If cars had wings, they could fly and that just might happen, beginning in 2012.The company Terrafugia, based in Woburn, Massachusetts, says it plans to deliver its carplane, the Transition, to customers by the end of 2012.
“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 of 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 carplane 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 fullplane 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 two paragraphs that________.
A. people might drive a carplane in 2012
B. carplanes will be popular in 2012
C. both Transition and Ferrari can take off and land
D. Richard Gersh is the vice president of Massachusetts
2.It takes the carplane one minute to________.
A. fold and unfold its wings B. meet flying safety regulations
C. land in the airport D. unfold wings for flying
3.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. The carplane needs a runway to take off and land.
B. The carplane may fly as high as normal planes.
C. To meet aircraft regulations, the company has been working with FAA.
D. People can park the carplane in the garage at their home.
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Cars with Wings Can Fly As Fast As Plane
B. Which To Choose: A Ferrari Or A CarPlane?
C. A More Convenient and Cheaper Way To Fly
D. Cars with Wings May Be Just Around the Corner
How do young children learn to have good values? How can parents teach their children about the importance of kindness and patience? At a time more and more parents worry about the violent images (暴力形象) their children see on TV and on the Internet. So many parents are turning to fairy tales. They want to teach their children how to behave in society by this way.
It is believed that fairy tales have a great influence on children because they describe the two sides of good and evil (邪恶) very clearly. When children hear the tales, they learn to care about others’ feelings. In each tale, they can see that there are many different kinds of people in the world and that we all have a choice about what kind of person we want to be. We can choose to do good actions, rather than bad ones, in our lives.
What kind of values can children learn from fairy tales? In The Princess and the Pea, a poorly dressed girl says she is a princess. Few people believe her, so she is given a difficult test. When she passes the test, we learn that her dream comes true because she stays true to herself. In the Little Mermaid (《小美人鱼》), the mermaid, who lives under the sea, wishes to be with the humans on land. Through her experiences, we learn about the importance of living with and accepting other cultures.
Teaching values is probably the main reason for encouraging children to read fairy tales. These tales can teach children lessons about human relationships that have been accepted around the world for many centuries. This might be the reason why they have been around for so long and will not disappear any time soon.
1.Why do fairy tales have a great influence on children?
A. Because fairy tales can teach them how to make a choice.
B. Because fairy tales can help them get higher scores at school.
C. Because they can learn how to avoid most difficulties in their lives.
D. Because good and evil are shown in a way they can easily understand.
2.Mermaid may be helpful when children ________.
A. are given a difficult test B. make friends with foreigners
C. wish to be a princess or prince D. are going to lie to their parents
3.The author writes the text mainly to ________.
A. introduce some fairy tales
B. talk about the history of fairy tales
C. discuss how to improve human relationships
D. show how fairy tales help children shape values
假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Lily所在学校的汉语俱乐部要举办“诵经典，学汉语”（Read Classics & learn Chinese）活动，她给你发邮件征询建议。请你回复邮件，内容包括：
1. 推荐诵读内容；
2. 推荐理由；
3. 活动建议。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当増加细节.以使行文连贯。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My father is a policeman. On a cold winter evening, he saw old beggar sitting in a square outside a shopping center. His shoes had been worn out and his toes stick out. See his frozen feet, my father felt sad. He left and returned back with a pair of new shoes and socks, that he bought at a nearby store. He knelt down on the ground but helped the old homeless man put it on. His random act of kindness melted the hearts of the passer-by. A woman brought an old blanket from her house to protect the beggar with the freezing cold. The beggar was touched and said it was nice to know that angels true walk on earth.
阅读下而短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Chinese researchers have planned to build an airport in Antarctica in November. The Chinese 1. (be) not very used to flying to the southernmost continent, because the country s first polar plane, the Snow Eagle 601, 2. (put) into use only three years ago.
Before the Snow Eagle 601, Chinese researchers traveled to the ice-covered land by ship, which took significantly 3. (long) than flying. There are currently more than 20 airports in Antarctica, but none of them belong to China. The Snow Eagle 601 has to rely on Russian airports 4. (take) off and land. That’s 5. the Chinese researchers decided to build their own. Building an airport in Antarctica is very different from building one elsewhere. The continent is covered by a 6. (constant) moving layer of ice, so the builders must find somewhere that moves at the slowest possible pace and in a 7. (fix) direction.
The builders managed to find a spot back in early 2017 following 8. tough measuring process that took place in the storm-like polar winds. The next problem is the snow. The soft nature of snow makes 9. a bad material for a runway. So the builders must use road roller-like 10. (machine) to press the snow, which can be very time-consuming in extreme coldness.
A humpback whale is struggling hard in the sea. The humpbacks can weigh 40 tons and stretch 50 feel from nose to tail. That’s the kind of ______ and size that easily overturn small boats. To jump onto the ______ of one of these giants is ______ to result in a disaster. But that’s just what Sam Synslelien did when he saw a humpback ______ caught in a rope that was ______ to a buoy (浮标) in Central Californians Morro Bay this week.
Sam, along with crewmate Nicholas Taron, had already tried ______ the unfortunate whale to the U.S. Coast Guard 一 but they were told it would be hours before ______ could be sent. ______, the commercial fishermen ______ this whale didn’t have. If the whale was to ______ they had to go get it. There was no other ______ for the whale. They decided to go for it, totally ______ the fear. Turon’s ______ in the rescue was mostly in the ______ cheering department. In the clip, you can hear him directing the operation from the side of the boat while filming the entire ______.
“Swim! Swim!” He yells, “Move! Just get it! Get it!”
The anxious whale was just swimming in counter-clockwise circles, ______ and being held to the bottom. It threw its heavy tail against the boat. But Sam ______ it and jumped onto the whale’s back to save its life. He managed to hang in there, ______ cutting through the rope that ______ the creature. And then with a whoosh (击水声), it dove deep down beneath the great ______. It wasn’t much of a thank you, but Synstelien and Taron were left with a whale of a tale.
1.A. length B. violence C. ability D. weight
2.A. nose B. head C. back D. tail
3.A. willing B. likely C. anxious D. flexible
4.A. hopelessly B. loosely C. curiously D. secretly
5.A. stuck B. directed C. adjusted D. attached
6.A. shipping B. delivering C. reporting D. hunting
7.A. boats B. rescuers C. fishermen D. experts
8.A. Strength B. Advantages C. Patience D. Hours
9.A. figured B. objected C. hesitated D. proved
10.A. paddle B. survive C. relax D. breathe
11.A. barrier B. accommodation C. option D. equipment
12.A. hiding B. exhibiting C. fostering D. ignoring
13.A. interest B. ambition C. role D. contribution
14.A. disturbing B. enthusiastic C. clumsy D. scared
15.A. operation B. creature C. performance D. fighting
16.A. silent B. stressed C. confused D. unconscious
17.A. wrestled B. spotted C. trained D. approached
18.A. eventually B. naturally C. directly D. normally
19.A. prohibited B. injured C. lied D. monitored
20.A. waves B. noises C. ferry D. darkness
