China will soon put its first domestically developed electric aircraft into mass production, and designers expect a huge market at home and abroad.
      “This will be the first electric aircraft to be certified by our civil aviation authority. The success of the plane means China has become a technology leader in this filed,” Yang said, who is president of Shenyang Aerospace University in Liaoning province, headed the development of the two-seater, light-duty aircraft. Two prototypes of the plane are at the air show, one of which takes part in a performance each day during the event.
      “We plan to reach an annual production of 100 such aircraft within three years.” Yang said, adding that the plane, together with a set of batteries, will sell for nearly 1 million yuan ($163,000).
       The convenience of use, easy maintenance, low operating costs and high safety levels will bring the RX1E many buyers to serve a wide range of purposes, such as police patrols, flight training and entertainment, he added.
       Yang said he expects that the Chinese market will need at least 1,000 RX1Es to meet the demand from general aviation businesses. 
       With a maximum takeoff weight of 480 kg and a cruise speed of up to 160 kilometers per hour, the RX1E can fly 90 minutes based on a full charging of its batteries. It is able to carry loads for 230 km and fly at an altitude of nearly 3,000 meters. Each hour of flight will cost only 20 yuan, including 5 yuan for battery charging, according to Song Mingkai, a RX1E designer.
       Yang said, “In addition to the domestic market, it also has promising prospects in the European and United States markets, as many foreign enterprises have contacted us to express interest in it.”

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1.What’s the price of the new plane?

A About 1 million yuan.

B 163000 yuan.

C ten million yuan.

D 1000 million yuan.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“will sell for nearly 1 million yuan ($163,000).”将卖近100万元人民币。

2.What does the underlined word maintenance in Chinese?

A 生活费

B 维护

C 保护

D 娱乐

解析：选B。B 词义猜测题。根据第二段第一句“low operating costs and high safety levels will bring the RX1E many buyers to serve a wide range of purposes,”低的花费、高的安全系数将为RX1E这款飞机的买者提供广阔的使用范围，从后面的low operating costs and high safety levels可推测答案为B。

3.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A The appearance of the new plane shows China has become a technology leader in this field.

B This kind of the new plane can be used by police patrols and flight training.

C It can fly at an altitude of nearly 5000 meters.

D Many foreign enterprises show great interest in the new plane.

解析：选C。C 推理理解题。根据第六段第二句 “fly at an altitude of nearly 3,000 meters.”它飞行的高度达到近3000米，故选C。

4.The sixth paragraph tells us _______.

A the weight of the plane

B the speed of the plane

C the cost of the plane

D the introduction of the plane

解析：选D。D 推理理解题。根据第六段全文，先是讲了重量、速度、充电时间、载重、飞行高度以及费用可知，这是在介绍这款飞机，故选D。

5.Where can you see the passage?

A An advertisement

B A talk show

C A website

D A fashion magazine

解析：选C。C 推理理解题。采用排除法，广告与脱口秀可以排除，时尚杂志也不在答案之列，故选C。