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英语选修7人教版单元测试及答案#人教高中英语选修7-Unit 3~5课时练习及解析.DOC
人教版高中英语 选修七 Unit 3~5 课时练习
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．(2012年山东卷，29)Being able to afford ________ drink would be ________ comfort in those tough times.
A．the；the B．a；a
C．a；不填 D．不填；a
解析：考查冠词用法。drink作“饮料”讲时为可数名词，前面要用冠词a。comfort作为抽象名词可以具体化，意为“给予安慰的东西”，前面也要用不定冠词a，表泛指，所以答案为B。
答案：B
2．The rich only ________ themselves in making money and had no eye for the needs and welfare of their workers.
A．devoted B．occupied
C．enjoyed D．concerned
解析：考查动词辨析。语意：富人只是忙于赚钱，不关心他们员工的需要和利益。occupy sb./oneself in doing sth.表示“忙于做某事”。假如选择A项，需要把句中的in改为to。
答案：B
3．—Can I take your order now?
—________.Could I have a few more minutes?
A．No way B．Go ahead
C．Not quite D．No good
解析：考查交际用语。根据答语的下一句可知答话人暂时还不能点菜，Not quite表示“不完全”。A项表示“没门儿；不行”，B项表示允许对方做某事，D项表示“没用”，都不符合语意。
答案：C
4．I wonder why Ann didn't get ________ the job.She is the right person for it.
A．to be offered B．to offer
C．offering D．offered
解析：语意：我不知道为什么Ann没有被提供给这份工作，她是合适的人选。get done表示被动，Ann与offer之间是动宾关系。故选D项。
答案：D
5．I think you should complain－________，of course，you are happy with the way things are.
A．if B．unless
C．as D．because
解析：考查连词用法。语意：我想你应该抱怨——当然，除非你对现状感到高兴。unless表示“除非”。
答案：B
6．—Did you find the missing couple in the mountain yesterday?
—No，but we ________ to get in touch with them ever since.
A．have tried B．have been trying
C．had tried D．had been trying
解析：考查时态。根据答语中的时间状语可知自从那对夫妇在山中失踪以后，人们一直在尽力和他们取得联系，所以用现在完成进行时，表示这个动作一直持续到现在，而且还有可能继续进行下去。
答案：B
7．Thanks to the success of the business，we can ________ a flat this year.
A．make B．devote
C．remove D．afford
解析：考查动词辨析。语意：多亏了生意的成功，我们今年可以买得起一套房了。afford表示“负担得起”。
答案：D
8．We hope the measures to control house prices，________ are taken by the government，will succeed.
A．which B．that
C．what D．as
解析：考查定语从句。which are taken by the government是定语从句，修饰先行词the measures，which在从句中作主语。
答案：A
9．—Is Jack on duty today?
—It ________ be him；it's his turn tomorrow.
A．mustn't B．won't
C．can't D．needn't
解析：考查情态动词。根据答语的后半句可知“一定不是他值日”，can表示推测时经常用于否定句或疑问句中。mustn't表示禁止，不能用来表示推测。
答案：C
10．________ the project as planned，we'll have to work two more hours a day.
A．Completing B．Complete
C．Completed D．To complete
解析：考查非谓语动词。句意：为了按计划完成工程，我们将不得不每天多工作两个小时。根据后半句中的内容可知前半句表示的是目的，所以用不定式作目的状语。
答案：D
11．What the doctors really doubt is ________ my mother will recover from the serious disease soon.
A．when B．if
C．whether D．what
解析：考查名词性从句。语意：医生真正怀疑的是我母亲是否可以很快从这场严重的疾病中康复过来。后半句是whether引导的表语从句。
答案：C
12．On snowy days，you have to drive very ________ to avoid traffic accidents.
A．cautiously B．neatly
C．smoothly D．properly
解析：考查副词辨析。在下雪天，必须“小心”开车，以避免交通事故。cautiously“小心翼翼地”，符合语意。后三项分别表示“整洁地；熟练地”“光滑地；平稳地”“适当地；合适地”，都不符合语意。
答案：A
13．She was told to wear flat shoes ________ her back problem.
