首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
If comfortably outpacing your rivals is the main measure of automotive achievement, Tesla’s electric car is a resounding success
If comfortably outpacing your rivals is the main measure of automotive achievement, Tesla’s electric car is a resounding success
admin
2018-06-28
18
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 Paragraph 3, some observers believe that______.
选项
A、Tesla’s founder will not sell his company
B、Apple may take Tesla over in the near future
C、Tesla and Apple may cooperate and develop the iCar
D、Tesla will be the leading corporation of driverless cars
答案
B
解析
观点题。根据some observers定位到第三段最后一句: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.其中答案的来源句为a takeover and an iCar are around the corner“特斯拉很快会被接手,iCar很快会出现”其中,around the corner的意思是“即将到来”,四项中与该句表述一致的是选项[B]Apple may take Tesla over in the near future“苹果可能在近期接手特斯拉”,其中take Tesla over=takeover;in the near future=around the corner,故该题答案为[B]。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/yk6Z777K
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
We’vebeenhearingaboutitforyears,butthebooklesslibraryhasfinallyarrived,firstappearingoncollegecampuses.AtDre
HowdoyouexplaineconomicsinplainEnglish?TheFederalReserveBankofNewYorkhasbeenansweringthequestionwithaneven
Inasweepingoverallinspectionofits$21billionMedicaidprogram,theFloridaLegislatureapprovedabilltoshiftnearlyth
Ifyouhavehighbloodpressure,you’reingood【C1】______.Hypertensionaffects67millionAmericans,includingnearlytwo-third
Ifyouhavehighbloodpressure,you’reingood【C1】______.Hypertensionaffects67millionAmericans,includingnearlytwo-third
Ittookdecadestoprovethatcigarettesmokingcausescancer,heartdisease,andearlydeath.Ittook【C1】______yearstoestabli
Twiceayear,inspringandautumn,London’sfashionistasgo【B1】______atthesecondoftheworld’s"bigfour"fashionweeks.Fro
Twiceayear,inspringandautumn,London’sfashionistasgo【B1】______atthesecondoftheworld’s"bigfour"fashionweeks.Fro
Howbesttosolvethepollutionproblemsofacitysunksodeepwithinsulfurouscloudsthatitwasdescribedashellonearth?
Whenshopkeeperswanttolurecustomersintobuyingaparticularproduct,theytypicallyofferitatadiscount.Accordingtoa
随机试题
易致血糖升高:可使体温升高
①咬合错乱;②面部塌陷;③骨折段异常动度;④下唇麻木;⑤张口受限。下颌骨骨折的临床表现为:
以下不属于银行贷款后管理的是()。
设备工程进度计划编制方法是()。
某工厂采购一台国产非标准设备,制造厂生产该台设备所用材料费20万元,加工费2万元,辅助材料费4000元,专用工具费3000元,废品损失费率10%,外购配套件费5万元,包装费2000元,利润率为7%,税金4.5万元,非标准设备设计费2万元,运杂费率5%,该设
按照现行国家标准和试验方法的要求,对桥涵所用的钢筋应抽样做抗拉强度、延伸量及()试验。
下列各种财产损溢情况,经批准后在账务处理时可增减管理费用的有()。
根据《合同法》的规定,技术合同的一方当事人延迟履行主要义务,经催告后在( )内仍未履行,对方当事人有权主张解除合同。
银监会可以对违法经营、经营管理不善造成严重后果的银行业金融机构予以撤销。撤销是指监管部门对经其批准设立的具有法人资格的金融机构依法采取()的行政强制措施。
近年来,农村进城务工返乡人员创业成为一种潮流。返乡创业不仅能盘活农村经济,化解农村务工人员家庭与工作的矛盾,更能够实现“精准扶贫”。从一定程度上来说,“精准扶贫”深挖返乡创业者是一劳永逸的良方。以往,对于创业的理解,很多人认为这是城里人的事,农民
最新回复
(
0
)