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1、Unit4EarthquakesⅠ.阅读理解AGermancompanyDHLrecentlyannounceditisstartinganewdrone(无人驾驶飞机)deliveryservicetoget“urgentlyneededgoods,”suchaslife-savingmedicines,tocertainremotelocations.Thecompany’splanistousesmall,parcel-carryingdronestodelivermedicinesandem
2、ergencysuppliestoJuist,anislandinGermany’sNorthSea,wheremoretraditionaldeliveryoptions(suchasferriesortrains)aren’talwaysavailable.ThedroneserviceisacontinuationofDHL’s“parcelcopterresearchproject,”whichwaslaunchedinDecember2013.ButtheDHLdroneshavechan
3、gedsignificantlysincetheirmaiden(初次的)flight,DHLofficialssaidinastatement.Foronething,they’vebeenimprovedtoundergothehighwindsandrainthattheymayfaceovertheNorthSea.Foranother,theparcelcopter2.0canreachaltitudesof164feetandcanflyasfastas40milesperhour.Th
4、edroneisalsocapableofflyingforextendedperiodsoftime—about45minutesbeforeneedingtoberecharged—enablingittomaketheroughly7.5-milejourneytoJuist.Thedronecancarryloadsofupto2.6pounds(1.2kilograms).Thedroneitselfweighs11pounds(5kg).Thankstoanewautopilotfeat
5、ure,themaidenflightsofthenewandimproveddroneswillbecompletelyautomated,evenduringtakeoffandlanding.However,dronepilotswillbestandingbyatamobilegroundstationinNorddeich,onthecoastofmainlandGermany,justincasesomethinggoeswrong.OncethedroneslandatJuist,th
6、eparcelswillbedeliveredtotheirrecipients(收件人)byahumancourier(急件递送者).Fornow,thecompanywillbeusingthedrones,onlywhenotherdeliveryoptionsaren’tavailable,andnoplansarecurrentlyintheworkstoincorporatetheparcelcoptersintonormalday-to-daydeliveries,accordingt
7、ocompanyofficials.1.TomeetwhatrequirementwillDHLprobablyusethedrones?A.Atonoflifenecessitiesneedtobesenttoavillage.B.AnimportantparcelneedstobesenttoamaninJuist.C.Somemedicinesareurgentlyneededinthecityhospital.D.AfamilyneedstogotoJuistwhenferriesaren’
8、tavailable.2.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A.TheDHLdrones’firstflight.B.ThepurposeoftheDHLdrones.C.ThedisadvantagesoftheDHLdrones.D.TheimprovementsontheinitialDHLdrones.3.Thenewdrone . A.willbemuchlighterB.candelivermuchheavierparcelsC.
