On April 26， 2017， a big Chinese ship caught the eyes of the whole world． China's first homemade aircraft carrier（航空母舰）hit the water in Dalian， Liaoning．

    The new big ship is China's second aircraft carrier． It was designed in China and built in China， too． It is about 315meters long and 75meters wide． That is a bit larger than three soccer fields．

    An aircraft carrier is like an airport on the sea． It can carry planes and troops to war． Planes fly from and land back on it， and soldiers work and live on it， too． But building an aircraft carrier is very hard and expensive． It costs a lot of money and needs a large amount of steel and other special materials． For example， a basic aircraft carrier is made of 60，000tons of steel． It also uses complex（综合的） technologies， including radar， electrics， mechanics and weapons． Finally， it takes years to build．

    Today， not many countries own an aircraft carrier or have the ability to build one． China has become the seventh country in the world that can build an aircraft carrier by itself， after the USA， Russia， England， France， Italy and Spain．

（1）When did China's first homemade aircraft carrier hit the water？　　

A．On April 26， 2017．

B． On May 26， 2017．

C． On April 26， 2016．

（2）What's the size of the new Chinese aircraft carrier？　　

A． About 75meters long and 315meters wide．

B． About 315meters long and 75meters wide．

C． About 315meters long and 315meters wide．

（3）How many aircraft carriers does China have according to the passage？　　

A．One．

B．Two．

C．Three．

（4）What is an aircraft carrier used for according to the passage？　　

A． Playing basketball and football．

B． Carrying planes and troops to war．

C． Catching the eyes of the whole world．

（5）Does Japan have the ability to build an aircraft carrier according to the passage？　　

A．Sorry， I don't know．

B． Yes， it does．

C．No， it doesn't．