A．on account of B．regardless of
C．in terms of D．in case of
解析：考查介词短语辨析。语意：因为她的背部问题，她被告知穿平底鞋。on account of表示“因为”。后三项分别表示“不顾”“就……而言”“以防”，都与语意不符。
答案：A
14．________ having fun with friends，travelling around the world will be another way to relax and learn.
A．Apart from B．Because of
C．Beside D．Except for
解析：句意为：除了和朋友一起娱乐之外，周游世界也是很好的休闲和学习的方式。apart from表示“除了……外，还……”，符合语境。because of表示“因为”；beside表示“在……旁边”；except for表示“完全排除”，都不符合语境，故选A项。
答案：A
15．Swan made a promise to his father ________ he would have himself home early.
A．when B．why
C．/ D．that
解析：分析句子结构可知，that引导的是同位语从句，是对a promise的具体解释，所以D项正确。
答案：D
Ⅱ.完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg，a __16__ of
about eighty miles.It was late and I was in a hurry.However，if anyone
asked me how fast I was __17__，I'd say I was not overspeeding.Several
times I got __18__ behind a slowmoving truck on a narrow road，and I
was holding my fists tightly with __19__.
At one point along an open highway，I __20__ a crossroad with a traffic light.I was alone on the road by now，but as I __21__ the light，it turned red and I braked to a stop.I looked left，right and behind me.Nothing.No cars，no suggestion of headlights，but there I sat，waiting for the light to __22__，the only human being for at least a mile in any __23__.
I started __24__ why I refused to run the light.I was not afraid of being __25__，because there was obviously no policeman around，and there certainly would have been no __26__ in going through it.
Much later that night，after I __27__ a group of my friends in Lewisburg and climbed into bed near midnight，the question of why I'd stopped for that light __28__ me.I think I stopped because it's part of a contract(合同) we all have with each other.It's not only the __29__，but it's an arrangement we have，and we trust each other to __30__ it：we don't go through red lights.Like most of us，I'm more likely to be __31__ from doing something bad by the social convention that __32__ it than by any law against it.
It's amazing that we ever __33__ each other to do the right thing，isn't it？And we do，too.Trust is our __34__ preference.
I was so __35__ of myself for stopping for the red light that night.
【语篇解读】 作者迟到了，开着车匆匆忙忙地赶往目的地，但在经过一个四周无人的十字路口时，他却没有闯红灯。之后，作者对自己的这一行为进行了一番思考……
16．A.flight B．distance
C．road D．length
解析：Harrisburg和Lewisburg两个地方之间的“距离(distance)”大约是八十英里。D项表示“长度”，语意不恰当。
答案：B
17．A.thinking B．driving
C．complaining D．running
解析：本段开头部分提到作者当时开车行驶在两地之间，所以此处描述的是“开车”的速度。
答案：B
18．A.stopped B．changed
C．stuck D．lost
解析：在一条狭窄的道路上，作者好几次被前面的一辆行驶缓慢的卡车“困住”了，即无法超车。
答案：C
19．A.horror B．strength
C．understanding D．impatience
解析：根据本段第二句中的内容可知作者当时急于赶路，所以非常“不耐烦地”握紧了拳头。
答案：D
20．A.ran off B．came to
C．passed by D．left behind
解析：在一条开阔的公路上，作者“来到(came to)”了一个有交通灯的十字路口。
答案：B
21．A.passed B．watched
C．approached D．found
解析：当作者“靠近(approached)”交通灯时，灯变成了红色，作者于是踩了刹车。
答案：C
22．A.stop B．change
C．turn D．die
解析：作者坐在那里，一直等待着交通灯“变成”绿色以便通行。
答案：B
23．A.way B．side
C．city D．direction
解析：上文提到作者环顾左右和后面，但是空无一人，由此可知作者是至少一英里之内任何一个“方向”中唯一的一个人。
答案：D
24．A.wondering B．suspecting
C．struggling D．regretting
