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9．Your next car could have two seats，three wheels---two in front and one in the back and a top speed of more than 100 miles per hour．Elio Motors plans to make such a tiny car named the Elio．Its two seats sit front and back instead of side by side．The driver is positioned in the center with the passenger directly behind．
The starting price for the car is just $6，800．It has only one door，on the left side，which cuts a few hundred dollars off the manufacturing costs．Having three wheels also makes it cheaper．It has air conditioning，power windows and door locks and an AM/FM radio．More features can be ordered through Elio's long list of suppliers．Elio will also sell the cars directly through its own stores and not through franchised dealers （特约经销商）．
Paul Elio dreamed as a kid that he would one day own a car company called Elio Motors．In 2008，tired of high gas prices，he started working on a car that burns gas in a more effective way．Equally important to him was creating U．S．manufacturing jobs and making the car inexpensive enough to attract buyers who might otherwise be stuck in their old，unreliable （不可靠的）cars．"Whatever matters to you，this can move the needle on it，"he said．
Already，more than 27，000 people have reserved （预订）one．Paul hopes to make 250，000 cars a year by 2016．So far，reservation holders are those who will use the Elio as a second car or third car for work．Finally，though，he believes the car will interest high school and college students as well as used-car drivers who want something newer and more reliable．

29．Which of the following shows the design of the Elio？C
    
（O=wheel，□=seat）
30．Paragraph 2 shows that the ElioA．
  A．is sold at affordable prices
  B．will be available in most stores
  C．has a fixed temperature
  D．does no harm to the environment
31．The underlined words"move the needle"in Paragraph 3 probably mean"D"．
   A．take a chance                                        B．stand in the way
   C．break into pieces                                   D．make a difference
32．What would be the best title for the text？C
   A．The history of Elio Motors
B．Cool and practical vehicle
   C．Paul Elio：a kid with big dreams
D．What car to choose：new or used？

Answer 1

分析 本文讲述了一种新型的汽车，这种车的发明灵感是源于Paul Elio 小时候的梦想，Paul Elio 相信没有什么是不能改变的．

解答 CADC
29．C 考查细节理解．根据"Your next car could have two seats，three wheels---two in front and one in the back"以及"The driver is positioned in the center with the passenger directly behind"可知，前方有两个轮子，后方有一个轮子，且乘客就在司机的正后方．该内容描述的就是C图片．故选C．
30．A 考查段落大意．根据"The starting price for the car is just $6，800．It has only one door，on the left side，which cuts a few hundred dollars off the manufacturing costs"可知，Elio的价格是人们可以承受得起的．故选A．
31．D 考查词意猜测．根据前面的描述可知，Paul Elio 相信身边的任何事物，都可以改变它．所以该词的意思是"改变"．故选D．
32．C 考查文章主旨大意．根据文章内容"Paul Elio dreamed as a kid that he would one day own a car company called Elio Motors"可知，这种车的发明灵感是源于Paul Elio 小时候的梦想．所以最合适的标题是"一个有远大梦想的孩子"．故选C．

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