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(临界的) 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.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 |
It takes the car-plane one minute to _________.
| A．fold and unfold its wings | B．unfold wings for flying |
| C．land in the airport | D．meet flying safety regulations |
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.
CDMA is " spread spectrum (频谱) " technology, which means that it spreads the information contained in a particular signal of interest over a much greater bandwidth (带宽) than the original signal.
When implemented (实现) in a cellular telephone system, CDMA offers numerous benefits to the cellular operators and their subscribers (订户). Following is an overview of CDMA benefits:
1. Improved call quality, with better and more consistent sound.
2. Simplified system planning through the use of the same frequency in every sector of every cell.
3. Increased talk time for portables.
4. Bandwidth on demand.
Compared with GSM ( Global System for Mobile communication ), which was developed mainly in Europe, the CDMA system matured (成熟) later and has better efficiency, low radiation, high voice quality and ability to adopt third-generation communications technology.
China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea and now India will make up the major market for CDMA technology in addition to the United States, the Republic of Korea, Japan and Australia to ensure that CDMA users can receive phone calls from overseas.
56. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. CDMA has a clearer and higher sound than GSM.
B. You will not hear a better and more consistent sound if you don't use CDMA.
C. CDMA has the ability to adopt third-generation communications technology.
D. The original signal cannot satisfy the demand for bandwidth.
57. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. CDMA has low radiation and high voice quality.
B. CDMA can help you to have a long-time talk.
C. China and some Asian countries will have a large market for CDMA technology in future.
D. It's much simpler to use CDMA than GSM.
58. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Compared with GSM, CDMA has more benefits.
B. Some information on CDMA and its advantages.
C. CDMA will probably take the place of GSM some day.
D. CDMA is more effective and healthy.
Gmail tmned five years old this week．It's somewhat amazing to think we've only had it since 2004; Gmail c
hanged the webmail game forever by offering features we now take for granted: a streamlined interface （界面]） , powerful search, pioneering use ofAjax and a then-huge 1 GB of mailbox space．“You'll never need to delete another message " was how Google described it at the time．
Back then, I was still making do with Hotmail．But its clumsy interface and tiny amount of storage space made the decision to move on an easy one．Getting an account made all the difference in the world to my email experience．Suddenly I was freed from having to delete emails every few days to make space in my mailbox．And the app（application） was smooth and responsive, like a desktop client （客户端程序）—and pretty fast in comparison to Hotmail．" Conversation view" and using labels instead of folders took a little getting used to, but in all Gmail felt far more professional and made me much more productive．
Gmail is a favorite app of ours ever on WebWorkerDaily, and with good reason．It's still the best webmail client for web workers as it lets us access our email whenever and wherever we need to, on any device, with minimum effort．And Google hasn't spent the five years sitting on its Gmail success, either, but has introduced improvements to the service that include Gmail Tasks, chat, video chat and voice chat, combined with Google Calendar and Docs, Google Apps for Domains, and, of course, even more storage．We've recently covered the many features found in Gmail Labs: a way to "undo" seat messages, using canned responses for smart autoresponders, offline support using Gears and how to customize the way you．view your mailbox using multiple inboxes．The underlined sentence in the first paragraph implies that_____．
A．we shouldn't take Gmail for gra nted |
| B．you can try to write any kind of message |
| C．Gmail can correct your mistakes of itself |
| D．you needn't worry about the mailbox space |
Which of the following is not Gmail's striking feature?
| A．Offline support． | B．Using labels． |
| C．Undo sent messages． | D．Mailbox space． |
Gmail is _____．
| A．first introduced by WebWorkerDaily |
| B．a tool merely used to send messages |
| C．a great success just the same as Hotmail |
| D．a webmail client with multiple functions |
What can we infer from the passage?
| A．It is easier and more convenient to use folders． |
| B．Quantities of people have chosen to use Gmail． |
| C．Gmail had a video chat function when invented． |
| D．Gmail and Hotmail were invented at the same time． |
What is the best title of this passage?
| A．Gmail— favourite app of ours |
| B．Functions of a special email service |
| C．Comparison between Gmail and Hotmail |
| D．Advantages and disadvantages of Gmails |
Few of us haven't read Cinderella, the story of a young woman living in poverty who meets the prin
ce of her dreams, Some might not want to admit it, but there is a hidden Cinderella in everyone's heart—we all wish we could achieve recognition or success after a period of obscurity（默默无闻） or neglect．
Mary Santiago has that secret dream, too．Her story is featured in Another Cinderella Story, a film set in a US high Mary is shy but loves to dance．Compared with other girls, she is invisible．However, her world changes completely when a famous teenage pop singer, Joey Parker, appears．
Joey is everything the rest of the boys in her class are not—kind, handsome and desirable．Mary and Joey's paths cross at a ball．They meet and falHn love with each other．But when Mary has to．rush back home, she leaves behind her MP3 player, which becomes the only clue Joey has to find the girl of his dreams．Of course, there is a wicked（邪恶的） stepmother, who turns out to be Dominique Blatt and she takes in Mary after her dancer mother dies．Dominique treats Mary like a maid and does everything she can to make sure Mary doesn't get into the top dance school．Her two daughters are equally determined to stop Joey falling for Mary, even if that means embarrassing her．
The story, though it mostly follows Cinderella, does add a few modem day twists to the classic fairy tale．Refreshingly, the film, unlike many high school films, does not focus on looks, although the actors are all beautiful．There is also a lot less materialism in Another Cinderella Story than in many similar movies．
"The movie takes the Cinderella fairytale as its jumping off point," writes movie critic Amber Wilkinson．"The focus is firmly on following your dream．"The first paragraph is mainly to _____．
| A．build interest and lead us to Mary's secret dream |
| B．remind us why Cinderella is popular all the years |
| C．inform us of the main topic of the whole passage |
| D．tell us how interesting the fairy tale Cinderella is |
In the movie, Mary Santiago is the main character who.
