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Sky Drive Inc. conducted the public show on August 25, the company said in a piece of news, at the Toyota Test Field, one of the largest in Japan and home to the car company's development base. It was the first public show for a flying car in Japanese history.

The car, named SD-03, manned with a pilot, took off and circled the field for about four minutes. "We are very excited to have achieved Japan's first-ever manned flight of a flying car in the two years since we founded Sky Drive with the goal of commercializing such aircraft," CEO Tomohiro Fukuzawa said. "We want to realize a society where flying cars are an accessible and easy way of transportation in the skies and people are able to experience a safe, secure and comfortable new way of life." The SD-03 is the world's smallest electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle and takes up the space of about two parked cars, according to the company. It has eight motors to make sure "safety in emergency situations".

"In designing an unexplored, new type of transportation known as the flying car, we chose the keyword ‘progressive’ for inspiration,” Design Director Takumi Yamamot said. The company hopes to make the flying car a part of normal life and not just goods. More test flights will occur in the future under different conditions to make sure the safety and technology of the vehicle meet industry standards.

The success of this flight means that it is likely the car will be tested outside of the Toyota Test field by the end of the year. The company will continue to develop technologies to safely and securely launch the flying car in 2023, the news release said. No price has been announced.

1.What can we learn about the SD-03?

A It circled the Toyota Test Field for about four hours.

B It will seek cooperation with the airline company.

C It has completed its first public show outside Japan.

D It will bring people a new way of transportation experience.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章第二段"We want to realize a society where flying cars are an accessible and easy way of transportation in the skies and people are able to experience a safe, secure and comfortable new way of life."可知，这款名为SD-03的汽车将会给人们带来一种全新的交通体验，故选D。

2.Which is NOT mentioned in Paragraph 2?

A How long the test flight lasted.

B When Sky Drive was set up.

C What feature the SD-03 has.

D How Sky Drive designed the SD-03.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章第二段内容可知，SD-03汽车测试时间持续大约四分钟，人们乘坐它可以体验安全、可靠和舒适的新生活方式，Sky Drive公司是两年前创立的，文中未提及Sky Drive公司是如何设计出这款名为SD-03的飞行汽车的，故选D。

3._______ will provide security for the SD-03.

A Multiple motors

B The design of small size

C The pilot’s proper operation

D The takeoff and landing way

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句It has eight motors to make sure"safety in emergency situations."可知，SD-03配备了8个发动机，以保证紧急情况下的安全，故选A。

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A Family cars will completely disappear in the future.

B The test results will be made public at the right time.

C The SD-03’s price is unknown due to trade secret.

D More new tests won’t stop until the product is launched.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据最后一段倒数第二句The company will continue to develop technologies to safely and securely launch the flying car in 2023, the news release said.可知，该公司将继续开发新技术，以实现在2023年安全可靠地推出飞行汽车，由此说明在产品推出之前，更多新的测试不会停止，故选D。