Unit 4 Amazing Science单元话题阅读理解练习（含解析）2023-2024学年九年级英语上册单元重难点易错题精练（仁爱版）

Unit 4 Amazing Science
单元话题阅读理解练习
（2022秋·福建龙岩·九年级统考期中）
Recently, all kinds of vending machines（自动售货机）have been popping up around France. Instead of sweet treats or drinks, however, they sell short stories. Created by literature-loving company, Short dition, these machines promise to help pass the time, whether you are waiting at the airport or stuck at the train station.
Each vending machine offers an interesting way for customers to kill time. To use the amazing inventions, simply choose your desired reading time: 1 minute, 3 minutes or 5 minutes. Then, the machine will surprise you with a randomly-selected（任意选择的） short story to pass your time and make waiting around a bit more bearable—if at least for a couple of minutes!
The Short Story Dispenser（自动售货机）first appeared at an airport in Paris last year. Since then, the popular machines have been put in public places across the country. If you’d like to learn more about this lovely literary oases（文学绿洲）, check out the Short dition website.
Short dition, a creative library of short literature, has installed these unusual vending machines left print out short stories.
1．What can people buy from these unusual vending machines
A．Sweet treats. B．Soft drinks. C．Interesting inventions. D．Short stories.
2．How many kinds of desired reading time can you choose
A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.
3．The underlined word “bearable” means__________.
A．可相信的 B．可证实的 C．可忍受的 D．可依靠的
4．Where did this kind of vending machine first appear
A．At a bus stop. B．At a train station. C．At a mall. D．At an airport.
5．The text is mainly written to __________.
A．show a creative library B．describe a short story
C．introduce unusual vending machines D．check out the Short dition website
（2022秋·福建厦门·九年级统考期末）
Engineers in the US have created a group of robots that are able to work together to overcome obstacles（障碍物）.
“When ants collect or carry objects, if one comes upon an obstacle, the group of ants work together to overcome that obstacle,” explained Dr. Ozkan-Aydin, who led the research. “If there’s a gap（裂缝）on the road, for example, they will form a bridge by holding together so the other ants can travel across. That is the inspiration for this study.”
Ozkan-Aydin and her workmates 3D-printed a group of four-legged robots. They have touch sensors（传感器）at the front and back, so that they could sense and connect with other robots in the group. The robots were under tests of finding their way over different surfaces, including grass and rocky ground. Ozkan-Aydin also made some obstacles for them to climb up. If a robot couldn’t find its way out, it would send a signal（信号）to the other robots. Then, they would hold together with their touch sensors.
Ozkan-Aydin said this technology could be used in the future to make groups of robots to help look for people in accidents, carry things over rocky surfaces and do research in dangerous places. However, for that to become true, she says battery（电池） technology will need improving so that the robots can work for up to 10 hours without running out of power.
6．Picture ________ shows the meaning of the underlined sentence.
A． B． C． D．
7．The researcher got the inspiration from ants because they can ________.
A．clean the road B．work together C．work for 10 hours D．carry objects
8．The 3rd paragraph is mainly about ________.
A．how the group of robots work
B．what the group of robots look like
C．how the group of robots can be improved
D．what the group of robots can be used for
9．In the future, the group of robots could be used in the following situations EXCEPT ________.
A．looking for people in accidents B．carrying things over rocky surfaces
C．doing research in dangerous places D．improving battery technology
10．The best title for this article can be _________.
A．Robots with signals B．Robots working like ants
C．Four-legged robots D．3D-printed robots
（2022秋·福建厦门·九年级厦门市松柏中学校考期中）
From robots, ice-making technology, to hydrogen-powered (氢动力) buses, the high-tech, green and safe, 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are ensured by 212 technologies, which were used to provide strong support for the “simple, safe and wonderful” Olympics.
The high-tech firstly ensures the safety of the Olympics. Robots were used for cleaning, body temperature checking, and environment monitoring (监测). Moreover, more than 150 COVID-19 monitoring systems (系统) were used to check the air at all points in the place.
“Green” is also one of the key words for the “high-tech Winter Games”: The torch is specially made, which makes it light and keep working well at high temperatures; The hydrogen-powered buses used in Yanqing and Zhangjiakou and the tableware (餐具) used at the Games which are made from plants, are cleaner and better for the environment; The environment-friendly ice ground made use of the-world’s largest cooling system that can make ice in a faster and greener way; And for the first time in the history of the Olympics, all the places were completely powered by green energy such as wind.
