（一）AirTransportation根据材料，完成下列的问题。（1）Airplanesareusedtocarrypassengers,cargo

共享题干题 （一） Air Transportation根据材料，完成下列的问题。（1） Airplanes are used to carry passengers, cargo and mail. Air transport companies operate scheduled airlines and non-scheduled services over local, regional, national, and international routes. The aircraft operated by these companies range from small single-engine planes to large multiengine jet transports.（2）The first air passenger services began in 1910, when dirigibles began operation between several German cities. The first scheduled airplane service to carry passengers began in the U. S in 1914. Several experimental airmail flights took place in India, Europe, and the United States before World War I, but air transport service did not become a true business until after the war.（3）During World War Two, intercontinental air transport became firmly established. After the war the new long-distance transports with advanced facilities were increasingly able to avoid storms and strong wind and make flights more economical and consistent. A new generation of "jumbo-jet" transports began operations in 1970, and the supersonic transport entered passenger service in 1976.（4）During the 1970s the number of domestic passengers on U. S airlines increased about 78%, and during the 1980s the figure was up about 58%. In 1990 there were 41.8 million international passengers, the figure was a 75% increase over 1980. The total cargo flown by U. S airlines almost doubled during the 1980s, from 5.7 billion to 10.6 billion ton-miles in 1990.（5）Major airports provide a wide range of facilities for the convenience of millions of travelers. These range from such basic services as ticket-sales counters and restaurants to luxury hotels, shopping centers and play areas for children. International airports must also have customs areas and currency exchange counters and so on.1.[不定向选择题]Paragraph 4____________.A.Airport services B.Training of pilots C.Beginning period D.Rapid growth in the U.S.E.DevelopmentF.CompetitionABCDEF确定 2.[不定向选择题]The United States was the country where____________.A.in the development of air transportation B.the earliest passenger flights were successfully operated C.to make travel easy and pleasant for the passengers D.to provide different servicesE.the shortage of qualified pilotsF.traveling by air was very cheapABCDEF确定

1.参考答案：D
参考解析：第四段讲述了美国航空运输旅客人数的增长，主要内容包括l9世纪70年代国内旅客人数增长78％，80年代在此数据基础上再次增长58％；而80年代货运量翻番。所以选D“在美国的快速增长”。
2.参考答案：B
参考解析：根据第二段第二句话“The first scheduled airplane service tO carry passengers began in the u．s in l914．”可知，美国是第一个提供定期客运服务的国家，所以选8。3.[不定向选择题]Nowadays airports provide all kinds of services____________A.in the development of air transportation B.the earliest passenger flights were successfully operated C.to make travel easy and pleasant for the passengers D.to provide different servicesE.the shortage of qualified pilotsF.traveling by air was very cheapABCDEF确定

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