Your Car Is Ready for Take-off

The flying car has been talked about for many years,but now it appears that the idea is about to become a reality.

An international company has built a two-seater plane that, at the touch of a button ,transforms into a car perfectly suitable for driving on public roads. It has been designed so that the wings fold up automatically; and it takes just 15 seconds to switch between flying and driving. With its wings fully open and the propeller(螺旋槳)spinning, it can take off from any airfield.

Flying cars are quicker than traditional ones for travelling from city to city,and they can run on ordinary fuel. Another big advantage is that they are cool ,like something you would see in an action film. At the moment 9 however, the flying car’s wheels are illegal to leave the ground. That is not because of technical reasons or problems with the design. It is because the various road and aircraft authorities simply cannot agree on whether it is a car or a plane.

“The government and the authorities have never thought seriously about a flying car, says Alan Price ,the president of the company that has developed it. “I wanted a car that could fly and drive ,but it is difficult to find an organization prepared to insure the vehicle against accidents.

Nevertheless ? the company hopes to produce and deliver its first flying car soon. The company already has orders for 40 of them. The majority the potential customers are older and some are retired。There have even been orders from some people who have no pilot's license.

The flying car will cost around $ 200.000. “For an airplane , thats a very reasonable price, but for a car, It's quite expensive,” explains Alan. “But it just is not possible to make a $ 10,000 flying car yet. ”

This latest means of transport will not become a mass-market item in the near future,but in the long term it has the potential to change the way you travel. It will become no more expensive than driving your car on the motorway. Travel time could be reduced by more than half.

So the next time you are told to fasten your seat belt, it may be to prepare for take-off.

1.We know from the passage that the flying car______

A.has to run on special fuel                 B.will replace traditional planes

C.is popular with the rich                   D.can shift between two forms

2.The flying car is presently forbidden to take off because______.

A.many people think driving it not very safe

B.it’s hard to decide whether it's a car or a plane

C.the government and the authorities don’t accept it

D.there are still some technical problems to be solved

3.We can learn from the passage that______.

A.few people will be able to afford a flying car

B.flying cars may share the market in the future

C.traffic jams will disappear because of flying cars

D.driving a flying car doesn’t require a pilot’s license

 

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.B

【解析】

試題分析:本文介紹了一種新型的飛行汽車,它的原理、優(yōu)點(diǎn)和市場潛力。

1.細(xì)節(jié)題:從第二段的句子:An international company has built a two-seater plane that, at the touch of a button ,transforms into a car perfectly suitable for driving on public roads.可知這種汽車可以在兩種形式中轉(zhuǎn)變。答案是D

2.細(xì)節(jié)題:從第三段的句子:It is because the various road and aircraft authorities simply cannot agree on whether it is a car or a plane.可知現(xiàn)在不能起飛是因為不能確定它是飛機(jī)還是汽車。選B

3.細(xì)節(jié)題:從倒數(shù)第二段的句子:but in the long term it has the potential to change the way you travel. It will become no more expensive than driving your car on the motorway.可知飛行汽車在將來會在市場占有市場的一些份額的。選B

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點(diǎn)評:本文介紹了一種新型的飛行汽車,它的原理、優(yōu)點(diǎn)和市場潛力。這篇閱讀理解集中考查了細(xì)節(jié)題,要求考生仔細(xì)閱讀全文,做好相應(yīng)的標(biāo)志,以提高閱讀的效率和速度,做題時要審清題干,發(fā)覺和把握試題中有效的提示性信息,確認(rèn)命題的角度、閱讀范圍和答題方式。

 

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