(2013·湛江一中期末測試)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 car­plane，the Transition，to customers by the end of 2012.
“It's the next ‘wow’ vehicle，” said Terrafugia，vice president Richard Gersh.“Anybody can buy a Ferrari，but as we say，F(xiàn)erraris don't fly.”
The car­plane 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 of 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 fold 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 car­plane is designed to fly primarily under 10,000 feet.It has a maximum take­off weight of 1,430 pounds，including fuel and passengers.Terrafugia says the Transition reduces the potential for an accident by allowing pilots to drive under bad weather instead of flying into marginal(邊緣的) conditions.
The Transition's price tag：$194,000.But there may be additional charges for options like a radio，transponder or GPS.Another option is a full­plane 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 paragraph that ________.
A．car­planes will be popular in 2012
B．people might drive a car­plane in 2012
C．both the Transition and the Ferrari can take off and land
D．Richard Gersh is the vice president of Massachusetts
小題2:It takes the car­plane one minute to ________.
A．fold and unfold its wings
B．unfold wings for flying
C．land in the airport
D．meet flying safety regulations
小題3:According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true?
A．The car­plane needs a runway to take off and land.
B．To meet aircraft regulations，the company has been working with FAA.
C．The car­plane may fly as high as normal planes.
D．People can park the car­plane in the garage at their home.
小題4:The underlined word “it” in the last but one paragraph refers to ________.
A．the radio
B．the transponder
C．the GPS
D．the full­plane parachute

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:D
　本文是一篇新聞報道。文章主要講的是汽車飛機的一些近況，這種新型交通工具將在2012年年底上市。
小題1:解析　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“The company Terrafugia，based in Woburn，Massachusetts，says it plans to deliver its car­plane，the Transition，to customers by the end of 2012.”可知選B。
答案　B
小題2:解析　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“The car­plane has wings that unfold for flying—a process the company says takes one minute”可知選B。
答案　B
小題3:解析　推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第四段中的“The car­plane is designed to fly primarily under 10,000 feet.”可知C項不符合文意。
答案　C
小題4:解析　猜測詞義題。根據(jù)“Another option is a full­plane parachute.”和“If you get into a very awful situation，it is the necessary safety option”的過渡關系，再結(jié)合句中的“a very awful situation”可推斷it應指降落傘，故選D項。
答案　D
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