解析：虽然当时四周没有一个人，可是作者没有闯红灯，作者开始“琢磨”自己这样做的原因。后三项分别表示“怀疑”“挣扎”“遗憾”，均不符合语境。
答案：A
25．A.abused B．fined
C．injured D．killed
解析：作者不害怕被“罚款”，因为四周没有交警。fine表示“处……以罚金”，符合语境。
答案：B
26．A.danger B．sign
C．time D．record
解析：由于当时周围没有人，闯红灯当然不会有“危险”。
答案：A
27．A.met with B．got over
C．got rid of D．called back
解析：在当晚稍晚的时候，作者“遇到”了一群朋友。后三项分别表示“克服”“除掉”“回电话”，都不符合语境。
答案：A
28．A.turned out to B．came back to
C．referred to D．occurred to
解析：上一段的开头部分提到作者不知道自己为什么当时没有闯红灯，此时作者又“回想起”这个问题。
答案：B
29．A.virtue B．suggestion
C．law D．order
解析：作者认为自己之所以停下来是因为这是我们所有人彼此之间的合同的一部分，它不仅仅是“法律”，而且是我们共同的一种安排。此外，第__32__空后面的law也是线索提示。
答案：C
30．A.honor B．solve
C．break D．judge
解析：我们彼此信任对方会“执行”这种安排：我们不闯红灯。honor表示“信守，执行”，符合语境。
答案：A
31．A.stopped B．protected
C．rejected D．frightened
解析：像我们中的大多数人一样，作者更可能“停止”做被社会常规认为是不好的事情。后三项分别表示“保护”“拒绝”“害怕”，均不符合语境。
答案：A
32．A.speaks of B．stands by
C．takes in D．disapproves of
解析：与被法律禁止的事情相比，作者更不可能做社会常规“不赞成”的事情。disapprove of“不赞成”。前三项分别表示“谈及”“支持”“吸收”，均不符合语境。
答案：D
33．A.suspect B．trust
C．teach D．care
解析：我们曾经彼此“信任”对方去做正确的事情，这非常令人惊奇。
答案：B
34．A.only B．first
C．lucky D．living
解析：作者强调的是彼此之间应该互相信任，这是“首先”需要做到的事情。
答案：B
35．A.sorry B．doubtful
C．sure D．proud
解析：作者通过深思感悟到当时的行为非常正确，因此为那天晚上没有闯红灯感到无比“自豪”。
答案：D
Ⅲ.阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
A
If 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 carplane，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 carplane 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 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 the bad weather instead of flying into marginal(临界的) conditions.
The Transition's price tag：$194,000.But there may be additional charges for options like a radio，a transponder or a 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.
【语篇解读】 大千世界，无奇不有。一种既能够在陆地上行驶，又可以在空中飞行的汽车式飞机即将诞生。
36．We can learn from the first two paragraphs that ________.
A．carplanes will be popular in 2011
B．people might drive a carplane in 2011
C．both the Transition and Ferrari can take off and land
D．Richard Gersh is the vice president of Massachusetts
解析：推理判断题。第一段提到这家公司计划在2011年的年底之前推出这款新产品，由此可推测B项正确。
答案：B
37．It takes the carplane one minute to ________.
A．fold and unfold its wings
B．unfold wings for flying
C．land in the airport
D．meet flying safety regulations
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段可知它打开飞行用的机翼需要一分钟的时间。故选B。
答案：B
38．According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true?
A．The carplane needs a runway to take off and land.
B．To meet aircraft regulations，the company has been working with FAA.
C．The carplane may fly as high as normal planes.
D．People can park the carplane in the garage at their home.
解析：正误判断题。第六段的第一句提到这款产品设计的起初飞行高度是一万英尺以下，由此可知它不能和正常的飞机飞行同样的高度。
答案：C
39．The underlined word “it” in the last but one paragraph refers to ________.
A．the radio B．the transponder
C．the GPS D．the fullplane parachute
解析：猜测词义题。根据本句前半句中的内容可推测此处指代的是上一段最后一句中提到的fullplane parachute(降落伞)。
答案：D
40．What's the best title for the passage?
A．Cars with wings may be just around the corner
B．Which to choose：a Ferrari or a carplane?
