Scientists believe in the near future a new kind of car that can not only drive on the road, but also fly in the sky will serve the people, it is called “flying-driving vehicle”.
Since the turn of the 20th century, there have been many hundreds of designs for flying-driving vehicles. And some of them have actually been built and flown. But “Transition” is the closest to people.
Transition was designed in 2006, and the first road and flight tests took place in 2009. Transition is designed to really be a general airplane, which can fold up（折叠）fully its wings, drive down the road and park in a single-car garage（车库）.
Transition can climb to more than 3000 meters high. It can carry two people at speeds over 160 kilometers an hour in the air. And on the ground it can drive at highway speeds, about 113 kilometers an hour.
Scientists expect Transition to reach market at the end of 2012, at a price of around 25, 0000 dollars. Mr. Carl Dietrich says nearly 100 people have already signed up as buyers. He hopes to sell as many as 1000 a year in the near future.
【小题1】We learn from the passage that Transition is ________.
A. a flying car         B. a helicopter        C. a high-speed plane
【小题2】________ shows us the way of Transition driving down the road.
A.                         B.                         C.

【小题3】According to the passage, Transition ________.
A. takes up small room
B. can park over the water
C. flies in the sky only
【小题4】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage?
A. Transition can carry 2 people at speeds over 113 km/h in the air.
B. Mr. Carl Dietrich has sold as many as 1000 Transition so far.
C. Scientists expect Transition to serve the people at the end of 2012
【小题5】The fourth paragraph(段落) mainly tells us about the __________ of Transition.
A. price                        B. speed                    C. Design

What might the future be like? Here are some predictions(预言).

Returning home during the Spring Festival is difficult for many Chinese people. More than 2 billion people travel at the same time, making buying travel tickets and the journey difficult. But 28 years later, Spring Festival travel may not be a problem at all. China plans to build more railways and a fast transportation network that will serve 90% of the population by 2020. And because most of China will be cities, people will not have to go to other places to find a job, so it will no longer be a problem.

Oil is running out faster than expected. But scientists have found something else for oil as fuel(燃料). Coal, natural gas, sun power, nuclear power(核能) and even water can take the place of oil as energy.

Schools will go electronic. Computers will be important and popular among the students. Everything will be in the computer and students will not need to bring books to school. They will find information on the Internet. A computer will be the students’ library, schoolbag and connection to the outside world. There will be robot teachers, they will check homework on computers and communicate with the students’ parents through e-mail. And school buses will be like spaceships, comfortable and safe.

1.More than 2 billion people have a hard time returning home during ??????? according to the passage.

A. Christmas Day? B. National Day? C. the Spring Festival? D. the Mid-autumn Festival

2.In 2020, China will build a fast transportation network that will serve ??????? of the population.

A. 60%????????????? B. 70%?? ????????????? C. 80%???? ????????????? D. 90%

3.??????? is not mentioned in the passage as energy.

A. Coal??? ????????????? B. Wind??? ????????????? C. Nuclear power???? ????????????? D. Water

4.From the passage we can know ??????? in the future.

A. the Spring Festival travel may still be a problem in China

B. 90% of the population will live in the city?

C. robot teachers will check students’ homework

D. readers can discuss topics with each other face to face

5.What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Schools will go electronic.

B. Computers will be important.

C. There will be robot teachers.

D. School buses will be like spaceships.

Scientists believe in the near future a new kind of car that can not only drive on the road, but also fly in the sky will serve the people, it is called “flying-driving vehicle”.

Since the turn of the 20th century, there have been many hundreds of designs for flying-driving vehicles. And some of them have actually been built and flown. But “Transition” is the closest to people.

Transition was designed in 2006, and the first road and flight tests took place in 2009. Transition is designed to really be a general airplane, which can fold up（折叠）fully its wings, drive down the road and park in a single-car garage（车库）.

Transition can climb to more than 3000 meters high. It can carry two people at speeds over 160 kilometers an hour in the air. And on the ground it can drive at highway speeds, about 113 kilometers an hour.

Scientists expect Transition to reach market at the end of 2012, at a price of around 25, 0000 dollars. Mr. Carl Dietrich says nearly 100 people have already signed up as buyers. He hopes to sell as many as 1000 a year in the near future.

1.We learn from the passage that Transition is ________.

A. a flying car         B. a helicopter         C. a high-speed plane

2.________ shows us the way of Transition driving down the road.

A.                         B.                          C.

3.According to the passage, Transition ________.

A. takes up small room

B. can park over the water

C. flies in the sky only

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage?

    A. Transition can carry 2 people at speeds over 113 km/h in the air.

    B. Mr. Carl Dietrich has sold as many as 1000 Transition so far.

    C. Scientists expect Transition to serve the people at the end of 2012

5.The fourth paragraph(段落) mainly tells us about the __________ of Transition.

    A. price                        B. speed                    C. Design

What might the future be like? Here are some predictions(预言).

Returning home during the Spring Festival is difficult for many Chinese people. More than 2 billion people travel at the same time, making buying travel tickets and the journey difficult. But 28 years later, Spring Festival travel may not be a problem at all. China plans to build more railways and a fast transportation network that will serve 90% of the population by 2020. And because most of China will be cities, people will not have to go to other places to find a job, so it will no longer be a problem.

Oil is running out faster than expected. But scientists have found something else for oil as fuel(燃料). Coal, natural gas, sun power, nuclear power(核能) and even water can take the place of oil as energy.

Schools will go electronic. Computers will be important and popular among the students. Everything will be in the computer and students will not need to bring books to school. They will find information on the Internet. A computer will be the students’ library, schoolbag and connection to the outside world. There will be robot teachers, they will check homework on computers and communicate with the students’ parents through e-mail. And school buses will be like spaceships, comfortable and safe.

1.More than 2 billion people have a hard time returning home during according to the passage.

A. Christmas Day B. National Day C. the Spring Festival D. the Mid-autumn Festival

2.In 2020, China will build a fast transportation network that will serve of the population.

A. 60%B. 70% C. 80% D. 90%

3. is not mentioned in the passage as energy.

A. Coal B. Wind C. Nuclear power D. Water

4.From the passage we can know in the future.

A. the Spring Festival travel may still be a problem in China

B. 90% of the population will live in the city

C. robot teachers will check students’ homework

D. readers can discuss topics with each other face to face

5.What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Schools will go electronic.

B. Computers will be important.

C. There will be robot teachers.

D. School buses will be like spaceships.