3．Why has Marie Logan been writing a book about solar cars?

　　A．Because he wants to take part in car races.

　　B．Because he wants to design more cars.

　　C．Because he wants to make money.

　　D．Because he wants people to have a good impression of solar cars.

　　答案：1～3.CBD

　　Ⅱ.Fill in the blanks according to the text.

　　Solar cars use the sun's energy for power，which 1.____________(mean) they don't use petrol，gas or any other fuel，just the sunlight.The reason why people are interested in solar cars is that people 2.____________(worry) about pollution caused by fuels like petrol and gas for a long time.Marie Logan，a solar car racer，has been designing solar racing cars for a long time.He 3.____________(design) five or six different cars so far.And he has been taking part 4.____________ races for about four years.

　　5．____________(recent) he has been building a new car with a team from Queensland University.They have done a lot of work on it，6.____________ they haven't finished yet.He is also writing a book and wants people to have a good 7.____________(impress) of solar cars.

　　But a lot of people think that solar cars are too slow or not very 8.____________(rely)，so he tries to persuade people 9.____________ the advantages of solar cars.Solar cars are getting better all the time.They 10.____________(reach) the speed of nearly 80 k．p.h.

　　答案：1.means　2.have been worried　3.has designed

　　4．in　5.Recently　6.but　7.impression　8.reliable

　　9．of　10.have reached

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　　1. sensitive　adj.敏感的，能理解的，神经过敏的，容易生气的，易受伤害的

　　[易混辨析]　　　 be sensitive to，be sensible of

be sensitive to 意为"对......敏感"。 be sensible of 意为"可觉察出......"。 　　①The Stock Exchange is sensitive to likely political changes.证券交易所对潜在的政治变化很敏感。

　　②She is_sensitive_to criticism.

　　她对(别人的)批评容易生气。

　　③A sensitive nerve in a tooth can cause great pain.

　　牙神经过敏会引起剧痛。

　　④All of us are_sensible_of the inconvenience this is causing.现在我们大家都觉察到此事所引起的不便。

2. content　n．容纳的东西；目录；内容