C．A more convenient and cheaper way to fly
D．Cars with wings can fly as fast as planes
解析：主旨大意题。本文是新闻报道，第一段是中心段，再结合下文可知A项最能概括文章大意。
答案：A
人教版高中英语 选修七 Unit 3~5 课时练习
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．(2012年山东卷，29)Being able to afford ________ drink would be ________ comfort in those tough times.
A．the；the B．a；a
C．a；不填 D．不填；a
解析：考查冠词用法。drink作“饮料”讲时为可数名词，前面要用冠词a。comfort作为抽象名词可以具体化，意为“给予安慰的东西”，前面也要用不定冠词a，表泛指，所以答案为B。
答案：B
2．The rich only ________ themselves in making money and had no eye for the needs and welfare of their workers.
A．devoted B．occupied
C．enjoyed D．concerned
解析：考查动词辨析。语意：富人只是忙于赚钱，不关心他们员工的需要和利益。occupy sb./oneself in doing sth.表示“忙于做某事”。假如选择A项，需要把句中的in改为to。
答案：B
3．—Can I take your order now?
—________.Could I have a few more minutes?
A．No way B．Go ahead
C．Not quite D．No good
解析：考查交际用语。根据答语的下一句可知答话人暂时还不能点菜，Not quite表示“不完全”。A项表示“没门儿；不行”，B项表示允许对方做某事，D项表示“没用”，都不符合语意。
答案：C
4．I wonder why Ann didn't get ________ the job.She is the right person for it.
A．to be offered B．to offer
C．offering D．offered
解析：语意：我不知道为什么Ann没有被提供给这份工作，她是合适的人选。get done表示被动，Ann与offer之间是动宾关系。故选D项。
答案：D
5．I think you should complain－________，of course，you are happy with the way things are.
A．if B．unless
C．as D．because
解析：考查连词用法。语意：我想你应该抱怨——当然，除非你对现状感到高兴。unless表示“除非”。
答案：B
6．—Did you find the missing couple in the mountain yesterday?
—No，but we ________ to get in touch with them ever since.
A．have tried B．have been trying
C．had tried D．had been trying
解析：考查时态。根据答语中的时间状语可知自从那对夫妇在山中失踪以后，人们一直在尽力和他们取得联系，所以用现在完成进行时，表示这个动作一直持续到现在，而且还有可能继续进行下去。
答案：B
7．Thanks to the success of the business，we can ________ a flat this year.
A．make B．devote
C．remove D．afford
解析：考查动词辨析。语意：多亏了生意的成功，我们今年可以买得起一套房了。afford表示“负担得起”。
答案：D
8．We hope the measures to control house prices，________ are taken by the government，will succeed.
A．which B．that
C．what D．as
解析：考查定语从句。which are taken by the government是定语从句，修饰先行词the measures，which在从句中作主语。
答案：A
9．—Is Jack on duty today?
—It ________ be him；it's his turn tomorrow.
A．mustn't B．won't
C．can't D．needn't
解析：考查情态动词。根据答语的后半句可知“一定不是他值日”，can表示推测时经常用于否定句或疑问句中。mustn't表示禁止，不能用来表示推测。
答案：C
10．________ the project as planned，we'll have to work two more hours a day.
A．Completing B．Complete
C．Completed D．To complete
解析：考查非谓语动词。句意：为了按计划完成工程，我们将不得不每天多工作两个小时。根据后半句中的内容可知前半句表示的是目的，所以用不定式作目的状语。
答案：D
11．What the doctors really doubt is ________ my mother will recover from the serious disease soon.
A．when B．if
C．whether D．what
解析：考查名词性从句。语意：医生真正怀疑的是我母亲是否可以很快从这场严重的疾病中康复过来。后半句是whether引导的表语从句。
答案：C
12．On snowy days，you have to drive very ________ to avoid traffic accidents.
A．cautiously B．neatly
C．smoothly D．properly
解析：考查副词辨析。在下雪天，必须“小心”开车，以避免交通事故。cautiously“小心翼翼地”，符合语意。后三项分别表示“整洁地；熟练地”“光滑地；平稳地”“适当地；合适地”，都不符合语意。
答案：A
13．She was told to wear flat shoes ________ her back problem.
