Activity 7 Read the passage and complete the table.

Concorde could carry one hundred passengers and flew faster than the speed of sound．Many people think Concorde was one of the greatest planes．But now Concorde is just part of history．

能搭乘100名乘客，飞得比声速要快。许多人认为协和式飞机是最伟大的飞机之一。但是现在协和式飞机只是历史的一部分。

For twenty-seven years，passengers travelled across the Atlantic cean on this plane．Most of them were businesspeople，film stars，rock stars and sports heroes．Flying at more than twice the speed of sound，Concorde took people from London or Paris to New York in just over three hours.

27年以来，乘客们乘坐这种飞机横穿大西洋。其中大部分是商人、影星、摇滚歌星和体育偶像。以声速两倍多的速度飞行，协和式飞机载着人们从伦敦或巴黎去纽约，只用3个多小时。

The invention of Concorde was a huge step forward，The plane was like a time machine．If Concorde left London at 10:30 am，it arrived in New York at about 8：30 am(1：30 pm London time) the same day．

协和式飞机的发明是一个里程碑。这种飞机像是一个时间机器。如果协和式飞机在上午10: 30离开伦敦，那它在当天上午的大约8：30(伦敦时间下午1：30)就能到达纽约。

However，the plane had many problems．lt was very noisy．Some believed that its noise was bad for the environment，and that it could hurt people's ears．0 In a terrible accident in 2000，near Paris，113 people died，and after that fewer people wanted to fly on Concorde．It became too expensive to continue the service．At the end of October 2003，Concorde stopped flying．

然而，这种飞机有许多问题。这种飞机噪音非常大。有些人认为它的噪音对环境有害，并且它可能损伤人的耳朵。在2000年巴黎附近的一次可怕的事故中，113人死亡，从那以后，很步有人想乘坐协和式飞机。协和式飞机变得太贵而不能继续使用。2003年10月底，协和式飞机停止飞行。

Advantage of Concorde

协和式飞机的优点

Disadvantage of Concorde

协和式飞机的缺点