Passage 7?（湖南省長沙市一中2010屆高三第五次月考） 完形填空

Starting next year, Ford Motor Co. will allow parents to limit the speed at which their teenage children drive their cars.

The company will make a __36__ feature on many 2010 models that can __37__ teen drivers to 80mph(130kph), using a computer chip in the __38__.

Parents in the United States, where most teens can get their __39__ at 16, also have the option of programming the car key to limit the audio system’s volume, and to sound continuous alerts if the driver doesn’t wear a __40__.

“Our message to __41__ is, hey, we are providing you some conditions to give your new drivers that may allow you to feel a little more comfortable in giving them the car more often,” said Jim Buczkowski, Ford’s director of electronic and electrical systems engineering.

More than 5,000 US teens die each year in car __42__. The rate of crashes, fatal and nonfatal, per mile driven for 16-year-old drivers is almost 10 times the __43__ for drivers ages 30 to 59, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The new feature, called “MtKey”, will be standard on an unspecified number of Ford models when the 2010 cars and trucks come out late next summer. Ford arrived at the 80 mph limit even though freeway speed limits are lower in most states because it wanted to leave a margin __44__ an unusual situation arises, Buczkowski said. In some states, freeway speed limits are above 70 mph.

The company already uses computer chips in its keys to prevent thefts. The car won’t start __45__ it recognizes the chip in the key.

“ It’s __46__ existing technology, and __47__ the magic of software, we’re able to build features on top of the features we already have,” Buczkowski said.

36. A. new B. old C. strange ? ? ? D. advanced

37. A. fasten B. encourage C. limit ? ? ? D. make?

38. A. wheel B. key C. window ? ?D. seat

39. A. drivers license B. drivers picture C. ID cards D. certificates

40. A. school uniform B. T-shirt C. seat belt D. climbing boots

41. A. teachers B. neighbours C. parents D. friends

42. A. factories B. crashes C. shows D. drives

43. A. number ? ? B. average C. speed D. rate

44. A. in case B. if only C. even though D. in addition

45. A. because ? ? B. while C. if ? ? D. unless

46. A. making up of B. making use of C. making of D. making for

47. A. in B. with C. across ? ? D. through

答案 ?36---47. ACBAC ? CBDAD ? BD