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Passage 6(2024深圳二模,C)
Known as the “air taxi”, the eVTOL aircraft (电动垂直起降飞行器) completed its first inter - city flight on
 February 27th. The flight started from Shekou Port in Shenzhen to Jiuzhou Port in Zhuhai. It took about 20 minutes for the over 55 - kilometer trip. Developed by a high - tech company, the electric - powered aircraft is able to carry five people at a speed of 200 kilometers per hour.
If this technology can be widely used in air transportation, it will bring great convenience to us. As more and more people have their own cars, we always spend hours being stuck in the street. If this new invention can carry passengers in daily life, electric air taxis will work as a solution to our congested cities. We will then live and work in three dimensions (维度).
However, the industry will need to deal with a lot of difficulties. Laws, costs and public acceptance stand in the way of the widespread use of air taxis, according to Tim Schwanen, who is the director of the Transport Studies Unit at the University of Oxford.
“In some ways, technology isn't the most difficult part,” Schwanen said. “There are problems around laws and costs, and there are problems around markets. Do we want these services? Do we need them?”
Besides, car designer Frank Stephenson, who designs Lilium's aircraft, said companies must take safety into their first consideration (考虑). “The moment when one of these things has a problem, you're going to lose a lot of public confidence and trust,” he said.
1.What can we know about the first inter - city flight of eVTOL aircraft?
A.It started from Jiuzhou Port in Zhuhai.
B.It took less than half an hour for the trip.
C.It was powered by petrol or fossil oil.
D.It could carry as many people as a plane.
2.What does the underlined word “congested” in paragraph 2 mean?
A.Tourist.
B.Highly - developed.
C.Crowded.
D.Ancient.
3.Among all the difficulties, which one isn't the difficult part for the air taxi industry?
A.Laws.
B.Markets.
C.Costs.
D.Technology.
4.What does Frank Stephenson want to emphasize (强调) in the last paragraph?
A.The safety of passengers is important to the air taxi companies.
B.Companies should provide lower prices to win public trust.
C.The public should have confidence in the safety of the eVTOL aircraft.
D.The technology is very likely to have a problem in the future.
5.How can the passage be divided into? (①=paragraph 1; ②=paragraph 2; ...)
A.①→②③→④⑤
B.①→②③④→⑤
C.①→②→③④⑤
D.①②→③→④⑤

答案： 语篇解读　本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了“空中出租车”。
1.B　细节理解题。根据“It took about 20 minutes for the over 55 - kilometer trip.”可知，55公里的路程花了大约20分钟。故选B。
2.C　词义猜测题。根据“If this new invention can carry passengers in daily life, electric air taxis will work as a solution to our congested cities.”可知，如果这项新发明能够在日常生活中载客，电动空中出租车将成为解决城市拥堵的方案，故此处画线部分和crowded意义相近，故选C。
3.D　细节理解题。根据“In some ways... There are problems around laws and costs, and there are problems around markets.”可知，技术不是最困难的部分，故选D。
4.A　推理判断题。根据“companies must take safety into their first consideration”可知，他强调乘客的安全对空中出租车公司来说很重要，故选A。
5.C　篇章结构题。分析全文可知，第一段引出了“空中出租车”这一话题；第二段介绍了“空中出租车”的好处；第三至第五段介绍了“空中出租车”面临的许多困难。选项C符合文章结构，故选C。