2024年5月9日发(作者：孔和暖)
备战2021年中考英语考前时事热点话题阅读+题型专练
热点04 无人机及其技术的应用
一、阅读理解
1
Small drones（无人机）can help carry packages to your home. For two years, Google has
been working hard in their secret research lab. They have made great progress. Their latest
project is called Project Wing. Project Wing is Google’s invention of a drone delivery service.
It is half plane and half helicopter（直升机）and is slightly bigger than a seagull. It can deliver
packages to customers’ doors.
The first drone test was made on a farm in Warwick, Australia. It sent sweets and dog
treats to a farmer. The drone flew to the farm, hovered（盘旋）, and released the package with
a wire. Delivery is here!
The best thing about drone delivery services is that delivery times will be greatly cut
down. You’ll be able to order online in the morning. And by noon, the delivery drone will
deliver you package.
Throughout history, there have been a series of inventions that have helped people move
things around, said Astro Teller, lead scientist of Google Wing, to CNN. Teller thinks Google
drones will be the next big step in the series.
Interestingly, drones are not that young. The USA has been using armed（武装）drones
since 2002. But drones may also get another use. Film companies have asked to use drones to
shoot videos from the sky.
Google’s delivery drones won’t be able to fly to customers any time soon. However,
Google has proved that drone delivery is possible. And with Amazon announcing their drone
delivery service last year, the heat is on to make safe and suitable drones to fly the skies for
customers.
1. Paragraph 2 of the reading is mainly about ______.
A. what a drone is B. how a drone works
C. how a drone is produced D. how a drone is designed
2. According to the reading, Project Wing ______.
A. flies very high B. releases the package without a wire
C. is not big in size D. flies faster than birds
3. According to the passage, drones have been in use in the following fields except______?
A. military (军事) B. films C. delivery D. education
4. Which of the following is NOT true about the invention?
2024年5月9日发(作者：孔和暖)
备战2021年中考英语考前时事热点话题阅读+题型专练
热点04 无人机及其技术的应用
一、阅读理解
1
Small drones（无人机）can help carry packages to your home. For two years, Google has
been working hard in their secret research lab. They have made great progress. Their latest
project is called Project Wing. Project Wing is Google’s invention of a drone delivery service.
It is half plane and half helicopter（直升机）and is slightly bigger than a seagull. It can deliver
packages to customers’ doors.
The first drone test was made on a farm in Warwick, Australia. It sent sweets and dog
treats to a farmer. The drone flew to the farm, hovered（盘旋）, and released the package with
a wire. Delivery is here!
The best thing about drone delivery services is that delivery times will be greatly cut
down. You’ll be able to order online in the morning. And by noon, the delivery drone will
deliver you package.
Throughout history, there have been a series of inventions that have helped people move
things around, said Astro Teller, lead scientist of Google Wing, to CNN. Teller thinks Google
drones will be the next big step in the series.
Interestingly, drones are not that young. The USA has been using armed（武装）drones
since 2002. But drones may also get another use. Film companies have asked to use drones to
shoot videos from the sky.
Google’s delivery drones won’t be able to fly to customers any time soon. However,
Google has proved that drone delivery is possible. And with Amazon announcing their drone
delivery service last year, the heat is on to make safe and suitable drones to fly the skies for
customers.
1. Paragraph 2 of the reading is mainly about ______.
A. what a drone is B. how a drone works
C. how a drone is produced D. how a drone is designed
2. According to the reading, Project Wing ______.
A. flies very high B. releases the package without a wire
C. is not big in size D. flies faster than birds
3. According to the passage, drones have been in use in the following fields except______?
A. military (军事) B. films C. delivery D. education
4. Which of the following is NOT true about the invention?