Question

The way we get about has a deep influence on the way we live－affecting where we set up home, work and holiday. So what changes might come in the way we get around? What big ideas are out there, and do they have any chance of coming true?

Personal Air Travel

The idea: flying cars

Developments in light small plane technology will make it possible for everyone to own what are, in fact, flying cars. They will have closed cabins, heating, stereos and room for two people.

You will take off from a field near your home and fly to towns and cities. After landing, you will take off the fixed wing and continue your journey by road just as if you were traveling by car.

Fuel efficient engines and the advantage of being able to travel in the sky will keep costs and the environmental influence down.

Flying for Fun

The idea: Jet Packs

The idea was a hit when a stuntman (特技演员) flew around on one during the opening ceremony of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, which was very successful.

You’ll be able to use the equipment－roughly the size of two scuba tanks fastened to your back－for short journeys.

They will be handy for cleaning hard-to-reach windows, arriving in style at a party and shopping.

Taxis

The idea: driverless taxis

These computer-controlled taxis will take you wherever you want along a fixed route, whenever you want to go.

For the price of one person’s bus fare, several people can ride at speeds of up to 25 mph, and there will be fences to guard against accidents.

There will be little, if any, wait for the use of the taxis, which will leave from stations and will be used by prepaid cards.

The taxis, which will travel on a 1.5 m-wide track, will use 75% less energy per passenger than a car and 50% less than a bus.

1.The passage is mainly about ________.

A. future travel                       B. big ideas and dreams

C. advanced technology               D. the influence of travel

2.We learn from the passage that flying cars ________.

A. will operate only in the sky  

B. will be more expensive than common cars

C. will have few bad effects on the environment

D. won’t be equipped with things similar to what cars have

3. With Jet Packs, we can do all the following EXCEPT ________.

A. attend a party                           B. clean high windows

C. go shopping                      D. have a long journey

4.As for driverless taxis, we can infer that ________.

A. we can go wherever we want in them

B. they will be both convenient and safe

C. it costs more to take them than to take ordinary cars

D. they will be operated by computers as well as by people

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了未来的交通工具，文中叙述了飞行的汽车可以从地里出发，然后乘坐飞行的汽车去各个城市或城镇，它们的好处对环境的污染小；可以坐Jet Packs这种飞行器去参加聚会或购物等这样的活动；乘坐无人驾驶的出租车，自己按照预定的目的地，电脑操纵可以到达目的地，它消耗的能量比小汽车或公交车的消耗都低。

1.主旨大意题。根据关于对于未来的旅行，故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据Fuel efficient engines and the advantage of being able to travel in the sky will keep costs and the environmental influence down.

对环境有很少的影响，故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据They will be handy for cleaning hard-to-reach windows, arriving in style at a party and shopping.对于Jet Packs，我们可以参加聚会，清洗窗子和购物，只有选项D，没有提到，故选D。

4.推理判断题。根据对于无人驾驶的出租车，它们是既方便又安全的，故选B。

考点：科普类短文阅读。

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