读全文可知,全文围绕自
动驾驶汽车的优势和劣势展开。故选D项。

【分析】
首先通读全文，明确文章围绕自动驾驶汽车的优势与问题展开。针对每道题的题型定位原文：1. 细节理解题，查找2022年8月后自动驾驶出租车运行的城市，排除未提及的成都；2. 词义猜测题，代词指代前文核心名词，结合前文主语判断；3. 细节理解题，定位第二段第三点的因果关系，提取结果；4. 细节理解题，定位第三段列举的问题，匹配选项；5. 主旨大意题，梳理全文结构，明确核心内容。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据第一段“Since August, 2022, self-driving taxis can run on the roads in Wuhan, Chongqing and Shenzhen.”可知，运行城市不含成都，故选B。
2. 词义猜测题：第二段先提出“Self-driving cars can bring us many advantages”，后用“they”指代该主语，故选A。
3. 细节理解题：根据第二段“Third, self-driving cars hardly make wrong decisions or lose focus, so there will be fewer accidents and deaths on the road.”可知，结果是更少事故，故选C。
4. 细节理解题：第三段提到的问题有：意外情况反应慢、恶劣天气看不清道路线、电脑系统被破坏会撞毁，对应①③④，故选C。
5. 主旨大意题：全文先讲自动驾驶的优势，再讲存在的问题，核心是优缺点，故选D。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、词义猜测题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本题为中考英语阅读理解题，话题贴近科技热点，考查学生对文章细节的定位能力、代词指代的逻辑判断能力以及主旨归纳能力，题型设置符合中考命题规律，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6