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听力文本
A new, upgraded version of an electric car from Tesla Motors is capable of going from 0 to 100kph in just 2.8 seconds. The original 691 horsepower Tesla Model S P85D was already incredibly fast. It even had a function called Insane Mode, which meant the car could get from 0-100kph in 3.2 seconds. The upgrade is called Ludicrous Mode and will take the horsepower up to 762, thus providing the extra power to get to 100kph in less than three seconds. This is close to the acceleration of a Porsche 911 Turbo S supercar. That kind of horsepower means the car can accelerate at a force of 1.1G. This means the acceleration will make the driver feel that he or she is going faster than the speed of falling out of an airplane.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk explained that the new improvement in acceleration came from research into an advanced battery. Engineers were working on a new power train for its cars. A power train is the system that delivers the power from the engine to the wheels. The engineers managed to increase the battery power by ten per cent, resulting in the extra acceleration. Tesla said: "Unlike a gasoline internal combustion engine with hundreds of moving parts, Tesla electric motors have only one moving piece: the rotor. As a result, Model S acceleration is instantaneous, silent and smooth." The Tesla S P85D car is priced at $87,500 as a basic model; the "ludicrous" upgrade will be an extra $13,000.
中文翻译
特斯拉一款新型升级轿车能够在短短2.8秒内达到每小时100公里的速度
特斯拉首席执行官伊隆·马斯克解释道速度上的提升要归功于对电池的研究成果
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重点讲解
1.as a result 因此
例句:All singers kept together. As a result, their performance was successful.
所有的歌手协调一致,结果他们的演出非常成功
。2.capable of 有…能力的
例句:Show your teacher what you are capable of.
向你的老师表现出你能干什么
。3.fall out of 跌落
例句:The pen fell out of his fingers.
钢笔从他手中掉落了下来
。4.internal combustion engine 内燃机
例句:There will be greater innovation, change and wealth created all over the world via the External Connection Engine than even the Internal Combustion Engine.
通过对外连接引擎,会有更伟大的创新、变化和财富在世界各地涌现,甚至远超过内燃机
。听力题目
1.What is the name of the company that made the car?
a) Toyota
b) Tesla
c) Porsche
d) Ferrari
2.What was the horsepower of the original model?
a) 672
b) 762
c) 691
d) 961
3.What is the name of the new upgrade?
a) Airplane Mode
b) Insane Mode
c) Horsepower Mode
d) Ludicrous Mode
4.What kind of force does the car accelerate at?
a) 1.1F
b) 1.1G
c) 1.1H
d) 1.1K
5.What did the article say the speed was faster than?
a) falling from a plane
b) the fastest rollercoaster
c) light
d) sound
6.What were the engineers working on to get the improved acceleration?
a) a battery
b) a turbocharger
c) wheels
d) aerodynamics
7.How many moving parts are there in an internal combustion engine?
a) tens of thousands
b) dozens
c) 782
d) hundreds
8.What is the moving part in a Tesla electric car engine?
a) a spinning wheel
b) an axle
c) a rotor
d) a turbocharger
9.What did the article say the car was besides instantaneous and smooth?
a) comfortable
b) polished
c) scary
d) silent
10.How much does the upgrade cost?
a) $14,000
b) $13,000
c) $17,000
d) $12,000
听力答案
1.b
2.c
3.d
4.b
5.a
6.a
7.d
8.c
9.d
10.b