【題目】 Commuters of the future could get some relief from congested roads especially the peak-hour traffic if Uber’s plans for flying taxis work out.

The battery-powered aircraft looks like a cross between a small plane and a helicopter, with fixed wings and rotors (旋轉(zhuǎn)器). It was presented at an international technology conference in Lisbon, Portugal.

Catering for the need of shorter city travel time, the vehicle is intended to soar over traffic congestion. Uber hopes it will eventually become a form of convenient mass transport and cost commuters aboard less than using their own car, though initially it will be more expensive than that, Uber’s Chief Product Officer Jeff Holden said.

The scheme still faces plenty of challenges, including certification of the new vehicle by authorities, pilot training and constructing urban air traffic management systems that prevent collisions.

Holden declared that Uber is joining NASA’s project to expand air traffic systems, which scores of other companies already belong to.

He told The Associated Press in an interview that he has no dollar figure for the total investment. He said Uber is putting some of its own money into the project, developing software, while other investors are also involved, such as aircraft manufacturers that are developing the vehicle and real estate companies that are providing so-called “skyports” where people will catch their airborne taxi.

Uber is making a bid to reform and polish up its image which has been damaged by certain negative news. Holden said those episodes did not slow development of the flying taxi project of the great company that is in transition.

【1】What result is Uber’s flying taxis aimed to achieve?

A.Shorter city travel time.B.Smooth flow of traffic.

C.Higher economic efficiency.D.Convenience of people’s life.

【2】Which of the statement is correct according to Holden?

A.Flying taxis are more cost-effective than driving private cars.

B.Uber has to cooperate with NASA to reach it’s goal.

C.The success of this project, if possible, will polish up Uber’s image.

D.The final achievement of Uber’s goal relies not only on the company itself.

【3】What does the underlined word “episodes” in the paragraph probably mean?

A.troubleB.exchange

C.incidentD.process

【4】What is implied in the last paragraph?

A.Uber is committed to developing the flying taxi project.

B.Uber is to accomplish it’s transition period in the near future.

C.Uber’s reputation used to be ruined by rumors.

D.Uber has recovered from it’s damaged image.

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章主要講解了Uber公司致力于發(fā)展飛行出租車項(xiàng)目來緩解交通擁堵，雖然目前遇到一些小插曲，但是不會(huì)影響公司的發(fā)展方向。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中Commuters of the future could get some relief from congested roads especially the peak-hour traffic if Uber’s plans for flying taxis work out. (如果Uber的出租車飛行計(jì)劃得以實(shí)施，未來的通勤者可以從擁堵的道路中得到一些緩解，尤其是高峰時(shí)段的交通。)可知，Uber的飛行出租車計(jì)劃最終是想達(dá)到緩解交通擁擠的目的。B. Smooth flow of traffic.(使交通順暢。) 符合題意。故選B項(xiàng)。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中He said Uber is putting some of its own money into the project, developing software, while other investors are also involved, such as aircraft manufacturers that are developing the vehicle and real estate companies that are providing so-called “skyports” where people will catch their airborne taxi. (他說，Uber正在把自己的一部分資金投入到這個(gè)項(xiàng)目中，開發(fā)軟件，而其他投資者也參與其中，比如開發(fā)這種汽車的飛機(jī)制造商，以及提供所謂“空中機(jī)場”的房地產(chǎn)公司，人們可以在那里搭乘空中出租車。)可知，Uber最終要成功，不僅需要自身公司的投入，還需要融入其他公司的力量。D. The final achievement of Uber’s goal relies not only on the company itself. (Uber目標(biāo)的最終實(shí)現(xiàn)不僅依賴于公司本身。) 符合題意。故選D項(xiàng)。

【3】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)最后一段中Uber is making a bid to reform and polish up its image which has been damaged by certain negative news. (Uber正在努力改革和改善其被某些負(fù)面新聞?chuàng)p害的形象。) 可知，Uber在發(fā)展過程中，不是一帆風(fēng)順的。those episodes就指代了前面的這些小插曲。A. trouble麻煩；B. exchange交換；C. incident插曲，事故；D. process過程。故選C項(xiàng)。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段Uber is making a bid to reform and polish up its image which has been damaged by certain negative news. Holden said those episodes did not slow development of the flying taxi project of the great company that is in transition. (Uber正在努力改革和改善其被某些負(fù)面新聞?chuàng)p害的形象。Holden說這些插曲并沒有減緩正在轉(zhuǎn)型的大公司飛行出租車項(xiàng)目的發(fā)展。) 可推斷出，雖然Uber在改革過程中碰到一下小插曲，但是它會(huì)堅(jiān)定不移地發(fā)展飛行出租車項(xiàng)目。A. Uber is committed to developing the flying taxi project. (Uber致力于發(fā)展飛行出租車項(xiàng)目。) 符合題意。故選A項(xiàng)。

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