2018年公共英語(yǔ)一級(jí)閱讀理解模擬試題（8）

　　Terrafugia Inc.said Monday that its new flying car has completed its first flight，bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year.The vehicle—named the Transition—has two seats，four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car.The Transition，which flew at 1，400 feet for eight minutes last month，can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the air.It flies using a 23-gallon tank of gas and burns 5 gallons per hour in the air.On the ground，it gets 35 miles per gallon.

　　Around 100 people have already put down a$10，000 deposit to get a Transition when they go on sale，and those numbers will likely rise after Terrafugia introduces the Transition to the public later this week at the New York Auto Show.But don't expect it to show up in too many driveways.It's expected to cost $279，000.And it won't help if you're stuck in traffic.The car needs a runway.

　　Inventors have been trying to make flying cars since the 1930s，according to Robert Mann，an airline industry expert.But Mann thinks Terrafugia has come closer than anyone to making the flying car a reality.The government has already permitted the company to use special materials to make it easier for the vehicle to fly.The Transition is now going through crash tests to make sure it meets federal safety standards.

　　Mann said Terrafugia was helped by the Federal Aviation Administration's decision five years ago to create a separate set of standards for light sport aircraft，which are lower than those for pilots of larger planes.Terrafugia says an owner would need to pass a test and complete 20 hours of flying time to be able to fly the Transition，a requirement pilots would find relatively easy to meet.

　　【語(yǔ)篇解讀】　本文是一篇新聞報(bào)道。文章主要介紹了國(guó)外一家公司研發(fā)飛行汽車(chē)的最近進(jìn)展。

　　1.What is the first paragraph mainly about?

　　A.The basic data of the Transition.

　　B.The advantages of flying cars.

　　C.The potential market for flying cars.

　　D.The designers of the Transition.

　　解析：主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段中提到飛行汽車(chē)的兩個(gè)座位、四個(gè)輪子以及車(chē)翼、飛行速度、油耗等情況可知，該段是在介紹飛行汽車(chē)Transition的基本數(shù)據(jù)，故選A項(xiàng)。

　　B項(xiàng)曲解文意，該段最后三句只是列舉了這款飛行汽車(chē)在路上和在空中行駛時(shí)的一些數(shù)據(jù)對(duì)比，并沒(méi)有提及其優(yōu)勢(shì);C項(xiàng)無(wú)中生有，該段并沒(méi)有提及這款飛行汽車(chē)的潛在市場(chǎng)問(wèn)題;D項(xiàng)以偏概全，文中確實(shí)提到了飛行汽車(chē)的設(shè)計(jì)者，但它不是本段的主要內(nèi)容。

　　答案：A

　　2.Why is the Transition unlikely to show up in too many driveways?

　　A.It causes traffic jams.

　　B.It is difficult to operate.

　　C.It is very expensive.

　　D.It burns too much fuel.

　　解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“But don't expect it to show up in too many driveways.It's expected to cost $279，000.”可知，此款汽車(chē)不能推廣的主要原因是它太貴了，故選C項(xiàng)。

　　A、B兩項(xiàng)無(wú)中生有，文章并沒(méi)有提及這款汽車(chē)會(huì)導(dǎo)致交通擁堵和難以操作的問(wèn)題;D項(xiàng)曲解文意，第一段的最后兩句介紹了飛行汽車(chē)的油耗，但沒(méi)提及耗油太多。

　　答案：C

　　★3.What is the government's attitude to the development of the flying car?

　　A.Cautious. B.Favorable.

　　C.Ambiguous. D.Disapproving.

　　解析：觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。根據(jù)第三段“The government has already permitted the company to use special materials to make it easier for the vehicle to fly.”中的permit可知，政府對(duì)此持支持的態(tài)度，故選B項(xiàng)。

　　A項(xiàng)“謹(jǐn)慎的”，C項(xiàng)“模棱兩可的”，D項(xiàng)“不同意的”。

　　答案：B

　　31.What is the best title for the text?

　　A.Flying Car at Auto Show

　　B.The Transition's First Flight

　　C.Pilots' Dream Coming True

　　D.Flying Car Closer to Reality

　　解析：主旨大意題。本文是一則新聞報(bào)道，介紹了一種新型的飛行汽車(chē)。新聞報(bào)道的主題句通常是第一句話，本文的第一句中提到了“flying car”和“closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year ”，由此可知，飛行汽車(chē)快要變成現(xiàn)實(shí)了，故選D項(xiàng)。

　　A項(xiàng)以偏概全，該項(xiàng)雖然有flying car，但出現(xiàn)在汽車(chē)展覽會(huì)上是以后的事，并不是文章重點(diǎn);B項(xiàng)以偏概全，這款飛行汽車(chē)在上個(gè)月的飛行只是在第一段提到，并不能概括全文;C項(xiàng)張冠李戴，最后一段雖然提到了飛行員，但開(kāi)飛行汽車(chē)不是他們的夢(mèng)想。

　　答案：D