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浙江省台州市书生中学2017-2018学年高二英语下学期起始考试题 满分：120 考试时间：100分钟 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。 A In 2013, Bezos, the CEO and founder of Amazon Inc., made headlines when he announced that within a few years, the company would?use?unmanned drones (无人机) to deliver packages within 30 minutes after an order was placed. Since Amazon Prime Air was publicized the night before “Cyber Monday,”?Some just regarded it as a publicity?stunt (噱头) designed to draw attention to the company. It turns out they were wrong. On December 7, 2016, Amazon showed that it had completed its first Prime Air delivery in Cambridge, UK. The package, containing a bag of popcorn and an Amazon Fire TV, were loaded on to the unmanned vehicle from a local?fulfillment?center and delivered to a two-story farmhouse several miles away all within 13 minutes after the items were bought! The company also announced that the service is now available within the five-square-mile range of the Cambridge area, seven days a week during daylight hours. The?thinly?populated rural area, with few dozen residents distributed amidst vast areas of farmland and fields, is perfect for testing the drones. Unfortunately, even if the trial is wildly successful, many challenges still remain before drone delivery becomes a reality for most of us. While the drone may do fine in rural areas, they remain untested in crowded?urban cities where they would bump into barriers?like buildings or trees. There is also fear that the?autonomous flying vehicles could injure people as they?come down?to drop their packages. The drones and their load are also damaged by?destroyers. Then there are the delivery?logistics (后勤保障). Amazon will not only have to ensure that every Prime Air customer has a special landing flat surface, but also come up with a?practical solution for apartment residents who do not have?access to an open space where the drone can