2 . 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 flies using a 23-gallon tank of gas and bums 5 gallons per hour in the air. On the ground, it gets 35 miles per gallon.
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. |
Today, I went downtown with several of my good friends. However, the weather was really
1. a major tourist attraction
2. Harbin received over 3 million tourists
3. rescue tourists
| A．signed up | B．calmed down | C．checked out | D．headed off |
| A．arranged | B．interrupted | C．completed | D．recorded |
1. His success was achieved by hard work.
The works of Beethoven attracted people from all over the world.
There used to be a steel works and two chemical works near our school.
If you work hard, you will succeed sooner or later.
Did you know how to work the coffee machine？
We won’t know how the plan works tills we have tried it out.
2. The book received a favorable review.
You’ll have to book in advance if you want to see that fashion show.
3. Our team has had five wins and no losses this season.
France won by six goals to two against Denmark.
4. She has a very narrow view of the world.
This is where the river narrows.
We need to try to narrow the gap between rich and poor.
8 . Money with no strings attached. It’s not something you see every day. But at Union Station in Los Angeles last month, a board went up with dollar bills attached to it with pins and a sign that read, "Give What You Can, Take What You Need."
What does the expression "money with no strings attached" in paragraph 1 mean?
| A．Money spent without hesitation. | B．Money not legally made. |
| C．Money offered without conditions. | D．Money not tied together. |
9 . Two four-kilometer road tunnels are being built below the central area of the city, one for traffic to the north and the other for the traffic to the south. The two tunnels are about 20 meters below the surface and are 12 meters wide, providing for two lanes of traffic in each direction.
In the upper part of the tunnel, two air conditioning pipes remove the waste gas of trucks and cars and keep the quality of air inside the tunnel. The lighting is at the top of the tunnel, practically at its highest point. There will also be electric signs at frequent intervals. They show traffic conditions ahead and can be seen clearly by drivers. The wall is made up of four main elements, which include a waterproof covering and, on the inside of the tunnel, a concrete lining. Other systems in the tunnel will include emergency phones.
What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．The construction of two lanes. | B．The function of a road. |
| C．The solution to cars’ pollution. | D．The design of two tunnels. |
10 . The creative team behind "Apes" used motion-capture (动作捕捉) technology to create digitalized animals, spending tens of millions of dollars on technology that records an actor’s performance and later processes it with computer graphics to create a final image (图像). In this case, one of a realistic-looking ape.
What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about?
| A．The cost of making "Apes." | B．The creation of digitalized apes. |
| C．The publicity about “Apes." | D．The performance of real apes. |
