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【题干】Like many other small boys, I was fascinated by cars, not least because my
oldest brother was a bit of a car guy and subscribed to cool magazines like Car and
Driver and Motor Trend. Every so often, one of those magazines would run an
article on the“Car of the Future'". They featured unconventional styling and things
like small nuclear reactors as power sources. Yet, frankly, my car desn't do
anything that my brother's Studebaker didn't do. It goes, it stops, it burns gasoline,
and it plays music. I still have to steer it, and it still runs into things if I don't steer
it carefully.
But guess what? All of these things are subject to change in the not-so-distant
future. It will still go and stop, but it may not burn gasoline, I may not have to steer
it, and it may be a lot better at not running into things.
Airbags aren't the be-all and end-all in safety. In fact, considering the recent
news about people occasionally being killed by their airbags in low-speed
collisions, they obviously still need some development. But they aren't going away,
and in fact, you can expect to see cars appearing with additional, side-impact
airbags, something some European car manufacturers already offer.
Better than systems to minimize injury in the event of an accident, however,
are systems that minimize the likelihood of an accident happening in the first place.
Future cars may be able to eliminate many of the major causes of accidents,
including drunk driving, tailgating and sleepiness. Cars could be equipped with
sensors that can detect alcohol in a driver's system and prevent the car from being
started, for example. Many accidents are caused by people following the car in .
front too closely. As early as next year, you'll be able to buy cars with
radar-equipped control systems. If the radar determines you' re closing too quickly
with the car in front, it will ease up on the throttle. For city streets, expect other
radar devices that will give advance warning that the car in front of you has slowed
abruptly and you should step on the brakes - or that may even brake for you.
Will cars eventually be able to drive themselves? There's no reason to think it
won't be technically possible, and Mercedes is working on a system that can brake,
accelerate and steer a vehicle down a highway on its own. Nobody really expects
people to give up all contro! to their cars, but such system could be used as failsafe
system to keep cars on the road and bring them safcly to a stop even if the driver
suddenly became disabled.

【题目】【阅读理解】6. The author's interest in cars was aroused by______.
A. the power source of his brother's car
B. his oldest brother's car magazines
C. his ride in his oldest brother 's car
D. other small boys' desire for cars

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