The visual technologies provide good visual experience for those watching the games on the screen. With the support of 5G and cloud technologies, viewers can enjoy the clearest real-time experience of the games at home. As a result, Beijing 2022 became the most-viewed Winter Olympics of all time.
Behind all the high technologies in this Winter Olympics is a showcase of China’s scientific and technological achievements. While we are celebrating the Olympics, we also celebrate the development in technology that makes our lives better.
11．In the games, robots were used to _________.
A．clean the places B．hold the torch C．cool the air D．control body temperature
12．The “green” idea of Beijing 2022 can be seen in _________.
① the robots ② the torch ③ the tableware ④ the ice ground ⑤ the visual experience
A．①②③ B．②③④ C．③④⑤ D．①②④
13．Compared to other winter Olympics, Beijing 2022 has _________.
A．the lightest torch B．the fastest buses C．the simplest system D．the most viewers
14．According to the text, Beijing 2022 shows to the world that _________.
A．China is becoming richer and richer B．China is winning more and more sports events
C．China has developed a lot in technologies D．China has trained a lot of great sports players
15．Which of the following best shows the structure of the text
A． B． C． D．
（2022秋·福建厦门·九年级厦门一中校考期中）
Can you imagine being at school and home at the same time What about you thinking of a sentence, and your friend knows it just by a feeling
These may sound crazy in real life. But in the microworld (微观世界) of quantum physics (量子物理), they could all be possible! This year’s Nobel Prize in physics was given to three quantum physicists. They are Alain Aspect from France, John Clauser from the US and Anton Zeilinger from Austria. They did a great job studying quantum entanglement (量子纠缠), which paves the way for new technologies such as quantum computers and quantum communication.
What is quantum entanglement When two particles (粒子) are entangled, everything about them—from their speed to the way they move—is perfectly connected. If you know the state of one particle, then you know the state of the other, even when the two particles are very far apart.
Thanks to the winning scientists’ finding of this secret, quantum entanglement has now been used in some cutting-edge (尖端的) technologies. For example, it can provide completely safe encryption (加密) in communication. Here’s how it works: changing one entangled particle affects another. So anyone trying to peek at secret quantum information would break the particles’ entanglement. That means nobody can spy (窥探) on a quantum message without getting caught.
Another use is called “quantum teleportation (量子传输)”. This isn’t the same as people showing up from one place to another like in science fiction. But it can send information from one place to another in the quantum state. It’s faster and safer than the traditional way of technology.
Quantum computers are another example. Normal computers process data using ones and zeroes. Quantum computers would use bits of information that are both one and zero. Such computers could run calculations that no normal computer can.
From: https://www.teens.
16．What do we know about this year’s Nobel Prize in physics
A．It was given to three US physicists. B．It honored the finding of microworld.
C．It honored the studying of quantum entanglement. D．It honored the invention of a super quantum computer.
17．What is clear in the event of quantum entanglement
A．Particles move quickly. B．Particles are very far apart.
C．Particles look exactly the same. D．Everything about two particles is connected.
18．Using quantum entanglement in cutting-edge technologies can ________.
a. better protect secrets b. help recognize spies c. help send messages faster and safer
d. slow down technological achievements e. help with calculations on quantum computers
A．abc B．bcd C．ace D．cde
19．What is NOT included in the story about quantum entanglement
A．What it is. B．When it was first found.
C．Its usage in scientific fields. D．The scientists who made efforts to study it.
20．Which section in a newspaper can be read about the passage
A．Science study. B．Star stories. C．School time. D．Inspiring role models.
（2022秋·福建厦门·九年级厦门市华侨中学校考期中）The birth of the black tea and the first to reach the Western world from Fujian originated by accident. A Chinese army happened to stop by a tea farm in the late Ming Dynasty (1368—1644)and the soldiers slept on raw tea leaves which were intended for green tea making. Helpless and eager to avoid further loss, the anxious tea producer roasted the withered(枯萎的), with pine branches, ending up with a deep colored tea, a smoky taste and sweet flavour(香味). To the tea farmer’s surprise, and the whole area started to make the kind of tea to satisfy(满足) market demand.
Around the end of the 16th century, Dutch business people took tea to Europe. Catherine of Braganza, when she married British King Charles II in 1662 took the tea drinking habit from Portugal to the British court.
It was hard to say if people in the United Kingdom had the choice of drinking green tea, because it is said that after long sea transportation(海上运输), green tea from China naturally fermented(发酵) into black tea. At that time British people still don’t know that black tea and green tea are made from the same leaves, so Scottish botanist（植物学家） Robert Fortune（1812—1880）met with disbelief when he pointed out that only a different processing method made black tea and green tea different.
