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1．1 分析文章標(biāo)題：Motoring（駕車） Technology（技術(shù)）
1.2 million road deaths（死亡） worldwide（世界范圍地， 世界范圍的） occur（發(fā)生） each year（每年）, plus（加上） a further（更多的， 更遠(yuǎn)的） 50 million injuries（傷害）. To reduce（減少） car crash（撞車） rate, much research （與標(biāo)題中的technology呼應(yīng)）now is focused on（關(guān)注...） safety（安全） and new fuels（燃料） – though some electric vehicle（電動(dòng)汽車） and biofuel（生物燃料） research aims at（致力于） going（駕駛） faster.
Traveling（開快車） at speed（飛快地） has always（總是， 始終） been risky（危險(xiǎn)的）. One cutting edge area of research in motoring safety is the use of digital in-car assistants. They can ensure you don’t miss crucial road signs or fall asleep. The use of artificial intelligence software allows these assistants to monitor your driving and makes sure your phone or radio doesn’t distract you at a vital moment. Most crashes result from human and not mechanical faults.
Some safety developments （發(fā)展，成就）aim to （致力于）improve（改善， 改進(jìn)） your vision（視力，想象力， 視野）. Radar(雷達(dá)) can spot(發(fā)現(xiàn), 認(rèn)出) obstacles(障礙物) in fog(霧), while other technology “sees through(透視, 看穿)” high-sided(有邊的) vehicles blocking(阻礙) your view(視線, 觀點(diǎn), 景色, 觀察).
And improvements（改善， 改進(jìn)） to seat belts（安全帶）, pedal（剎車板， 腳踏板） controls（控制裝置， 控制） and tyres （輪胎）are making driving smoother（平穩(wěn)的， 平滑色） and safer（安全的）. The color of a car has been found to be linked
with safety, as have, less surprisingly, size and shape.
And alternatives to（...的替代物） fossil-fuel based petrol(汽油), such as plant oils(植物油), are a hot (熱的, 熱點(diǎn)的, 熱情的)area of research(研究). Fuel cells based on hydrogen burn cleanly, and are the subject of a serious research effort.
But whatever is in the fuel tank, you don’t want a thief in the driving seat and there have been many innovations, some using satellite tracking and remote communications, to fight against car theft. These communication systems can also come into play if you crash, automatically calling for help.
Accidents cause many traffic jams, but there are more subtle interplays between vehicles that can cause jams even on a clear but busy road, such jams can be analyzed using statistical tools. Robotic (機(jī)器人的)drivers could be programmed(編程) to make traffic(交通, 車流) flow(流動(dòng), 泛濫) smoothly and will perhaps(可能) one day be everyone’s personal chauffeur(司機(jī)), but their latest(最新) efforts (成就, 努力)suggest(暗示, 建議) that won’t be soon(立刻, 不久). (311 words)
文章一開始就談及道路死亡和傷亡人數(shù), 因此猜測(cè)標(biāo)題中提到的駕車技術(shù)可能與車禍的預(yù)防有關(guān)。接下來的一句中出現(xiàn)了文章標(biāo)題核心詞（technology）呼應(yīng)的詞語research（研究）， 該句說“為了減少車禍發(fā)生率， 現(xiàn)在許多研究關(guān)注汽車的安全性和新型燃料的使用”， 根據(jù)該句內(nèi)容進(jìn)一步確認(rèn)文章標(biāo)題中提到的“駕車技術(shù)”實(shí)際上涉及到汽車安全技術(shù)和新型燃料的使用。 接下來的段落中具體提到了在哪些方面進(jìn)行改進(jìn)， 以提高汽車駕駛的安全性。綜合以上分析確認(rèn)文章主題涉及汽車安全技術(shù)和新型燃料的使用。 第1段第2句（概括句）就是文章主題句。
1．1 分析文章標(biāo)題：Motoring（駕車） Technology（技術(shù)）
1.2 million road deaths（死亡） worldwide（世界范圍地， 世界范圍的） occur（發(fā)生） each year（每年）, plus（加上） a further（更多的， 更遠(yuǎn)的） 50 million injuries（傷害）. To reduce（減少） car crash（撞車） rate, much research （與標(biāo)題中的technology呼應(yīng)）now is focused on（關(guān)注...） safety（安全） and new fuels（燃料） – though some electric vehicle（電動(dòng)汽車） and biofuel（生物燃料） research aims at（致力于） going（駕駛） faster.
Traveling（開快車） at speed（飛快地） has always（總是， 始終） been risky（危險(xiǎn)的）. One cutting edge area of research in motoring safety is the use of digital in-car assistants. They can ensure you don’t miss crucial road signs or fall asleep. The use of artificial intelligence software allows these assistants to monitor your driving and makes sure your phone or radio doesn’t distract you at a vital moment. Most crashes result from human and not mechanical faults.
Some safety developments （發(fā)展，成就）aim to （致力于）improve（改善， 改進(jìn)） your vision（視力，想象力， 視野）. Radar(雷達(dá)) can spot(發(fā)現(xiàn), 認(rèn)出) obstacles(障礙物) in fog(霧), while other technology “sees through(透視, 看穿)” high-sided(有邊的) vehicles blocking(阻礙) your view(視線, 觀點(diǎn), 景色, 觀察).
And improvements（改善， 改進(jìn)） to seat belts（安全帶）, pedal（剎車板， 腳踏板） controls（控制裝置， 控制） and tyres （輪胎）are making driving smoother（平穩(wěn)的， 平滑色） and safer（安全的）. The color of a car has been found to be linked
with safety, as have, less surprisingly, size and shape.
And alternatives to（...的替代物） fossil-fuel based petrol(汽油), such as plant oils(植物油), are a hot (熱的, 熱點(diǎn)的, 熱情的)area of research(研究). Fuel cells based on hydrogen burn cleanly, and are the subject of a serious research effort.
But whatever is in the fuel tank, you don’t want a thief in the driving seat and there have been many innovations, some using satellite tracking and remote communications, to fight against car theft. These communication systems can also come into play if you crash, automatically calling for help.
Accidents cause many traffic jams, but there are more subtle interplays between vehicles that can cause jams even on a clear but busy road, such jams can be analyzed using statistical tools. Robotic (機(jī)器人的)drivers could be programmed(編程) to make traffic(交通, 車流) flow(流動(dòng), 泛濫) smoothly and will perhaps(可能) one day be everyone’s personal chauffeur(司機(jī)), but their latest(最新) efforts (成就, 努力)suggest(暗示, 建議) that won’t be soon(立刻, 不久). (311 words)
文章一開始就談及道路死亡和傷亡人數(shù), 因此猜測(cè)標(biāo)題中提到的駕車技術(shù)可能與車禍的預(yù)防有關(guān)。接下來的一句中出現(xiàn)了文章標(biāo)題核心詞（technology）呼應(yīng)的詞語research（研究）， 該句說“為了減少車禍發(fā)生率， 現(xiàn)在許多研究關(guān)注汽車的安全性和新型燃料的使用”， 根據(jù)該句內(nèi)容進(jìn)一步確認(rèn)文章標(biāo)題中提到的“駕車技術(shù)”實(shí)際上涉及到汽車安全技術(shù)和新型燃料的使用。 接下來的段落中具體提到了在哪些方面進(jìn)行改進(jìn)， 以提高汽車駕駛的安全性。綜合以上分析確認(rèn)文章主題涉及汽車安全技術(shù)和新型燃料的使用。 第1段第2句（概括句）就是文章主題句。