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1、2021年12月英语四级听力练习(4)四级题型The Ambassador automobile is the most famous and longest made Indian car.Hindustan Motors released the first one to the market in 1958.The car soon became known as the King of Indian Roads.But now the long-time car leader will take a back seat.Hindustan Motors says it has susp
2、ended production of the Ambassador.Many Ambassador supporters fear it will never return.The bo_-shaped car was based on a car design by Britains Morris O_ford.Indians call the car the Amby.The Amby has a strong steel body.The car makes it through very hilly areas and bad roads with ease.The Ambassad
3、or was the car favored by officials until a decade ago.(VOA/Anjana Pasricha)Singh is a ta_i driver.He says he would not use any other vehicle in his work.He says everyone likes it, it is a very fortable car.He has driven only the Ambassador for 50 years.Mr.Singh was very sad when Hindustan Motors an
4、nounced the end of production for the Ambassador.The pany says its decision is the result of low demand and lack of money.The auto market in India did not get seriously petitive until the middle of 1980s.Japanese car maker, Suzuki, joined within an Indian pany to produce a small, low cost vehicle.Bu
5、t the Ambassador remained the car of the rich and the powerful.However, in 1991, India further opened its economy to foreign investors.Many international auto panies began to offer buyers newer, more fuel-efficient vehicles.Other panies offered sport utility vehicles to a rising Indian middle class.
6、The Ambassador maker found it increasingly difficult to find buyers.Diksha Pande is a young professional in New Delhi.She remembers an orange and brown Ambassador her grandfather owned.But she has never thought of buying an Ambassador for herself.They are a bit retro, so they feel a little outdated,
7、 and I dont think they will have the same amount of power and swiftness that you want in a car in todays day and age.I like SUVs because they are big powerful cars.And power is important in a car, said Pande.Hindustan Motors made few changes to the Ambassador design since its beginning.The Indian go
8、vernment continued using the car until ten years ago.Many ta_i drivers like the Ambassador because repairs are generally low-cost.It was even rated the best ta_i by the British television show Top Gear.But Ambys sales records are not good.Last year, dealers sold only 2,20_of them out of 1.8 million car sales.There are reports about search for new Amby investor.But auto e_perts say they do not believe Indias Ambassador will return.And thats the VOA Learning English Technology Report.For more technology stories, go to our website 51voa.Im Jonathan Evans.第 3 页 共 3 页