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If comfortably outpacing your rivals is the main measure of automotive achievement, Tesla’s electric car is a resounding success

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问题    If comfortably outpacing your rivals is the main measure of automotive achievement, Tesla’s electric car is a resounding success. The Model S last year outsold its nearest luxury rival, Mercedes’s petrol-engined S-class, by 30% in America. And in its top specification the Tesla will also beat the German car in the race from 0-60mph. As a battery-maker Tesla is also moving fast. This week it announced plans to build a "gigafactory" in America to make lithium-ion power-packs, that it hopes will propel its vehicles to the mainstream.
   Tesla’s acceleration has been rapid. Launched a decade ago by Elon Musk, a founder of PayPal and serial tech entrepreneur, last year it sold around 22,000 cars and by the end of 2014 hopes to be making 1,000 a week. In early 2015 Tesla will add the Model X, a medium-sized SUV, to its range. However, Tesla’s impressive growth has not yet translated into significant profits. A series of battery fires also briefly dented sales growth last year.
   Nevertheless, Tesla’s shares surged on February 25th, to value the company at over $ 30 billion after Morgan Stanley, a bank, joined its adoring fans. It reckons that the battery factory will not only propel it along the road to mass manufacturing but also make it a leading competitor in low-cost energy storage, the key to making renewable energy more practical. The bank is also confident that Tesla’s Silicon Valley location will put it in the driverless front seat of autonomous motoring. A recent meeting with Apple, and the iPad-like control panel of the Model S, have convinced some observers that a takeover and an iCar are around the corner, although Mr Musk insists that his firm is not for sale.
   Tesla has defied its doubters with the success of the Model S, a smartly styled luxury car. It may not share the outrageous looks of a supercar like the Lamborghini Aventador, but it has the performance without the $ 400,000-plus price tag. The most basic Model S costs $ 64,000 in America. This has won it rave reviews in the motoring press, often sniffy about other electric cars with limited ranges and duff looks. By designing a large car with a big battery pack, Tesla has diminished "range anxiety"—one version can do 310 miles (500km) between charges.
According to the first paragraph, Tesla is______.
选项 A、a luxury car brand that beats all its rivals
B、a car-maker that aims at high-end customers
C、a battery-maker that has become mainstream
D、an electric car brand that also produces battery
答案D
解析 细节题。定位到第一段。该段第二行提到luxury一词，但是指的是Mercedes，并不是Tesla，故选项[A]的luxury car brand表述不当，而beats all its rivals更是过度夸大，故选项[A]是错误的。而选项[B]的high-end customers“高端客户”更是无中生有。选项[C]的battery-maker只是Tesla的部分业务，而且has become mainstream“已经成为主流”也与原文不符，故该项错误。只有[D]项的an electric car brand that also produces battery“同时生产电池的电动跑车品牌”能够概括Tesla，分别对应该段第二行的Tesla’s electric car和第四行的As a battery-maker Tesla is also moving fast．故答案为[D]。
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