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【题目】A

A Swiss airplane powered only by energy from the sun left from Abu Dhabi early on March 9. Its creators hope the plane will make the first around-the-world journey without any fuel.

The plane is called Solar Impulse 2. It has one seat and is made from carbon fiber. The plane weighs only as much as a car but its wings are wider than a Boeing 747. The plane's wings stretch 72 meters across.

Those wings include 17,000 solar units, or cells, that capture the sun's energy. The energy allows the plane to fly day and night.

Two Swiss scientists built the plane. Bertrand Piccard is also an explorer who made the first non-stop flight around the world in a balloon. Andrew Borschberg is an engineer and trained fighter pilot.

The scientists say they are not trying to change the airplane industry. Instead, they want to show that new energy sources and technologies can achieve what some say is impossible.

"We want to show we can fly day and night in an aircraft without a drop of fuel,' Mr. Piccard said.

Some parts of the trip will require the pilots to be in the tiny plane for five to six days and nights in a row. So it is good that the pilot's seat is also a toilet.

The plane's route begins in the United Arab Emirates. The pilots also plan stops in Oman, India, and China. They will cross the Pacific Ocean, stop in the United States, and continue over southern Europe or North Africa. They plan to arrive back in the United Arab Emirates in late July or early August.

Internet viewers can go to the Solar Impulse website to see the plane's location and listen to broadcasts from the pilots.

【1】What does the passage mainly discuss___________?

A. A new airplane-Solar Impulse 2

B. A Swiss airplane

C. The first around-the-world journey

D. The airplane industry

【2】What’s the main idea of Paragraph 2___________?

A. the weight of Solar Impulse 2

B. the material of Solar Impulse 2

C. an introduction of Solar Impulse 2

D. the wings of Solar Impulse 2

【3】Form the passage, what do we know about Bertrand Piccard__________?

A. He made the first non-stop flight around the world.

B. He is a trained fighter pilot.

C. He is from the United Arab Emirates.

D. He built the plane alone.

【4】Which one is NOT true_________?

A. New energy sources and technologies can achieve what some say is impossible.

B. The scientists are trying to change the airplane industry.

C. The plane's route begins in the United Arab Emirates.

D. The pilots plan to arrive back in the United Arab Emirates

【5】In which part of newspaper can you most probably find this passage____________?

A. Health B. Life C. Travelling D. Technology

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】由瑞士科学家设计的太阳能飞机Solar Impulse 2将于3月9日开启环球之旅，全程均以太阳能为动力。此次飞行大约将耗费5个月的时间，全程达21748英里，将分12段来完成。

【1】A 主旨大意题。根据“A Swiss airplane powered only by energy from the sun left from Abu Dhabi early on March 9....The plane is called Solar Impulse 2...Those wings include 17,000 solar units...that capture the sun's energy...Two Swiss scientists built the plane...The plane's route begins in the United Arab Emirates.”可知，文章主要介绍了一种全新的以太阳能为动力的飞机--Solar Impulse 2。

【2】C 段落大意题。根据“It has one seat and is made from carbon fiber. The plane weighs...The plane's wings”可知，第二段主要介绍了Solar Impulse 2的材质、重量和机翼等信息。

【3】A 推理判断题。根据第四段“Bertrand Piccard is also an explorer who made the first non-stop flight around the world in a balloon.”可知，Bertrand Piccard还是一个探险家，他曾经乘坐热气球环游了世界，期间没有降落过。

【4】B 推理判断题。根据第五段“The scientists say they are not trying to change the airplane industry.”可知，科学家研制新型飞机不是为了试图改变航空业。

【5】D 文章出处题。文章主要介绍了一种由瑞士科学家研制的新型飞机，根据第五段“new energy sources and technologies can achieve what some say is impossible”可知，这种新型飞机的成功研制，得益于科技的发展，因此，文章最有可能来自报纸的科技板块。