| A．is brave in expressing her iove |
| B．is attended badly by the stepmother |
| C．has a dream of meeting a prince |
| D．is embarrassed by the pop singer |
What can we infer from the passage?
| A．Joey is just like other boys in Mary's class． |
| B．Mary's mother influences her a lot m singing． |
| C．Not many people have a dream to be realized． |
| D．The MP3 player helps Joey in finding Mary． |
The passage is mainly _____．
| A．an introduction to a film |
| B．a review about a film |
| C．an essay about dreams |
| D．an advertisement of Cinderella |
According to the passage．Another Cinderella Story _____．
| A．follows Cinderella with nothing new |
| B．pays more attention to the looks of the actors |
| C．encourages young people to follow their dreams |
| D．focuses more on materialism than other films |
The largest earthquake （magnitude 里氏 9．5） of the 20th century happened on May 22,1960 off the coast of South Central Chile
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It generated（生成） one of the most destructive Pacific-wide tsunamis（海啸）．Near the generating area, both the earthquake and the tsunami were very much destructive, particularly in the coastal area from Concepcion to the south end oflsia Chiloe．The largest tsunami damage occurred at Isia Chiloe—the coastal area closest to the epicenter（震中）．Huge tsunami waves measuring as high as 25 meters arrived within 10 to 15 minutes after the earthquake, killing at least two hundred people, sinking all the boats, and flooding half a kilometer inland．
There was large damage and loss of life at Concepcion, Chile's top industrial city．Near the city of Valdivia, the earthquake and following aftershocks generated landslides which killed 18 people．At me port city of Valparaiso, a city of 200,000, many buildings collapsed．A total of 130,000 houses were destroyed —one in every three in the earthquake zone and nearly 2,000,000 people were left homeless．
Total damage losses, including to agriculture and to industry, were Estimated（估计） to be over a half billion dollars ．The total number of death related with both the tsunami and the earthquake was never found accurately for the region Estimates of deaths reached between 490 to 5,7002 with no distinction（差别） as to how many deaths were caused by the earthquake and how many were caused by the tsunami．However, it is believed that most of the deaths in Chile were caused by the tsunami．Where did the largest tsunami damage occurred?
| A．Concepcion | B．Isia Chiloe | C．Valdivia | D．Valparaiso |
What can we leam about the tsunami waves generated by the earthquake?
| A．The tsunami waves as high as 25 meters arrived immediately after the earthquake． |
| B．The tsunami waves killed 200 people and sank all boats． |
| C．The tsunami waves were very destructive． |
| D．The tsunami waves flooded half of the inland． |
What is generally thought the main cause of deaths in Chile?
| A．landslides | B．the tsunami |
| C．aftershocks | D．the magnitude 9．5 earthquake |
What is the total number of deaths in the earthquake?
| A．2,000,000 | B．between 490 to 5,7002 |
| C．200,000 | D．it was hard to know． |
What does the underlined word "collapsed" probably mean ?
| A．was destroyed | B．caught fire | C．was flooded | D．sank |
■Ruffi Ruff! Where's Scruff?
Reading level: Baby—reschool
Hardcover: 16 pages
Language: English
Availability: In Stock．Sold by Amazon-com．Gift—wrap available．
Book Description: It's bath time for Scruff．But does anyone know where he's hiding? Have the cows seen him? Moo—no! How about the pigs? Oink—no! But not for toddlers．If they look carefully, they'll find Scruffhiding on every pop—up page!
■You and Me, Baby
Reading level: Baby—Grade 1
Hardcover: 40 pages
Language: English
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■The Giving Tree
Reading level: Ages 4~8
Hardcover: 64 pages
Language: English
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Book Description: Once there was a tree．．．and she loved a little boy．Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk．．．and the tree was happy．
■Where the Wild Things Are
Reading level: Ages 6~10
Hardcover Comic: 62 pages
Language: English
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■Goodnight Moon（Board book）
Reading level: Baby—Preschool
Board book: 30 pages
Language: English
Availability: In Stock．Ships from and sold by Amazon-com．
Book description: Perhaps the perfect children's bedtime book．Goodnight Moon is a short poem of goodnight wishes from a young rabbit．He says goodnight to every object in sight and within earshot, including the "quiet old lady whispering hush．"If you want a book for an eight-year-old, which one will you choose?
| A．You and Me, Baby | B．Where the Wild Things Are |
| C．Goodnight Moon | D．Ruffi Ruff! Where's Scruff? |
The sentence "But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave a
nd gave…" most probably corns from.
| A．Where the Wild Things Are | B．Goodnight Moon |
| C．Ruff! Ruff! Where's Scruff? | D．The Giving Tree |
The sellers will provide the service of wrapping except _____．
| A．Where the Wild Things Are | B．You and Me, Baby |
| C．RuffS Ruff! Where's Scrufl? | D．Goodnight Moon |
Which book has the most pages?
| A．The Giving Tree | B．You and Me, Baby |
| C．Goodnight Moon | D．Where the Wild Things Are |
The expression "In Stock" in the above paragraphs probably means "____"．
| A．abundant | B．secure | C．available | D．valid |