Hydrogen Cars IELTS Reading Answers

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The Academic passage ‘Hydrogen Cars ’ is a reading passage that appeared in an IELTS Test. Read the passage below and answer questions 1 – 14. Beyond the questions, you will find the answers along with the location of the answers in the passage and the keywords that help you find out the answers.

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Question number	Answer	Keywords	Location of keywords
1	vi	But some tricky questions need to be answered before mass- produced hydrogen cars start appearing on the streets.	Paragraph B; Line 2
2	xi	However, most car makers think that fuel cells powering an electric motor offer a better alternative.	Paragraph C; Line 4
3	viii	The hydrogen fuel reacts with oxygen from the air to produce water and electricity, the reverse of the familiar electrolysis process that releases oxygen and hydrogen from water.	Paragraph D; Line 2
4	i	Hydrogen has many advantages as a fuel for vehicles, but a big disadvantage is that it is difficult to store.	Paragraph E; Line 1
5	ix	Although there’s no risk that we’ll ever run out of hydrogen, on Earth it exists naturally only in chemical compounds, not as hydrogen gas. A relatively simple principal technology, steam reforming, can produce hydrogen gas for cars at central plants or filling stations.	Paragraph F; Lines 1- 2
6	iii	‘Remember the Hindenburg’ – that’s a phrase often heard when hydrogen is discussed.	Paragraph G; Line 1
7	v	However, the idea that in the not too distant future most of us will be driving non-polluting cars fuelled by hydrogen from a clean, renewable source is no longer a flight of fantasy	Paragraph H; Last line
8	Most abundant element	Although there’s no risk that we’ll ever run out of hydrogen & But what if, instead of gas, your car ran on the most abundant element in our universe	Paragraph F; Line 1 & Paragraph A; Line 2
9	Billions of dollars	Already car manufacturers around the world have invested billions of dollars in research and development.	Paragraph A; Last line
10	On-board reformers	Alternatively, fuel tanks could be filled with petrol or methanol, with the cars using on-board reformers to generate hydrogen for their fuel cells.	Paragraph F; Line 3
11	The airship’s fabric	Recent research has indicated that the airship’s fabric, not hydrogen, was the culprit in the Hindenburg disaster	Paragraph G; Line 5
12	Power and acceleration	Their power and acceleration should match those of today’s conventionally- powered vehicles,	Paragraph H; Line 2
13	B	Elimination method: Option A: they may have to be refuelled more often. So A is a problem Option C: Hydrogen is highly flammable. So C is a problem Option D: it is difficult to store. So D is a problem So it is deduced that B is not a problem.	Option A: Paragraph H; Line 2 Option C: Paragraph G; Line 5 Option D: Paragraph E; Line 1
14	A	In the short term fossil fuels may remain in demand as a hydrogen source.	Paragraph H; Line 4

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