The way we get about has a deep influence on the way we live－affecting where we set up home, work and holiday. So what changes might come in the way we get around? What big ideas are out there, and do they have any chance of coming true?
Personal Air Travel
The idea: flying cars
Developments in light small plane technology will make it possible for everyone to own what are, in fact, flying cars. They will have closed cabins, heating, stereos and room for two people.
You will take off from a field near your home and fly to towns and cities. After landing, you will take off the fixed wing and continue your journey by road just as if you were traveling by car.
Fuel efficient engines and the advantage of being able to travel in the sky will keep costs and the environmental influence down.
Flying for Fun
The idea: Jet Packs
The idea was a hit when a stuntman (特技演員) flew around on one during the opening ceremony of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, which was very successful.
You’ll be able to use the equipment－roughly the size of two scuba tanks fastened to your back－for short journeys.
They will be handy for cleaning hard-to-reach windows, arriving in style at a party and shopping.
Taxis
The idea: driverless taxis
These computer-controlled taxis will take you wherever you want along a fixed route, whenever you want to go.
For the price of one person’s bus fare, several people can ride at speeds of up to 25 mph, and there will be fences to guard against accidents.
There will be little, if any, wait for the use of the taxis, which will leave from stations and will be used by prepaid cards.
The taxis, which will travel on a 1.5 m-wide track, will use 75% less energy per passenger than a car and 50% less than a bus.
小題1:The passage is mainly about ________.
A．future travelB．big ideas and dreams
C．a(chǎn)dvanced technologyD．the influence of travel
小題2:We learn from the passage that flying cars ________.
A．will operate only in the sky
B．will be more expensive than common cars
C．will have few bad effects on the environment
D．won’t be equipped with things similar to what cars have
小題3: With Jet Packs, we can do all the following EXCEPT ________.
A．a(chǎn)ttend a partyB．clean high windows
C．go shoppingD．have a long journey
小題4:As for driverless taxis, we can infer that ________.
A．we can go wherever we want in them
B．they will be both convenient and safe
C．it costs more to take them than to take ordinary cars
D．they will be operated by computers as well as by people

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B

試題分析：本文敘述了未來的交通工具，文中敘述了飛行的汽車可以從地里出發(fā)，然后乘坐飛行的汽車去各個城市或城鎮(zhèn)，它們的好處對環(huán)境的污染��；可以坐Jet Packs這種飛行器去參加聚會或購物等這樣的活動；乘坐無人駕駛的出租車，自己按照預定的目的地，電腦操縱可以到達目的地，它消耗的能量比小汽車或公交車的消耗都低。
小題1:主旨大意題。根據(jù)關于對于未來的旅行，故選A。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Fuel efficient engines and the advantage of being able to travel in the sky will keep costs and the environmental influence down.
對環(huán)境有很少的影響，故選C。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)They will be handy for cleaning hard-to-reach windows, arriving in style at a party and shopping.對于Jet Packs，我們可以參加聚會，清洗窗子和購物，只有選項D，沒有提到，故選D。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù)對于無人駕駛的出租車，它們是既方便又安全的，故選B。
點評：主旨大意題，就是指那些針對文章的主要內容、主題、標題或寫作目的所設置的問題。這類題主要考查同學們在理解全文的基礎上運用概括、判斷、歸納、推理等邏輯思維方法對文章進行高度概括或總結的能力。
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