智能熊猫巴士亮相天津 “刷手”乘车
On the outskirts of Tianjin, a group of passengers are waiting at the bus stop. Here comes the bus. It’s black-and-white, like a giant panda. After getting on the bus, people buy their tickets by scanning their hands. About one minute later, the bus changes to self-driving mode. It stops for lights automatically before it parks at the next stop. “It’s very convenient,” says one passenger. “And kids love it.”
The “Panda Bus” was developed by DeepBlue Technology. It’s already operating in ten cities across China. The company’s goal is to reach ten more cities by the end of this year. DeepBlue has also begun selling “Panda Buses” to foreign countries, such as Greece and Thailand. Smart buses are no longer the technology of the future. Would you like to take a ride on a “Panda Bus”?
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1.How do people buy their tickets after getting on the bus?
A By scanning their face.
B By scanning their Alipay.
C By scanning their hands.
D By scanning their WeChat.
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第三句After getting on the bus, people buy their tickets by scanning their hands.可知，人们上车后通过扫描手来买票，故选C。
2.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “automatically”?
A 自动地.
B 被动地.
C 方便地.
D 困难地.
解析：选A。词义猜测题。根据第一段第五句About one minute later, the bus changes to self-driving mode.可知，公共汽车更改为自动驾驶模式，由此推测到达下一站的时候通过灯光自动停车，故选A。
3.What’s the company’s goal?
A To sell more “panda buses”.
B To develop new bus technology.
C To sell “panda buses” to foreign countries.
D To operate in ten more cities by the end of this year.
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段第三句The company’s goal is to reach ten more cities by the end of this year.可知，这家公司的目标是在今年年底能在10多个城市里运营，故选D。
4.What can we know from the passage?
A Smart buses are the technology of the future.
B The bus changes to self-driving mode after an hour.
C The buses has begun selling to many foreign countries.
D The bus is called “panda bus” because it’s like a giant panda.
解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第一段第二三句Here comes the bus. It’s black-and-white, like a giant panda.可知，这种公交车是黑白相间的，像一只大熊猫，由此推测这是它被称为“熊猫公交车”的原因，故选D。
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A Smart Buses.
B The “Panda Bus”.
C A Group of Passengers.
D The DeepBlue Technology.
解析：选B。主旨大意题。根据全文可知，本文主要介绍了一种新型的智能公交车“熊猫公交车”，故选B。