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TWO NEWS REPORTS
NEWS REPORT 1
Even before 5G is widely commercially available, Chinese telecom giant Huawei has reportedly begun researching the next generation of wireless technology—6G.
Tech website “iPhone in Canada” reported that Huawei has confirmed to local media “The Logic (逻辑学；逻辑性)” that it has started researching 6G technology at its lab in Ottawa, Canada and “is in talks with Canadian university researchers about working on development of the next-generation wireless system,” citing a report by The Logic.
Song Zhang, vice-president of research strategy and partnership of Huawei in Canada, said “5G is very new, and looking at 6G is part of the so-called 5G evolution.”
Huawei has not commented on the report, according to The Paper.
NEWS REPORT 2
A Japanese startup called SkyDrive Inc. has begun conducting test flights of their prototype flying car with a human pilot.
The company hopes to be able to make a full public demonstration (演示；展示) of the vehicle later this summer.
The test flights are being conducted at a protected indoor facility at the company’s research flight center outside of Nagoya.
There have been a number of previous test flights, but they were all conducted via remote control and no human pilot on-board.
According to a report in The Asahi Shimbun, SkyDrive says the car could be ready for a limited retail release as early as 2023, and mass production by 2026.
SkyDrive was founded by former engineers from Toyota and they intend their vehicle to be the world’s smallest flying car.
In 2017, Toyota gave the company an infusion (灌输) of around $ 350,000 to help develop flying vehicles.
The company said it won’t say more about how the test flights have been proceeding (行动；进行) so far, but says things are going well enough to continue making them.
1. What we can learn from NEWS REPORT 1?
A. Huawei and Apple cooperate to develop 6G technology.
B. Huawei is the first company to study 6G technology.
C. Huawei’s research team studies 6G technology in Canadian laboratories.
D. Huawei is not optimistic about the prospects of 6G.
2. Which of the following is NOT true about NEWS REPORT 2?
A. The company hopes to have an opportunity to make a full public demonstration of the vehicle.
B. Previous flight tests were controlled by remote control.
C. The car may not be able to mass produce in the near future.
D. The car was completely invented and produced by Toyota.
3. Which news section are we likely to see these two news reports?
A. Entertainment. B. Science and Technology.
C. Story. D. History.
【答案】1. C 2. D 3. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章包含两则新闻，新闻一讲了华为的6G技术的一些情况。新闻二讲述了日本的新型飞行汽车。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。从新闻第一段中的“it has started researching 6G technology at its lab in Ottawa, Canada”可知，华为的研究团队在加拿大的渥太华实验室进行6G技术的研究，C项正确；A项的“iPhone in Canada”为加拿大当地的一家媒体，文中并未提到与苹果公司合作；B项文中没有提及；D项原文中说华为对这项报告并没有回应，而不是选项中的“不乐观”。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。原文中倒数第二段的“Toyota gave the company an infusion (灌输) of around $350,000 to help develop flying vehicles”是丰田公司为该公司提供了35万美元的投资，倒数第三段提到的 “SkyDrive was founded by former engineers from Toyota and they intend their vehicle”是由丰田公司的前工程师创建的这个公司，D项错误；从新闻2第一段“The company hopes to be able to make a full public demonstration of the vehicle later this summer.”可知，A项正确；从新闻第三段可知，B项正确；原文中提到该车最早在2026年量产，故可推测近期无法量产，C项正确。故选D。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。新闻一讲了华为的6G技术的一些情况。新闻二讲述了日本的新型飞行汽车。这两篇新闻均有关科技的。故选B。
