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1、2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题（20）及答案(2012·稳派教育新课改质检)AnAirbusA321completedtheonehour10minuteflightfromHamburgtoFrankfurtusinga50—50mixofconventionalandalternativefuel.Thetrial,whichwilllastsixmonths,willtakeon1,200flights.Shouldtheprogrammebesuccessful,theuseofbi
2、ofuel—inthiscasebiosynthetickerosene(煤油)—willbeextendedtootherroutes.AccordingtoLufthansatheprogrammewillreducecarbonemissionsby1,500tons.Environmentallobbygroupshavebeenskepticaloftheprogramme,arguingthataviation'suseofbiofuelsislessenvironmentallyfri
3、endlythantheaviationindustrysays.ButChristophFranz,Lufthansa'schiefexecutiveinsistedtheairline'strialdidn'thavetousematerialwhichcouldotherwisebeusedforfoodproduction.“Lufthansaisthefirstairlineworldwidetousebiofuelinscheduleddailyflightoperations.Wear
4、ethuscontinuingtosteadilyimplementourprovenandsuccessfulstrategyforsustainability，”headded.TheInternationalAirTransportAssociation,whichrepresentstheworld'smajorairlineshassaidthatbiofuelwillaccountfor10percentofthetotalusedbytheindustryby2017.Ithasals
5、opledged(保证)tocuttheindustry'scarbonfootprintbyimprovingenergyefficiencyandimprovedairtrafficcontrolwhichwillcutthetimeaircraftspendintheair.MeanwhileBritishAirwayshasenteredapartnershipwithanAmericancompany,Solena,toturnhouseholdwasteintojetfuel.Butth
6、elatestinitiative(倡议)byLufthansahasfailedtosatisfyRobbieBlake,biofuelscampaignerforFriendsoftheEarthEurope.“Lufthansaispaintingitselfgreenwithbiofuels—buttheseflightsareanythingbutenvironmentallyfriendly，”hesaid.“Biofuelsexacerbatepovertyandhunger,driv
7、elandgrabbinganddeforestation,pushupfoodprices,andmakeclimatechangeworse.“ShorthaulflightsfromHamburgtoFrankfurt,biofuelledornot,canneverbegreen.Lufthansa'spassengers,andtheclimate,wouldbebetteroffcatchingthetrain.”文章大意：本文是一篇新闻报道。主要介绍了德国的汉莎航空公司使用生物燃料进行
8、了客机的飞行试验，并将继续试验六个月。试验的目的就是要减少飞机碳的排放量。但是对于这个项目，有分歧和争议。63．Thename“Lufthansa”mentionedinthepassagemightbe________.A.thefirstplaneusingbiofuelB.thechiefexecutiveofanairlineC.thefirstairlinetousebiofuelinpassengerflightsD.thefirstpilotflying