Fortune was sent by the East India Company to steal tea from China. He took more than 20, 000 tea plants and seedlings to India in 1851. Although most of the tea plants he introduced to India are said to have died, trained Chinese tea workers he took there are believed to have equipped the country with the necessary technology and knowledge for tea making.
21．The tea farmer invented the black tea ________.
A．to please the soldiers B．to get a better taste
C．to satisfy market demand D．to avoid losing more money
22．From the text, British people ________.
A．preferred green tea to black tea in the 17 century
B．made green tea from China fermented into black tea
C．was the first in Europe to have the habit of drinking tea
D．thought black tea and green tea were made from different leaves
23．What did Fortune do according to the text
A．He trained Chinese workers to make tea.
B．He brought tea plants and seedlings to Britain.
C．He did something that wasn’t allowed in China for the East India Company.
D．He learned knowledge and skills from farmers to make different kinds of tea.
24．What can we infer from the text
A．The long sea transportation make it difficult for Europeans to drink green tea.
B．The black tea was invented because the farmer didn’t know how to make green tea.
C．Thanks to the Dutch business people, the British people develop the habit of drinking black tea.
D．The technology and knowledge for making black tea was brought to India by Chinese tea workers.
25．What is the text mainly about
A．The origin of black tea.
B．The technology for tea making.
C．The tradition of drinking tea in Britain.
D．The difference between black tea and green tea.
（2022秋·福建泉州·九年级晋江市第一中学校联考阶段练习）Imagine you need to send an important document (文件) far away as soon as possible. How would you do it Chances are that you would use e-mail or a smartphone app. However, for many people, the answer to that question is the fax machine.
The first fax machine was invented in 1843 by Alexander Bain. Then in 1964, modern fax machines became widely used. In the 1980s and 1990s, they were regarded as the fastest and safest way to send information.
With the development of technology, you might think e-mail would have made the fax machine a thing of the past, but you’d be wrong. The number of faxes sent each year is only growing. One explanation is that fax machines are still easier to use for documents that are written by hand. But the real reason for their continued use has to do with security.
E-mail is convenient, but it can be hacked (非法入侵). This is a danger for governments, hospitals, and other organizations that deal with sensitive data (数据). Using a fax machine makes it possible for information to go from one place to another without needing to be saved on a computer. It can then be kept in a physical location where it’s impossible to be hacked.
Fax machine technology grew quickly throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and it continues to develop today. Long live the fax machine!
26．The fax machine has a history of ________ years.
A．32 B．42 C．58 D．179
27．The underlined word ”sensitive“ in the fourth paragraph means ________.
A．敏感的 B．复杂的 C．客观的 D．精确的
28．The advantage of the fax machine over the e-mail is that ________.
A．it’s faster B．it’s safer C．it’s more developed D．it’s easier
29．According to the passage, the fax machine ________.
A．is only used in the hospitals. B．is not developing today
C．makes e-mail a thing of the past D．can send documents written by hand
30．You may read this passage from the section ________ of a magazine.
A．Future Music B．Wild World C．Science Study D．Star Stories
（2022秋·福建泉州·九年级福建省泉州第一中学校联考期中）
One of the problems in cities is traffic congestion (堵塞). The key reason is that we are not expanding (扩展) our transportation systems fast enough to meet the ever-increasing demands (需求). One solution is to create a new type of transportation that doesn’t rely on (依赖) roads.
In the last century, planes and cars changed the way we lived. Cars have allowed us to move farther. Planes have cut down travel time to faraway places. At the beginning of the new century, we may see the realization of a century-old dream—the mix of cars and planes—the flying cars. You might have heard news about flying cars before. The technology to make them safe and easy to fly may finally be here. With progress in lightweight material, computer models and no-man control, the dream is very close to becoming real.
Car maker Moller went public with the Skycar M400 in 2011. It is the first car that can take off and land straight. The four-seat Skycar is powered by eight engines (引擎). The cost of the car is about $1 million at first, but when it begins to be produced in large amounts, that price could come down to as low as $60,000.
The latest flying car CityHawk is said to be tested between 2021 and 2023. It is similar to the Skycar except for its power source The important difference lies in the power fans that seem much quieter on the road. The CityHawk is as large as a middle-sized car. It could be used as an air taxi for news collection and traffic control.
