U. S. eletric carmaker Tesla Inc. started construction of its new China factory on January 7. It becomes the first to benefit from a new policy allowing foreign carmakers to set up wholly-owned subsidiaries (全资子公司) in China.
The new plant, named Gigafactory 3，is Tesla's first plant outside the United States. It is located in Lingang Area in the southeast harbor of Shanghai. Tesla CE0 Elon Musk and Shanghai government officials attended the groundbreaking ceremony (动工仪式)。“This will be the most advanced Tesla gigafactory,” Musk said.“ With resources here, we are able to build this factory in record time, and we are hoping to have initial production of Tesla Model 3 toward the end of the year and volume
production ( 批量生产) next year.”
The factory， with an investment of over 50 billion yuan, is the largest foreign-invested manufacturing project in Shanghai's history. It is expected to produce around 3, 000 Model 3 vehicles a week in its early stages. When it becomes fully operational，the factory will produce 500, 000 vehicles per year. The production at the Shanghai plant will help Tesla significantly lower its cost and prices. This will make it more competitive in the Chinese new -energy vehicle ( NEV) market.
China is the world's largest auto and NEV market. NEV sales in the mainland jumped 75. 6 percent in the first 10 months of 2018 from a year earlier, hitting 860, 000 units. The Chinese government desire to become the global NEV leader, with technologies that meet the highest international standards by 2025.
Tesla has tapped into China' s growing electric car market. The company set up in October 2018 its first overseas R&D innovation center (研发创新中心) in Beijing，with focus on tasks such as localization and software and hardware development. It has established its charging network covering most cities in China's developed regions.
32. Why did Tesla start construction of its new plant Gigafactory 3?
A. Because of a new policy allowing foreign companies to invest car industry.
B. Because Tesla didn't have other plants elsewhere.
C. Because Tesla could improve its NEV quality in China.
D. Because Tesla wanted to upgrade its innovation in China.
33. Where is Tesla's new plant Gigafactory 3 located?
A. In the southeast China.
B. In the southeast of Beijing.
C. In Lingang Area of Shanghai.
D. In Lingang Area, northeast of Shanghai.
34. Tesla will become more competitive in the Chinese new-energy vehicle market because              .
A. it will be very popular in China
B. it's price will be cheaper than any other vehicle in China
C. it will be energy saving
D. its production will help Tesla bring down its cost and prices
35. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the text?
A. U. s. electric carmaker Tesla began construction of its new plant in Shanghai.
B. Tesla's first plant outside the U. S. is named Gigafactory 3.
C. Because of resources in Shanghai, Gigafactory 3 is supposed to be built in record time.
D. Gigafactory 3 is the largest foreign-invested manufacturing project in China.
D
【语篇导读】本文是篇新闻报道，讲的是特斯拉上海超级工厂破土动工。
32. A细节理解题。根据第一段可知特斯拉在中国建厂，是因为中国出台了一个针对汽车市场的一个新政策。故选A。
33. C细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知。故选C。
34. D推理判断题。根据第三段的第三、四句可知：因为特斯拉上海工厂的汽车产量可降低其成本和价格，所以未来特斯拉具有竞争力。故选D。
35. D细节理解题。根据第一段看出A选项是对的；根据第二段得知B、C选项是对的；根据第三段第一句得知D选项是错的。故选D。