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初中英语：阅读理解 () CONCORDE, the world’s fastest passenger plane, will soon be over 33 years old. It first 　1__ on 2 March 1969 in France. Concorde was developed by __2__ France and Britain. From 1956 these two countries had a 　3__ of a supersonic（超声波）passenger plane. In 1962 they started to __4__ together on the project. The plane 　5　 over 1.5 billion pounds to develop. It is the most tested plane in the history. It was given over 5,000 hours of testing. Concorde flies at twice the speed of 　6　. This means that it 　7　 only 3 hours 25 minutes to fly between London and New York, compare with 7-8 hours in other passenger jets. Because __8__ the five-hour time difference between the USA and Britain, it is 　__9　 to travel west on Concorde and arrive in New York before you leave London! You can catch the 10:30am 　10　 from London, Heathrow and start work in New York an hour 　11　! Concorde is much used by business people and film stars. __12__ Concorde is built at a cost of 55 million pounds. Twenty have been built so __13__. Air France and British Airway __14__ the most. They each __15__ seven planes. 1. A. invented B. produced C. flew D. took off　 2. A. both B. among C. between D. of 3. A. talk　　 B. dream　　 C. meeting　 D. fight　　　　　　 4. A. work　　　 B. do　　　 C. carry　　 D. finish 5. A. paid　　 B. wanted　　 C. needed　　 D. cost 6. A. voice　 B. sound　　　 C. noise　 D. shout　　　　　　　 7. A. spends　　 B. takes　　　 C. covers　 D. travels 8. A. for 　 B. at C. in D. of 9. A. possible　 B. impossible　 C. real　　 D. unreal 10. A. plane　　 B. passenger　 C. flight　　 D. airline　　　　　　　 11. A. later　　 B. late　　　 C. earlier　　 D. early　 A. everyone B. each C. either D. any 13. A. far B. long C. easy D. fast 14. A. build　　　 B. make　 C. sell　　　 D. own 15. A. had B. has C. have D. are having 名师点评 本文讲解的是关于世界上最快的客机——协和式飞机（CONDORDE）的发展史。３３年的历史、英法联手打造、耗资十多个亿、两倍于声速……无一不使人们叹为观止。 答案简析 C。本句如选invented或 produced，得用被动语态，took off是“起飞”的意思，这里意指“它第一次飞行是在……”因此，用fl