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河北省衡水中学2016-2017学年高一下学期期末考试英语试卷
Your next car might drive itself. After years of trials on city streets, driverless vehicles are now nearing the live phase. Last moth, a driverless bus began carrying passengers through Lyon, France, Most in the automobile industry think self-driving vehicles will be on the road by 2020 or before.
Driverless cars will at first be huddled with human-driven cars. But the first places where they will become dominant（统治的）are dense urban areas — precisely the spots most damaged by the automobile age. Many advanced cities are already reducing the role of human-driven cargo. Driverless cars will quicken that process and will bring us enormous benefits.
Driverless cars will reduce accidents by around 90 percent. That's big—the annual death toll on the world's roads is about 1.2 million a year. Pollution and carbon emissions will drop, because urban driverless cars will be electric. The old, otherwise they would stay at home most of the time and the disabled and teenagers will suddenly gain mobility.
On the other hand, driverless cars will bring catastrophe. The best thing about the automobile age was that it employed tens of millions of people to make, market, insure and drive vehicles. Over the next 20 years, the mostly low-skilled men who now drive trucks, taxis and buses will see their jobs reduced. Carmakers are especially scared. The few cars of the future might be made by tech companies such as Apple, Baidu and Google. Imaging the impact on Germany, where the automotive sector is the largest industry.
Dramatic change is coming, and driverless cars could arrive by 2020. But governments have barely begun thinking about it. Only 6 percent of the biggest US cities have factored them into their long-term planning.
A decade ago anyone hardly saw the Smartphone coming. It has bought an epidemic of mass addiction. Let's hope we do a better job of handling the driverless car.
COMMERCIAL INVOICE(发货单) | |||||||
Date: December 10, 2016 Invoice No: D15454978E Purchase Order No：8928 Bill of loading/ Air Waybill No:2309456703W | |||||||
Contact name: Dan Richman Company name: Scan Technology, Ltd. Company address: 2, South Wabash Chicago, IL60637 Telephone number: (1) 319 554 811 E-mail: danrichman@scantech.com | CONSIGN EE（收件人） Contact name: Lee Haojie Company name: First Computers Co. Company address: 35 HeDong Road Beijing, China Telephone number: (86) 134591102 E-mail: haojie@first.com.cn | ||||||
Goods Description | Model number | Quantity | Country of Origin | Unit Value | Total Value | ||
80211 Handheld Scanner | 8021101 | 3 | USA | $120.00 | $360.00 | ||
80211Base Communicator | 8021183 | 1 | USA | $200.00 | $200.00 | ||
80211 Cables and Connectors | 8021111 | 3 | USA | $30.50 | $91.50 | ||
Comments: Mr. Lee, I am able to offer a 8% discount since your total purchase is above $500. We value your business and are looking forward to more opportunities with you. | Invoice Sub Total | $651.50 | |||||
Discount | $52.12 | ||||||
Insurance | $0.00 | ||||||
Invoice Total | $599.38 | ||||||
Shipper's signature :Dan Richman | Number of Package | 1 | |||||
Total Weight | 5.15kg | ||||||
From: Lee Haojie
Subject: Handheld Scanners
Ms. Hu, I received the parcel from Scan Technology 1 piece. The scanner model they sent is correct, and the quantity is right. However, I've discovered the cables and connectors are all wrong. They are not suitable for the model 8021101.
Can you do me a small favor and go through the product information website and see if the cables and connectors are still compatible (兼容的）with the 8021101 scanners? I have no wish to unpack the cables and connectors and try connecting them to the scanners. I believe we will have problem asking for an exchange if the cables and connectors are not compatible. If the website suggests an incompatibility, please contact Dan Richman and request an exchange for the collect model. (Refer to the invoice for his e-mail address.)
I will only use the scanners for our project once we have resolved the exchange issue. We should not proceed unless we get confirmation (证实）on their compatibility. I am looking to resolve this in the shortest possible time as it would be disastrous to wait for this exchange without making progress on the project.
Haojie
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