5.If cars had wings,they could fly and that just might happen,beginning in 2011.The company Terrafugia,based in Woburn,Massachusetts,says it plans to deliver its car-plane,the Transition,to customers by the end of 2011.
"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 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 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 car-plane is designed to fly primarily under 10,000feet.It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,430pounds,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(臨界)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 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 70orders with deposits."We're working very closely with them,but there are still some remaining steps,"Brown said.

56.We can learn from the first paragraph thatB.
A.car-planes will be popular in 2011
B.people might drive a car-plane in 2011
C.both Transition and Ferrari can take off and land
D.Richard Gersh is the vice president of Massachusetts
57.lt takes the car-plane one minute toB.
A.fold and unfold its wings           B.unfold wings for flying
C.land in the airport                 D.meet flying safety regulations
58.According to the passage,which of the following is NOT true?C
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.
59.The underlined word"it"in the last but one paragraph refers toD.
A.the radio        B.the transponder      C.the GPS      D.the full-plane parachute
60.What's the best title for the passage?A
A.Cars With Wings May Be Just Around The Corner
B.Which to Choose:A Ferrari or a Car Plane?
C.A more Convenient and Cheaper Way to Fly
D.Cars With Wings Can Fly as Fast as Planes.

分析 大千世界,無奇不有.一種既能夠在陸地上行駛,又可以在空中飛行的汽車式飛機(jī)即將誕生.

解答 56-60 BBCDA
56   B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第一段The company Terrafugia,based in Woburn,Massachusetts,says it plans to deliver its car-plane,the Transition,to customers by the end of 2011.到這家公司計(jì)劃在2011年的年底之前推出這款新產(chǎn)品,由此可推測B項(xiàng)正確.
57   B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段The car plane has wings that unfold for flying-a process the company says takes one minute-and fold back up for driving可知它打開飛行用的機(jī)翼需要一分鐘的時(shí)間.故選B.
58  C.正誤判斷題.第六段的第一句The car-plane is designed to fly primarily under 10,000feet.提到這款產(chǎn)品設(shè)計(jì)的起初飛行高度是一萬英尺以下,由此可知它不能和正常的飛機(jī)飛行同樣的高度.故選C.
59  D.猜測詞義題.根據(jù)本句前半句中的內(nèi)容可推測此處指代的是上一段最后一句中提到的fullplane parachute(降落傘).故選D.
60  A  主旨大意題.  通讀全文可知本文主要講述一種既能夠在陸地上行駛,又可以在空中飛行的汽車式飛機(jī)即將誕生.故選A.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 學(xué)生需要認(rèn)真閱讀原文,把握文章大意,對(duì)文章脈絡(luò)有整體的了解,能仔細(xì)查找文中細(xì)節(jié),并能根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容進(jìn)行合理的推測判斷.

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A.Lin learned to play basketball when he was eight.
B.Lin was excited for professional games and did a good job at the beginning.
C.Before Lin there was no Chinese-American NBA players.
D.Lin is the most outstanding player in NBA.
70.It can be inferred from the passage thatA.
A.Lin didn't have a smooth road in NBA.
B.Lin got an easy entry into NBA.
C.Lin didn't show his basketball talents in Harvard University.
D.NBA prefers graduates from Harvard University.

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14.While only about 200 astronauts have had the excitement of looking down at Earth and commanding systems on the International Space Station,actually thousands of everyday middle-school students have experienced  by Middle School Students,or EarthKAM,a camera system.
EarthKAM is an educational activity and outreach(擴(kuò)展)investigation that also results in temote Earth sensing and observation.Using the Internet,the students control a special digital camera fixed aboard the space station,enabling them to photograph the Earth's cosastlitnes,mountain ranges and other geographic items of interest from the unique advantage point of space.While EarthKAM offers a powerful way for students to investigate Earth from the unique perspective of space,it is also inspiring the next generation of flight controllers for space programs---involving university students to control and operate the camera system and related activities from the ground.
In the interview,Brion Au,one of the investigation developers at NASA's Johnson Space Centre,said,"EarthKAM is a payload(有效載荷)by students,for students.They are in chaerge.This system provides a viewpoint that the astronauts have…it's just awe-inspiring!"So far,students have captured more than 40,000 photos of the Earth from the space station as it orbited the Earth once every 90 minutes,traveling at 17,500 miles an hour.The team at EarthKAM posts these photographs online for the public and participating classrooms around the world to view.
Au explains that this education investigation is inspiring students to explore the world by examining Earth,while promotion social studies,art,geography,science,technology,and math,DR,Sally Ride,originally flying on the shuttles.The camera is located in the window Observational Research Facility,also known as the WORF,one of many the station's research facilities.
71.How have thousands of students experienced similar excitement as astronauts?C
A.In the space station
B.In the spaceship.
C.Using a camera system
D.Teaming up with astronauts.
72.What equipment should the students need for the research?A
A.Computer.B.Recorder.C.Telephone.D.Radios.
73.What doesn't belong to the next generation of flight controllers for space programs?D
A.University students'controlling the camera system.
B.University students'operating the camera system.
C.University students'related activities from the ground.
D.University students'investigating   Earth from space.
74.Who are responsible for EarthKAM?B
A.The astronauts
B.The students.
C.The investigation developers
D.The teachers.
75.What's the main idea of the last paragraph?D
A.DR.Sally Ride explains the details of EarthKAM
B.Why the team at EarthKAM posts these photographs online.
C.EarthKAM provides a viewpoint that the astronauts have.
D.Brion Au explains the details of EarthKAM.

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15.This special cream will protect you _____ the burn-ing sun.( 。
A.withB.aboutC.fromD.off

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