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 wehicle-named the Transition – has two seats 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.
特拉夫吉亚公司周一表示，其新型飞行汽车已完成首次飞行，使公司离明年销售飞行汽车的目标更近了一步。这款名为“过渡”的车辆有两个座位、轮子和可折叠的翅膀，因此可以像汽车一样驾驶。上月，“过渡”飞行了8分钟，飞行高度为1400英尺，可以在道路上达到每小时70英里，在空中飞行时使用23加仑的油箱，飞行速度可达115英里/小时，飞行时每小时消耗5加仑，地面行驶时每加仑可行驶35英里。

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.
已有约100人支付了1万美元的定金，以在“过渡”上市时购买一辆，而这个数字在特拉夫吉亚本周晚些时候在纽约汽车展上向公众介绍“过渡”后可能会上升。但不要期望它会出现在太多车道上。预计售价为27.9万美元。而且，如果你被堵在交通中，它也帮不上忙。这款车需要跑道。

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 govemment has already permitted z&xxkthe 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 siandards.
根据航空业专家罗伯特·曼的说法，自20世纪30年代以来，发明家们一直在尝试制造飞行汽车。但曼认为，特拉夫吉亚比任何人都更接近实现飞行汽车的梦想。政府已经允许该公司使用特殊材料，以便于车辆飞行。目前，“过渡”正在进行碰撞测试，以确保它符合联邦安全标准。

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.
曼表示，特拉夫吉亚得益于联邦航空管理局五年前的决定，为轻型运动飞机制定了一套与大型飞机飞行员标准不同的标准。特拉夫吉亚表示，车主需要通过测试并完成20小时的飞行时间才能驾驶“过渡”，这一要求对飞行员来说相对容易达到。

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. C. The designers of the Transition.
   答案：A

2. Why is the Transition unlikely to show up in too many driveways?
   A. It causers traffic jams. B. It is difficult to operate.
   C. It is very expensive. D. It bums too much fuel.
   答案：C

3. What is the govemment’s attitude to the development of the flying car?
   A. Cautious B. Favorable.
   C. Ambiguous. D. Disapproving.
   答案：B

4. What is the best title for the text?
   A. Flying Car at Auto Show B. The Transition’s Fist Flight
   C.Pilots’Dream Coming True D. Flying Car Closer to Reality
   答案：D