Toyota is the world's largest automaker, but its road to success has been long a

Toyota is the world's largest automaker, butits road to success has been long and filled with speed bumps（颠簸）.

1958：The company's first foray into theAmerican market was the Toyopet in 1958. It was a flop.

1964：Toyota introduced their Corona line ofautomobiles and sales hit 6, 400 in 1965,

marking an increasein popularity.

1969：Toyota began importing the Corolla andin 1985 it would become the first Toyota built in the U.S.

1975：Toyota surpassed the popular Germanbrand Volkswagen to become the top import sold in the U.S.

1986：The National Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration ordered its first recall of Toyota cars due to"speed control" problems.

1988：The First North American Toyota plant opened in Georgetown, Ky.

1989：Toyota introduced the Lexus LS 400,the company's first U.S. luxury car. It was a major hit.

1997：Toyota debuted their Prius gas-electric hybrid car.

2002：The first consumer complaints emergedof the Camry's engine surging under braking.

2004：The NHTSA opened a defectinvestigation into 2002-2003 Camry, Camry Solara and Lexus ES models.

2006：Toyota "Americanizes" and opened a new plant in Texas to buildfull-size pickups

2007：Toyota surpassed General Motors to become the world's largestautomaker.

2007：The NHTSA investigated pedalentrapment in some Toyota vehicles, which led recalls of floor mats on Camryand Lexus models.

2007：The NHTSA investigated pedalentrapment in some Toyota vehicles, which led recalls of floor mats on Camryand Lexus models.

Aug. 2009：An off-duty California Highway Patrolofficer and three family members were killed when their rental 2009 Lexus ESspeeds out of control.

Nov. 2009：Toyota recalled 3.8 million Lexus andToyota models to remove floor mats that can trap pedals.

Jan. 2010：Toyota recalled approximately 2.3million more vehicles with potential sticking pedal problems. On Jan. 26,Toyota stopped selling eight models involved in the recall.

Feb. 2010：Prius and Lexus hybrids are now beingrecalled for brake problems in 2010 models.

1.Whichof the following brands belong to Toyota family？

A.  Toyopet, Volkswagen, Lexus, Prius

B.  Camry, Prius, Lexus, Georgetown

C.  Corona, Prius, Lexus, Corolla

D.  General Motors, Lexus, Camry, Corolla

2.Theunderlined the word in Para.6 probably means:

A. appreciation    B.sorrow     C. withdrawal      D.resolve

3.  Wecan infer from the passage that____________

A. Lexus LS 400 is a cheaper car

B. Prius may be a kind of environmentallyfriendly car

C. Corona became popular as soon asintroduced to the US

D. Toyota’s plant opened in Georgetownsymbolized its “Americanize” tactics

4. Thepurpose of this passage is to

   A. advertise for Toyota

   B. introduce Toyota’ s struggle in the US

   C. uncover Toyota’s braking problems

   D. display Toyota’s glory

5.What isthe best title of the passage?

  A. The world’s largestautomaker          B. The rise ofToyota

  C. Toyota meeting problems in theUS      D. Toyota’s failure in the US

试题答案

【答案】

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.B

5.B

【解析】略