七、完成句子(共10分，每小题2分)

根据中文意思完成句子。

58．What is the passage mainly about?

  A．How to solve the traffic problems．

  B．How to drive different kinds of cars．

  C．What technology is bringing to traffic．

  D．What our lire will be 1ike in the future．

第Ⅱ卷  (非机读卷  50分)

六、听对话，记录关键信息(共8分，每小题2分)

请根据所听到的对话内容和卡片上的提示词语，将所缺的关键信息填写在

题卡的指定位置上。对话读两遍。

57．What’s the writer’s attitude to the idea of teleportation?

  A．He thinks it is a very big joke．

  B．He thinks it will happen soon．

  C．He thinks it could be a possibility．

  D．He thinks it can end the traffic jams．

56．What do the flying car and the pod car have in common?

A．Neither of them has been realized yet．

B．They’re as fast as a subway or a bus．

C．Both of them are environmentally friendly．

D．They’re supposed to help avoid traffic jams．

  C．It will be sold at a very high price in the year of 2011．

  D．It’s very light and it can fly in bad weather conditions．

55．Which of the following statements(陈述)about the flying car is true?

  A．It can fly in the air but can not run on the road．

  B．It’s the first proven flying car with foldable wings．

 sale as early as 2011，will cost about $194，000(1．33 million yuan )．Drivers will

 also need a driver’s and pilot’s license．

    For those afraid of heights，or who don’t want to fly，the pod car is a great way

to travel．

    Imagine using a button to stop the small pod―shape car．The doors open，you

 climb into the passenger seat，and enter your personal number．Minutes later，the

 doors slide open and you have reached the place where you’re going．

    Cities around the world are looking into pod―car systems，as pod cars do not

 need human drivers．They are designed for one person or small groups traveling

together．Passengers simply type their place into the pod car’s computer and the

 pod car takes them directly there．

    Because pod cars do not make unnecessary stops and use electricity，they save

 a lot of energy and do not pollute the air．Pod，cars also provide passengers with

faster service and more privacy than a subway or bus．

  While flying cars and pod cars may be a dream available to a few．many

 humans are still dreaming bigger dreams，such as teleportation(瞬间位移术)．It is

most widely found in works of science fiction．

  Teleportation is a method of transportation，in which，objects or information

are dematerialized(使消失)，and then recreated in another place．Maybe one day，

teleportation could become a reality and people Could avoid traffic jams for ever !

Humans have always dreamed offinding a way to leave traffic jams(交通堵塞)

behind．Well，dream no longer．Theflying car and pod car(豆荚车)can helpcut down on traffic jams．

The world’s“first flying car”，called the Terrafugia Transition，has made its first flight in the skies of the US．Itcan fly 640 km through the air without adding more gas，the car maker，TerrafugiaInc，says．

As a light airplane，it is not easy for the Terrafugia Transition to fly in poor

weather．However，it has the advantage of being able to continue the journey by

road if conditions take a turn for the worse．

This is the first proven flying car with foldable(可折叠的)wings．These allow

it to perfectly travel from air to road．

    However，there are a few problems．The car/plane，which is expected to go on

54．What does the writer want to tell US in Paragraph 3 ?

A．We should often throw some possessions．

B．Most of our friends are not necessary at all．

C．We shouldn’t treat our friends as possessions．

D．We should ask ourselves who our real friends are．

C

53．What does the word“edit”in the passage mean?

A．Examine and choose．

C．Believe and help．

B．Miss and see．

D．Call and meet．