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All car makers are spending billions trying to figure out a future that is more______，more autonomous and steps back from fossil fuels。
A.electric
B.electrical
C.electronic
D.electrified
B.electrical
C.electronic
D.electrified
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解析：本题考查形近词辨析。题目意为“所有的汽车制造商都在花费数以亿计的美元，试图找到一个更加电气化、更加自主的未来，并逐步退出化石燃料。”。A选项“电动的，电气车辆”，B选项“有关电的，电气科学的，C选项“电子的”， D选项“电气化的”。电气车辆electric vehicle，所以这里表示汽车的电气化应该使用electric，选项A正确。
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B.markets segment from producers is more prosperous than before
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B.more Brazilian train markets would be accused for the reason of cartels
C.foreign train makers would disrupt the fair in the railway business in Brazil
D.interest rate will be decreased due to the price fixing policy
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Fossil fuels are and will be still ______ for at least the next two-three decades at relatively low costs.A.productive
B.convenient
C.renewable
D.available
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Usually when tech founders lay out their vision, it’s typical to hear grand claims that almost push the boundaries of believability. That's what tech innovation is about. But in the case of self-driving cars, the situation is a bit more complicated.
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B.At almost unprecedented moment in history we should reach our potential to decide whether to take decisive action
C.At almost unprecedented moment history,we should reach our potential to choose the right answers to all the problems encountered by us
D.At almost unprecedented moment in history we should our potential to realize the advent of the era of self-driving cars
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Computers in CarsYou're far from home on a lonely road.Shadowy forests stretch away on both sides.A thick mist（雾）makes it difficult to see far beyond your car's windshield（挡风玻璃）.“Can this be route 90A?”you wonder. if it is,you should be near a town.Yet there's no hint of one .Night is closing in.And you're low on gasoline.This is a situation where an in-car computer that can navigate would be a big help.A car computer that navigates?Yes!Such computers exist.Several experimental models are being tested by General Motors,Ford,Chrysler,and several foreign car makers.These computers vary in detail .But they all contain series of maps on videodiscs or videotapes.For example,one computer system contains 13,300 maps covering the continental US.Before starting out on a trip,a driver can type in the code for the region he or she plans to drive through .The computer then shows a map of that region.At the same time,a tiny radio re-ceiver linked to the computer goes to work.It picks up signals from navigation satellites such as the NAVSTAR network.Using these signals,the computer shows the car's position at all times and displays this position on the map.The computer can also calculate and display the best route to follow.A navigation computer may also receive and use data about road construction,weather condi- tions,and traffic jams.This information would be displayed to the driver and the computer would also use the information to work out alternate（交替的）routes.Most cars nowadays also contain computers that help cars run more efficiently .Microproces- sors（微处理机）control certain engine functions by regulating the mixing of fuel. Data on car speed,oil pressure,revolutions per minute,engine temperature,and fuel level can be displayed as digital data(numbers)or warning lights.Some auto designers suggest that a central computer display be used to clearly present such timely information as car speed and fuel level.Warning lights would indicate a drop in oil pres- sure or a sudden rise in engine temperature .To get more information on these conditions,the driver could call it up on the computer display screen.When needed,the computer could be “asked”to provide navigation aid or information about the car's condition. Without signals from navigation satellites,the in-car computer______.A: would still be able to locate the car's position at all timesB: would fail to locate the car's positionC: could still work out the best route to followD: would seek help from the radio receiver linked to it
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Green Energy1.Green energy is energy that is produced in a manner that has, less of a negative impact to the environment than energy sources like fossil fuels,which are often produced with harmful side effects."Greener" types of energy that often come to mind are solar,wind,geothermal and hydro energy.There are several more,even including nuclear energy,that is sometimes considered a green energy source because of its lower waste output relative to energy sources such as coal or oil.2.The goal of green energy is generally to create power with as little pollution as possible produced as a by-product. Every form of energy collection will result in some pollution,but those that are green are known to cause less than those that are not. Most people who advocate greener sources of energy claim that the result of worldwide use of green energy will result in the ability to preserve the planet for a longer time.Greenhouse gases,a by-product of traditional sources of energy such as fossil fuels are thought to be causing global warming,or the process of the Earth heating up at an accelerated pace.3.It is not completely necessary for green energy sources to come from places like solar or wind fields,which are examples of green"power plants".A green energy source can be a building that is designed in a way that it keeps itself cool in the daytime and heated in the night through its architectural design rather than having an air-conditioning or a heating system. The conservation of energy through architectural（建筑学的）design becomes, itself, a green energy source. Similarly, many sources of green energy can come directly from the area in which the energy is needed rather than from an outside source.4.One of the goals of green energy technology is to take existing fossil fuel energy technology and clean it up so it is produced more cleanly. One such case is that of clean coal technology,where scientists are trying to find ways to extract energy from coal and other fossil fuels without all of the harmful side effects.The success of such these types of green energy depend upon the ability to extract harmful by-products from fossil fuels while not only being energy efficient,but by being cost efficient as well.Greenhouse gases are thought to be causing______.A:global warmingB:carbon emissionC:lower waste outputD:a green energy sourceE:fossil fuels F: clean fuels
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Green Energy1.Green energy is energy that is produced in a manner that has, less of a negative impact to the environment than energy sources like fossil fuels,which are often produced with harmful side effects."Greener" types of energy that often come to mind are solar,wind,geothermal and hydro energy.There are several more,even including nuclear energy,that is sometimes considered a green energy source because of its lower waste output relative to energy sources such as coal or oil.2.The goal of green energy is generally to create power with as little pollution as possible produced as a by-product. Every form of energy collection will result in some pollution,but those that are green are known to cause less than those that are not. Most people who advocate greener sources of energy claim that the result of worldwide use of green energy will result in the ability to preserve the planet for a longer time.Greenhouse gases,a by-product of traditional sources of energy such as fossil fuels are thought to be causing global warming,or the process of the Earth heating up at an accelerated pace.3.It is not completely necessary for green energy sources to come from places like solar or wind fields,which are examples of green"power plants".A green energy source can be a building that is designed in a way that it keeps itself cool in the daytime and heated in the night through its architectural design rather than having an air-conditioning or a heating system. The conservation of energy through architectural（建筑学的）design becomes, itself, a green energy source. Similarly, many sources of green energy can come directly from the area in which the energy is needed rather than from an outside source.4.One of the goals of green energy technology is to take existing fossil fuel energy technology and clean it up so it is produced more cleanly. One such case is that of clean coal technology,where scientists are trying to find ways to extract energy from coal and other fossil fuels without all of the harmful side effects.The success of such these types of green energy depend upon the ability to extract harmful by-products from fossil fuels while not only being energy efficient,but by being cost efficient as well.Paragraph 3______A:Why Do We Develop Green Energy?B:What Is the Goal of Green Energy?C:What Is the Weakness of Green Energy?D:What Is a Green Energy?E:How Much Does the Green Energy Cost Every Year?F: How Many Kinds of Green Energy We Can Take Use of?
