Imagine taking a flying taxi to the airport, or jumping over crowded city streets at rush hours, getting where you want to go far faster than you could in a car. Believe it or not, you might be able to do these things in an air taxi sooner than you think.
An air taxi is something like a helicopter (直升飞机) that can carry people from place to place. Air taxis don’t need a long runway (跑道) like planes do. They can go straight up and down.
In June, the government of America agreed to allow a company called Joby Aviation to start testing their new air taxi. This is the first time they’ve tested a taxi that has been built in a factory. Before that, all their taxis were made by hand.
By 2025, Joby hopes to start carrying passengers for money. They’ve worked together with Delta Air Lines to create a program to fly people from their homes to the airport. Joby’s air taxis will be flown by a pilot, and can carry four other passengers. They can go around 100 miles before the electric batteries need to be recharged (充电).
Compared with helicopters, Joby says their air taxis are both quieter and cheaper. The company expects to charge (要价) about $3 a mile at first. But over time, they hope to bring the price down to less than $1 a mile.
And as exciting as the idea of flying taxis is, some people have been anxious about them. The air taxis may be quieter than helicopters, but they’ll still be adding noise and traffic to our skies. Some people worry that only rich people will be able to afford to use them.
It seems likely that air taxis will be part of the future of travel. But there’s still a lot to do before air taxis become common.
1. What’s an air taxi?2. What did the government allow a company to do?
3. What does Joby wish to do by 2025?
4. How are air taxis different from helicopters? And how do some people think of them?
5. What still needs to be done before air taxis become common?
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假如你是李明,现在你和你的朋友们正在香港机场,你们打算去迪士尼乐园游玩。请根据下面的图表提示,写一篇短文对比以下交通方式,并选择你们最喜欢的交通方式。
Disneyland (Hong Kong) | ||||
Ways | Cost | Time | Advantages(优势) | |
Train | 15 yuan | 15 minutes | Fast | |
Bus | 22 yuan | 1 hour and 10 minutes | Clean, comfortable | |
Taxi | 110 yuan | 25 minutes | Convenient |
(2)文中不得出现真实姓名与校名;
(3)词数70个左右。
I’m Li Ming. There are three ways for us to get to the Disneyland.
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Do you think we make a right choice?
李华的学校正在开展中外学生信件交流活动,同学们通过书信交流,向外国学生介绍了自己,结交了更多的朋友。假如你是李华,请根据以下提示和要点,写一篇英文信件向外国学生Sally介绍你自己。
姓名 | 李华 |
年龄 | 13岁 |
日常生活 | 饮食习惯:上学方式; |
学校规则 | 学校有很多规则。比如……(列举两条) |
业余活动 | 周末喜欢……;也喜欢去动物园。最喜欢的动物是……,因为…… |
I’m glad to make friends with you in this way. My name is Li Hua.
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I hope to make friends with you.
Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua.
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