The word’s largest aircraft made its public debut last week at Europe’s biggest factory, a purpose built assembly line in Toulouse, souther, n France.The Airbus A380 will have 50 per cent more floor space than American rival Boeing’s 747 Jumbo, with room for duty-free shops, restaurants and even a sauna.This new arrival is expected to change the face of air travel.

The A380 will enter service in early 2006 with Singapore Airlines.

Airbus claims the A380 will burn less fuel, make less noise, create less pollution and cost 17 per cent less per seat than the 747.It will also reduce traffic problems in the skies.

The aircraft, which cost between £140 million(US$250m) and £157 million (US$280m) each compared with £84 million (US$150m) for Boeing’s new Dreamliner jet, is being built at 16 factories in Germany, France, Spain and the UK.

But activists have warned of more noise and pollution from the Superjumbo, while Boeing believes huge aircraft will not be in great demand over the next decade.

As a result, it is putting faith in the much smaller 7E7 Dreamliner.But Airbus is pinning its hopes on the “big is beautiful” theory, gambling on size being the key factor in the US-European battle for the skies.

Airbus said it was in talks with half a dozen global airlines about buying the A380. China Eastern Airlines, already an Airbus customer, is said to be targeted, while executives made it plain that they wanted to fight for the Japanese market, which had traditionally been controlled by Boeing.

Over the next 20 years, Airbus hopes to sell 750 of the new planes into a market worth £185billion (US$330bn).The company already has129 firm orders for the A380, with 52 options.

According to Airbus, which of the following is not the advantage of A380 compared to Boeing 747?

       A.Making less noise, causing less traffic problems

       B.Using less fuel, costing less money

       C.Creating less pollution, having less weight

       D.Having more floor space, creating less pollution

From the passage, we can infer that _________

       A.Airbus is not aiming at the Japanese market.

       B.Boeing is not a rival of Airbus.

       C.A380 hasn’t been used yet.

       D.Boeing is better than Airbus.

In the Airbus A380, passengers cannot find ___________.

       A.duty-free shops       B.restaurants      C.banks     D.a sauna

According to the news, the prospect of A380 may be ___________.

       A.not so good          B.cheerful         C.undesirable          D.gloomy

Yao Ming edged Kobe Bryant as the top votegetter in fan ballotingfor the 55th NBA All-Star game Thursday, and Shaquille O’Neal became the fifth player in league history to earn 13 consecutive selections for the midseason showcase.

Yao and Tracy McGrady give the host Houston Rockets two starters in the Feb.19 game. They were joined on the Western Conference squad by Bryant, San Antonio’s Tim Duncan and reigning MVP Steve Nash of Phoenix — who will be a first-time All-Star starter.

 Yao edged Bryant by 71,107 votes for the top overall spot in the balloting, despite missing 21 games following surgery to clean out an infection in his left big toe. It’s the fourth All-Star trip for the 7-foot-6 center from China and the eighth for Bryant, who leads the NBA in scoring and had an 81-point effort — the second-biggest night in NBA history — last month in the Los Angeles Lakers’ win over Toronto.

Yao finished with 2,342,738 votes; Bryant had 2,271,631 in the closest finish among the top two players in All-Star balloting since Vince Carter, then of Toronto, edged Miami’s Alonzo Mourning by 33,385 votes in 2000.

Notes:

ballot  vi. 投票

consecutive  adj. 连续的

infection  n. 传染,感染

Yao Ming’s got _______ Kobe Bryant in fan balloting for the 55th NBA All-Star game Thursday.

A. the same votes as          B. more votes than 

C. less votes than              D. no more than 

Yao Ming and _______ belong to the Houston Rockets.

A. Kobe Bryant                  B. Tracy McGrady

C. Shaquille O’Neal            D. Steve Nash

Which of the following is not wrong according to this passage?

A. Yao Ming edged Kobe Bryant as the top votegetter in fan balloting for the 54th NBA All-Star game.

B. Yao edged Tracy McGrady by 71,107 votes for the top overall spot in the balloting.

C. It’s the fourth All-Star trip for Yao Ming from China.

D. Yao finished with 2,271,631 votes; Bryant had2,342,738  in the closest finish among the top two players in All-Star balloting.

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