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Chinese Internet search giant Baidu Inc announced on the night of October 11th it has fully opened Apollo Go Robotaxi, its self-driving taxi service, to the public in Beijing, becoming the first company to carry passengers in autonomous(自主的) vehicles in the capital.

Baidu launched its Apollo Go robotaxi service in the Chinese cities of Changsha and Cangzhou back in August, shortly after announcing that its autonomous driving computer is ready for use on the streets. Now, Apollo Go has also made its way to Beijing, making it the first autonomous car service operating in the nation’s capital. Apollo Go’s service area in Beijing includes 435 miles of road with 100 pick-up and drop-off stations across several living and business areas in the Yizhuang, Haidian and Shunyi districts. Baidu says it has the longest road network for a manned autonomous driving test in China.

Baidu will start operations with 40 autonomous vehicles in the capital. They’ll still have human drivers behind the wheel, though of course the final goal is providing a truly driverless taxi experience. Passengers will be able to hail one of the service’s robotaxis by signing up on Baidu Maps or on the Apollo website. While the company didn’t mention it this time around, it noted that Apollo Go rides were free when they launched in Cangzhou.

Baidu started testing its driverless cars in Beijing in December 2019. Its Apollo fleet completed road tests in the capital including 322,500 miles over the past eight months, earning Baidu permission to open Apollo Go’s services to the public.

1.Which city failed to enter Baidu Apollo Go’s service list？

A Beijing.

B Changsha.

C Cangzhou.

D Guangzhou.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章第二段Baidu launched its Apollo Go robotaxi service in the Chinese cities of Changsha and Cangzhou back in August…Now, Apollo Go has also made its way to Beijing…可知，早在今年8月，百度就在国内长沙和沧州推出了自动驾驶出租车服务Apollo Go，如今该服务登录北京市，文中未提及广州市，故选D。

2.Some preparations of Apollo Go’s service are needed except _______.

A launching vehicles

B completing road tests

C giving passengers training

D setting up pick-up and drop-off stations

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章全文内容可知，Apollo Go服务的前期准备工作包括车辆投放、道路测试和建立上下车站点等，文中未提及为乘客培训，故选C。

3.Baidu Inc can provide Apollo Go’s services without _______ in the future.

A any road tests

B getting permission

C any human drivers

D operating on the Internet

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章第三段第二句They’ll still have human drivers behind the wheel, though of course the final goal is providing a truly driverless taxi experience.可知，他们还会有人驾驶，当然，他们的最终目标是提供一个真正的无人驾驶出租车体验。由此推断将来百度公司就不需要人类驾驶员了，故选C。

4.What can we know from the passage?

A Apollo Go rides will be free when the test run starts.

B Apollo Go’s service has covered all the areas in Beijing.

C Baidu Inc opens up a new business in public transportation.

D Baidu Inc takes the lead in developing driverless taxi system.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章全文内容可知，百度公司是一家国内互联网搜索巨头，而自动驾驶出租车服务Apollo Go从属于公共交通服务。由此说明百度公司在公共交通领域开辟了一项新的业务，故选C。