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Hainan Airlines Flight 497 took off from Beijing at 14:15 on Tuesday, November 21st 2017, and headed to Chicago. The aircraft flew with biological aviation(航空) fuel that is produced from waste cooking oil, signaling the first China-US flight to use green aviation fuel. The flight will arrive at Chicago O’Hare International Airport at 12:55 local time on Tuesday, after flying 11,297 kilometers.

The fuel made from restaurants’ waste kitchen oil is produced at Zhenhai Refining and Chemical Company, based in Ningbo, East China’s Zhejiang Province. It’s a subsidiary(子公司) of China Petroleum and Chemical Corp.

Sinopec(中国石化) said the jet fuel from restaurants’ waste kitchen oil will help to reduce carbon dioxide in the air and take better use of waste. Sinopec spokesman Lyu Dapeng said the aviation biofuel had met strict safety standards, and Sinopec will speed up the commercial application of the biofuel with the support of related parties, hoping it can be widely used in 2018.

In March 2015, Hainan Airlines made the first home flight with biological aviation fuel on a Boeing 737.

1.The distance of between Beijing and Chicago is _______.

A 497 km

B 737 km

C 1255 km

D 11,297 km

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句The flight will arrive at Chicago O’Hare International Airport at 12:55 pm local time on Tuesday, after flying 11,297 kilometers.可知北京到芝加哥的距离是11297千米，故选D。

2.American time ______ Chinese time.

A goes before

B goes after

C keeps up with

D catches up with

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第一段第一句Hainan Airlines Flight 497 took off from Beijing at 14:15 Tuesday, November 21st 2017, headed to Chicago. 和The flight will arrive at Chicago O’Hare International Airport at 12:55 pm local time on Tuesday, after flying 11,297 kilometers.可知从北京出发是周二下午两点多，到达芝加哥却是周二中午十二点多，因此美国的时间要晚于北京时间，故选B。

3.The fuel is made from ______.

A waste kitchen oil

B fresh plant oil

C cooked animal oil

D fresh kitchen oil

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句The fuel made from restaurants’ waste kitchen oil is produced at Zhenhai Refining and Chemical Company, based in Ningbo, East China’s Zhejiang province.可知这种生物燃料是由厨房剩下的废弃食用油做成的，故选A。

4.When was the fuel used as the flight fuel for the first time?

A In 2015.

B In 2016.

C In 2017.

D In 2018.

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据最后一段In March 2015, Hainan Airlines made the first home flight with biological aviation fuel on a Boeing 737.可知2015年这种燃油就被第一次使用于国内航班上，比这次使用于国际航班要早，因此第一次使用这种燃油做航空燃油是在2015年，故选A。

5.What can we learn from this passage?

A This biofuel will produce more air pollution.

B Kitchen waste oil is useless.

C This biofuel is still in research stage.

D You can find this fuel in China only.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第三段第二句Sinopec spokesman Lyu Dapeng said the aviation biofuel had met strict safety standards, and Sinopec will speed up the commercial application of the biofuel with the support of related parties, hoping it can be widely used in 2018.可知这种燃油还未大规模生产，还在试用阶段，因此还处于研究阶段，故选C。