英语四级阅读真题选词填空：无人驾驶汽车
The center of American automobile innovation has in the past decade moved 2,000 miles away. It has 26 from Detroit to Silicon Valley, where self-driving vehicles are coming into life.
In a 27 to take production back to Detroit, Michigan lawmakers have introduced 28 that could make their state the best place in the country, if not the world, to develop self-driving vehicles and put them on the road.
“Michigan’s 29 in auto research and development is under attack from several states and countries which desire to 30 our leadership in transportation. We can’t let happen,” says Senator Mike Kowall, the lead 31 of four bills recently introduced.
If all four bills pass as written, they would 32 a substantial update of Michigan’s 2013 law that allowed the testing of self-driving vehicles in limited conditions. Manufacturer would have nearly total freedom to test their self-driving technology on public roads. They would be allowed to send groups of self-driving cars on cross-state road trips, and even set on-demand 33 of self-driving cars, like the one General Motors and Lyft are building.
Lawmakers in Michigan clearly want to make the state ready for the commercial application of self-driving technology. In 34 , California, home of Silicon Valley, recently proposed far more 35 rules that would require human drivers be ready to take the wheel, and commercial use of self-driving technology.
A) bid
B) contrast
C) deputy
D) dominance
E) fleets
F) knots
G) legislation
H) migrated
I) replace
J) represent
k) restrictive
L) reward
M) significant
N) sponsor
O) transmitted
【英语四级真题答案】
26.[答案] H migrated
[解析]：The center of American automobile innovation has in the past decade moved...这是在说美国汽车创新中心移动了，move;所填单词的所在句为It has( ) from Detroit to Silicon Valley, where self-driving vehicles are... 其中“Detroit”指的是底特律，“Silicon Valley”指的是硅谷，也就是说它从底特律移动到了硅谷，在备选项中，表示“迁移，移动”的是H项migrated。
27.[答案] A bid
[解析]：所填单词的所在句为In a( ) to take production back to Detroit，此处考查的是一个固定搭配，in a bid to 表示“为了”，这个考题相对较难，一些考生不太容易迅速识别出来，因此在复习过程中要固定搭配的掌握程度。
28.[答案] G legislation
[解析]：所填单词的所在句为Michigan lawmakers have introduced( ) that could make their state the best place in the country, lawmakers 指的是立法者，那么和他相关的就是法律了，备选项中G legislation符合句意。
29.[答案] D dominance
[解析]：所填单词的所在句为Michigan’s( ) in auto research and development is under attack ... 在汽车研究和发展中Michigan的( ) 受到了打击，这里首先需要的是一个名词，对比备选项中的名词后发现D项dominance最符合句意，Michigan的主 导性或主 导地位受到了打击。
30.[答案] I replace
[解析]：所填单词的所在句为Michigan’s( ) in auto research and development is under attack from several states and countries who desire to( ) our leadership in transportation. 在上个题目中分析出Michigan的主 导性或主 导地位受到了打击，这些打击是来自于several states and countries，他们是渴望( ) 我们在交通中的领导地位，不难看出，是想取代，备选项中I项replace最符合句意。
31.[答案] N sponsor
[解析]：所填单词的所在句为“We can’t let that happen，”says Senator Mike Kowall, the lead ( ) of four bills recently introduced. 显然lead后面一定是个名词，而且这是对Mike Kowall的进一步解释说明，对比备选项中的名词后发现N 项sponsor最符合句意，指的是主要发起人。
32.[答案] J represent
[解析]：所填单词的所在句为If all four bills pass as written, they would ( )a Michigan substantial update of Michigan's 2013 law... 句子大意为：如果这四项法案都能通过，那么它们将( )密歇根州的重大更新。这里首先需要一个动词，根据句意都能通过，那么这一位数重大更新，对比备选项中的动词后发现J项represent最符合句意。
33.[答案] E fleets
[解析]：所填单词的所在句为They'd be allowed to send groups of self-driving cars on cross-state road trips, and even set up on-demand ( ) of self-driving cars—like the one General Motors and Lyft are building. 做这个题需要看前后句，前半句send groups of self-driving cars，后半句是set up on-demand ( ) of self-driving cars，groups对应的是备选项中的E项fleets.
34.[答案] B contrast
[解析]：所填单词的所在句为In ( ) ,这道题目较简单，首先这是考固定搭配，在备选项中能够构成固定搭配的是B项contrast，表对比。
35.[答案] K restrictive
[解析]：所填单词的所在句为California, home of Silicon Valley, recently proposed far more ( ) rules that would require human drivers be ready to take the wheel, and ban commercial use of autonomous tech. 所填词是修饰rules的，因此应该是个形容词，rules将限制人类驾驶员......也就是说明这个rules是具有约束性的，在备选项中K项 restrictive最符合句意，表示“限制性的，约束的”。
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