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?

A.The new invention can cut down the time of delivery.

B.Astro Teller is the lead scientist of Project Wing.

C.Google drones are the next big step in helping people move things around.

D.Drones will take a long time to deliver a package.

Food deliverymen (送餐员) are always in a hurry. They wear blue, red or yellow helmets (头盔) and many of them don’t follow traffic rules. They drive on the wrong side of the road and run red lights. They use mobile phones while driving.

In the first half of 2017, food deliverymen had 76 traffic accidents in Shanghai, according to Shanghai Public Security Bureau (上海公共安全局). That means every two and a half days, a food deliveryman will die or get hurt on the road.

What makes deliverymen put themselves into such a danger? The strict rules of the food delivery service companies and the worried customers (顾客) may be the answer. Many companies will fine (罚款) a deliveryman up to 2,000 yuan if he fails to deliver an order on time, reported China Daily. Fines also go to those who get bad reviews (评价) from customers.

To solve the problem, food delivery service companies need to do some changes. Some cities are also taking action. Shanghai has asked companies to train their deliverymen on traffic rules and safety. Now in Shenzhen, if a deliveryman breaks traffic rules more than twice, then he can’t do the job for a whole year.

1.The first paragraph mainly tells us that many food deliverymen _________.

A.work very hard B.are good at driving

C.break traffic rules D.use mobile phones too much

2.How many traffic accidents happened on food deliverymen in Shanghai in the first half of 2017?

A.76. B.38. C.152. D.2,000.

3.If a food deliveryman __________, the companies will fine him.

A.drives too slowly B.delivers food on time

C.gets bad reviews D.follows traffic rules

4.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A.Companies are improving their review systems.

B.Some cities are working to solve the problem and make things better.

C.To drive safely, food deliverymen will follow more traffic rules.

D.Food deliverymen cannot drive on important roads in the future.

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