单选题 Incheon International airport is the latest symbol of South Korea' s economic ambitions.
The 5.6 billion dollar project includes a passenger terminal, which is the largest building in the country. The airport is part of a long-term strategy to place the country at the hub of South East Asia's transportation and travel businesses. Economists are already forecasting that by 2025 Pacific Asia will have overtaken North America as the world's busiest region for air passenger transport.
The spectacular architecture of the airport buildings is just one of the attractions that it has to offer; equally important is the fact that the whole project has been located on what used to be part of the Pacific Ocean.
As a result the airport is far enough away from residential areas to be able to operate twenty-four hours a day, without the burden of noise complaints from sleepless neighbors. Incheon is also ideally situated, lying midway between the capitals of two of the world's major economies: China and Japan. Construction is scheduled to continue until at least 2020 with the addition of two new runways and a high-speed train connection to the capital Seoul, all of which will almost double the total cost.
Incheon airport has certainly already made an impressive debut by winning two consecutive annual awards from the Airports Council International for the Best Airport Worldwide. The awards are based on more than 100,000 questionnaires completed by travelers at 66 international airports.

单选题 Which part of the world is most likely to have the highest number of air travelers in 2025?
A. North America
B. South Korea
C. Pacific Asia
D. Japan

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】..by 2025 Pacific Asia will have overtaken North America as the world's busiest region for air passenger transport．(到2025年亚太地区将取代北美成为世界上航空乘客运输最繁忙的地区。)”可以判断，2025年最有可能拥有最大航空乘客量的地区是亚太地区(C)，而不是北美(A)、韩国(B)或日本(D)。

单选题 Where is the airport located?
A. In the capital city
B. Inland
C. On the coast
D. In the suburbs

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】..the whole project has been located on what used to be part of the Pacific Ocean．(整个工程坐落在一个曾经是太平洋一部分的地方。)”可以判断，该机场坐落在沿海地区(C)，而不是内陆区域(B)。通过“...the airport is far enough away from residential areas...(机场离居住区足够远。)”可以判断，该机场并不在近郊住宅区(D)。文中出现了两次capital(首都):“lying midway between the capitals of two of the world's major economies”指的是Incheon机场位于世界两大经济体的首都之间；而“a high-speed train connection to the capital Seoul”指的是将建设一条连接Incheon机场和首都首尔的高速铁路，因此该机场并不是在首府城市(A)。

单选题 What can be inferred about Incheon airport?
A. Passengers prefer it to other airports.
B. Local residents are unhappy about the noise it generates.
C. Passengers prefer high speed trains.
D. It can only be used during daytime.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】文章的最后一段说Incheon机场赢得了Best Airport Worldwide(世界最佳机场)奖，而这个奖是基于旅客所填写的调查问卷而评出的。由此可以推断，与其他机场相比，旅客更喜欢Incheon机场(A)。通过“...the airport is far enough away from residential areas to be able to operate twenty-four hours a day, without the burden of noise complaints from sleepless neighbors.(机场离居住区足够远，能够每天24小时运行而没有来自附近失眠居民噪音投诉的压力。)”可以判断，以下两项不正确：选项(B)当地居民对其产生的噪音感到不满；选项(D)机场只能在白天使用。文中提到在机场和首尔之间将建设high-speed train connection(高速铁路)，但并没有提及乘客更喜欢高速火车(C)。