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題干:Itlookedjustlikeanotheraircraftfromtheoutside.Thepilottoldhisyoungpassengersthatitwasbuiltin1964.Butappearancesweredeceptive,andthe13studentsfromEuropeandtheUSAwhoboardedtheaircraftwereinfortheflightoftheirlives.Inside,theareathatnormallyhadseatshadbecomealongwhitetunnel.Heavilypadded(填塞)fromfloortoceiling,itlookedabitstrange.Therewerealmostnowindows,butlightsalongthepaddedwallsilluminatedit.Mostoftheseatshadbeentakenout,apartfromafewatthebackwheretheyoungscientistsquicklytooktheirplaceswithalookoffear.For12months,sciencestudentsfromacrossthecontinentshadcompetedtowinaplaceontheflightattheinvitationoftheEuropeanSpaceAgency.Thechallengehadbeentosuggestimaginativeexperimentstobeconductedinweightlessconditions.Forthenexttwohours,theflightresembledthatofanenormousbirdwhichhadlostitsreason,shootingupwardstowardstheheavensbeforerushingtowardsEarth.Theinventionwastoachieveweightlessnessforafewseconds.Theaircrafttookoffsmoothlyenough,butanyfeelingsthatIandtheyoungscientistshadthatwewereonanythinglikeascheduledpassengerservicewerequicklydismissedwhenthepilotputtheplaneintoa45-degreeclimbwhichlastedaround20seconds.Thentheenginescutoutandwebecameweightless.Everythingbecameconfusedandleftorright,upordownnolongerhadanymeaning.Aftertensecondsoffree-falldescent(下降)thepilotpulledtheaircraftoutofitsnosedive.Thereturnofgravitywaslessimmediatethanitsloss,butwasstillsuddenenoughtoensurethatsomestudentscamedownwithabump.Eachtimethepilotcuttheenginesandwebecameweightless,anewteamconducteditsexperiment.FirstitwastheDutchwhowantedtodiscoverhowitisthatcatsalwayslandontheirfeet.ThentheGermanteamwhoconductedasuccessfulexperimentonatraditionalbuildingmethodtoseeifitcouldbeusedforbuildingafuturespacestation.TheAmericanshadanideatocreatesolarsailsthatcouldbeusedbysatellites.Aftertwohoursofgoingupanddowninthelanedoingtheirexperiments,thepredominantfeelingwasoneofexcitementratherthansickness.Mostofthestudentsthoughtitwasanunforgettableexperienceandonetheywouldbekeentorepeat.
題目:What did the writer say about the plane? - A 、It had no seats.
- B 、It was painted white.
- C 、It had no windows.
- D 、The outside was misleading.

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參考答案【正確答案:D】
細(xì)節(jié)題。文章第-、二段分別從外部和內(nèi)部兩個(gè)角度對飛機(jī)的情況進(jìn)行了介紹。根據(jù)第一段第三句的前半句:But appearances were deceptive(但是它的外表具有欺騙性),可以確定D選項(xiàng)為正確答案。A選項(xiàng)和第二段第三句There were almost no windows相矛盾;C選項(xiàng)和第二段第四句 Most of the seats had been taken out, apart from a few…相矛盾;B 選項(xiàng)文中未提及。
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