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The first commercial flights from Beijing’s new Daxing International Airport took off on Wednesday, an airport that is roughly the size of 100 football fields and is expected to become one of the world’s busiest, Reuters reports. The Chinese government has paid $17.47 billion for the project, according to the airport’s website. Shaped like a phoenix from the above, the airport was designed by famous Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid. It has four runways and is expected to handle up to 72 million passengers a year by 2025, eventually reaching 100 million.

It was honored as “a new powerful source of national development” at a ceremony overseen by President Xi Jinping, just days ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. A China Southern Airlines Airbus A380 flight to Guangzhou in the country’s south was the first to fly out.

China will become the world’s largest aviation market by 2022. Daxing, located south of Beijing, will help reduce pressure on Capital International Airport in the city’s northeast, which often causes flight delays. The new airport is, however, about 46 kilometers away from central Beijing, almost twice the distance of Capital airport. An express train from Daxing will take about 20 minutes to reach the south of Beijing. Daxing will also accommodate passengers from the neighboring areas of Hebei and Tianjin, linked by a network of trains, subways and public buses.

China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines will be the main domestic carriers at Daxing. About 50 foreign airlines, including British Airways and Finnair, plan to move all or part of their operations in the next few quarters. The relocation of all airlines is due to be completed by the winter of 2021. With the opening of Daxing, Beijing Nanyuan Airport, China’s oldest airport, will stop operations from Thursday.

1.What can we know from the first paragraph?

A Daxing International Airport is made up of 100 football fields.

B Daxing International Airport looks just like a phoenix.

C Daxing International Airport can send 72 million passengers now.

D Daxing International Airport has cost more than £17.47 billion.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第一段第三句Shaped like a phoenix from the above, the airport was designed by famous Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid可以得知该机场看起来像一只凤凰，故选B。

2.What did Xi Jinping think of the new airport?

A It marked powerful national development.

B It marked the founding of China.

C It was the government’s hard work.

D It was the largest one in the world.

解析：选A。态度观点题。根据文章第二段第一句It was called as “a new powerful source of national development” at a ceremony overseen by President Xi Jinping可以得知习近平主席认为这是国家发展进步的标志，故选A。

3.What makes the new airport easy to get to?

A The quite short distance to Beijing.

B The location of the south of Beijing.

C The advanced network of transport.

D Neighboring areas of Hebei and Tianjin.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章第三段第四句An express train from Daxing will take about 20 minutes to reach the south of Beijing和第五句的后半部分linked by a network of trains, subways and public buses可以得知发达的交通体系让大兴国际机场很容易到达，故选C。

4.What will be closed with the opening of Daxing?

A Capital International Airport.

B Beijing Nanyuan Airport.

C China Eastern Airlines.

D China Southern Airlines.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第四句With the opening of Daxing, Beijing Nanyuan Airport, China’s oldest airport, will stop operations from Thursday可以得知北京的南苑机场将会被关闭，故选B。