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 make such a car-plane called “Transition”, to customers(顾客) 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, 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 needed 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 an easier 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 leave it in the car park at home.
The car-plane is designed to fly under 10,000 feet. It has a maximum take-off weight of 1,430 pounds, including fuel and passengers.
The Transition’s price tag: $194,000, But there may be something else you need to pay, like a radio, transponder or GPS and so on.
So far, the company has more than 70 orders. “We’re working very closely with them, but there are still some remaining steps,” Brown said.
| A．car-planes will be popular in 2012 |
| B．people might drive a car-plane in 2012 |
| C．both Transition and Ferrari can take off and land |
| D．Richard Gersh is the vice president of Massachusetts |
| A．The car-plane needs a runway to take off and land. |
| B．A car-plane with radio and GPS will cost $194,000 |
| C．The car-plane may fly at 8,000 feet |
| D．People can park the car-plane in the car park at their home. |
| A．start | B．spread |
| C．cover | D．travel |
| A．Cars With Wings May come true soon |
| B．A Ferrari or a Car Plane |
| C．A Easier and Cheaper Way to Fly |
| D．Cars With Wings Can Fly as Fast as Planes |
| Country |
Soviet Union |
The USA |
China |
| Date |
12 April, 1961 |
5 May, 1961 |
15 October, 2003 |
| Astronaut（宇航员） |
Yuri Gagarin |
Alan Shepherd |
Yang Liwei |
| Age |
27 |
38 |
38 |
| Spaceship |
Vostok 1 |
Mercury 3 |
Shenzhou 5 |
| Time |
1 hour 48 minutes |
15 minutes |
21 hours |
| Height |
327 kilometers |
185 kilometers |
343 kilometers |
| Circles around the Earth |
1 |
0 |
14 |
The form above shows us________.
| A．three journeys into space |
| B．daily life of three famous people |
| C．differences between three spaceships |
| D．something about three famous astronauts |
________went into space first.
| A．China | B．The USA |
| C．Soviet Union | D．The UK |
The Chinese astronaut stayed in space for________.
| A．1 hour 48 minutes | B．only 15 minutes |
| C．the shortest time | D．the longest time |
Want to know what we can do to help make our city a better place to live in? Why not take part in “Clean & Green weekend”? Join us, and you can make new friends and help protect the environment at the same time.
Park Life
Do you like hanging out in the park with your friends? If so，why not take the chance to come with us and tidy up the park as you go？To add some fun, there is a gift for the person who collects the most rubbish! Meet us at the south entrance to Taohe Park at 9 a.m. next Saturday if you want to join in.
The Air You Breathe
A great way to make the air we breathe cleaner is by planting lots of trees！It is a fact that trees slowly filter（过滤）a lot of pollutants from the air. So come and help us plant some new ones in Fenhe Park at 2 p.m. next Sunday.
War on Graffiti（涂鸦）
Some people think graffiti is cool. Well, it is not! The best way to stop buildings from becoming totally covered in ugly graffiti is to get rid of it as soon as possible. And that is exactly what we are going to do.
根据上面三个倡议的内容，选择正确答案。The main purpose of “Clean & Green Weekend” is to .
| A．make our city more beautiful |
| B．offer the chance to have fun |
| C．help students meet old friends |
| D．have a nice weekend |
The students who want to join in the rubbish collecting activity must meet .
| A．at 1 p.m. on Saturday |
| B．at 2 p.m. next Sunday |
| C．at 9 a.m. next Saturday |
| D．at 3 a.m. on Sunday |
If we’re going to repaint the school walls, we need to .
| A．draw pictures well |
| B．wear some old clothes |
| C．bring some tools with us |
| D．wear some new clothes |
According to the passage, we know
| A．graffiti can make the buildings look cool． |
| B．the person who collects rubbish can get a gift． |
| C．we can plant trees to improve the environment． |
| D．we can draw pictures on the wall. |
We might read the above passage
| A．in a fashion magazine． |
| B．on a school notice board． |
| C．in a newspaper advertisement． |
| D．on a hospital notice board. |
Nowadays, more and more parents have moved to cities to make a living. As a result, their children have become “ home-left children（留守儿童）” and they need more care. The survey below is from villages in Sanning Fujian province, 200 children there were chosen to answer the questions.