A．on account of B．regardless of
C．in terms of D．in case of
解析：考查介词短语辨析。语意：因为她的背部问题，她被告知穿平底鞋。on account of表示“因为”。后三项分别表示“不顾”“就……而言”“以防”，都与语意不符。
答案：A
14．________ having fun with friends，travelling around the world will be another way to relax and learn.
A．Apart from B．Because of
C．Beside D．Except for
解析：句意为：除了和朋友一起娱乐之外，周游世界也是很好的休闲和学习的方式。apart from表示“除了……外，还……”，符合语境。because of表示“因为”；beside表示“在……旁边”；except for表示“完全排除”，都不符合语境，故选A项。
答案：A
15．Swan made a promise to his father ________ he would have himself home early.
A．when B．why
C．/ D．that
解析：分析句子结构可知，that引导的是同位语从句，是对a promise的具体解释，所以D项正确。
答案：D
Ⅱ.完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg，a __16__ of
about eighty miles.It was late and I was in a hurry.However，if anyone
asked me how fast I was __17__，I'd say I was not overspeeding.Several
times I got __18__ behind a slowmoving truck on a narrow road，and I
was holding my fists tightly with __19__.
At one point along an open highway，I __20__ a crossroad with a traffic light.I was alone on the road by now，but as I __21__ the light，it turned red and I braked to a stop.I looked left，right and behind me.Nothing.No cars，no suggestion of headlights，but there I sat，waiting for the light to __22__，the only human being for at least a mile in any __23__.
I started __24__ why I refused to run the light.I was not afraid of being __25__，because there was obviously no policeman around，and there certainly would have been no __26__ in going through it.
Much later that night，after I __27__ a group of my friends in Lewisburg and climbed into bed near midnight，the question of why I'd stopped for that light __28__ me.I think I stopped because it's part of a contract(合同) we all have with each other.It's not only the __29__，but it's an arrangement we have，and we trust each other to __30__ it：we don't go through red lights.Like most of us，I'm more likely to be __31__ from doing something bad by the social convention that __32__ it than by any law against it.
It's amazing that we ever __33__ each other to do the right thing，isn't it？And we do，too.Trust is our __34__ preference.
I was so __35__ of myself for stopping for the red light that night.
【语篇解读】 作者迟到了，开着车匆匆忙忙地赶往目的地，但在经过一个四周无人的十字路口时，他却没有闯红灯。之后，作者对自己的这一行为进行了一番思考……
16．A.flight B．distance
C．road D．length
解析：Harrisburg和Lewisburg两个地方之间的“距离(distance)”大约是八十英里。D项表示“长度”，语意不恰当。
答案：B
17．A.thinking B．driving
C．complaining D．running
解析：本段开头部分提到作者当时开车行驶在两地之间，所以此处描述的是“开车”的速度。
答案：B
18．A.stopped B．changed
C．stuck D．lost
解析：在一条狭窄的道路上，作者好几次被前面的一辆行驶缓慢的卡车“困住”了，即无法超车。
答案：C
19．A.horror B．strength
C．understanding D．impatience
解析：根据本段第二句中的内容可知作者当时急于赶路，所以非常“不耐烦地”握紧了拳头。
答案：D
20．A.ran off B．came to
C．passed by D．left behind
解析：在一条开阔的公路上，作者“来到(came to)”了一个有交通灯的十字路口。
答案：B
21．A.passed B．watched
C．approached D．found
解析：当作者“靠近(approached)”交通灯时，灯变成了红色，作者于是踩了刹车。
答案：C
22．A.stop B．change
C．turn D．die
解析：作者坐在那里，一直等待着交通灯“变成”绿色以便通行。
答案：B
23．A.way B．side
C．city D．direction
解析：上文提到作者环顾左右和后面，但是空无一人，由此可知作者是至少一英里之内任何一个“方向”中唯一的一个人。
答案：D
24．A.wondering B．suspecting
C．struggling D．regretting
解析：虽然当时四周没有一个人，可是作者没有闯红灯，作者开始“琢磨”自己这样做的原因。后三项分别表示“怀疑”“挣扎”“遗憾”，均不符合语境。
