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 bums 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 govemment 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 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 redatively easy to meet.

　　28. 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.

　　29. 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 bums too much fuel.

　　30. What is the government’s attitude to the development of the flying car?

　　A. Cautious B. Favorable.

　　C. Ambiguous. D. Disapproving.

　　31. 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

　　When a leafy plant is under attack ，it doesn’t sit quietly. Back in 1983,two scientists,Jack Schultz and Ian Baldwin,reported that young maple trees getting bitten by insects send out a particular smell that neighboring plants can get. These chemicals come from the injured parts of the plant and seem to be an alarm.What the plants pump through the air is a mixture of chemicals known as volatile organic compounds,VOCs for short.

　　Scientists have found that all kinds of plants give out VOCs when being attacked .It’s a plant’s way of crying out.But is anyone listening?Apparently.Because we can watch the neighbours react.

　　Some plants pump out smelly chemicals to keep insects away.But others do double duty .They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural enemies to the attackers.Once they arrive,the tables are turned .The attacker who was lunching now becomes lunch.

　　In study after study,it appears that these chemical conversations help the neighbors .The damage is usually more serious on the first plant,but the neighbors ,relatively speaking ,stay safer because they heard the alarm and knew what to do.

　　Does this mean that plants talk to each other? Scientists don’t know. Maybe the first plant just made a cry of pain or was sending a message to its own branches, and so, in effect, was talking to itself. Perhaps the neighbors just happened to “overhear” the cry. So information was exchanged, but it wasn’t a true, intentional back and forth.

　　Charles Darwin, over 150 years ago, imagined a world far busier, noisier and more intimate(亲密的) than the world we can see and hear. Our senses are weak. There’s a whole lot going on.

　　32. What does a plant do when it is under attack?

　　A. It makes noises. B. It gets help from other plants.

　　C. It stands quietly D. It sends out certain chemicals.

　　33. What does the author mean by “the tables are turned” in paragraph 3?

　　A. The attackers get attacked.

　　B. The insects gather under the table.

　　C. The plants get ready to fight back.

　　D. The perfumes attract natural enemies.

　　34.Scientists find from their studies that plants can .

　　A.predict natural disasters B.protect themselves against insects

　　C.talk to one another intentionally D.help their neighbors when necessary

　　35.what can we infer from the last paragraph?

　　A.The word is changing faster than ever.

　　B.People have stronger senses than before

　　C.The world is more complex than it seems

　　D.People in Darwin’s time were more imaginative.

　　第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

　　根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

　　Interruptions are one of the worst things to deal with while you’re trying to get work done. 36 ,there are several ways to handle things.Let’s take a look at them now.

　　37 .Tell the person you’re sorry and explain that you have a million things to do and then ask if the two of you can talk at a different time.

　　When people try to interrupt you,have set hours planned and let them know to come back during that time or that you’ll find them then. 38 .It can help to eliminate(消除) future interruptions.

　　When you need to talk to someone,don’t do it in your own office. 39 .it’s much easeier to excuse yourself to get back to your work than if you try to get someone out of your space even after explaining how busy you are

　　If you have a door to your office, make good use of it. 40 .If someone knocks and it’s not an important matter. excuse yourself and let the person know you’re busy so they can get the hint(暗示) than when the door is closed,you’re not to be disturbed.

　　A.If you’re busy, don’t feel bad about saying no

　　B. When you want to avoid interruptions at work

　　C. Set boundaries for yourselfas your time goes

　　D. If you’re in the other person’s office or in a public area

　　E. It’s important that you let them know when you’ll be available

　　F. It might seem unkind to cut people short when they interrupt you

　　G.Leave it open when you’re available to talk and close it when you’re not