The popularity of flying cars could be very exciting or very scary, depending on how you see it. With proper rules, they could be the answer to our ever-heavier traffic pressure.
31．According to the fist paragraph, the new ope of transportation should be used to ________.
A．improve the speed of cars B．solve traffic congestion
C．increase people’s demands D．replace the present transportation system
32．The writer mentions two kinds of flying cars to ________.
A．explain how flying cars develop B．show the importance of flying cars
C．encourage people to buy flying cars D．show flying cars are coming to us
33．What’s the difference between tho Skycar and the CityHawk
A．The Skycar has fewer seats. B．The Skycar is more expensive.
C．The CityHawk is much smaller. D．The CityHawk makes less noise.
34．Which of the following shows tho structure of the passage
A． B． C． D．
35．We can infer (推断) from the text that the writer feels ________ about the future of flying cars.
A．disappointed B．surprised C．hopeful D．worried
（2023·福建福州·福建省福州第十六中学校联考模拟预测）China’s virtual (虚拟的) human industry is developing rapidly in recent years. Although the virtual humans not real, they serve in different fields in today’s society, including education, entertainment and business.
On October 14th, 2022, China Daily released a video of its digital employee (员工) Yuanxi. In the video, this young and active virtual girl invited people to explore the rock art with a history of 9,000 years. In a dress of Chinese style, she introduced the old stone carvings of the Helan Mountains in Ningxia. Later, she showed up again on the website, inviting people to join her journey back in time to 3 ,000-plus years ago and look for the source of Chinese characters.
Throughout the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, China’s first AI sign language host served deaf people around the clock. The virtual host was produced by Xiling platform, which was built by a Chinese technology company. The platform provides a complete set of services for the creation and operation of virtual humans in various fields such as television and the Internet. It has also worked in cooperation with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, China Everbright Bank and China Unicom to launch a digital human to improve working efficiency and reduce Labor costs.
The total size of China’s virtual human market is expected to reach 270 billion yuan by 2030, according to an industry report.
36．What did Yuanxi introduce on October 14th, 2022 according to the text
A．Chinese characters.
B．The old stone carvings.
C．The virtual humans.
D．China’s virtual human industry.
37．According to Paragraph 2, who is probably Yuanxi
A． B． C． D．
38．According to the text, Xiling platform can ________.
A．produce virtual humans B．reduce working efficiency
C．build a technology company D．serve deaf people
39．What does underlined word “It” refer to in paragraph 3
A．television B．the Internet C．virtual human D．the platform
40．Which of the following can best describe the virtual humans
A．Creative. B．Serious. C．Humorous. D．Helpful.
参考答案：
1．D 2．C 3．C 4．D 5．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了一款新型的自动售货机，这款售货机不卖食物和饮料，只卖短篇故事。
1．细节理解题。根据“Instead of sweet treats or drinks, however, they sell short stories”可知可以买到短篇小说。故选D。
2．细节理解题。根据“To use the amazing inventions, simply choose your desired reading time: 1 minute, 3 minutes or 5 minutes.”可知你可以选择三种理想的阅读时间。故选C。
3．词义猜测题。根据“Then, the machine will surprise you with a randomly-selected（任意选择的） short story to pass your time”可知短篇故事可以帮助你打发时间，因为等待是难以忍受的，故选C。
4．细节理解题。根据“The Short Story Dispenser（自动售货机）first appeared at an airport in Paris last year”可知首次出现在法国巴黎的一个机场，故选D。
