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An American company has built a new drone that could improve the speed of deliveries.
   The drone is very different from other unmanned aircraft.It is made almost completely out of cardboard and has no motor.It can be packed with materials and sealed up with tape.
   Because the drones do not have a motor,they are designed to be dropped from airplanes.Hundreds of drones could be sent out at once.Then they could be automatically guided to where they are supposed to go.The company says these drones could then complete deliveries to different places over an area covering hundreds of kilometres.The drones look bigger than the paper airplanes we used to make as kids.But this light flyer is not a toy.It is aerodynamically designed and equipped with a small computer,a battery and sensors to guide it to the ground.
   The drones are being developed by Otherlab -a technology research company in San Francisco,California.It calls the drone a "Sky Machine".
   The company says it can travel about 150 kilometres at speeds up to 88 kilometres an hour.Now,it can carry materials weighing up to one kilogram,but future models are expected to carry larger loads.
   One of the drone's main advantages is that it does not have a heavy motor or large battery.This allows more room for materials and makes the drone cost less to build and operate.
   The Otherlab development team has called the invention the "IKEA of drones".Packaged similarly to products from the famous Swedish furniture maker,it borrows IKEA's concept.The drone arrives as flat pieces of pre-cut cardboard that can be quickly and easily put together.
   The technology that guides the drone can make it land within 10 metres of its target,according to Otherlab.Unlike other drones,even a crash landing is acceptable.The company says the drones can also be reused.
   Once the drone completes its delivery,it can be thrown away and the cardboard material will break down within a few months.
   The company has received money from the US Department of Defense to carry out research on the drones.The money came from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.The agency is attempting to find the best delivery vehicles that can disappear after their missions are completed.The US military has a need for delivery drones.But it wants to simplify and lower the cost of using them.Otherlab's Sky Machines are an attempt to fill that need.
   Military drones can also be stolen and studied by others if found after use.Before they can truly disappear,the electronic materials inside must also somehow disappear.Researchers are still working on ways to get the technology itself to self-destruct.

(1)What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
C
C

A.Why the new drone is invented.
B.What the new drone is equipped with.
C.How the new drone can get to the ground.
D.Why the new drone is designed like paper airplanes.
(2)Why is the invention called the "IKEA of drones"?
B
B

A.Because it's a similar product made by IKEA.
B.Because it uses the idea from IKEA.
C.Because it's built at a low cost like furniture of IKEA.
D.Because it's made up of pre-cut cardboard.
(3)Which of the following statements is the advantage of the new drone?
A
A

A.It can land near its target.
B.It has a light motor inside.
C.A crash landing is not acceptable.
D.Its load weighs far more than one kilo.
(4)What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs about Otherlab's Sky Machines?
B
B

A.They have been built by the US military.
B.Research is being carried out on their improvement.
C.They are now often stolen and studied by others after deliveries.
D.The electronic materials inside can already destroy themselves after use.

【考點(diǎn)】科普知識(shí);說明文
【答案】C;B;A;B
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