职称英语专题例题分析综合AB阅读理解(一)
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Airlines">Airlines</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="rediscovered">rediscovered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="traveler">traveler</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="jets">jets</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="necessarily">necessarily</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Lufthansa">Lufthansa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Swissair">Swissair</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="catered">catered</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="concentrating">concentrating</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="attracting">attracting</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="volume">volume</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expense">expense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="traveler">traveler</span>. <span word="Too">Too</span> <span word="often">often</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="geared">geared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="quantity">quantity</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>. <span word="Operating">Operating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="airline">airline</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="mix">mix</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>-<span word="bodied">bodied</span> <span word="jets">jets</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="fare">fare</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="forgetting">forgetting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="substantially">substantially</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="coincidence">coincidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="airline">airline</span> <span word="bankruptcies">bankruptcies</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="specializing">specializing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="flights">flights</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="fares">fares</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="consistently">consistently</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="economically">economically</span> <span word="viable">viable</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="grown">grown</span>. <span word="Equally">Equally</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="jostling">jostling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="excess">excess</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="excess">excess</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cut">cut</span>-<span word="throat">throat</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="fares">fares</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="hovering">hovering</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brink">brink</span>. <span word="Against">Against</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="grim">grim</span> <span word="background">background</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="return">return</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="invested">invested</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span>. <span word="High">High</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="priorities">priorities</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="punctuality">punctuality</span>; <span word="an">an</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="In">In</span>-<span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="jostling">jostling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="headsets">headsets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lure">lure</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accent">accent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seating">seating</span> <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span>. <span word="Regular">Regular</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="versed">versed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="pitch">pitch</span><span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="sleeperettes">sleeperettes</span>, <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="journeys">journeys</span>, <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="snatch">snatch</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="nights">nights</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>. <span word="Sleeperettes">Sleeperettes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>. <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="lounges">lounges</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="commonplace">commonplace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inevitable">inevitable</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="bearable">bearable</span>. <span word="Luggage">Luggage</span> <span word="handling">handling</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="improved">improved</span>. <span word="Regrettably">Regrettably</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boring">boring</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="process">process</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="manages">manages</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="upset">upset</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="frustrate">frustrate</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="classes">classes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="nonetheless">nonetheless</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="traveler">traveler</span><span word="the">the</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="booking">booking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="failing">failing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="businessmen">businessmen</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="journeys">journeys</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="flights">flights</span>. 1. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="to">to</span> ___. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="only">only</span>. <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="Satisfy">Satisfy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="fare">fare</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expense">expense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Try">Try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="fares">fares</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="Cater">Cater</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jets">jets</span>. 2. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="that">that</span> ___. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="experiencing">experiencing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planes">planes</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> 3. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="improvements">improvements</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="except">except</span> ___. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="making">making</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="sleeperettes">sleeperettes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> 4. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> ___. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="making">making</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="departure">departure</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="delayed">delayed</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="handling">handling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="luggage">luggage</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="speeding">speeding</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="procedure">procedure</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="lounges">lounges</span> 5. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="frustrates">frustrates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span>? <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="booked">booked</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="book">book</span>.</p>
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