A US company makes a new vehicle(机动车). Scientists say the vehicle can change people’s way of traveling. The new vehicle looks like a disc. A disc is a thin flat round thing. It is an electric vehicle. Electric vehicles use electricity(电) to move. They don’t make any dirty gas. They are friendly to the environment(环境). They are better than cars and planes.

The new vehicle has eight motors(马达). They help it move straight up into the sky. It can travel as fast as 260 kilometers per hour. The vehicle has no driver now. Scientists are working hard. They want to make a vehicle with a driver. The price of it will be about 250,000 dollars.

In the future, rescuers or doctors can travel in this new vehicle. They can arrive at the accident site quickly to save people. Other people can also travel in it. They can get to their yachts(游艇) or lake houses easily.

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1.The news about the new vehicle is from________.

A Japan

B the UK

C Germany

D America

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第一段的“A US company makes a new vehicle(车辆).”可知，这则新闻来自美国。故选D。

2.What makes the new vehicle move?

A Gas.

B Water.

C Electricity.

D Planes.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第一段的“Electric vehicles use electricity(电) to move.”可知，电动汽车靠电驱动。故选C。

3.What do the eight motors do?

A They help the vehicle fly.

B They make some dirty gases.

C They help scientists work.

D They bring a driver in the vehicle.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第二段的“The new vehicle has eight motors(马达). They help it move straight up into the sky.”可知，八个马达帮助这辆车直接飞上天空。故选A。

4._______ of the new vehicle is NOT mentioned(提到) in the text.

A The size

B The speed

C The shape

D The price

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据全文可知，这种车辆时速为260公里，价格约为25万美金，样子是扁平圆形的，文中并未提及它的大小。故选A。

5.Where can you find this passage?

A In a textbook.

B In a science magazine.

C In an English dictionary.

D In a story book.

解析：选B。B 文章出处题。本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍一款新型的飞行汽车，属于科技类文章，应该出自科学杂志。故选B。