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19.Terrafugia Inc.said Monday that its new flying car has completed its first flight,bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year.The vehicle---named the Transition-has two seats and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car.The Transition,which flew at 1,400feet for eight minutes last month,can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115in the flies using a 23-gallon tank of gas and bums 5 gallons per hour in the air.On the ground,it gets 35miles per gallon.
Around 100 people have already put down a﹩10,000 deposit to get a Transition when they go on sale,and those numbers will likely rise after Terrafugia introduces the Transition to the public later this week at the New York Auto Show.But don't expect it to show up in too many driveways.It's expected to cost﹩279,000.And it won't help if you're stuck in traffic.The car needs a runway.
Inventors have been trying to make flying cars since the 1930s,according to Robert Mann,an airline industry expert.But Mann thinks Terrafugia has come closer than anyone to making the flying car a reality.The government has already permitted the company to use special materials to make it easier for the vehicle to fly.The Transition is now going through crash tests to make sure it meets federal safety standards.
Mann said Terrafugia was helped by the Federal Aviation Administration's decision five years ago to create a separate set of standards for light sport aircraft,which are lower than those pilots of larger planes Terrafugia says an owner would need to pass a test and complete 20hours of flying time to be able to fly the Transition,a requirement pilots would find relatively easy to meet.

28.What is the first paragraph mainly about?A
A.The basic data of the Transition.
B.The advantages of flying cars.
C.The potential market for flying cars.
D.The designers of the Transition.
29.Why is the Transition unlikely to show up in too many driveways?C
A.It causes traffic jams.
B.It is difficult to operate.
C.It is very expensive.
D.It bums too much fuel.
30.What is the government's attitude to the development of the flying car?B
A.Cautious.
B.Favorable.
C.Ambiguous.
D.Disapproving.
31.What is the best title for the text?D
A.Flying Car at Auto Show           B.The Transition's Fist Flight
C.Pilots'Dream Coming True         D.Flying Car Closer to Reality.

分析 本文介绍了一种会飞的汽车,即飞行汽车.目前飞行汽车正在进行一系列的测试,但是由于造价过于昂贵,飞行汽车将不会很常见.

解答 28-31.ACBD
28.A 考查段落大意.根据"The Transition,which flew at 1,400feet for eight minutes last month,can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115in the flies using a 23-gallon tank of gas and bums 5 gallons per hour in the air"可知,第一段讲述的是过渡时期的一些基本数据.故选A.
29.C 考查细节理解.根据"But don't expect it to show up in too many driveways.It's expected to cost﹩279,000.And it won't help if you're stuck in traffic.The car needs a runway."可知,由于造价过于昂贵,飞行汽车不会很常见.故选C.
30.B 考查细节理解.根据"The government has already permitted the company to use special materials to make it easier for the vehicle to fly"可知,政府对飞车发展的态度是赞成的.故选B.
31.D 考查文章主旨大意.根据文章描述可知,飞行汽车已经不仅仅是一种想象了,而是现实中客观存在的,目前正在进行一系列的测试,所以说飞车离现实更近了.故选D.

点评 阅读理解考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.

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