OnMay5，2017，China'shome﹣madepassengeraircraft（飞机）G919co...

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On May 5，2017，China's home﹣made passenger aircraft （飞机）G919completed its 90﹣minute first flight and landed safely back at Pudong Airport in Shanghai．

G919is developed by COMAC，a Chinese aircraft company．It is designed to compete with Boeing 737and Airbus A320．The first C919aircraft can carry 168passengers and is able to fly a distance between 4，075and 5，555kilometers．It，s reported that a C919costs around 50million dollars，less than half of a Boeing 737or an Airbus A320．Up to now，more than 570aircrafts have been ordered from 23customers，mostly Chinese，but also American and Thai companies or airlines．COMAG aims to take one fifth of the world's narrow﹣body aircraft market and one third of the Chinese market by 2035．

The name G919has its special meanings．The letter C stands for both"COMAC""China"．The number 9is pronounced as jiu in Chinese，which means"forever"．And the number 19refers to its capacity （容量）of 190passengers．

The large passenger aircraft is praised as"the flower of modern industry"．It is a symbol of the nation's industrial and technological standards as well as the comprehensive （综合的）power．In order to realize the century dream of flying in the sky and the strategy （战略）of the nation，COMAC bears the nation's dream and people's trust．China considers it as a national pride．

1．G919is produced by　　．

A．Boeing

B．a Thai aircraft company

C．Airbus

D．a Chinese aircraft company

2．Which of the following is TRUE about the first C919aircraft？　　

A．It can carry 190passengers at most．

B．It can only fly a distance of 4，075km．

G．It costs less than half of a Boeing 737．

D．It costs more than half of an Airbus A320．

3．Which picture shows COMACs aim to take the narrow﹣body aircraft market by 2035？　　