题文
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．
小题1:According to Airbus, which of the following is not the advantage of A380 compared to Boeing 747?A．Making less noise, causing less traffic problemsB．Using less fuel, costing less moneyC．Creating less pollution, having less weight D．Having more floor space, creating less pollution小题2: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．小题3:In the Airbus A380, passengers cannot find ___________．A．duty-free shopsB．restaurantsC．banksD．a sauna小题4:According to the news, the prospect of A380 may be ___________．A．not so goodB．cheerfulC．undesirableD．gloomy 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:B
解析
小题1:根据文章第三段的内容Airbus claims the A380 will burn less fuel, make less noise, creat less pollution and cost 17 per cent less per seat than the 747．it will also reduce traffic problems in the skies可以看出，C选项的have less weight不是A380的优点。
小题2:从文章倒数第二段while executives made it plain that they wanted to fight for the Japanese market可以推断出A选项，Airbus正准备进军日本市场。从第一段的The Airbus A380 will have 50 per cent more floor space than American rival Boeing’s 747 Jumbo及倒数第二段的while executives made it plain that they wanted to fight for the Japanese market, which had traditionally been controlled by Boeing．可以推断出，B选项，Boeing是Airbus的竞争对手。从文章第二段The A380 will enter service in early 2006 with Singapore Airlines．看出，A380还没有投入使用当中。所以C选项也可以推断出，只有D选项文章没有提到。
小题3:文章第一段第2句提到：空中巴士A380 比它的竞争对手Boeing 747 有更多的空间——有免税商店、饭店及桑拿浴室的空间，但没提到银行。
小题4:通过文章对空中巴士A380的描述，我们可以推知：其前景是相当乐观的。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“The word’s largest a.....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
