华为计划2021年推出自动驾驶汽车
Huawei has hit the headlines several times over the last few months — and not for the best reasons. The tech giant’s smartphone business took a huge knock, after Google revealed that it was blocking Huawei from using several apps, as well as its operating system, on its phones. Following the news, it seems that Huawei is looking at its other options beyond smartphones, and could even launch its own self-driving car.
Speaking to the Financial Times, Huawei revealed plans to launch a self-driving car as early as 2021. Dang Wenshuan, Huawei’s chief strategy architect, explained that Huawei is working with both Audi and Toyota to develop the vehicles. He said, “From my understanding, we are working together to have a car that will be shipped in the year 2021 or 2022 using these (autonomous driving) components.“This will be in China, but not only in China. It will also be in Europe.” Mr. Wenshuan added that the self-driving cars are likely to launch first in China, as car manufacturers there are ‘moving faster.’ However, if Huawei does launch its own self-driving car, it’ll face stiff competition from several other tech giants. Google and Uber are just two of the big brands racing to get their self-driving cars on the streets.
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1.What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “blocking” in the first paragraph?
A 窃取.
B 帮助.
C 支持.
D 阻止.
解析：选D。词义猜测题。根据第一段第二句The tech giant’s smartphone business took a huge knock, after Google revealed that it was blocking Huawei from using several apps, as well as its operating system, on its phones.可知，华为智能手机遭受了重创，由此猜测谷歌要禁止华为使用它的几项应用和操作系统，故选D。
2.What does Huawei plan to do according to the Financial Times?
A Huawei plans to launch a new smartphone as early as 2021.
B Huawei plans to launch a self-driving car as early as 2021.
C Huawei plans to launch a self-driving bus as early as 2021.
D Huawei plans to develop its own operating system as early as 2021.
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Huawei revealed plans to launch a self-driving car as early as 2021.可知，华为计划最早于2021年推出自动驾驶汽车，故选B。
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A The self-driving cars are likely to launch first in China.
B Huawei has made a big success about their self-driving car.
C Huawei has hit the headlines several times for the terrible reasons.
D Huawei is working with both Audi and Toyota to develop the vehicles.
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据全文内容可知，华为自动驾驶汽车还在计划中，并没有提到已经取得了巨大成功，故选B。
4.What are two of the big brands racing to get their self-driving cars?
A Google and Uber.
B Google and Toyota.
C Huawei and Uber.
D Huawei and Toyota.
解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句Google and Uber are just two of the big brands racing to get their self-driving cars on the streets.可知，两家竞相要让自己的自动驾驶汽车上路的大公司是谷歌和优步，故选A。
5.What can we learn from the passage?
A What Google did has no influence on Huawei.
B Huawei will launch the self-driving car by itself.
C Huawei will face serious challenges launching the self-driving car.
D Only Google and Uber race to get their self-driving cars on the streets.
解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第三段第三句However, if Huawei does launch its own self-driving car, it’ll face stiff competition from several other tech giants.可知，华为要推出自己的自动驾驶汽车要面临严峻的挑战，故选C。