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【题目】On May 5，2017, China’s home-made passenger aircraft (飞机）G919 completed its 90-minute first flight and landed safely back at Pudong Airport in Shanghai.

G919 is developed by COMAC, a Chinese aircraft company. It is designed to compete with Boeing 737 and Airbus A320. The first C919 aircraft can carry 168 passengers and is able to fly a distance between 4,075 and 5，555 kilometers. It's reported that a C919 costs around 50 million dollars，less than half of a Boeing 737 or an Airbus A320. Up to now, more than 570 aircrafts have been ordered from 23 customers，mostly Chinese，but also American and Thai companies or airlines. COMAG aims to take one fifth of the world’s narrow-body aircraft market and one third of the Chinese market by 2035.

The name G919 has its special meanings. The letter C stands for both “COMAC"“China”. The number 9 is pronounced as jiu in Chinese, which means “forever”. And the number 19 refers to its capacity (容量）of 190 passengers.

The large passenger aircraft is praised as “ the flower of modern industry ”. It is a symbol of the nation’s industrial and technological standards as well as the comprehensive (综合的）power. In order to realize the century dream of flying in the sky and the strategy (战略）of the nation, COMAC bears the nation’s dream and people’s trust. China considers it as a national pride.

【1】G919 is produced by________.

A. Boeing B. a Thai aircraft company

C. Airbus D. a Chinese aircraft company

【2】Which of the following is TRUE about the first C919 aircraft?

A. It can carry 190 passengers at most. B. It can only fly a distance of 4,075 km.

C. It costs less than half of a Boeing 737. D. It costs more than half of an Airbus A320.

【3】Which picture shows COMACs aim to take the narrow-body aircraft market by 2035?

【4】The letter C in C919 stands for______.

A. “company” B. both “COMAC” and “China”

C. “customer” D. both “cost” and “capacity”

【5】The news report is written mainly to ___________.

A. introduce the design of C919

B. describe the first flight of C919

C. explain “the flower of modern industry”

D. show China’s achievements in aircraft industry

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】C

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】这篇短文主要介绍了中国的国产客机C919，详细的介绍了飞机性能和价格，及其未来的发展情况等，展示了中国航空工业取得的成就。

【1】细节理解题。根据第二段第一句G919is developed by COMAC，a Chinese aircraft company．可知C919是由中国的飞机公司研制．故选D．

【2】细节理解题。根据第二段第二行句子It's reported that a C919costs around 50million dollars，less than half of a Boeing 737．据报道，C919的费用约5000万美元，不到一架波音737的一半．可知它的成本不到一架波音737的一半．故选C．

【3】细节理解题。根据第二段最后一行句子COMAG aims to take one fifth of the world's narrow﹣body aircraft market and one third of the Chinese market by 2035．COMAG的目标是占全球窄体客机市场的五分之一，到2035年中国市场的三分之一．可知结合选项，故选C．

【4】细节理解题。根据第三段句子The letter C stands for both"COMAC""China"．可知字母C代表中国商飞和中国．故选B．

【5】主旨归纳题。根据整篇文章内容及其最后一段句子The large passenger aircraft is praised as"the flower of modern industry"．It is a symbol of the nation's industrial and technological standards as well as the comprehensive （综合的）power．In order to realize the century dream of flying in the sky and the strategy （战略）of the nation，COMAC bears the nation's dream and people's trust．China considers it as a national pride．大型客机是被誉为"现代工业之花"，它象征着国家的工业技术水平以及综合能力．为了实现本世纪天空中飞翔的梦想和国家的战略，中国商飞公司承担着国家的梦想和人民的信任．中国认为它是一个民族的骄傲．可知文章主要展示了中国航空工业取得的成就．故选D．