四六级 | 大学英语四级考试听力练习：新闻（3）
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Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.
5. A) It stayed in the air for about two hours.
B) It took off and landed on a football field.
C) It proved to be of high commercial value.
D) It made a series of sharp turns in the sky.
6. A) Engineering problems.
B) The air pollution it produced.
C) Inadequate funding.
D) The opposition from the military.
7. A) It uses the latest aviation technology.
B) It flies faster than a commercial jet.
C) It is a safer means of transportation.
D) It is more environmentally friendly.
文本、参考答案
News Report Three
The world’s largest aircraft has taken to the skies for the first time. The Air-Lander 10 spent nearly two hours in the air, having taken off from Cardington airfield in Bedfordshire. During its flight, it reached 3,000 feet and performed a series of gentle turns all over a safe area. The aircraft is massive as long as a football field and as tall as six double decker buses and capable of flying for up to five days. It was first developed for the U.S.government as a long-range spy aircraft, but was abandoned following budget cutbacks. The aircraft cost 25 million pounds and can carry heavier loads than huge jet planes while also producing less noise and emitting less pollution. The makers believe it’s the future of aircraft and one day we’ll be using them to go places. But there’s still a long way to go. The air lander will need to have two hundred hours flying time before being allowed to fly by the Aviation Administration. If it passes through, we can hope we’ll all get some extra leg room.
Q5. What do we learn about the first flight of the Air-Lander 10?
A) It stayed in the air for about two hours.
Q6. What caused the U.S. government to abandon the Air-Lander 10 as a spy aircraft?
C) Inadequate funding.
Q7. What is the advantage of Air-Lander 10 over huge jet planes?
D) It is more environmentally friendly.