单选题 Before a new type of airplane 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.
The first is called the "tank test". A modern airplane must fly very high in the sky. Air must be pumped into the plane so that the passengers can breathe. The metal structure (结构)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 inside. The pressure (压力) on a small window is like a huge foot that is trying to get out. If a small part of the plane were to fail, the plane would explode in the sky. To test the structure of the plane, the plane is lowered into a huge tank or container of water. Then it is filled with air. The pressure inside the plane is greater than it ever will be when it is high up in the air. Finally, there is an explosion. This does not cause so much damage inside the water tank as it would anywhere else. Engineers can discover which part of the plane has broken. Then that part is made stronger.
The most dangerous test happens when the new plane is going through test flights in the air. The test pilot must find out exactly what happens when the engines (发动机) are all shut off at once. 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.

单选题 By doing the "tank test", the engineers can find out ______.

单选题 What will happen to the plane under the "tank test"?

单选题 According to the text, why are test flights most dangerous?

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 文章推理题。根据文章最后一段，读者知道：飞机试飞时，发动机已经关闭，飞机像石头一样下落，飞行员的任务就是重新控制飞机。那么自然就可能出现飞行员不能重新控制飞机的情况，这与B选项一致，为正确答案。

单选题 What might be the most suitable title for the text?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 文章主题。文章第一句“Before a new type of airplane goes into service, every part of it is tested again and again.” 明确给出了文章的主题：新款飞机投入使用前，其每个零件都要经过反复测试，与A选项一致，为正确答案。