If cars had wings, they could fly and that just might happen, beginning in 2012. The company Terrafugia, based in Woburn, Massachusetts, says it plans to deliver its car-plane, the Transition, to customers by the end of 2012.
“It’s next ‘wow’ vehicle,” said Terrafugia vice president Richard Gersh. “Anybody can buy a Ferrari, but as we say, Ferraris don’t fly.”
The car-plane has wings that unfold for flying-a process the company says takes one minute-and fold back up for driving. A runway is still required to take off and land.
The Transition is being marketed more as a plane that drives than a car that flies, although it is both. The company has been working with FAA to meet aircraft regulations, and with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to meet vehicle safety regulations.
The company is aiming to sell the Transition to private pilots as a more convenient and cheaper way to fly. They say it saves you the trouble from trying to find another mode of transportation to get to and from airports: You drive the car to the airport and then you’re good to go. When you land, you hold up the wings and hit the road. There are no expensive parking fees because you don’t have to store it at an airport-you park it in the garage at home.
The car-plane is designed to fly primarily under 10,000 feet. It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,430 pounds, including fuel and passengers. Thrrafugia says the Transition reduces the potential for an accident by allowing pilots to drive under the bad weather instead of flying into marginal(臨界的) conditions.
The Transition’s price tag: $194,000. But there may be additional charges for options like a radio, , a transponder or a GPS. Another option is a full-plane parachute.
“If you get into a very awful situation, it is the necessary safety option.” Gersh said.
So far, the company has more than 70 orders with deposits. “We’re working very closely with them, but there are still some remaining steps,” Brown said.
小題1:We can learn from the first two paragraphs that _________.
A．car-planes will be popular in 2012-4-6
B．people might drive a car-plane in 2012
C．both the Transition and Ferrari can take off and land
D．Richard Gersh is the vice president of Massachusetts
小題2:It takes the car-plane one minute to _________.
A．fold and unfold its wingsB．unfold wings for flying
C．land in the airportD．meet flying safety regulations
小題3:According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. The car-plane needs a runway to take off and land.
B. To meet aircraft regulations, the company has been working with FAA.
C. The car-plane may fly as high as normal planes.
D. People can park the car-plane in the garage at their home.

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:C
文章講述的是一種新式的汽車，可以飛，并且對(duì)其各個(gè)方面進(jìn)行了介紹。
小題1:推理判斷題，根據(jù)第一段Massachusetts, says it plans to deliver its car-plane, the Transition, to customers by the end of 2012可知，2012年底即可拿到汽車
小題2:事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題，根據(jù)第三段process the company says takes one minute-and fold back up for driving可知，一分鐘是用來折疊機(jī)翼的
小題3:推理判斷題，根據(jù)第六段可知，這種飛機(jī)飛不到普通飛機(jī)的高度，也沒有普通飛機(jī)的載重量。
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Some expressions in English can be really puzzling. Have a look at the following to see how it challenges your brainpower.
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A．Homeric laughterB．A three-ring circus
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C．www.chinadaily.com.cn/culuture/language.html
D．www.chinadaily.com.cn/entertainment/fashion.html
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D．pay extra money for advertisers
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C．love the music they are playing
D．stay close to the group member
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A．show the kind of music teenagers love
B．encourage young musicians to play music
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B．there is a limit for using empty land in Manhattan
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D．Manhattan can spread as far as possible
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C．It is a 30-story building with a greenhouse on every floor.
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The group says its beaders earn an average of more than 2,000 dollars a year in the program. This is five times what they earned before. The beads are sold across Uganda and in Boulder, Colorado. They are also sold online and at jewelry shows called bead parties. “Because they have meaning, because these are gifts that help people, when folks in America and beyond buy our beads, they feel a sense of generosity. They feel a direct connection, like they can really take part in getting rid of poverty.” Torkin said.
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B．mainly encourages people to learn to earn a living on their own
C．has attracted many businessmen to invest in beading
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B．she wanted to make a fortune out of them
C．people showed great interest in them at once
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A．people think buying them is a good way to help the poor
B．they are of good quality and can be kept for a long time
C．they symbolize the most important thing in people’s life
D．they look even more beautiful than diamonds
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A．Mrs Wakefield makes a great contribution to developing countries.
B．BeadforLife makes beads out of recycled paper.
C．BeadforLife uses paper beads to improve people’s lives.
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