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Ⅰ.阅读理解ANowadaystherearemanynewcarsontheroad.Somenewmodelsareflashyandothersarefuelefficientandembeddedtechnology(嵌入式系统技术)isattheheartofallofthem.ThenewFordEscapehasaradarenabledadaptivecruisecontrol(巡航车速控制装置)toavoidcollisionswithsensorsonthefrontandsideofthecar.Ford'sMarkSchirmersaystheelectronicsystemcanbeaccessedthroughthedashboardorasmartphone.“IamfromMichigan.IfitisacoldmorningIcanhaveitstartuprightbeforeIamscheduledtoleavetogototheairportorgotowork.Youcanfindyourcarorifoneofyourfamilymembersborrowsthecaritwillshowyouexactlywhereitis”saidSchirmer.Thirdpartyproductsnowindevelopmentlikethisemergencywarningsystemhelpdriverswhofailtohearanapproachingsiren.AnearmisswithanambulanceinspiredtheproductfromtheChicagostartupHAAScofoundedbyCoryHohs.“ItscaredmeenoughthatIstartedlookingforaproductthatwouldalertmewhentheyarecoming”saidHohs.Asobrietydetector(清醒度检测器)fromaCanadiancompanycalledSoberSteeringissoldtocompanieswithfleetsofvehiclessuchasbuses.ChiefOperatingOfficerCatherineCarrollsaysasensoronthesteeringwheelcandetectalcoholvaporsemittedfromtheskin.“IfIamdrinkingandIhavelevelsaboveapresetlimititimmobilizesthevehiclesoyoucannotmovethevehiclethatyouaredriving”saidCarroll.Onecompanyfoundersaystheconnectedtechnologyisplayinganimportantroleinpeople'sdailylife.Hesays“YoucanbuyawashingmachineyoucanbuyamicrowavethathasWiFiandconnectstoarouter.Alsotheconnectedtechnologyofthecarshasbecomeasimportantasperformanceandstyling.”[语篇解读]本文为一篇说明文。主要介绍了一系列最新电子产品它们能使驾车变得更安全、更便利。1．Whatcausedtheinventionoftheemergencywarningsystem?A．Thecallofaskilleddriver.B．Anaccidentnearlycausedbyanambulance.C．Badhearingofsomedrivers.D．Theincreasingnumberofambulancesontheroad.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第四