| What they want |
Love |
Money |
Freedom |
| 52% |
26% |
22% |
|
| The way to relax |
Have sports |
Talk with friends |
Do some reading |
| 14% |
62% |
24% |
|
| The way they prefer to live |
Live with parents |
Live with grand |
Live at |
| 59% |
14% |
27% |
|
| What they think of parents’ working in the city |
Bad |
Good |
No idea |
| 31% |
28% |
41% |
|
| The happiest place |
School |
Home |
Friends’ homes |
| 52% |
38% |
10% |
根据以上信息，选择最佳答案 Home-left children want most.
| A．money | B．love | C．freedom | D．health |
About three fifths of the home-left children relax themselves by .
| A．doing some reading | B．having sports |
| C．talking with friends | D．chatting on line |
home-left children think parents’ working in the city is good.
| A．28% | B．31% | C．41% | D．10% |
According to the form, home-left children think school is the happiest place.
| A．38 | B．52 | C．104 | D．59 |
From the form, we know that .
| A．home-left children can get more money. |
| B．most home-left children prefer to live with their parents |
| C．home-left children want to live in big cities |
| D．2000 children were chosen to answer the questions in the survey |
My name is Sam. I joined a club called “ passing help ” last month. Now let me tell you why I joined it.
One evening this May, on my way home my old car broken down. It was 25 miles from my home .
I wanted to get a ride, but there was no car . It was also hard to take a taxi . I decided to take a bus home.I went to a bus stop nearby .
After a while , a bus came , but it did not go to my town .the bus driver was a young woman .
She was kind and she told me which bus I should take . I waited there for about thirty minutes , but no bus came . At last a car came to me and a woman came out of the car .She was just the bus driver.
“When I reached the bus station , I got to know that the bus to your town couldn't come ,so I returned here. I just can't leave you here ,” she said , “ Get in my car and I will take you back to your home .”“ It is a long way .”I said.“ Come on ,sir, ”she said ,“ Let’s go.”
On the way she told me a story . A few days ago, there wasn't gas(汽油）in her car . An old man drove her up to a gas station and then back to her car.
When we got to my home , I wanted to give her some money to thank her , but she didn't accept. “ I only want to help others and do something nice for somebody. Pass it along. ” She said.What happened to Sam one evening this May?
| A．He lost his way. |
| B．His car broken down. |
| C．He was hurt in an accident. |
| D．He couldn't reach the gas station. |
Sam didn’t think of going home__________ that evening.
| A．by train | B．by bus |
| C．by car. | D．by taxi. |
From the passage , we know that the young woman was _________.
| A．a club boss. | B．a taxi driver |
| C．a bus driver. | D．a gas station worker. |
The young woman wanted Sam to _________.
| A．give her some money. |
| B．get on her bus. |
| C．take her to her house. |
| D．help others just as she did. |
The best title (题目）of the passage is ________ .
| A．A Kind Old Man. | B．Getting a Ride. |
| C．Passing Help. | D．A Broken Car. |
Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dog’s life, describes a person who has an unhappy existence.
Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation（状况） would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.
A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (the name of a kind of dog), is groomed for months before competing in the Oklahoma City Summer Classic Dog Show and can be the winner sometimes. So people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.
Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways. People who are unkind or uncaring can be described as meaner than a junkyard dog(比垃圾场的狗更凶狠). Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they do not want. Mean dogs are often used to guard this place. They bark or attack people who try to enter the place. However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad. We say barking dogs never bark.
Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.What does this passage mainly talk about?
| A．How to live with the dog. |
| B．Expressions related to(与...相关) the dog. |
| C．Americans’ love for the dog. |
| D．Dog expressions with the weather. |
Working too hard can make people ___________.
| A．lead a dog’s life | B．become sick as a dog |
| C．live in a dog-eat-dog world | D．work like a dog |
What does the underlined word “groomed” mean?
| A．trained | B．honored | C．awarded | D．dressed |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Everyone can be successful if he learns from the old. |
| B．It might be difficult for the young to learn new skills. |
| C．Junkyard dogs are careful in money arrangement. |
| D．Mean dogs aren’t so awful as their appearance in fact. |
To support her idea, the author develops the passage mainly by ________.
| A．listing reasons |
| B．using quotations（引用语） |
| C．making comparisons（作比较） |
| D．giving examples |