1. Although electric vehicles will not be truly practical until a powerful, compact battery or another dependable source of current is available, transportation expects foresee a new assortment of electric vehicles entering everyday life: shorter-range commuter electric cars, three-wheeled neighborhood cars, electric delivery vans, bikes, and trolleys.
2. As automakers work to develop practical electric vehicles, urban planners and utility engineers are focusing on infrastructure systems to support and make the best use of the new cars. Public charging facilities will need to be as common as today’s gas stations. Public parking spots on the street or in commercial lots will need to be equipped with devices that allow drivers to charge their batteries while they stop, dine, or attend a concert.
3. To encourage the use of electric vehicles, the most convenient parking in transportation centers might be reserved for electric cars. Planners foresee electric shuttle buses, trains, and neighborhood vehicles all meeting at transit centers that would have facilities for charging and renting.
4. Commuters will be able to rent a variety of electric cars to suit their needs: light trucks, one-person three-wheelers, small cars, or electric gasoline hybrid cars for longer trips, which will no doubt take place on automated freeways capable of harnding five times the number of vehicles that can be carried by a freeway today.
Choose an option (A, B, C, or D) that best answers each question.
Câu 53:
What is one of the challenges electric vehicles face before becoming truly practical?
A. Lack of consumer interest.
B. Insufficient range of electric vehicles.
C. Availability of a powerful and compact battery.
D. Overproduction of electric vehicles.
Câu 54:
What will urban planners and utility engineers focus on to support the new electric vehicles?
A. Developing more powerful batteries.
B. Building more gas stations.
C. Focusing on infrastructure systems.
D. Reducing the number of cars on the roads.
Câu 55:
What is likely to be needed as commonly as today's gas stations?
A. Public parking spaces. B. Public charging facilities.
C. Automated freeways. D. Electric delivery vans.
Câu 56:
What might be reserved for electric vehicles in transportation centers to encourage their use?
A. Charging stations. B. Free parking.
C. The most convenient parking spaces. D. High-speed lanes.
Câu 57:
What types of electric vehicles will commuters likely be able to rent?
A. Only electric cars.
B. Only bicycles.
C. A variety of electric vehicles, including trucks and small cars.
D. Only neighborhood vehicles.
Câu 58:
What will automated freeways be capable of handling?
A. The same number of vehicles as regular freeways.
B. Five times the number of vehicles that can be carried by a freeway today.
C. Only electric vehicles.
D. Only public transportation vehicles.
Câu 59:
The word “hybrid” can be best replaced by__________.
A. Combination. B. Environmental friendly.
C. Effective. D. Product.
Câu 60:
What is one of the features of the future electric vehicle landscape mentioned in the passage?
A. Cars will have no need for batteries.
B. Automated highways will reduce the number of vehicles on the road.
C. There will be a variety of electric vehicles for different needs.
D. All electric vehicles will be able to charge themselves without external power sources.
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