Driverless vehicle competition

文章大意

导师向学生宣布，学校将参加明年的国际无人驾驶汽车竞赛，需要本科生参与。参赛车辆要在无人类驾驶员的情况下自主完成美国加州沙漠中280公里的赛程，识别并绕开岩石等障碍。去年最成功的车只跑了12公里，今年仍无胜者，但有一辆车的车载技术表现出色。

题目与答案

1. Undergraduates from both the engineering school and the 31_____ department can definitely take part in the project.

   答案：computer science

   原文定位：So the engineering school will be collaborating with the computer science department and possibly the automotive design department, although that's yet to be confirmed

   同义替换：「definitely」↔「confirmed」

2. The automated vehicles will have to avoid obstacles such as 32_____ .

   答案：rocks

   原文定位：The vehicles in the race must cover the whole distance without a human driver and quite autonomously identify and steer around corners and avoid unexpected hazards. Things like rocks, for example

   同义替换：「obstacles」↔「hazards」，「such as」↔「for example」

3. The tutor mentions one vehicle which used technology such as 33_____ , lasers, and laptops to measure its surroundings.

   答案：video cameras

   原文定位：That particular vehicle built a three-dimensional picture of its surroundings using video cameras and lasers. It was equipped with seven laptop computers which analyzed the incoming information ten times a second

4. 4 The purpose of holding the race is to
   • Interest students in careers in industry
   • Help provide finance for universities
   • Find useful new design features

   答案：Find useful new design features

   原文定位：The competition is open to all universities, and there's a prize of two million dollars for the winner, but it's really about more than that. The sponsors are hoping to see innovative design ideas that they can transfer into commercial production

   同义替换：「useful new design features」↔「innovative design ideas」

5. 35 The tutor says success will depend on
   • The software design
   • Good and solid construction
   • Sophisticated mechanisms

   答案：The software design

   原文定位：Programming skills will decide who eventually wins first prize. The design will need technological expertise in this area above all, and that's what the team who work on the project will need to focus on

   同义替换：「software design」↔「Programming skills」

6. 36 This year`s competitors were surprised that the vehicles
   • were so easy to design
   • were as successful as they were
   • took such a short time to construct

   答案：were as successful as they were

   原文定位：many of the teams were amazed that the vehicles did what they wanted them to do at all;So even though no vehicle actually completed the course, they were pleased they got as far as they did

   同义替换：「surprised」↔「amazed」，「were as successful as they were」↔「they got as far as they did」

7. | Schedule |

   | --- | --- |

   | Early May | Introductory 37_____ about the project |

   | Late May | Essay giving information about relevant 38..... and experience |

   | June | Visit to a factory Workshop |

   | September | · discuss 39..... · learn to use design package |

   | December | Submission of initial designs |

   | January | Selection of the 40..... |

   答案：seminar

   原文定位：Firstly, at the beginning of May, we'll be scheduling a seminar to introduce the project to anyone who might be interested

   同义替换：「Early」↔「at the beginning of」

8. | Schedule |

   | --- | --- |

   | Early May | Introductory 37..... about the project |

   | Late May | Essay giving information about relevant 38_____ and experience |

   | June | Visit to a factory Workshop |

   | September | · discuss 39..... · learn to use design package |

   | December | Submission of initial designs |

   | January | Selection of the 40..... |

   答案：skills

   原文定位：Later in the month, we'll be asking you to submit a short essay letting us know why you feel you should be chosen to take part in the project. You'll need to tell us about any particular skills that you have and can bring to the team and any experience you may have had in the field

   同义替换：「giving information about」↔「tell us about」，「relevant」↔「particular」

9. | Schedule |

   | --- | --- |

   | Early May | Introductory 37..... about the project |

   | Late May | Essay giving information about relevant 38..... and experience |

   | June | Visit to a factory Workshop |

   | September | · discuss 39_____ · learn to use design package |

   | December | Submission of initial designs |

   | January | Selection of the 40..... |

   答案：ideas

   原文定位：Then at the beginning of the next semester in September, we thought we'd hold a weekend workshop to share ideas and see computer-aided design demonstrations

   同义替换：「discuss」↔「share」

10. | Schedule |

    | --- | --- |

    | Early May | Introductory 37..... about the project |

    | Late May | Essay giving information about relevant 38..... and experience |

    | June | Visit to a factory Workshop |

    | September | · discuss 39..... · learn to use design package |

    | December | Submission of initial designs |

    | January | Selection of the 40_____ |

    答案：team

    原文定位：In December, we'll be asking you to submit your outline designs, and the following month we'll choose the team and start work in earnest

    同义替换：「Selection」↔「choose」