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Two weeks ago, we reported about developments with electric planes and flying cars. That technology could bring change to personal travel.

Last week, two companies, Kitty Hawk and Uber, announced their plans to bring flying cars to reality very soon. Sooner than you think, flying cars may appear in the sky. Imagine never having to worry about traffic, stoplights, or road construction. A flying car could get somewhere much faster than one traveling on the road. On the other hand, imagine having to avoid other things and other flying cars. Also, what if your battery dies when you are in the air? And, how will you know where to land?

Kitty Hawk is a start-up tech company supported by Google co-founder, Larry Page. Kitty Hawk president, Sebastian Thrun, helped start Google's self-driving car project. The car is electric-powered and moved by eight rotor blades. Kitty Hawk wants people to be able to buy its flying car by the end of 2017.

Kitty Hawk is making a list of people interested in buying the flying car. They must pay a deposit of $100. Those who get their names on the list early will receive $2000 off the final cost of the car. However, Kitty Hawk has not yet announced the price. Kitty Hawk expects its first flying cars will go on sale by the end of this year.

1.The advantage of the flying cars is that you needn’t worry about some things EXCEPT ______.

A traffic

B stoplights

C road construction

D battery

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段Imagine never having to worry about traffic, stoplights, or road construction.以及Also, what if your battery dies when you are in the air?可知，选D。

2.The car invented by the company Kitty Hawk has ______ rotor blades.

A 5

B 6

C 7

D 8

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第三段The car is electric-powered and moved by eight rotor blades.可知，选D。

3.When may people drive the flying car according to the passage?

A In March, 2017.

B In May, 2017.

C In June, 2017.

D In December, 2017.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第三段Kitty Hawk wants people to be able to buy its flying car by the end of 2017.可知，选D。

4.The underlined word “deposit” means ______ in Chinese.

A 支持

B 押金

C 帐单

D 物品

解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据后文Those who get their names on the list early will receive $2000 off the final cost of the car.可知那些早期在名单上的人将得到2000美元的优惠，deposit指押金，故选B。

5.This passage is about _______.

A environment

B technology

C art

D traffic

解析：选B。文章出处题。从整篇文章来看，这是一篇科技类文章，故选B。