COMAC航空科技英语等级考试B1样题.docx

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COMAC航空科技英语等级考试B1样题

COMAC航空科技英语等级考试B1（技术类）样题

TestTime：

120minutes

部门_______________姓名____________工号____________

PartIListening（30%）

Section1ConversationandLecture（10%）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearalongconversationandalecture.Attheendoftheconversationorthelecture,youwillhearfivequestions.Theconversation,thelectureandthequestionswillbespokenONLYONCE.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices.

Conversation

1.A）Theygetyoudirectlytoholidaydestination.

B）Theirticketscanbeboughtontheinternet.

C）Theyofferexcellentservicestocustomers.

D）They’remuchcheaperthanfamousairlines.

2.A）Theyhavesprunguprecentlyandbecomesuccessful.

B）Theychangepricesonthebasisofcustomers’demand.

C）Theyalwaysoffertravelerstheextremelycheapflight.

D）Theydomuchadvertisingbutfewpeopleeverwatchit.

3.A）Bytravellingbeforepublicholidays.

B）Bybuyingticketsadayinadvance.

C）Bybookingattheverylastminute.

D）ByflyingatpeaktimelikeFridays.

4.A）Theytryeverypossiblemeanstoreduceexpenses.

B）Theychargedifferentpricesdependingondemand.

C）Theydon’tserveanyfoodonanyoftheirflights.

D）Theyhaveincreasedthespeedoftheiraeroplanes.

5.A）Theyonlyoffercheapticketsonline.

B）Theyfailtooffersatisfactoryservice.

C）Theyspendlittletimeontheground.

D）Theyflytoandfromsmallerairports.

Lecture

6.A）The845m2wingareaislargeenoughtopark70cars.

B）Theplanehasthepotentialtocarry550passengers.

C）ThetailisaboutaslongastheGreatSphinxinEgypt.

D）Thetwodeckfuselageisashighasa7-storeybuilding.

7.A）Itisaseconomicaltorunasacommonjet.

B）Itburnsmorefuelthanotherjumbojets.

C）Itcanflyanamazing15,000kmnon-stop.

D）Itcancarrymorefuelthanotherplanes.

8.A）ToulouseinFrance.

B）EnglandandWales.

C）AllovertheEurope.

D）SpainandGermany.

9.A）Itisremarkablyexpensive.

B）Itisimpressivelyefficient.

C）Itisanation-wideproject.

D）Itisextremelycomplicated.

10.A）Theexpenses.

B）Thedesigning.

C）Theelectronics.

D）Thecooperation.

Section2CompoundDictation（10%）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassageTWICE.Youhaveitsscriptinthefollowing,butwithelevenblanksinit.Youarerequiredtofillinthefirsteightblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forlastthreeblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Remember,therewillbeapauseforthelastthreeblanks.

LaurenceBarron,PresidentofAirbusChina,defendedtheA380superjumbojetasitssafetyperformancehasbeencalledintoquestion.

“TheQantasA380sufferedan

（1）______________enginefailure,afairlyrareevent,whichalsodamagedtheaircraftitself.Theaircraftperformedasexpectedand

（2）______________safely,sono,thereisnothingwrongwiththeA380.It’sa（3）______________aircraft.”

Barronalsosaystheengineissuewillnot（4）______________nextsummer’sscheduleddeliveryoftheA380toChinaSouthernAirlines,theonly（5）______________carriertopurchasetheplane.

Meanwhile,BarronexplainsthatthelackofordersforitsA350aircraft,whichisunderdevelopment,fromChinesecarriersisduetothecountry’s（6）______________planningstructure.

“TheChinesegovernment,asyouarewellaware,worksona5-year-planbasis,andtheyareaboutto（7）______________the12th5-year-planwhichrunsfrom2011to2015.TheA350deliveriesthatwecanofferarenowinthewhatwillbecomethe13th5-year-planperiod.”

EricChen,AirbusChina‘sVicePresident,addsthattheChinesecarriers’timid（8）_____________totheA350isduetoitscompetingproduct,Boeing’s787.

“Severalyearsago,Chineseairlinesorderedmorethan60Boeing787’sandforvariousreasons,airlineslackthiskindofcourageanddeterminationtobealaunchingcustomerforanewprogramagain.Inotherwords,wearebuyingthebillforourrivals’dilemmaandconsequences.”

（9）______________________________________________________________

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“Idon’treallyunderstandtheworld‘challenge’.Ourindustryischallenging.Therearelotsofchallengesbutthisisnotachallenge,thisisacompetitor.（10）_____

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BeverlyWyse,VicePresidentofBoeing’s737program,saysBoeingisopentoworkwithC919’smanufacturer.

