Ⅰ. 阅读理解
Beijing’s super large new Daxing International Airport is officially open for business—just in time for celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China on October 1st.
On Wednesday morning, President Xi Jinping entered the main concourse (大厅) just before noon, where he was greeted by airport officials. “I declare Beijing Daxing International Airport open, ” he said. Later that day, the crowd watched as the airport’s maiden flight took off from one of the airport’s four runways. Flights from other airlines due to move to the airport, with a three-letter code PKX, were also scheduled for later in the day. Initially, the only flights making use of the airport are native. Customs and immigration are not yet working. Flights from Daxing will cover 112 destinations around the world by next spring.
Daxing’s official opening caps a long design and building process. Construction for the $11. 5 project began in 2014, with more than 400, 000 workers on site at its peak (高峰期). Designed by the late architect Zaha Hadid and her Chinese partners, the airport is built for the future, with a terminal (航站楼) the size of 97 soccer pitches as well as customer-service robots that provide travelers with flight updates and airport information.
Nicknamed “starfish” by Chinese media for its shape of five concourses connected to a main hall, Daxing aims to reduce walking for passengers. The airport authority has promised a distance of no more than 600 metres(650 yards)—about eight minutes of walking—between security checkpoints and the farthest gates.
【文章大意】本文主要介绍了新建的机场——北京大兴国际机场。
1. What does the underlined word “maiden” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. major B. first
C. significant D. grand
【解析】选B。词义猜测题。根据第二段中I declare Beijing Daxing International Airport open, “我宣布北京大兴国际机场正式投运”, 可知这是飞机“第一次航行”, 由此推知画线词的意思是“第一”。 故选B。
2. What do we know about the airport?
A. Flights from Daxing cover 112 native destinations.
B. Over 400, 000 workers were involved in the construction every day.
C. The design is a joint effort of experts from home and abroad.
D. Robots can update the flight and airport information.
【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第三段Designed by the late architect Zaha Hadid and her Chinese partners, the airport is built for the future, 可知, 该机场由已故建筑师Zaha Hadid和她的中国合作伙伴设计, 是由国内外专家共同努力的结果。故选C。
3. What does the airport look like?
A. A cap. B. A robot.
C. A soccer. D. A starfish.
【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据最后一段Nicknamed “starfish” by Chinese media for its shape of five concourses connected to a main hall, Daxing aims to reduce walking for passengers. 由此可知, 机场看起来像“一个海星”。 故选D。
4. What’s the purpose of the text?
A. To introduce a newly-built airport.
B. To evaluate the success of an airport.
C. To describe the construction of an airport.
D. To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the PRC.
【解析】选A。写作目的题。通读全文可知, 本文是为了介绍一个新建的机场。故选A。
【知识拓展】北京大兴国际机场
北京大兴国际机场(Beijing Daxing International Airport, IATA:PKX, ICAO:ZBAD), 位于中国北京市大兴区和河北省廊坊市交界处, 北距天安门46千米、北距北京首都国际机场67千米、南距雄安新区55千米、西距北京南郊机场约640米, 为4F级国际机场、大型国际枢纽机场、国家发展新动力源 。
北京大兴国际机场于2014年12月26日开工建设, 2018年9月14日定名“北京大兴国际机场”;2019年9月25日, 北京大兴国际机场正式通航, 北京南苑机场正式关闭;2019年10月27日, 北京大兴国际机场航空口岸正式对外开放, 实行外国人144小时过境免签、24小时过境免办边检手续政策。
