2014高考英语疯狂冲刺倒计时
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Some experts feel that the automobile is to “die”. They see a day in the nottoodistant future when all autos will be abandoned and allowed to become rotten iron and steel rubbish. __1__ They think that the car will remain a leading means of urban t ravel in the near future.
__2__ It should become smaller, safer, and more moneysaving, and should not be powered by the petrol engine. The car of the future should be far more pollutionfree than present types.
Regardless of its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main problem in urban traffic jam. __3__
When the auto enters the freeway system, a retractable arm, which can be moved inwards or backwards, will drop from the auto and touch a rail that is similar to the subway trains electrically powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer. __4__
The driver will use a telephone to dial instructions about his destination into the system. The computer will calculate the best route, and reserve space for the car all the way to the correct exit from the freeway. __5__ It is guess ed that an automated freeway will be able to handle 10,000 vehicles per hour, compared with the 1,500 to
