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1．In Los Angeles，drivers spend sixty-one hours every year stuck in traffic．These drivers know all too well how bad the traffic can be．"There're too many cars，and you can't move around a lot．"
Professor Cyrus Shahabi also knows about traffic jams．He lives more than 65 kilometers from his office at the University of Southern California，in Los Angeles．He is always late even with the help of a navigation （导航） system．
He decided to develop a program called ClearPath for that．He says his program uses historical data to predict traffic conditions even before the driver leaves the house．"What's unique is that we use a lot of data that's currently become available including traffic data，weather data，and we analyze that so that we can predict what's going to happen in front of you when you leave home．"
Professor Shahabi says his system does more than just respond to current traffic conditions．With ClearPath，he says，a driver can decide what time he wants to leave，and ClearPath will give the fastest route．It looks at the entire road network，including surface streets as well as highways，before the driver hits the road．Professor Shahabi hopes to have ClearPath available nationwide and overseas once they can collect traffic data from other cities．
"I always thought that Los Angeles had the worst traffic，but now I know that Shanghai，Beijing，Seoul，Tokyo，believe it or not，Singapore，Hong Kong certainly are examples that can immediately use this．"
Professor Shahabi hopes to share this new technology with companies that already have navigation systems，such as Google and Apple．

32．Drivers in Los Angeles were mentioned in order toD．
A．show care for them
B．introduce their life
C．solve traffic problems
D．raise the topic
33．What is unique about ClearPath？D
A．It can use a lot of information all over the world．
B．It can ensure that you will never be late for work．
C．It helps drivers see clearly what happens on the road．
D．It helps drivers know the road conditions ahead of time．
34．The underlined word"hits"in the fifth paragraph probably meansB．
A．have an accident
B．get to
C．turn left or right
D．collect traffic data
35．What's Professor Shahabi's attitude toward his invention？C
A．Disappointed．
B．Proud．
C．Optimistic．
D．Worried．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要讲述了现在的司机出门喜欢用导航提前知道前方道路的路况，而导航也有它的弊端，因此谢哈比教授决定开发一个项目，能预测在我们离开家的时候会发生什么，他对他项目的前景保持乐观．

解答 32．D   写作意图题．由第一段In Los Angeles，drivers spend sixty-one hours every year stuck in traffic．可知洛杉矶的司机被提到是通过举例来引起下文，提出主题．故选D．
33．D   细节理解题．由第三段What's unique is that we use a lot of data that's currently become available including traffic data，weather data，and we analyze that so that we can predict what's going to happen in front of you when you leave home．"可知它的独特之处是能帮助司机提前知道路上的情况，故选D．
34．B   词义猜测题．由It looks at the entire road network，including surface streets as well as highways，before the driver hits the road．可知在司机出发之前，这个系统会对路况进行分析．故选B．
35．C   观点态度题．由文章最后一段Professor Shahabi hopes to share this new technology with companies that already have navigation systems，such as Google and Apple．可知Professor Shahabi希望自己的发明能够得到进一步推广，因此对前景很乐观．故选C．

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