f 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.

1.We can learn from the first paragraph that       .

A.car-planes will be popular in 2011

B.people might drive a car-plane in 2011

C.both Transition and Ferrari can take off and land

D.Richard Gersh is the vice president of Massachusetts

2.lt takes the car-plane one minute to       .

A.fold and unfold its wings           B.unfold wings for flying

C.land in the airport                 D.meet flying safety regulations

3..According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A.The car-plane needs a runway to take off and land.

B.To mcet aircraft regulations, the company has been working with FAA.

C.The car-plane may fly as high as normal planes.

D.People can park the car-plane in the garage at their home.

4..The underlined word“it”in the last but one paragraph refers to       .

A.the radio                           B.the transponder

C.the GPS                            D.the full-plane parachute

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A.Cars With Wings May Be Just Around The Corner.

B.Which to Choose: A Ferraris or a Car Plane?

C.A more Convenient and Cheaper Way to Fly.

D.Cars With Wings Can Fly as Fast as Planes.

第一节 短文填词（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

    阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示; 2)首字母提示；3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。

   Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed. When a person

does a certain thing again, he is d________ by an unseen  

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force to ________ the same thing repeatedly; then a habit

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is formed. O________ a habit is formed, it’s difficult to get rid of it.

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It’s ________(因此) very important that we pay attention to the forming  

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of habits. Children often form bad habits, some of ________remain with    

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them. Laziness, lying and stealing are all ________ (容易) formed bad

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habits. There are other habits formed in early life that are of great h_______.   

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Many successful men say much of their success has ________ to do with 

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certain habits in early life, like early ________(起床), honesty and so on.       

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We should k________ from all the bad habits and try to form good ones.    

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最近，你校为学生开设了有关急救知识的课程，学生们对此展开了激烈的讨论，但观点不一。请你以Is it necessary for students to take first aid courses?为题，根据所提供的信息用英语写一篇短文。

注意：词数：120词左右。

            Is it necessary for students to take first aid courses?

I was expecting a present from her, so I was disappointed I didn’t receive ______.

____ interested in English may join this club.

— Don't put the waste on the ground, young man.

— Oh, I'm sorry. I ______ the dustbin there.

With economy increasing steadily, people ______ enjoy a life of higher quality.

But for the metal cage to pull the miners to safety, the miners in Chile ____ in less than twenty-four hours.

Not until he went abroad to further his study_______ the importance of English.

Jack and Mike were found cheating in the exam, and _____ by their teacher at the moment.

1. were scolded     B. are being scolded  

C. have been scolded   D. were being scolded