5．主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了一款新型的自动售货机，这款售货机不卖食物和饮料，只卖短篇故事。故选C。
6．B 7．B 8．A 9．D 10．B
【导语】本文讲述了工程师们发明的能够共同克服障碍的机器人。
6．细节理解题。根据“If there’s a gap（裂缝）on the road, for example, they will form a bridge by holding together so the other ants can travel across.”可知，如果路上有一个缺口，它们会靠在一起形成一座桥，这样其他蚂蚁就可以穿过去。因此图片中B选项显示了下划线句子的意思。故选B。
7．细节理解题。根据“When ants collect or carry objects, if one comes upon an obstacle, the group of ants work together to overcome that obstacle,”以及“That is the inspiration for this study.”可知，研究人员从蚂蚁身上获得了灵感，因为它们可以一起工作。故选B。
8．主旨大意题。根据第三段“Ozkan-Aydin and her workmates 3D-printed a group of four-legged robots. They have touch sensors（传感器）at the front and back, so that they could sense and connect with other robots in the group. The robots were under tests of finding their way over different surfaces, including grass and rocky ground. Ozkan-Aydin also made some obstacles for them to climb up. If a robot couldn’t find its way out, it would send a signal（信号）to the other robots. Then, they would hold together with their touch sensors.”可知，本段主要讲述了这群机器人如何工作。故选A。
9．细节理解题。根据“Ozkan-Aydin said this technology could be used in the future to make groups of robots to help look for people in accidents, carry things over rocky surfaces and do research in dangerous places.”可知，这项技术在未来可以用于制造机器人群体，帮助寻找事故中的人，在岩石表面搬运物品，以及在危险的地方进行研究，因此没有提及改进电池技术。故选D。
10．最佳标题题。根据第一段“Engineers in the US have created a group of robots that are able to work together to overcome obstacles（障碍物）.”以及结合全文可知，本文主要讲述了机器人组是如何工作的，因此最佳标题应该是B选项“像蚂蚁一样工作的机器人”。故选B。
11．A 12．B 13．D 14．C 15．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了北京2022年冬奥会上使用的一些高科技。
11．细节理解题。根据“Robots were used for cleaning, body temperature checking, and environment monitoring”可知机器人被用于清洁、体温检测和环境监测。故选A。
12．细节理解题。根据“‘Green’ is also one of the key words for the ‘high-tech Winter Games’: The torch is specially made...The hydrogen-powered buses used in Yanqing and Zhangjiakou and the tableware...The environment-friendly ice ground”可知火炬、氢动力公交车和餐具、环保冰场都是绿色的。故选B。
13．细节理解题。根据“As a result, Beijing 2022 became the most-viewed Winter Olympics of all time.”可知北京2022成为有史以来观众最多的冬奥会。故选D。
14．细节理解题。根据“Behind all the high technologies in this Winter Olympics is a showcase of China’s scientific and technological achievements.”可知在本届冬奥会所有高科技的背后，是中国科技成就的展示。故选C。
15．篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第一段讲述了北京冬奥会的高科技展示；第二至第四段介绍了不同的高科技设备；第五段进行了总结。故选B。
16．C 17．D 18．C 19．B 20．A
【导语】本文主要介绍了量子纠缠的工作原理和用途。
16．细节理解题。根据“This year’s Nobel Prize in physics was given to three quantum physicists…They did a great job studying quantum entanglement, which paves the way for new technologies such as quantum computers and quantum communication.”可知，今年在物理方面诺贝尔奖授予了对量子纠缠的研究的科学家。故选C。
17．细节理解题。根据“When two particles are entangled, everything about them—from their speed to the way they move—is perfectly connected. If you know the state of one particle, then you know the state of the other, even when the two particles are very far apart.”可知，在量子纠缠的情况下，关于两个粒子的一切都是相连的。故选D。
18．细节理解题。根据“it can provide completely safe encryption in communication…It’s faster and safer than the traditional way of technology…Quantum computers would use bits of information that are both one and zero. Such computers could run calculations that no normal computer can.”可知，在尖端技术中使用量子纠缠可以更好地保守秘密、传输信息更快更安全和帮助在量子计算机上进行计算。故选C。
19．细节理解题。根据“They are Alain Aspect from France, John Clauser from the US and Anton Zeilinger from Austria. They did a great job studying quantum entanglement…What is quantum entanglement ... quantum entanglement has now been used in some cutting-edge (尖端的) technologies.”可知，文中未提及量子纠缠首次发现的时间。故选B。
