《2025年启东中学作业本八年级英语上册译林版徐州专版》

七、阅读短文,从短文后所给的A~F六个选项中选出五个能填入空白处的最佳选项。(2025·江苏南通崇川区期中)
Have you dreamt of taking a flying taxi to the airport, or jumping over crowded city streets at rush hour, getting where you want to go far faster than you could in a car. You might be able to do these things in an air taxi sooner than you think.
An air taxi is something like a helicopter(直升机) that can carry people from one place to another. Air taxis don't need a long runway like planes do. 1A
In June, the government of America agreed to allow a company called Joby Aviation to start testing their new air taxi. This is the first time they have tested a taxi that has been built in a factory. Before that, all their taxis were made by hand.
2D It created a program to make people fly from their homes to the airport. Joby also expects their air taxis to provide a ride-sharing service. Just like you might order a car to pick you up, you could use an app to order an air taxi. Joby's air taxis will be flown by a pilot, and can carry four other passengers.
3F The company expects to charge about $3 a mile at first. But over time, they hope to bring the price down to less than $1 a mile. 4B They think air taxis may be quieter than helicopters, but they will still add noise and traffic to our skies.
It seems that air taxis will be part of the future of travel. 5E Governments need to make rules about where, when, and how these taxis can fly.
A. They can go straight up and down.
B. Some people have worries about air taxis.
C. The company hopes air taxis can start carrying passengers(乘客).
D. You will be able to order an air taxi on your smartphone.
E. But there's still a lot to do before air taxis become popular.
F. Joby says their air taxis are cheaper than helicopters.
1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______

答案： 1.A 2. D 3. F 4. B 5. E