“Ithink（11）______________________________________________________

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FourChineseairlinesandtwoaircraftleasingcompanieshavesignedagreementstopurchase100C919’saslaunchingcostumers.

Section3Listeningandtranslating（10%）

Directions:

Inthissectionyouaregoingtohearfiveshortpassages.YouwillhearthemONLYONCE.Ineachofthesepassagessomeofthesentencesarealreadyprinted.YouarerequiredtotranslatethemissingpartsintoChinese.Aftereachofthepassagestherewillbeapauselastingoneandahalfminutes.Thepauseisintendedforyoutodothetranslation.

1）TheARJ21-700jetliner,China’sfirstself-designedaircraft,willundertakeitsmaidenflightbeforetheendoftheyear.COMACchairman,ZhangQingweisaysthisfirsthomegrownregionaljethasarousedgreatinterestfromaviationcompaniesathomeandabroad.”IjustcamebackfromtheUnitedStatesandCanada.__________________________________________________________

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2）NinetoptierUSmanufacturingcompanieswoncompetitivecontractstobuildandsupplytheaviationsystemforChina‘snewaircraftprogram,theC919.AirportinfrastructureneedsarefillingopportunitiesintheUScompaniesaswell._________________________________________________________________

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3）TheDeputyChiefoftheChina’sCivicAviationAdministration,XiaXinghua,saysmorecooperationiscrucialfortheChineseside.“Firstly,weneedtostrengthenourcooperationonsustainablesecuritydevelopment,expandingtherelationshipinapragmaticway._______________________________________

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4）TheTransportationSecretaryRayLaHoodsaidthatthereviewwouldbecomprehensivecoveringdesign,manufacturingandassemblyoftheDreamliner.MichaelHuertaoftheFederalAviationAdministrationsaidemphasiswouldbeputonelectricalsystemsandhowtheseandtheplane’ssophisticatedmechanicalsystemsinteract.___________________________________________________

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5）Thoughthetricyclearrangementmaybemostpopulartoday,thatwasnotalwaysthecase.Thetailwheelundercarriagedominatedaircraftdesignforthefirstfourdecadesofflightandisstillwidelyusedonmanysmallpiston-engineplanes.Whatmakesthisformoflandinggearmostattractiveisitssimplicity.Anotherpotentialadvantageresultsfromthefactthat_____________________________

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PartIIReadingComprehension（30%）

Section1SkimmingandScanning（10%）

Directions:

Inthissectionthereare10incompletestatements.Basedonthefollowingpassage,pleasecompletethestatementswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Commercialaviationisanessentialcomponentoftheglobaleconomy.Thecostofaviationfuelisdirectlydeterminedbytheprevailingworldpriceofoil,anditaccountsforamajorproportionofairplaneoperatingcosts.Severalairlinecompaniesnowaddafuelsurchargetotheticketcostofacommercialflighttocompensatefortherecentrapidriseinfuelcosts.Worldoilpricesareexpectedtoremainhighforseveralyears.Theprospectofsustainedhighaviationfuelpricescouldpropelairlinecompaniestoseekalternativeaviationfuels.Seekingalternativefuelcouldbecomeparamount（最高的）fortheairlineindustryshouldthepeak-oilphenomenonactuallyoccur.

BreakthroughsandResearch

Itmaybecomepossibleforsuper-cooledliquidhydrogen（氢）toeventuallybeusedasanalternativefuelforsometypesofcommercialairlineservice.Otheralternativefuelsmayincludehigh-densityenergy-storagetechnologiesthatresultfrombreakthroughsinresearchintheareasofnanotechnology（纳米技术）andinhigh-temperaturesuperconductivity（超导性）.High-temperaturesuperconductivityholdsgreatpromiseforuseinhigh-densityenergy-storagetechnology.Advancesinnanotechnologycouldenablesuperconductivematerialstoeventuallybemanufacturedatacostthatcouldjustifytheirapplicationinairlinerpropulsion.

ElectricalStorageandPropulsion

Energystoredinasuperconductivestoragetechnologycouldpowerelectricmotorsthatdrivetheidenticalpropulsionfansthatarefoundatthefront-endofmodern,“high-bypass”turbo-fanaircraftengines.Suchfansprovideupto90%ofthepropulsivethrustoftheturbo-fanengine.Eachelectricallypoweredpropulsionfanmaybedrivenbymultiple（induction）lightweightelectricmotorsduringtake-off.Someelectricmotorswould“cut-out”underreducedpowerdemandatcruisingaltitudesothattheremainingmotorswilloperateathigherefficiency（e