With the Tesla Roadster and other plugin (插入式) electric vehicles hitting the road，demand is growing for accessible refueling points to recharge them. Carbon Day Automotive, a Chicagobased pany，has now demonstrated a solarpowered recharging point, known as the Solar PlugIn Station，which lets motorists easily charge their cars using electricity that has been produced without any environmental damage.
The Solar PlugIn Station has gone on show in Chicago as part of the city’s bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. According to Carbon Day Automotive，the Solar PlugIn Station on show in Chicago is part of the vital infrastructure(基础设施) required for electric vehicles in Chicago and was the focus of a recent visit by the International Olympic Committee.
These solarpowered electricity points will be used daily to fuel the city’s electric vehicles with power from the sun. By producing the electricity from pollutionfree solar cell, the CO2 emissions are reduced to zero.
“Solar energy and electric vehicles are a partnership that is one more step to reducing our dependence on foreign oil,” says Richard Lowenthal, CEO of Coulomb Technologies.Coulomb Technologies recently developed the ponents (部件) required for individual recharging stations，marketed as ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations.Carbon Day Automotive is the Midwest distributor for the ChargePoint stations. The Solar PlugIn Station consists of giant solar panels (电池板) that shade the tiny ChargePoint Networked Charging Station.The solar panel is connected to an underground battery pack，ready for everyday refueling.
“Without these stations it would be like driving around in a traditional car without the availability of gas stations，” says Scott Emalfarb，CEO at Carbon Day.“The day of true plugin electric vehicles will be here sooner than most people realize and the world needs to be ready to acmodate them.”
【小题1】The Solar PlugIn Station is used as part of the bid to host the Olympics mainly because .A．it’s environmentally friendlyB．it makes up for the lack of electricityC．it’s a new idea and attracts people’s attentionD．it brings convenience to electric vehicle users【小题2】We can learn from the passage that .A．to recharge the electric vehicles takes a long timeB．the Solar PlugIn Station will e into use in 2016C．the Solar PlugIn Station has gone on show internationallyD．Chicago is promoting the use of electric vehicles【小题3】According to the passage，how many of the following statements are TRUE?
a. Tesla Roadster is a kind of plugin electric vehicle.
b. The Solar PlugIn Station uses solar power to charge all of the cars.
c. Chicago is a city，which is rich in oil.
d. The Solar PlugIn Station consists of underground battery packs.
e. Scott Emalfarb is optimistic about the future of plugin electric vehicles.A．2.B．3.C．4.D．5.【小题4】The passage implies that when the Solar PlugIn Station bees popular， .A．more visitors will e to ChicagoB．the citizens of Chicago will be able to go to work fasterC．more space for electric vehicles will be neededD．the cost of electric vehicles will be lower than traditional cars【小题5】What would be the best title for the passage?A．Chicago Will Soon Be Full of Electric VehiclesB．Chicago Calls on People to Buy Electric VehiclesC．Chicago Fights for Its Bid to Host the 2016 Olympics D．Chicago Shows Its Solarpowered Recharging StationsA
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(答案→)A
解析：汽车越多需要的加油站也越多。同样的道理，电动汽车越多，它需要的充电站也越来越多。芝加哥就在加快插入式电动交通工具充电点的建设。
【小题1】推理判断题。根据文章第一段最后一句可知环保是这种太阳能插入式充电站的最大卖点，因此答案是A。
【小题2】推理判断题。根据文章第二段第一句的The Solar Plug-In Station has gone on show in Chicago和第二句的The Solar Plug-In Station on show is part of the vital infrastructure required for electric vehicles in Chicago可知，芝加哥在促进这种电动交通工具的应用。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据文章第一句可知a项正确；b项的all cars错误；c项没有被提到；根据文章第五段最后一句可知d项正确；根据文章最后一段可知e项正确。因此答案A项正确。
【小题4】推理判断题。根据文章第一句可知随着越来越多的插入式电动交通工具的出现，人们需要越来越多的充电点，因此B项正确。
【小题5】主旨大意题。文章主要是说芝加哥正在加快插入式电动交通工具充电点的建设，以满足越来越多的插入式电动交通工具的需要，因此D项正确。