单选题 .  The biggest safety threat facing airlines today may not be a terrorist with a gun, but the man with the portable computer in business class. In the past 15 years, pilots have reported well over 100 incidents that could have been caused by electromagnetic interference. The source of this interference remains unconfirmed, but increasingly, experts are pointing the blame at portable electronic device such as portable computers, radio and cassette players and mobile telephones.
    RTCA, an organization which advises the aviation (航空) industry, has recommended that all airlines ban (禁止) such devices from being used during "critical" stages of flight, particularly take-off and landing. Some experts have gone further, calling for a total ban during all flights. Currently, rules on using these devices are left up to individual airlines. And although some airlines prohibit passengers from using such equipment during take-off and landing, most are reluctant to enforce a total ban, given that many passengers want to work during flights.
    The difficulty is predicting how electromagnetic fields might affect an aircraft's computers. Experts know that portable device emit radiation which affects those wavelengths which aircraft use for navigation and communication. But, because they have not been able to reproduce these effects in a laboratory, they have no way of knowing whether the interference might be dangerous or not.
    The fact that aircraft may be vulnerable (易受损的) to interference raises the risk that terrorists may use radio systems in order to damage navigation equipment. As worrying, though, is the passenger who can't hear the instructions to turn off his radio because the music's too loud.1.  The passage is mainly about ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】 主旨大意题
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   当今对航空公司最大的安全威胁可能不是一个带枪的恐怖分子,而是在商务舱带着手提电脑的人。在过去的15年里,飞行员报告有超过100次事故可能是由于电磁干扰引起的。这种干扰源尚未最后确定,但是专家们越来越多地指责便携式电脑、收音机、录音机、移动电话等电子设备。
   航空无线电技术委员会这一组织建议所有航空公司在飞行至关重要阶段都要禁止使用这样的设备,尤其是起飞和降落的时候。一些专家已经进一步呼吁,要求在所有航行期间全面禁止。目前,使用这类物品的有关规定完全由各航空公司来制定。尽管有些航空公司禁止乘客在飞机起飞和着陆时使用这样的设备,但大多数不愿意实行全程禁止,也许是考虑到许多旅客希望在飞行时工作。
   关键是难以预测电磁场可能对飞机电脑产生的影响。专家们知道便携式设备能发出射线,从而影响那些飞机使用导航和通信的波长。但是,因为他们不能够在实验室里复制这些影响,所以还没有办法知道这种干扰是否会产生危险。
   飞机有可能会受到干扰这一事实增加了恐怖分子用无线电系统干涉破坏导航设备的风险。尽管如此,同样令人担心的是,旅客听不见关掉他的无线电的指示,因为音乐太吵了。