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Passage One
篇章一
In the next few decades, people are going to travel very differently from the way they do today.
在接下來的幾十年里，人們旅游的方式將會和當下大不相同。
Everyone is going to drive electrically-powered cars, so in the few years, people won't worry about running out of gas.
大家都開電力驅動的汽車，所以以后人們就不用擔心汽油耗盡的問題了。
Some of the large automobile companies are really moving ahead with this new technology.
一些大型汽車公司的確在推進這項新技術。
F&C Motors, a major auto company, for example, is holding a press conference next week.
例如F&C汽車，一個重要的汽車公司，下周要舉辦新聞發布會。
After the press conference, the company will present its new electronically-operated models.
之后，該公司將展示新型由電能運轉的樣車。
Transportation in the future won't be limited to the ground.
在未來交通不會局限于地面。
Many people predict that traffic will quickly move to the sky.
許多人預測，很快交通就會轉移到天上。
In the coming years, instead of radio reports about road conditions and highway traffic, news reports will talk about traffic jams in the sky.
在接下來的幾年，廣播新聞不再報道路況和高速公路交通，而將討論空中的賽車情況。
But the sky isn't the limit. In the future, you will probably even be able to take a trip to the moon.
但天空并非交通的極限。以后你甚至有可能去月球旅行。
Instead of listening to regular airplane announcements, you will hear someone say: the spacecraft to the moon leaves in ten minutes.
你聽到的不再是普通的機場通告，取而代之的是這樣的話：到月球去的宇宙飛船將于十分鐘內發射。
Please check your equipment.
請檢查你的裝備。
And remember no more than ten ounces of carry-on baggage are allowed.
只允許攜帶重量低于十盎司的隨身行李。
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
根據你剛才聽到的篇章，回答16至18題。
Question 16.What will be used to power cars in the next few decades?
問題16.在未來幾十年，什么材料將用于驅動汽車？
Question 17.What will future news reports focus on when talking about transportation?
問題17.談到交通時，未來的新聞報道會關注什么？
Question 18.What will passengers be asked to do when they travel to the moon?
問題18.去月球旅行的乘客會被要求做些什么？
