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资料：Virgin America helped Airbus pip Boeing at the post to retain its crown as the world’s largest commercial plane maker.

Airbus trailed its arch-rival Boeing in number of orders for most of 2010 but moved ahead after a flurry of sales at the end of the year. At the end of December, Virgin America, Richard Branson’s upstart US airline, ordered 30 of the updated version of Airbus’s A320 model. Airbus has promised the A320 with the new engine option will cut fuel consumption and carbon emissions by 15% compared with the existing models, figures disputed by Boeing and some analysts. The $5.1nd（￡ 3.2nd） contract was the first order for the updated airplanes.

The Virgin deal capped a year when Airbus took orders for 644 airplanes worth $84nd at list price. Boeing won 625 gross orders with a list price of $70nd. It was held back by delays to its 787 Dreamliner.

Both Airbus and Boeing are recovering strongly from an industry recession that saw combined demand for their planes fall by more than two-thirds in 2009. White there were still dozens of plane cancellations in 2010, and both firms have struggled with delays, Airbus secured more than twice the number of airplane orders in 2010 that it had anticipated.

Tom Enders, chief executive, said:”2010 has been better than we expected. We will look at 2011 more optimistically. Growth, especially in aviation, is back, and this is largely due to emerging markets. Asia, the Middle East, that’s certainly been the focus.”

Last week Airbus announced a $16nd deal with Indigo for 180 airplanes, the largest single order for aircraft in commercial aviation history. The order includes 30 of Airbus’s original A320 single-aisle jets and 150 with Airbus’s new engine-option A320s.

Airbus delivered more planes than its US rival for the eighth consecutive year. Its total of 510 deliveries, up from 498 in 2009, topped the 500 mark for the first time at Airbus. Last year the company sold its 10,000th plane in its 40-year history Boeing deliveries fell by 4% to 462 airplanes from 481.

John Leahy, Airbus sales chief, said: “There figures show the economy is improving. We have dodged the bullet on a double-dip recession. Aviation is growing again because of Asia, low-cost carriers emerging markets. The only negative on the horizon is the fuel price.”

Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?

A.IndiGo’s order for Airbus’s new engine-option A320s was the first firm order for the updated airplanes
B.Airbus delivered more planes than Boeing in 2006
C.2009 saw demand for Boeing’s planes fall but not Airbus’s
D.Airbus was able to stay ahead of Boeing in number of orders throughout the year 2010

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答案： B

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【主题句】倒数第3自然段Last week Airbus announced a $16 bn deal with Indigo for 180 airplanes, the largest single order for aircraft in commercial aviation history. The order includes 30 of Airbus’s original A320 single-aisle jets and 150 with Airbus’s new engine-option A320s. 上周，空中客车宣布与Indigo公司签署了一项价值160美元的协议，该协议涉及180架飞机，这是商用航空史上最大的单笔订单。该订单包括空客A320单通道飞机的30架，以及空客新机型A320的150架。

倒数第2自然段Airbus delivered more planes than its US rival for the eighth consecutive year.空客连续第8年交付的飞机数量超过其美国竞争对手。

第4自然段Both Airbus and Boeing are recovering strongly from an industry recession that saw combined demand for their planes fall by more than two-thirds in 2009. 空客和波音公司都从一场工业衰退中强劲复苏，他们的飞机需求在2009年下降了三分之二以上。

【解析】选项A意为“Indigo订购的空中客车新引擎A320s是升级版飞机的第一个公司订单”，而文中并未提及这是第一笔订单，故错误；选项B意为“2006年，空客交付的飞机比波音多”，根据主题句，空客连续8年交付的飞机数量超过其美国竞争对手，故正确；选项C意为“2009年，波音飞机的需求下降，但空客并未下降”，根据主题句，空中客车和波音公司都在从工业衰退中强劲复苏，故选项C错误；选项D意为“2010年，空客在订单数量上一直领先于波音”，根据主题句，在2010年的大部分时间里，空客在订单数量上都落后于其主要竞争对手波音公司，故D错误。