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2016海淀二模CEvenasGoogleplanstotestitsfleet(车队)ofself-drivingcarsonpublicroadsthissummer,itsbusinessmodelremainsabitofamystery.By2025,asmanyas250,000self-drivingvehiclescouldbesoldeachyearglobally,accordingtoastudybyanindustryresearchfirm.“VehiclesthatcantakeanyonefromAtoBatthepushofabuttoncouldtransformmobilityformillionsofpeople,”saidChrisUrmson,directorofGoogle’sself-drivingcarproject.Fornow,Googlehasnoplanstosellanyofitsself-drivingcars.Theyarestrictlyforresearch.ButtheywillhitpublicroadsthissummernearGoogle’sheadquartersinMountainView,California.Previoustestinghastakenplaceonlyonclosedcourses.Thecarsarebuilttooperatewithoutasteeringwheel,accelerator(油门)orbrakepedal.“Oursoftwareandsensorsdoallthework,”Urmsonsaid.“Thevehicleswillbeverybasic---wewanttolearnfromthemandadaptthemasquicklyaspossible---buttheywilltakeyouwhereyouwanttogoatthepushofabutton.”Theprototypes(雏形)arethefirstofa100-carfleetthetechgiantisbuilding.Inthelongrun,Urmsonseesafutureofsaferroads---themajorityofautoaccidentsarecausedbyhumanerror---andfewertrafficjams.Roboticcarscouldalsoshuttlepeoplewhocan’tdrivebecauseofageorillness.Googlehassaidthatself-drivingcarscouldlaunchnewbusinessmodelsinwhichpeoplebuytheuseofvehiclestheydon’town.Thecompanyhasalreadytestedothertypesofself-drivingcarsonpublicstreets,includingmodifiedLexussport-utilityvehicles,underaspecialpermitprogrambytheCaliforniaDepartmentofMotorVehiclesthatrequiresahumandriveratthecontrols.Thestatehasissuedsixothercompaniespermitstooperatesuchcars,includingDelphi,Mercedes-Benz,Volkswagen,Tesla,BoschandNissan.Thevehiclesthatwillbetestedonopenroadsthissummerwillhaveremovablesteeringwheels,acceleratorandbrakepedalstoallow“safetydrivers”totakecontrolifneeded.Googlesaysthecarsaresafe.Thevehicleshavesensorsthat“candetectobjectsouttoadistanceofmorethantwofootballfieldsinalldirections,whichisespeciallyhelpfulonbusystreetswithlotsofintersections,”Urmsonsaid.“We’relookingforwardtolearninghowthecommunityunderstandsandinteractswiththevehicles,andtouncoveringchallengesthatareuniquetoafullyself-drivingvehicle,”Urmsonsaid.63.Thepassageinformsusthatself-drivingcars_________.A.willprobablydecreasetrafficjamsB.havealreadypassednecessarytestsC.havebeenpurchasedbysomecompaniesD.willbeabletocommunicatewithdrivers64.AccordingtoChrisUrmson,____________.A.softwareandsensorsarevitalforself-drivingcarsB.self-drivingcarscangivedrivingorderstohumansC.self-drivingcarsarespeciallydesignedfortheelderlyD.ordinaryvehicleswillbereplacedbyself-drivingcars65.Theunderlinedword“intersection”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans.A.accidentsB.buildingsC.crossingsD.vehicles66.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Self-drivingCarAvoidsHumanErrorsB.Self-drivingCarMeetsNewChallengesC.Google’sSelf-drivingCarEnjoysGlobalPopularityD.Google’sSelf-drivingCarGraduatestoCityStreetsDIt’srarethatyouseethewords“shyness”and“leader”inthesamesentence.Afterall,thecommonviewpointisthatthoseoutgoingandsociableguysmakegreatpublicspeakersandexcellentnetworkersandthatthoseshypeoplearenot.AsurveyconductedbyUSATodayreferredto65percentofexecutiveswhobelievedshynesstobeabarriertoleadership.Interestingly,thesamearticlestressesthatroughly40percentofleadersactuallyarequiteshy---they’rejustbetteratadaptingthemselvestosituationaldemands.BillGates,WarrenBuffetandCharlesSchwabarejustafew“innies.”Unliketheiroutgoingcounterpartswhoaremoresensitivetorewardsandrisk-taking,shypeopletakeacautiousapproachtochance.Ratherthantheflashychit-chatthatdefinessocialgatherings,shypeoplelistenattentivelytowhatotherssayandabsorbitbeforetheyspeak.They’renotthinkingaboutwhattosaywhiletheotherpersonisstilltalking,butratherlisteningsotheycanlearnwhattosay.Alongthesamelines,shypeopleshareacommonloveoflearning.Theyareintrinsically（内在地）motivatedandthereforeseekcontentregardlessofachievinganoutsidestandard.Beingshycanalsobringotherbenefits.Rememberbeinginschoolandhearingthesamekidscontribute,untilshylittleJohnny,whoalmostneversaidaword,cutin?Thenwhathappened?EveryoneturnedaroundtolookwithgreatrespectatlittleJohnnyactuallytalking.Thisishowshypeoplemadegooduseoftheirpowerofpresence:they“own”themomentbyspeakingcalmlyandpurposefully,whichtranslatestoapositiveimage.Shynessisoftenrelatedtomodesty.Nottosaythatlimelight-seekersaren’tmodest,butshypeopletendtohaveanaccuratesenseoftheirabilitiesandachievements.Asaresult,theyareabletoacknowledgemistakes,imperfections,knowledgegapsandlimitations.Sinceshypeoplehavealowersensitivitytooutsiderewardsthanoutgoingones,they’remorecomfortableworkingwithlittleinformationandstickingtotheirinnerdesires.Shypeoplearealsomorelikelytoinsistonfindingsolutionsthataren’tprimarilyapparent.Don’tbelieveme?Maybeyou’llbelieveAlbertEinstein,whooncesaid,“It’snotthatI’msosmart,it’sthatIstaywithproblemslonger.”Obviously,findingcertaintywhereuncertaintyistypicallypopularisahugeplusforanysuccessfulperson.Themyththatshypeoplearelesseffectiveleadersthantheiroutgoingfellowsisjustamisunderstanding.Makewiseuseofyourpersonalitystrengthstoleadyourbusinessnomatterwhatsideoftherangeyoufallon.