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4．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，four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car．The Transition，which flew at 1，400 feet for eight minutes last month，can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the air．It flies using a 23-gallon tank of gas and burns 5 gallons per hour in the air．On the ground，it gets 35 miles 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 for pilots of larger planes．Terrafugia says an owner would need to pass a test and complete 20 hours 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．
C．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 burns 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 First Flight
C．Pilots'Dream Coming True         D．Flying Car Closer to Reality．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要写了飞行汽车的数据性能，发展的状况，政府的态度，可以预言飞行车离现实越来越近了．

解答 28．A 细节理解题．根据句子The Transition，which flew at 1，400 feet for eight minutes last month，can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the air．It flies using a 23-gallon tank of gas and bums 5 gallons per hour in the air．On the ground，it gets 35 miles per gallon．可以看出列出的都是Transition的基本数据，所以答案选A．
29．C 推理判断题．根据句子But don't  expect it to show up in too many driveways．It's expected to cost﹩279，000．但不要指望它出现在太多的车道，它的预计成本﹩279000．由此可以推断出 Transition 太昂贵了，很少有人买得起，所以答案选C．
30．B 推理判断题．根据句子The government has already permitted the company to use special materials to make it easier for the vehicle to fly．政府已经允许该公司使用特殊材料，使车辆更容易飞行．可以推断出政府对于制造这种车是赞许的，favourable"赞许的"．
31．D 标题大意题．根据文章第一段第一句可知新的飞行汽车已经完成了第一次飞行，使该公司更接近其在明年出售飞行汽车的目标．以及最后一段说一个车主需要通过一个测试，完成20个小时的飞行时间，由此可见Flying Car Closer to Reality符合本文的主旨，所以答案选D．

点评 本文主要测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．