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18．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，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 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 10，000 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（临界） 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 70 orders with deposits．"We're working very closely with them，but there are still some remaining steps，"Brown said．
67．From the first paragraph we can learn thatD．
A．car-planes will be produced in large amount in 2011
    B．Richard Gersh is the president of Terrafugia
    C．both Transition and Ferrari can fly and land safely
    D．possibly people will drive a car-plane in 2011
68．It takes the car-plane one minute toC．
    A．fold and unfold its wings             B．fold back up for driving
    C．unfold wings for flying              D．land in the airport
69．According to the passage，which of the following is Wrong？B
    A．The car-plane requires a runway to take off and land．
    B．The car-plane may fly higher than normal planes．
    C．People can park the car-plane in the garage at their home．
    D．the company has been working with FAA to meet aircraft regulations．
70．What's the best title for the passage？A
    A．Cars With Wings Can Fly as Fast as Planes．
    B．Which to Choose：A Ferrari or a Car Plane
    C．A more Convenient and Cheaper Way to Fly．
    D．Cars With Wings May Be Just Around The Corner．

分析 全文主要介绍2012年末即将上市的汽车飞机的性能、特点与价格．

解答 DCBA
67   D   细节理解题．根据第一段The company Terrafugia，based in Woburn，Massachusetts，says it plans to deliver its car-plane，the Transition，to customers by the end of 2011．可知人们可能在2011年开上汽车飞机，故选D．
68    C   细节理解题．根据第三段The car plane has wings that unfold for flying-a process the company says takes one minute-and fold back up for driving．可判断只需要花费一分钟就可以打开翅膀飞行，故选C．
69   B   细节理解题．B项不符合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．可判断公司并没有和FAA合作去满足飞行规则，故选B．
70   A   主旨大意题．综合全文可知，全文主要介绍2012年末即将上市的汽车飞机的性能、特点与价格等，由此判断选A．

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C．Shanghai            D．Jiangsu province
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B．the H7N9virus can be cured with an antiviral drug called Tamiflu．
C．all the patients infected with H7N9had fevers and coughs in the early stages．
D．only one patient has died from H7N9in Anhui．
65．The underlined word in the sentence"…four men in Jiangsu province remain in  critical condition"may be close toA in meaning．
A．very serious and dangerous    B．extremely important
C．quite healthy                 D．not serious or dangerous
66．The passage is mainly aboutB．
A．the medicine for H7N9
B．the spread of H7N9and an antiviral drug
C．the number of patients who died from H7N9
D．people who came into close contact with the patients of H7N9．
8．I saw fiveaircraft（飞行器）flying in the sky．

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