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Green Energy1.Green energy is energy that is produced in a manner that has, less of a negative impact to the environment than energy sources like fossil fuels,which are often produced with harmful side effects."Greener" types of energy that often come to mind are solar,wind,geothermal and hydro energy.There are several more,even including nuclear energy,that is sometimes considered a green energy source because of its lower waste output relative to energy sources such as coal or oil.2.The goal of green energy is generally to create power with as little pollution as possible produced as a by-product. Every form of energy collection will result in some pollution,but those that are green are known to cause less than those that are not. Most people who advocate greener sources of energy claim that the result of worldwide use of green energy will result in the ability to preserve the planet for a longer time.Greenhouse gases,a by-product of traditional sources of energy such as fossil fuels are thought to be causing global warming,or the process of the Earth heating up at an accelerated pace.3.It is not completely necessary for green energy sources to come from places like solar or wind fields,which are examples of green"power plants".A green energy source can be a building that is designed in a way that it keeps itself cool in the daytime and heated in the night through its architectural design rather than having an air-conditioning or a heating system. The conservation of energy through architectural（建筑学的）design becomes, itself, a green energy source. Similarly, many sources of green energy can come directly from the area in which the energy is needed rather than from an outside source.4.One of the goals of green energy technology is to take existing fossil fuel energy technology and clean it up so it is produced more cleanly. One such case is that of clean coal technology,where scientists are trying to find ways to extract energy from coal and other fossil fuels without all of the harmful side effects.The success of such these types of green energy depend upon the ability to extract harmful by-products from fossil fuels while not only being energy efficient,but by being cost efficient as well.The success of green energy depend upon the ability to extract harmful by-products from______.A:global warmingB:carbon emissionC:lower waste outputD:a green energy sourceE:fossil fuels F: clean fuels
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Which statement describes the rule of split horizon?（）A、Only routers can split boundaries (horizons) between concentric networks.B、All distance vector protocols require fall back routers that may cause momentary loops as the topology changes.C、Networks can only remain fully converged if all information about routers is sent out all active interfaces.D、Information about a route should not be sent back in the direction from which the original update come.E、Each AS must keep routing tables converged to prevent dead routes from being advertised across the AS boundary.
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单选题Oil is a nonrenewable resource, whereas sunshine is limitless. So why not run cars on solar power? Because a car powered by solar collecting panels would be fine on a sunny day, but as soon as the sun went behind a cloud, the car would no longer function. Which of the following is presupposed in the argument against running a car on solar power?A
Solar power is cleaner than fossil fuels, and it involves less geopolitical risk.B
In most of the northern hemisphere, it can be expected that more than 150 days a year will be cloudy.C
No system exists for storing solar energy for a car’s use when the car is not in direct sunlight.D
No one has yet introduced a commercially viable process for mass-producing solar cells that convert more than 10 percent of incoming sunlight into usable energy.E
Consumers accustomed to the rapid acceleration of gasoline-powered cars will not accept the weak acceleration of solar-powered cars.
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单选题When paying out nylon line from around the bitts（）.A
stand clear of the bitts and use two or more round turns under your figure eightsB
you can surge the line even with a single turnC
no extra turns are necessary since nylon has a high coefficient of frictionD
stand in the bight of the line
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单选题Where do one-fourth of global carbon emissions largely come from?A
Burning fossil fuels.B
Electricity generation.C
Deforestation.D
Residential and commercial buildings.
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多选题Which two steps check out a database connection from the connection pool?（）ADB GetBDB ReadCDB WriteDDB Release
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单选题Which statement describes the rule of split horizon?（）A
Only routers can split boundaries (horizons) between concentric networks.B
All distance vector protocols require fall back routers that may cause momentary loops as the topology changes.C
Networks can only remain fully converged if all information about routers is sent out all active interfaces.D
Information about a route should not be sent back in the direction from which the original update come.E
Each AS must keep routing tables converged to prevent dead routes from being advertised across the AS boundary.
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单选题What is meant by veering the anchor chain? （）A
Bringing the anchor to short stayB
Heaving in all the chainC
Locking the windlass to prevent more chain from running outD
Paying out more chain
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