On April 26, a big Chinese ship caught the eye of the whole world. China's first homemade aircraft carrier(航空母舰)hit the water in Dalian, Liaoning. It is the largest and best ship China has ever built, according to China Daily.

The new ship is China's second aircraft carrier and it has no name yet. China's first aircraft carrier is called Liaoning, which was bought from Ukraine and later rebuilt by China.

The new aircraft carrier was designed in China and the building began in 2013.The ship now must be completed at sea.

An aircraft carrier is like an airport on the sea. It can carry hundreds of planes and troops to wars. Planes fly from and land back on it, and soldiers work and live on it. Thanks to aircraft carrier, planes can fight along with warships. They allow planes to take off and land from anywhere in the ocean around the world.

But an aircraft carrier is very hard and expensive to build. It costs a lot of money and uses a large amount of steel and other special materials. For example, a basic aircraft carrier is made of 60, 000 tons of steel! It also uses complex(综合的) technologies including radar, electricity, mechanics and weapons. Finally, it takes years to build it.

Today, not many countries own an aircraft carrier or have the ability to build one. When the new aircraft carrier is finished, China will become the seventh country in the world that can build an aircraft carrier by itself, after the US, Russia, UK, France, Italy and Spain, according to China Daily.

1.Which of the following is TRUE about China's new aircraft carrier?

A.It is China's first aircraft carrier. B.It is called Liaoning.

C.It was designed in China. D.It was bought from Russia.

2.What is the main idea of the fourth paragraph?

A.What an aircraft carrier is.

B.The similarities between an aircraft carrier and an airport.

C.A new place for planes to take off and land on.

D.A secret weapon for wars.

3.What does the underlined word "troops" mean?

A.Warships. B.Soldiers. C.Materials. D.Technologies.

4.What can we learn from the story?

A.China has already got seven aircraft carriers. B.China can't make its own aircraft carrier.

C.Building an aircraft carrier is not an easy job. D.Many countries own aircraft carriers in the world.

Flying is a fast way to travel. But it is a big headache for some people. They can’t help worrying about things like “Is it dangerous if we don’t change our mobile phones to airplane mode(飞行模式)? ”Here are some interesting facts about flying.

Why are plane windows round?

It’s for safety. As the airplane flies higher and higher, the atmospheric pressure(气压)outside gets lower and lower. During the flight, the pressure inside the plane becomes greater than the pressure outside.

When this happens, square windows can break. That’s because having different pressures inside and outside puts stress on the corners of square windows. But rounded corners can spread the pressure more evenly(均匀地)across the window’s surface(表面),making it less likely to break.

What happens when a phone isn’t in airplane mode?

Some passengers believe mobile phones and tablets need to be turned off because they can bring the plane down. However, this is not true.

If you don’t change your phone to airplane mode, plots and air traffic controllers may hear unpleasant sounds in their headphones. This makes it harder for them to communicate. So it’s still best to put your devices(设备) in airplane mode.

Facts about flying

Round windows

It’s for 1. .

As the airplane flies higher ,the pressure2.the plane is greater than the pressure3. When this happens, square windows can 4.while round windows spread the pressure more evenly5.the window’s surface.

Phones in airplane mode

Some people believe that their plane will crash if they don’t 6.their devices off. It’s not7..

Keep your phone on while flying will make unpleasant 8. in pilots’ and air traffic controllers’ 9..This makes it harder for them to10. .

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