文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。英国曾于2020年宣布从2030年起禁止销售新的汽油和柴油汽车，这引起了人们的广泛关注。但是，说起来容易做起来难，全球汽车产业电动化还有很长的路要走。本文战谈电动汽车存在的问题及可能的解决方案。
1 . We are all aware of the damaging pollution that’s created by driving petrol and diesel (柴油) vehicles. Many of the world’s cities are jammed with traffic, creating poisonous gases such as nitrogen oxides. The solution for a cleaner, greener future could be electric vehicles. But how optimistic should we be?
There was much excitement last year when the UK government announced it will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030. But is that easier said than done?The road to global traffic being totally electric is still a long way off. Currently, battery life is an issue — a fully charged battery won’t take you as far as a full tank of petrol. Here are also limited numbers of charging points to plug an EV into.
Of course, technology is always improving. Some of the biggest tech companies, like Google and Tesla, are spending huge amounts of money developing electric cars. And most of the big car manufacturers are now making them too. Colin Herron, a consultant on low-carbon vehicle technology, told the BBC: “The big leap forward will come with solid-state batteries, which will appear first in mobile phones and laptops before they progress cars. These will charge more quickly, and give cars a a bigger range.”
Cost is another issue that may deter people switching to electric power. But some countries offer encouraging measures, such as cutting prices by reducing import taxes, and not charging for road tax and parking. Some also provide exclusive lanes for electric cars to be driven on, overtaking traditional cars which might be stuck in jams. These kinds of measures have made Norway the Country with the most electric cars per capita (人均) at more than thirty electric cars per 1,000 inhabitants.
But Colin Herron warns that “electric motoring” doesn’t mean a zero-carbon future.
1. What makes global traffic difficult to be totally electric according to the second paragraph?
| A．A ban of the UK government. | B．Lack of petrol. |
| C．The small number of charging points. | D．A low battery quality. |
2. According to Colin Herron, what can we learn?
| A．Solid-state batteries will allow electric cars to travel farther. |
| B．Electric cars will indeed make for a zero-carbon future. |
| C．Solid-state batteries will be initially employed in electric cars. |
| D．Big progress has been made in laptops and mobile phones. |
3. What does the underlined word “deter” mean in the fourth paragraph?
| A．Block. | B．Suggest. | C．Leave. | D．Catch. |
4. What will be most probably talked about next?
| A．The huge potential of electric cars. |
| B．The unfavorable future of electric cars. |
| C．The eagerness for a zero-carbon future. |
| D．The reasons for not achieving a zero-carbon future. |
