福建省福州市2014高考英语2013暑假阅读理解训练(15)

1、福州市 2014 高考英语（ 2013 暑假）阅读理解训练（15）及答案解析( 二 )ifcars had wings ，theycouldflyand thatjustmighthappen, beginning in 2012.the company terrafugia, basedin woburn, massachusetts, says it plans to deliver itscar-plane, the transition, to customers by the endof 2012.“it sthenextwowvehicle， ”saidterrafugiavice

2、presidentrichardgersh. “anybody can buy a ferrari, but as we say, ferraris dont fly.”the car plane has wingsthatunfold forflying a process the company says takesone minute and fold back up for driving. a runway is still required to take off andland.the transitionis being marketed more as a plane tha

3、tdrivesthan a car thatflies,althoughitis both.the company has been workingwithfaa to meet aircraftregulations,and with the national highway traffic safety administration to meet vehicle safetyregulations.the company isaimingto sellthe transitionto privatepilotsas a more convenientand cheaper way tof

4、ly.they say itsaves you the troublefrom tryingto findanothermode of transportation to get to and from airports: you drive the car to the airportand then you re good to go. when you land, you fold up the wings and hit the road.thereareno expensiveparkingfeesbecauseyoudonthavetostoreitatanairport you

5、park it in the garage at home.the car-plane is designed to fly primarily under 10,000 feet. it has a maximumtakeoff weight of 1,430 pounds, including fuel and passengers. terrafugia says thetransition reduces the potential for an accident by allowing pilots to drive underbad weather instead of flyin

6、g into marginal(临界 )conditions.the transitions price tag: $194,000. but there may be additional charges foroptions like a radio, transponder or gps. another option is a full-plane parachute.“if you get into a veryawful situation, it is the necessary safety option，”gersh said.so far, thecompany has m

7、ore than 70 orderswith deposits.“wereworking veryclosely with them, but there are still some remaining steps，” brown said.()11.we can learn from the first paragraph that_.- 1 -acar-planes will be popular in 2012bpeople might drive a car-plane in 2012cboth transition and ferrari can take off and land

8、drichard gersh is the vice president of massachusetts()12.it takes the car-plane one minute to_.afold and unfold its wingsb unfold wings for flyingcland in the airportd meet flying safety regulations()13.according to the passage, which of the following is not true?athe car-plane needs a runway to ta

9、ke off and land.b to meet aircraft regulations, the company has been working with faa.cthe car-plane may fly as high as normal planes.dpeople can park the car-plane in the garage at their home.()14.theunderlinedword“it” in the lastbut one paragraph refersto_.athe radio bthe transpondercthe gpsd the

10、full-planeparachute()15.what s the best title for the passage?acars with wings may be just around the cornerbwhich to choose: a ferrari or a car-plane?ca more convenient and cheaper way to flydcars with wings can fly as fast as plane( 二 )本文为说明文，主要介绍2011 年末即将上市的一种汽车飞机的性能、特点与价格等。11 b细 节 理 解 题 。 根 据 第

11、一 段thecompany terrafugia,basedinwoburn,massachusetts, says it plans to deliver its car-plane, the transition, to customersby the end of 2012.可知选 b。12 b细节理解题。根据第三段the car plane has wings that unfold for flying aprocess the company says takes one minuteand fold back up for driving.可判断选b。13 c细节理解题。 c 项

12、不符合the car-plane is designed to fly primarily under10,000 feet. it has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,430 pounds, including fuel andpassengers. 可判断选c。14 d词义猜测题。根据another option is a full-plane parachute.和“ if you getinto a very awful situation, it is the necessary safety option，” gersh said.的过渡关系，再结合

13、句中的“a very awful situation”可推断it应指降落伞，故选d。- 2 -15 a主旨大意题。综合全文可知，全文主要介绍2012 年末即将上市的汽车飞机的性能、特点与价格等，由此判断选a。*结束(2010 河南五校联考)welcome to language upon thames. this brochure has been designed to give you an overview of our language school and the courses we offer. if you have some additional questions plea

14、se do not hesitate to contact us for more information.at language upon thames, we feel it is important to be flexible, in order that students can decide what period of study suits them best.small group general english coursesthese courses are aimed at students who wish to improve their speaking, lis

15、tening, reading and writing skills and are offered at the following levels.beginnerselementary ( 初级 )pre-intermediateupper-intermediatestudying one of the above courses will enable you to use english more confidently and competently on a daily basis.try our free online test to see which level you ar

16、e at click here.exam coursesthesecourses are aimed at studentswho wish to gain academic qualificationsin english and are offered at the following levels.university of cambridge exams：advanced 1 fce (first certificate)advanced 2 cae (advanced)- 3 -advanced 3 cpe (proficiency)studyingone of the above

17、courses willenable you to continueyour educationor enteruniversityin thiscountry.(studentswishingto gain admissionto a britishuniversity are normally required to have the cambridge proficiency certificate.)speaking, listening & pronunciationthiscourse buildson communicativeconfidenceand competence a

18、nd isaimedat students who wish to develop the important skills of speaking and listening.emphasisis alsoplaced on pronunciation,withactivitiesdesigned to meetthe needs of students of different nationalities, who need to focus on differentareas.click here to register for a general english course.othe

19、r languagesatlanguage upon thames we offera wide range of cafeterias,restaurants,shops and bars. most importantly, we have foreign language classes of french, japanese, german, spanish and italian during the day, evening or on a one-to-one basis.1. what does this passage mainly talk about?a. english

20、 courses.b. ways to improve students english.c. the best way to improve your skills.d. the importance of english.2. if you attend exam courses, you will _.a. use english as fluently as a native speakerb. deal with everyday english wellc. have better pronunciation of englishd. be able to continue you

21、r education or enter university in this country3. judging from the description, we can tell that this passage must be taken- 4 -from _.a. a newspaperb. a magazinec. the internetd. a guidebook4. the following statements are true except _.a. only englishmen can attend the coursesb. the courses are des

22、igned for learners of different levelsc. one can learn french even in the eveningd.language upon thames is a schoolaimed to offerhelp with language learning答案与解析：这是一篇应用文，介绍了language upon thames 开设的课程和招生对象。1 a主旨大意题。依据第一段“this brochure has been designed to give you anoverview of our language school an

23、d the courses we offer.”可知本文主要介绍该校开设的英语课程。2 d细节理解题。依据exam courses 部分的“ studying one of the above courseswillenable you to continue your education or enter university in this country.”可知答案为d 项。3 c推理判断题。依据文章两次出现链接标志click here推断本文选自网络。4 a细节理解题。依据exam courses 部分中括号内的students wishing to gainadmission to

24、a british university are normally required to have the cambridgeproficiency certificate和 speaking, listening & pronunciation中的 meet the needsof students of different nationalities推断，这所语言学校的招生对象不仅仅是英国人，故 a 项错误。*结束(2010 江西五校联考)live_the_“americ an_dream”what is it: work & travel usa- 5 -who are qualifi

25、ed: full-time college students, above 18 years oldaboutthe program:applicationforthe 2009 work & travelusa program hasjuststarted. its an 8 16 weeks summer program for college studentsto work andtravel in the us. employers include boeing, hilton hotel and 7-eleven. for nextsummer, about 3,500 positi

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27、9aboutit:shanghaivw offersover300 positionsfromengineeringtomarketingtocollegestudentsgraduatingin2009.applicantsshouldhaveanexcellentacademic record,cet-6 or the same levellanguage certificatein german,and good computer skills. campus talks will take place in shanghai, changchun, harbin, wuhan, cha

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