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An unusual race happens in France. People uses flying boats. The flying boat is a boat and you lie down and pedal(踩踏) in it at the same time(同时).
The idea is not new. Two French professors(教授) thinks of a flying boat first. But Nicolas Picard makes a boat called JetCycle. He uses the idea of flying boat first.
He changes it a little later. He puts foil(箔纸) in the front and at the back. This makes the boat fly. The boat can move at 9 kilometers(公里) an hour.
One boat costs 12,000 euros(欧元). Picard wants to sell 100 boats in the next three years. Picard hopes that people will enjoy this new activity.

1.Where does the race happen?

A In Italy.

B In France.

C In England.

D In America.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第一段An unusual race happens in France.可知，飞艇比赛发生在法国，故选B。

2.Who makes the first flying boat?

A JetCycle.

B Two French professors.

C Professor Nicolas Picard.

D Nicolas Picard.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第二段最后两句可知，古拉斯·皮卡德制造了一艘名为JetCycle的船，那是飞艇概念的首次应用，两个法国教授知识提出概念但并未实践。故选D。

3.What can we learn about JetCycle?

A It is not cheap.

B It is made of foil.

C It holds only one person.

D It can not fly.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。根据最后一段One boat costs 12,000 euros.可知，每艘船价值12000欧元。由此说明，飞艇并不便宜，故选A。

4.JetCycle can travel _______ a day according to the passage.

A 9 kilometers

B 90 kilometers

C 108 kilometers

D 216 kilometers

解析：选D。D 数字计算题。根据第三段The boat can move at 9 kilometers an hour.可知，这艘船能以每小时9公里的速度行驶。那么它一天能行驶9×24=216公里。故选D。

5.Picard hopes to _______.

A make a new flying boat

B have more flying boat races

C see people like flying boats

D buy 100 boats in the next year

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据最后一段Picard hopes that people will enjoy this new activity.可知，皮卡德希望人们会喜欢这项新活动。故选C。