首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] Before a new airliner goes into service, every part of it is
[originaltext] Before a new airliner goes into service, every part of it is
游客
2024-04-21
78
管理
问题
Before a new airliner goes into service, every part of it is tested again and again. But there are two tests that are more important than all the others. One of them is very strange and the other is very dangerous.
The first of these is called the "tank test". A modern airliner must fly at very high altitudes. Air must be pumped into the plane so that the passengers can breathe. The metal structure of the plane has to be very strong for this reason. When the plane is filled with air, the air presses against the skin of the plane. The pressure on a small window, for example, is like a huge, giant foot that is trying to get out. If a small part of the plane were to crack, the plane would explode in the sky. This is what happened to the first Comets. In order to test the structure of the plane, it is lowered into a huge tank of water. Then it is filled with air. The pressure inside the plane is greater than it ever will be when it is in the air. Finally, there is an explosion. This doesn’t cause so much damage inside the water tank as it would anywhere else. Engineers can discover which part of the plane cracked. This part is made stronger.
The most dangerous test happens when the new plane goes through test flights in the air. The test pilot must find out exactly what happens when the engines are shut off suddenly. He takes the plane up very high. Then he shut the engines off. The plane begins to fall like a stone. It is the pilot’s job to find out how he can get control of the plane again. These two tests are examples of how planes are made safe before they ever carry passengers.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. What is the purpose of the tank test?
23. Why is the tank test carried under water?
24. Where is the second test carried out?
25. What does this speaker mainly talk about?
选项
A、Because the water pressure is greater than air pressure.
B、Because the first Comets crashed in the water.
C、Because there is less damage when the explosion takes place under water.
D、Because it is the only way available for engineers to find out which part has cracked.
答案
C
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://www.tihaiku.com/zcyy/3564553.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Beforeanewairlinergoesintoservice,everypartofitis
[originaltext]Beforeanewairlinergoesintoservice,everypartofitis
[originaltext]Beforeanewairlinergoesintoservice,everypartofitis
[originaltext]Yearsagobeforetherewererefrigerators,anice-housewasa
[originaltext]Facialexpressionscarrymeaningthatisdeterminedbysituat
[originaltext]W:Hi,Jack,haveyoufinishedProfessorSmith’sassignment?M:T
[originaltext]W:Hi,Jack,haveyoufinishedProfessorSmith’sassignment?M:T
[originaltext]M:Hey,anyideaofwhattodothissummervacation?Theredoesn’
[originaltext]M:Hey,anyideaofwhattodothissummervacation?Theredoesn’
[originaltext]M:Hey,anyideaofwhattodothissummervacation?Theredoesn’
随机试题
Whenapersonfallsasleep,allactivitydecreasesandthemusclesrelax.Th
Choosethecorrectletter,A,BorC.Researchprojectonattitudestowardsstud
Intheearly20thcentury,fewthingsweremoreappealingthanthepromiseo
预应力混凝土简支梁桥静载试验,跨中截面的允许活载挠度增量不得超过计算跨径的()
银行对消费者的主要义务中银行必须以明确的格式、内容、语言,对其提供的产品或服务向
变电运维管理规定,国家电网公司安全监察质量部(以下简称“国网安质部”)履行的职责
QDII意味着允许内地居民使用人民币投资境外资本市场。()
在职业活动的内在道德准则中,“勤勉”的内在规定性是()。A.不管自己乐意或不乐意
某公司是一家处于行业领先地位的技术研发公司,公司员工的受教育程度较高,年龄结构也
最可能引起左心室负荷增加的是( )。A.二尖瓣狭窄 B.肺动脉瓣狭窄 C.
最新回复
(
0
)