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G 新素材 空中出租车的发展 (2025·南通崇川区期中)
你能想象乘坐空中出租车出行吗？这将很快成为现实。
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
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 place to place. Air taxis don't need a long runway like planes do. 1. A
In June, the government of America agree 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.
2. D It created a programme to fly people 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.
3. F 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. 4. B 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. 5. E 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.
| 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.

答案： G 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了空中出租车的发展。
1.A [解析]根据“Air taxis don’t need a long runway like planes do.”可知，此处在描述空中出租车可以怎么操作。选项A“它们可以直上直下”符合语境。故选A。
2.D [解析]根据“It created a programme to fly people from their homes to the airport.”以及“Just like you might order a car to pick you up，you could use an app to order an air taxi.”可知，此处在介绍如何预定空中出租车。选项D“你可以在智能手机上预定空中出租车”符合语境。故选D。
3.F [解析]根据“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.”可知，此处在介绍空中出租车的价格。选项F“Joby表示他们的空中出租车比直升机便宜”符合语境。故选F。
4.B [解析]根据“They think air taxis may be quieter than helicopters，but they will still add noise and traffic to our skies.”可知，此处说一些人认为空中出租车仍然会给我们的天空增加噪声和交通，即他们表示担忧。选项B“一些人对空中出租车表示担忧”符合语境。故选B。
5.E [解析]根据“Governments need to make rules about where，when，and how these taxis can fly.”可知，此处说政府需要制定有关这些空中出租车飞行地点、时间和方式的规则。选项E“但在空中出租车普及之前还有很多事情要做”符合语境。故选E。