Question

    Millions of aircraft take off around the world every year. The skies they fly in seem limitless—miles of empty space. But, with the number of flights increasing each year, this emptiness no longer exists. Researchers in the world of aviation(航空)are worried about the increasing pressure on pilots and ground controllers. And increasing collisions, occurring at or near an airport, have called attention to the need for more aids(輔助設(shè)備)to aviation control.

    People who travel the skies are not certain about air safety. A great deal of money is spent on new and bigger air craft and airports to deal with the vast increase in passengers traveling by air. Only a small percentage of this money is spent on navigation(導(dǎo)航)and other aids. Actually, suitable electronic equipment has long existed, and many companies market safety aids designed to make it safer for aircraft to take off, fly any distance, and land, whatever the weather. Yet, there are two problems to be solved. The first is to get governments, airlines and airport officials to agree to basic levels of safety aids. The second problem is to find a way of meeting these basic requirements.

    But no matter how well the equipment works, operators of the equipment still play an important role. Communications between pilots and ground controllers are extremely important to air safety. It is worth pointing out that the mishearing or misunderstanding of instructions in English, and the use of another language, in an international conversation, has led to two recent aircraft accidents. A new type of instrument (儀器) called FLIGHTWATCH would help pilots prevent airport collisions. It would be particularly helpful near airports.

1. The increasing number of flights leads to the fact that _____.

A. flying is no longer limited in the sky

B. there is no empty space for aids to aviation control

C. piloting and controlling planes is getting more difficult

D. the pressure on the ground becomes greater

2. There is uncertainty about air safety because _________.

A. planes become bigger for the increasing number of passengers

B. money spent on electronic equipment is far from enough

C. suitable electronic equipment hasn’t been invented yet

D. it is dangerous for planes to take off or land

3. The underlined word “collisions” probably means _______.

A. accidents in which two planes hit each other

B. misunderstandings between pilots and ground controllers

C. quarrels among passengers

D. breakdowns of new types of instrument

4. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

A. governments and officials have paid great attention to air safety

B. there should be more companies to sell new safety aids

C. English should be used in an international conversation

D. understanding between pilots and ground controllers should be improved

 

Answer 1

答案：A;D;B;C
解析：

1. 細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。原文第一節(jié)中“…But, with the number of flights increasing each year, this emptiness (=miles of empty space) no longer exists. Researchers in the world of aviation are worried about the increasing pressure on pilots and ground controllers.”表明由于每年飛機(jī)航班數(shù)的增長(zhǎng)，航空專家擔(dān)心由此對(duì)飛行員和地面控制人員造成不斷增長(zhǎng)的壓力�？梢奃項(xiàng)最符合題意。 2. 細(xì)節(jié)綜合分析判斷題。根據(jù)原文第二節(jié)的陳述：“…A great deal of money is spent on new and bigger aircraft and airports to deal with the vast (=large) increase in passengers traveling by air. Only a small percentage of this money is spent on navigation and other aids.”說明大量資金花在了為應(yīng)付大幅度增長(zhǎng)的航空旅客而建造新的更大型的飛機(jī)和機(jī)場(chǎng)。而只把很少一部分資金用于導(dǎo)航及其輔助設(shè)備上。因此，B項(xiàng)是本題惟一的正確答案。 3. 語境詞義判斷題。根據(jù)第一節(jié)collisions所在句子的前后語境，即：“Researchers are worried about the increasing pressure on pilots and ground controllers. And increasing collisions, occurring at or near an airport, have called attention to the need for more aids to aviation control.”可以得知，航班的大量增加給飛行員及地勤人員造成很大壓力，這就自然導(dǎo)致機(jī)場(chǎng)及周邊地區(qū)不斷增長(zhǎng)的飛行事故。本題答案A項(xiàng)是最貼切的。 4. 邏輯推理題。根據(jù)短文的陳述，A、B項(xiàng)與短文基本內(nèi)容不符。短文對(duì)航空運(yùn)輸?shù)默F(xiàn)狀作了詳細(xì)闡述后，在最后一節(jié)特別強(qiáng)調(diào)飛行員與地勤人員的溝通必須引起重視。應(yīng)該說，本題選D項(xiàng)在情理之中。

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