What could be the best title…——2017 高考英语第 50 题答案解析

【考点】O4：新闻报道类阅读．菁优网版权所有
【分析】本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了有人提出了促进全
自动驾驶，但是人们争论不休自动驾驶是否涉及人的责任．
【解答】46．D．词义猜测题．根据第二段The proposal attempts to deal with what some call
the"death valley"of autonomous vehicles：the grey area between semi﹣autonomous and fully
driverless cars that could delay the driverless future可知死亡谷"指的是交通规则不清楚的情
况；故选D．
47．B． 细节理解题． 根据第四段The change to the road traffic law will permit fully automatic
driving，"says Dobrindt．It will put fully driverless cars on an equal legal footing to human
drivers，he says可知dobrindt提出的建议旨在帮助促进全自动驾驶；故选B．
48．D．细节理解题．根据文章But that is not what many people have in mind when thinking
of driverless cars．"When you say‘driverless cars'，people expect driverless cars．"Merat
says．"You know﹣no driver可知消费者认为无人驾驶汽车的操作不该涉及到人的责任；
故选D．
49．C．推理判断题．根据最后一段That would go down poorly in the US，however可知
公共交通的无人驾驶车辆在美国没看到光明的未来；故选C．

【答案】A

【解析】推理判断题．根据最后一段That would go down poorly in the US，however．"The
idea that the government would take over driverless cars and treat them as a public good would
get absolutely nowhere here，"says Calo可知文章最好的标题是自主驾驶：谁的责任；故
选A．
【点评】考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原
句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替
文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．

20． （12.5分）I read somewhere that we spend a full third of our lives waiting．But where are we
doing all of this waiting，and what does it mean to an impatient society like ours？To
understand the issue，let's take a look at three types of"waits"．
The very purest form of waiting is the Watched﹣Pot Wait．It is without doubt the most
annoying of all．Take filling up the kitchen sink（洗碗池） as an example．There is absolutely
nothing you can do while this is going on but keep both eyes fixed on the sink until it's
full．During these waits，the brain slips away from the body and wanders about until the water
runs over the edge of the counter and onto your socks．This kind of wait makes the waiter
helpless and mindless．
A cousin to the Watched﹣Pot Wait is the Forced Wait．This one requires a bit of
discipline．Properly preparing packaged noodle soup requires a Forced Wait．Directions are
very specific．"Bring three cups of water to boil，add mix，simmer three minutes，remove from
heat，let stand five minutes．"I have my doubts that anyone has actually followed the
procedures strictly．After all，Forced Waiting requires patience．
Perhaps the most powerful type of waiting is the Lucky﹣Break Wait．This type of wait is
unusual in that it is for the most part voluntary．Unlike the Forced Wait，which is also
voluntary，waiting for your lucky break does not necessarily mean that it will happen．
Turning one's life into a waiting game requires faith and hope，and is strictly for the optimists
among us．On the surface it seems as ridiculous as following the directions on soup mixes，but
the Lucky﹣Break Wait well serves those who are willing to do it．As long as one doesn't come
to rely on it，wishing for a few good things to happen never hurts anybody．
We certainly do spend a good deal of our time waiting．The next time you're standing at the
sink waiting for it to fill while cooking noodle soup that you'll have to eat until a large bag of
cash falls out of the sky，don't be desperate．You're probably just as busy as the next guy．