答案：A
25．A.abused B．fined
C．injured D．killed
解析：作者不害怕被“罚款”，因为四周没有交警。fine表示“处……以罚金”，符合语境。
答案：B
26．A.danger B．sign
C．time D．record
解析：由于当时周围没有人，闯红灯当然不会有“危险”。
答案：A
27．A.met with B．got over
C．got rid of D．called back
解析：在当晚稍晚的时候，作者“遇到”了一群朋友。后三项分别表示“克服”“除掉”“回电话”，都不符合语境。
答案：A
28．A.turned out to B．came back to
C．referred to D．occurred to
解析：上一段的开头部分提到作者不知道自己为什么当时没有闯红灯，此时作者又“回想起”这个问题。
答案：B
29．A.virtue B．suggestion
C．law D．order
解析：作者认为自己之所以停下来是因为这是我们所有人彼此之间的合同的一部分，它不仅仅是“法律”，而且是我们共同的一种安排。此外，第__32__空后面的law也是线索提示。
答案：C
30．A.honor B．solve
C．break D．judge
解析：我们彼此信任对方会“执行”这种安排：我们不闯红灯。honor表示“信守，执行”，符合语境。
答案：A
31．A.stopped B．protected
C．rejected D．frightened
解析：像我们中的大多数人一样，作者更可能“停止”做被社会常规认为是不好的事情。后三项分别表示“保护”“拒绝”“害怕”，均不符合语境。
答案：A
32．A.speaks of B．stands by
C．takes in D．disapproves of
解析：与被法律禁止的事情相比，作者更不可能做社会常规“不赞成”的事情。disapprove of“不赞成”。前三项分别表示“谈及”“支持”“吸收”，均不符合语境。
答案：D
33．A.suspect B．trust
C．teach D．care
解析：我们曾经彼此“信任”对方去做正确的事情，这非常令人惊奇。
答案：B
34．A.only B．first
C．lucky D．living
解析：作者强调的是彼此之间应该互相信任，这是“首先”需要做到的事情。
答案：B
35．A.sorry B．doubtful
C．sure D．proud
解析：作者通过深思感悟到当时的行为非常正确，因此为那天晚上没有闯红灯感到无比“自豪”。
答案：D
Ⅲ.阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
A
If 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 carplane，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 carplane 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 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 the bad weather instead of flying into marginal(临界的) conditions.
The Transition's price tag：$194,000.But there may be additional charges for options like a radio，a transponder or a 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.
【语篇解读】 大千世界，无奇不有。一种既能够在陆地上行驶，又可以在空中飞行的汽车式飞机即将诞生。
36．We can learn from the first two paragraphs that ________.
A．carplanes will be popular in 2011
B．people might drive a carplane in 2011
C．both the Transition and Ferrari can take off and land
D．Richard Gersh is the vice president of Massachusetts
解析：推理判断题。第一段提到这家公司计划在2011年的年底之前推出这款新产品，由此可推测B项正确。
答案：B
37．It takes the carplane one minute to ________.
A．fold and unfold its wings
B．unfold wings for flying
C．land in the airport
D．meet flying safety regulations
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段可知它打开飞行用的机翼需要一分钟的时间。故选B。
答案：B
38．According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true?
A．The carplane needs a runway to take off and land.
B．To meet aircraft regulations，the company has been working with FAA.
C．The carplane may fly as high as normal planes.
D．People can park the carplane in the garage at their home.
解析：正误判断题。第六段的第一句提到这款产品设计的起初飞行高度是一万英尺以下，由此可知它不能和正常的飞机飞行同样的高度。
答案：C
39．The underlined word “it” in the last but one paragraph refers to ________.
A．the radio B．the transponder
C．the GPS D．the fullplane parachute
解析：猜测词义题。根据本句前半句中的内容可推测此处指代的是上一段最后一句中提到的fullplane parachute(降落伞)。
答案：D
40．What's the best title for the passage?
A．Cars with wings may be just around the corner
B．Which to choose：a Ferrari or a carplane?
C．A more convenient and cheaper way to fly
D．Cars with wings can fly as fast as planes
解析：主旨大意题。本文是新闻报道，第一段是中心段，再结合下文可知A项最能概括文章大意。
答案：A