20．推理判断题。根据“What is quantum entanglement ”和全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了量子纠缠的相关信息，属于科学研究。故选A。
21．D 22．D 23．C 24．D 25．A
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了红茶的起源。
21．细节理解题。根据第一段“Helpless and eager to avoid further loss, the anxious tea producer roasted the withered...sweet flavour.”可知，无奈又急于避免进一步的损失，焦急的茶叶生产商烤着枯萎的茶叶、松枝，最终得到了一种深颜色的茶，有烟熏味和甜味。所以茶农发明红茶是为了避免损失更多的钱。故选D。
22．细节理解题。根据第三段“At that time British people still don’t know that black tea and green tea are made from the same leaves...”可知，当时英国人还不知道红茶和绿茶是用同一种叶子制成的。选项D“英国人认为红茶和绿茶是不同的叶子制成的”表述与原文相符。故选D。
23．细节理解题。根据第四段“Fortune was sent by the East India Company to steal tea from China.”可知，东印度公司派他来中国偷茶叶。选项C“他为东印度公司做了一些中国不允许做的事”表述与原文相符。故选C。
24．细节理解题。根据第四段“...trained Chinese tea workers he took there are believed to have equipped the country with the necessary technology and knowledge for tea making.”可知，他带到那里训练有素的中国茶工为印度提供了必要的制茶技术和知识。选项D“制作红茶的技术和知识是由中国茶工带到印度的”表述与原文相符。故选D。
25．主旨大意题。根据第一段“The birth of the black tea and the first to reach the Western world from Fujian originated by accident.”可知，红茶的诞生也是第一个从福建传入西方的红茶，起源于偶然，接下来文章全文讲述了红茶的起源问题。故选A。
26．D 27．A 28．B 29．D 30．C
【导语】本文主要讲述了传真机的历史及它的优点。
26．推理判断题。根据“The first fax machine was invented in 1843 by Alexander Bain.”可知，第一台传真机是1843年被发明的，到2022年为止，总共有179年的历史。故选D。
27．词句猜测题。根据“E-mail is convenient, but it can be hacked (非法入侵).”可知，电子邮件容易被非法入侵，导致数据丢失，“敏感数据”容易被入侵窃取，故可推断划线单词意为“敏感的”。故选A。
28．细节理解题。根据“E-mail is convenient, but it can be hacked (非法入侵).”及“It can then be kept in a physical location where it’s impossible to be hacked.”可知，电子邮件容易被非法入侵，而传真机可以将信息保存在一个不可能被黑客入侵的物理位置，所以更安全。故选B。
29．细节理解题。根据“One explanation is that fax machines are still easier to use for documents that are written by hand.”可知，传真机更容易用于手写文档。故选D。
30．推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了传真机的历史和优点，最有可能出现在“科学研究”部分。故选C。
31．B 32．D 33．D 34．A 35．C
【导语】本文主要说明了现在交通压力大，随着交通工具的发展，人类在本世纪初发明了飞机汽车并不断优化，在不久的将来有望解决现在的交通问题。
31．细节理解题。根据“One of the problems in cities is traffic congestion (堵塞)...One solution is to create a new type of transportation that doesn’t rely on (依赖) roads.”可知，创造一种不依赖公路的新型交通工具是解决当前交通堵塞的一种方案，即新型的交通工具应被用来解决交通堵塞问题。故选B。
32．推理判断题。根据第二段中“You might have heard news about flying cars before. The technology to make them safe and easy to fly may finally be here.”和文章最后一句“With proper rules, they could be the answer to our ever-heavier traffic pressure.”可知，文中提到两种会飞的汽车是为了表明这种新型的交通工具即将进入我们的生活中。故选D。
33．细节理解题。根据第四段中“It is similar to the Skycar except for its power source The important difference lies in the power fans that seem much quieter on the road.”可知，两种会飞的汽车的主要区别在于CityHawk的动力风扇在路上似乎更安静，产生的噪音更少。故选D。
34．篇章结构题。结合全文内容来看，文章可以分为三个部分：第一部分是第一段，提出要创造一种新型交通工具来解决当前的交通问题；第二部分从第二段到第四段，具体介绍了两种会飞的汽车；最后一段是第三部分，对会飞的汽车进行了展望。故选A。
35．推理判断题。根据“With proper rules, they could be the answer to our ever-heavier traffic pressure.”可知，有了适当的规则，就可以解决我们日益沉重的交通压力，由此可推断作者对飞行汽车的未来满怀希望。故选C。
36．B 37．D 38．A 39．D 40．D
【导语】本文主要结合两个事例介绍了中国虚拟人产业的发展。
36．细节理解题。根据“In a dress of Chinese style, she introduced the old stone carvings of the Helan Mountains in Ningxia.”可知，虚拟人元曦介绍了宁夏贺兰山的古老石刻。故选B。
37．细节理解题。根据“In a dress of Chinese style…”可知，虚拟人元曦穿着中式连衣裙，D项“旗袍”符合。故选D。
38．细节理解题。根据“The platform provides a complete set of services for the creation and operation of virtual humans in various fields”可知，曦灵平台可以用来生产虚拟人。故选A。
39．代词指代题。根据“The platform provides a complete set of services for the creation and operation of virtual humans in various fields such as television and the Internet. It has also worked in cooperation with…”可知，曦灵平台与其他机构组织有合作关系，it指代“the platform”。故选D。
40．推理判断题。根据“Although the virtual humans not real, they serve in different fields in today’s society, including education, entertainment and business.”可知，虚拟人服务于人类的各个领域，对我们是有帮助的。故选D。