Passage2 Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage: Whenaluminumwasfirstproducedaboutahundredandfiftyyearsago,itwassodifficulttoseparateformtheoresinwhichitwasfoundthatitspricewashigherthanthatofgold.Thepriceremainedhighuntilanewprocesswasdiscoveredforrefiningthemetalwiththeaidofelectricityapproximatelythreequartersofacenturylater.Thenewmethodwassomuchcheaperthataluminumbecausepracticalformanypurposes,oneofwhichwasmakingpotsandpans. Aluminumislightweight,rustproofandeasilyshapedintodifferentforms.Bymixingitwithothermetals,scientistshavebeenabletoproduceavarietyofalloys,someofwhichhavethestrengthofsteelbutweighonlyonethirdasmuch. Today,theusesofaluminumareinnumerable.Perhapsitsmostimportantuseisintransportation.Aluminumisfoundintheengineofautomobiles,inthehullsofboats.Itisalsousedinmanypartsofairplanes.Infact,thehuge“airbus”planeswouldprobablyneverhavebeenproducedifaluminumdidnotexist.Bymakingvehicleslighterinweightaluminumhasgreatlyreducedtheamountoffuelneededtomovethem,Aluminumisalsobeingusedextensivelyinthebuildingindustryinsomecountries. Sincealuminumissuchaversatile(多用的)metal,itisfortunatethatbauxite(铝土矿),whichisoneofitschiefsources,isalsooneoftheearth’smostplentifulsubstances.Asthesourceofaluminumisalmostinexhaustible,wecanexpectthatmoreandmoreuseswillbefoundforthisversatilemetal. 6.Thepriceofaluminumwassharplyreducedwhenpeoplediscoveredanewrefiningprocesswiththeaidof. A.windB.solarenergyC.hydraulicpowerD.electricity 7.Aluminumis. A.lightweight,rustproofbutnoteasilyshapedintodifferentforms B.heavyweight,rustproofandeasilyshapedintodifferentforms C.lightweight,rustproofandeasilyshapedintodifferentforms D.lightweightandeasilyshapedintodifferentformsbutitiseasytobecomerusty 8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue? A.Aluminumiswidelyusedintransportation. B.Aluminumisalsousedinmanypartsofairplanes. C.Aluminumisbeingusedextensivelyinthebuildingindustry. D.Aluminumisnotusedinitspureform. 9.Aluminumisfoundonearthmostlyintheformof. A.puremetalB.bauxiteC.goldD.liquid 10.Whatisthepassagetalkingabout? A.Thefeaturesofaluminumanditsfunctions.B.Theprocessofaluminum. C.Thediscoveryofaluminum.D.Thepromisingfutureofaluminum.