Is Tesla's Cybertruck the vehicle of the future？

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難詞探意

1. unveil /'?n?ve?l/ v. 推出

2. utility /ju??t?l?ti/ n. 有用性；（尤指）實用性

3. prototype /?pr???ta?p/ n. 雛形；原型

4. gasoline /?ɡ?s?li?n/ n. 汽油

Teslaunveiledits latest electric wonder and it's a truck straight from the future. Tesla says it has“betterutilitythan a truck with more performance than a sports car”.

The Cybertruck—which looks like it came straight out of the video game Halo or the movie Blade Runner—is still in theprototypestage， meaning it's still in development. Not set to release until late 2021， the Cybertruck already boasts some impressive， futuristic features.

Tesla says the exterior of the truck， referred to as the exoskeleton， is “nearly impenetrable”.Sidekick Ariel Barrios noted that the Cybertruck has no curves. The top-tier model is set to cost more than $90，000 Cdn， and can go from zero to 95 km/h in less than 2. 9 seconds. No matter what the speed is， it can travel 800 kilometers on a single charge.

Tesla's latest release is said to be a a major competitor to the Ford legacy. Ford has been making trucks since 1917. The Ford F-Series trucks， which run ongasoline， have dominated North American truck sales for decades.

Taking direct aim at Ford trucks， Tesla released a video of the new Cybertruck appearing to pull and drag the popular F-150 Ford truck uphill. Since the video release， one of Ford's vice-presidents called out Tesla， asking for a real “apples to apples” test， claiming that the video didn't show a fair truck fight. YouTuber Jason Fenske， who has built his Engineering Explained channel explaining how cars work from the perspective of a mechanical engineer， posted a video on Nov. 26 explaining that the tug-of-war experiment was “meaningless”.The video，which was trending on YouTube this week，suggested that Tesla's performance had nothing to do with the Cybertruck being stronger and everything to do with the laws of physics.

The year 2021 isn't too far off， but Tesla—a giant in technology and innovation—isn't known for sticking to deadlines. “They aren't always punctual，” said Ariel. According to Tesla， 250，000 trucks have been pre-ordered in North America.

Reading Check

1. What can we know about the Cybertruck， according to the text?

A. It has powerful battery device.

B. It is widely used in the video game.

C. It has the amazing speed with accepted price.

D. It is expected to come to the market next year.

2. What can we know about the Ford legacy?

A. It is supported by YouTuber Jason Fenske.

B. It controlled the American market for decades.

C. It released a video to show its power to win the test.

D. It is said to be a major competitor to the Cybertruck.

3. What's the main idea of the text?

A. To call for a fair truck fight.

B. To introduce the new Cybertruck.

C. To explain the truck fight on the video.

D. To promote a giant in technology and innovation.

Language Study

Sentence for writing

The video， which was trending on YouTube this week， suggested that Tesla's performance had nothing to do with the Cybertruck being stronger and everything to do with the laws of physics.

【信息提取】本句中，suggest意為“表明；顯示”，而不是“建議”，所以從句無需用虛擬語氣；have nothing to do with 意為“與……無關”，have everything to do with 意為“與……完全有關”。

【句式仿寫】我和這次意外事件沒有關系。