八年级初二英语阅读 Drones(无人机）

Drones(无人机）can do a lot of things for us, taking photos, delivering(递送) things from packages to pizzas to beer and following wild animals. But they have other uses now. Can you believe it? Drones can serve people coffee.US company IBM has made this kind of drone. It can deliver coffee to sleepy people. The drone can know when to bring a cup of coffee by studying a person's personal information. Then, the drone will fly to the person. There is a special device(设备) under the drone. It helps the drone to give coffee. The drone can also learn about someone's coffee-drinking habits and tell when someone needs next cup of coffee.

无人机可以为我们做很多事情，拍照，送东西，从包裹到披萨到啤酒，以及跟踪野生动物。但它们现在还有其他用途。你能相信吗？无人机可以为人们提供咖啡。美国IBM公司制造了这种无人机。它可以给困倦的人送咖啡。无人机可以通过研究一个人的个人信息来知道什么时候该带一杯咖啡。然后，无人机将飞向此人。在无人机下有一个特殊的装置。它帮助无人机送咖啡。无人机还可以了解某人的咖啡饮用习惯，并告诉某人何时需要下一杯咖啡。

Drones can also save lives. One company in Africa use drones to deliver medicine and blood fast and save many people's lives. The drones are able to fly at speeds of up to 60 mph and when they are within a minute of the destination(目的地),the doctors receive a text and wait nearby. The drone drops off the package and then returns to its home. A 92-year-old hunter in Virginia was lost and had to spend a night in the woods. The police searched for him all night but failed to find him. Luckily, the drone tracked(追踪) him down in 20 minutes. Also, drones helped the firefighters know about the fire in the wildfire fights.

无人机也可以拯救生命。非洲的一家公司使用无人机快速运送药物和血液，挽救了许多人的生命。无人机能够以每小时60英里的速度飞行，当它们距离目的地不到一分钟时，医生会收到短信并在附近等待。无人机放下包裹，然后返回其家。弗吉尼亚州一名92岁的猎人迷路了，不得不在树林里过夜。警察找了他一整夜，但没有找到他。幸运的是，无人机在20分钟内追踪到了他。此外，无人机帮助消防员了解了野火战斗中的火灾。