Question

【题目】On May 5, 2017, China's homemade passenger aircraft(飞机) C919 completed its 90minute first flight and landed safely back at Pudong Airport in Shanghai.

C919 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. COMAC aims to take one fifth of the world's narrowbody aircraft market and one third of the Chinese market by 2035.

The name C919 has its special meanings. The letter C stands for both “COMAC” and “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(水平) 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】C919 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】The letter C in C919 stands for ________.

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

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

【4】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】B

【4】D

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要介绍中国人制造的飞机C919.

【1】细节理解题。根据C919 is developed by COMAC, a Chinese aircraft company可知，C919是中国公司制造的，故选D。

【2】细节理解题。根据It's reported that a C919 costs around 50 million dollars, less than half of a Boeing 737 or an Airbus A320可知，C919花费的钱比波音737少了一半多，故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据The letter C stands for both “COMAC” and “China”可知，指COMAC公司以及China，故选B。

【4】细节理解题。根据The large passenger aircraft is praised as “the flower of modern industry”. It is a symbol of the nation's industrial and technological standards(水平) as well as the comprehensive(综合的) power可知，主要是为了展现中国在飞机工业的成就，故选D。

细节理解题是考试时经常考查的一个题型。做细节理解题时，首先要先读题干，划题干中的关键词，再根据关键词定位至文中即可找到正确答案。