Automakers (汽车制造商) have big problems. There are not enough chips (芯片) for their cars. Many automakers must make fewer cars. It makes a change of 3.9 million cars this year. Automakers lose around 110 billion dollars.

Honda is a Japanese automaker. The company makes 110,000 fewer cars last year. The problems will continue this year, too.

Some automakers are thinking of how to solve the problems. They must make better deals with chip companies.

The automaker Ford has another idea. The company is changing the design of some parts. These parts have different chips. There are enough of these chips.

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1.Automakers’ problems happen because ________.

A people don’t buy cars

B workers stay at home

C chips are not enough

D the shops are closed

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第一段There are not enough chips for their cars.可知，汽车制造商有很大的问题，它们的车没有足够的芯片。故选C。

2.The problems bring the loss (损失) of ________.

A chips

B workers

C cars

D money

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第一段Automakers lose around 110 billion dollars.可知，汽车制造商损失约1100亿美元。故选D。

3.How many automakers are mentioned in the passage?

A 1

B 2

C 3

D 4

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段Honda is a Japanese automaker.及最后一段The automaker Ford has another idea.可知，文中提及两家汽车制造商，分别为本田和福特。故选B。

4.Which is the automaker Ford’s idea?

A To change the chips.

B To buy more chips.

C To use new car parts.

D To build a chip company.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据最后一段The company is changing the design of some parts.可知，该公司正在改变一些部件的设计。由此推断福特的办法是采用新的部件，故选C。