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五、选词填空。（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
根据短文内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词，并用其正确形式填空。每个单词只能用一次。每空一词。

 Have you 66.heardof the air taxi? 67.Althoughan air taxi seems like science fiction(科幻小说), we’ll probably be able to take one in the near future. It can carry us from place to place. It looks like a helicopter (直升机), and it doesn’t need a long runway (跑道) to take off or land. It can go straight up and down. 
 68.,Recentlyair taxis have taken a big step forward. 69.OnFebruary 27, an air taxi completed its first test flight in Guangdong. The flight started from Shenzhen to Zhuhai. The 60-kilometre trip 70.tookabout 20 minutes. By car, the same trip takes two to three hours. 
 The 71.electricitypowers the air taxi. It has a top speed of 200 72.kilometresper hour and it can carry up to five people. A company in Shanghai 73.developedthe air machine. If everything goes 74.,wellit hopes to start carrying passengers(乘客) in 2026. 
| Besides, Guangzhou is making efforts to encourage low-altitude (低空飞行). It is used for farming in the future. We Chinese are 75.proudof the science development. Many experts believe that the technology of low-altitude flights may spread(传播) all over the country. 

答案： 66. heard 67. Although 68. Recently 69. On 70. took 71. electricity 72. kilometres 73. developed 74. well 75. proud