From a Toy to a Car小玩具，大汽車

小喬

汽車是我們生活中不可缺少的“好幫手”，它載著我們上學放學、走親訪友、游山玩水……你知道嗎？世界上第一輛汽車竟是輛玩具車，它誕生在中國。是誰發明了這輛汽車？它是什么樣的？汽車工業經歷了哪些發展，又要往何處去？讓我們坐上“時光機”，去看看汽車的“前世今生”吧。

It was about 1672. A Belgian（比利時的） man was visiting the Chinese Emperor Kangxi（康熙皇帝）. The man was Ferdinand Verbiest（南懷仁），? he later became Kangxis science teacher. At that time， Kangxi was only 18 years old. Ferdinand made a toy for him.

The toy was powered by steam（蒸汽）. It had wheels. It was about 65 centimeters long. It might be the first model car. Of course， the car is too small for a person. But many people think that it was the beginning of trains， cars， and steam-powered boats（蒸汽船）.

In 1885， Karl Benz（卡爾·本茨） invented a car. It was powered by gasoline（汽油）. It was the first modern car. Before 1956， we had to buy cars from other countries. But in 1956， we were able to make our own cars.

Today， cars are everywhere. We even have cars that are powered by electricity（電）. To protect our environment， electric cars might be very popular in the future. Most of them are designed and made in China！

汽車的發展在很大程度上由其動力來源決定。你能根據文章內容把下圖補充完整嗎？最后，不妨來大膽暢想一下，未來的汽車會是什么樣的？

Ferdinand Verbiest made the first model car. It was a gift for Kangxi. It was powered by .

Karl Benz created the first modern car. It was powered by .

Whats the future of cars？ Imagine and design your own car.

Cars are everywhere. We havecars. They are eco-friendly.