单选题 Wasorkorf Moves Ahead of Squatrust in Aircraft IndustryRussian plane manufacturer Wasorkorf had a whopping 30 percent increase in sales in October through December, according to company records. The Moscow-based company took 450 orders of airplanes this quarter. It has now replaced their German-based rival Squatrust as the world's top aircraft manufacturer. Production rates also climbed nearly 10 percent to 150 units in the same period.Wasorkorf president Leticia Ivanov relates the jump in sales to the growing popularity of budget airlines. "The rising number of people traveling around the world on cheaper airlines consequendy boosted demand for more aircraft," Ivanov said. Wasorkorf has been the leading supplier of passenger aircraft in Southeast Asia for more than ten years. Among its customers are carriers from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, which have been gradually expanding their fleets."The figure indicates that Wasorkorf and the entire airline industry are gradually bouncing back from the economic downturn," Ivanov said. The worldwide recession, which lasted for nearly three years, severely affected the tourism industry and suppressed demand for aircraft.

单选题 What is the article mainly about?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：本题是针对这篇报道的主要内容进行提问的主旨题，因此应定位至原文前半部分的内容。原文中提到“Russian plane manufacturer Wasorkorf had a whopping 30 percent increase in sales in October through December…’”，即俄罗斯飞机制造商Wasorkorf公司的销售额从十月到十二月大幅增长了30％，其后又对公司销售额的增长进行了补充说明，因此(C)Increased sales of a company为正确答案。

单选题 What is indicated about Squatrust?

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：本题为关于核心词Squatrust的推断题。原文中提到“It has now replaced their…rivalSquatrust as the world’s top aircraft manufacturer．”，即Wasorkorf公司已经取代它的竞争对手Squatrust公司成为了世界上最大的飞机制造商。因此可以推知，Squatrust现在是全世界第二大飞机制造商。故(B)It is the world’s second-largest aircraft manufacturer．是正确答案。

单选题 What country does Wasorkorf NOT export aircraft to?

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：本题需将选项中与题目核心词country…export aircraft to相关的内容带回到原文中去查找并判断正误。原文中提到“Among its customers are carriers from Singapore，Malaysia，Indonesia，and the Philippines…”，即Wasorkorf公司的客户有新加坡、马来西亚、印度尼西亚和菲律宾的航空公司。因此(A)、(B)、(C)与原文内容一致，(D)在原文中没有被提及，因此(D)Germany为正确答案。

单选题 What did the article mention about the global recession?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：本题需将选项中与题目核心词the global recession相关的内容带回到原文中去查找并判断正误。(A)与原文中提到的“The worldwide recession，which lasted for nearly three years…suppressed demand for aircraft．”，即“持续了近三年的全世界范围的经济衰退使得对飞机的需求也受到了抑制”的内容一致。因此(A)It reduced the number of airplane orders．为正确答案。(B)、(C)、(D)在原文中均未被提及。