Of all my dreams, my least favorite is the one where I'm in a car. It always begins with me driving, but eventually I realize that for some reason I'm sitting in the back seat. I can’t keep the car under control, rushing toward the roadside until, screaming, I wake up.

This is like the passenger experience in Waymo's self-driving cars. You sit in the back seat of a vehicle and watch as the wheel turns itself above an entirely empty driving seat.

''We made you live your nightmare, '' a Waymo staff member joked after I exited one of the company's fully self-driving car, following a quick drive inside its secret testing site. Waymo, a self-driving car company, arranged these rides for 40 journalists at this site.

There were also some demonstrations(演示). We watched as a Waymo car was cut off by a speeding vehicle. Then the employees created a situation in which a pile of moving boxes fell into the street just as another car passed in the opposite direction. Throughout the day, the cars performed impressively, driving with the level of care you might take if you had a wedding cake in the back seat.

During these demonstrations, Waymo gave information about what it was planning to do with these vehicles. The company has laid out four ways that its technology could be made available to the public. But Waymo's CEO, John Krafcik, wouldn’t show which of these was likely to come to market first, or on what kind of timeline.

I can't help but admire that Waymo is succeeding in developing this technology. There are countless possibilities at play on the road. The task of programming software to react to all those situations is unimaginably complex. What a great breakthrough!

【小题1】How did the author feel about her self-driving experience in her dream?

A．It was puzzling.	B．It was terrifying.
C．It was amusing.	D．It was inspiring.

【小题2】The author is probably _______________.

A．a newspaper reporter	B．a professional driver
C．a software developer	D．a Waymo staff member

【小题3】What did the author intend to prove by mentioning the wedding cake in paragraph 4?

A．The employees performed well.

B．The self-driving cars worked well.

C．The self-driving cars ran at the same speed.

D．People could depend on the cars in emergencies.

【小题4】What can be inferred from the passage?

A．The self-driving car will come to market soon.

B．The programming software needs to be improved.

C．The technology will make a difference to people's life.

D．The company still has no plan to put the technology into practice.

选词填空（可变换形式）
【小题1】A computer can only do what you have ________ it to do.（instruction/instructive/instruct）
【小题2】Do follow the ________ on the tin of paint.（instruction/instructive/instruct）
【小题3】After the new boss was in charge of the company，he ________ a lot of new staff.（take on/take off/take over）
【小题4】Her career ________ after she was hired by the famous company.（take on/take off/take over）
【小题5】Negative thoughts are harmful to our development，so never let them ________.（take on/take off/take over）
【小题6】He decided to leave school for ________ reasons.（variety/vary/various）
【小题7】The new mobile phone is popular for it offers a ________ of functions to meet users' needs.（variety/vary/various）
【小题8】Don't lose heart. You know everybody will ________ from experiences.（attain/achieve/gain）
【小题9】This kind of wild animal can ________ a speed of up to 100 kph.（attain/achieve/gain）
【小题10】They ________ what they believed to be right at that time.（stand up/stand up for）

When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, “Well, it’s so-and-so’s fault.” or “I know I’m late，but it’s not my fault; the car broke down.” It is probably not your fault, but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.
Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly. Or, you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don’t rely on this person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about—creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on “whose fault it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stones for success.
【小题1】According to the passage, winners .

A．blame themselves rather than others

B．meet with fewer difficulties in their lives

C．have responsible and able colleagues

D．deal with problems rather than blame others

【小题2】The underlined word remedyin Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.

A．improve

B．accept

C．avoid

D．consider

【小题3】When problems occur, winners take them as ______.

A．excuses for their failures	B．chances for self-development
C．challenges to their colleagues	D．barriers to greater power

【小题4】Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．A Winner’s Opportunity.	B．A Winner’s Problem.
C．A Winner’s Secret.	D．A Winner’s Achievement.

翻译句子
【小题1】迄今为止，并非所有人都意识到了保护环境的重要性。（部分否定）
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【小题2】我正在想着这件事，这时突然听到有人叫我的名字。(when)
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【小题3】Tom和他的父母打算去伦敦度假。(as well as)
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【小题4】有些学生不知道如何平衡娱乐和学习。（疑问词+不定式）
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【小题5】依我看，能否成功取决于我们的信心。(in one’s opinion)
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【小题6】在他看来，那里的一切事情似乎都是不可能的。(it seems to sb. that…)
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【小题7】换句话说，他还没有完全适应在大城市里生活。(in other words)
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【小题8】他正加倍努力以便能弥补损失的时间。(so that)
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【小题9】我一生很少见过这么勇敢的人。（部分倒装）
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【小题10】请切记：没有任何东西比健康更重要。(keep in mind)
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单句语法填空
【小题1】Did you benefit ________ the new way of doing business？
【小题2】The ________（defend）of the city were strong，so the enemies couldn't take it.
【小题3】________ is very strange that nobody knows where he has gone.
【小题4】Thousands of soldiers fought bravely in defence ________ their country.
【小题5】It is generally ________（assume）that stress is caused by too much work.
【小题6】He is accustomed to ________（bury）himself in his work even though it is Sunday.
【小题7】There occurred nothing that was worthy ________（mention）.
【小题8】I'm afraid your parents won't approve of your ________（work）there.
【小题9】When you haven't been skiing for quite a while，you may have ________  urge to ski again.
【小题10】If I had changed myself first，then by example I ________（change）my family.