英语六级分类阅读模拟训练附答案和精讲:商业经济(5)
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> 5</p><p> <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="travelers">travelers</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> _1_ <span word="their">their</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</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="rightly">rightly</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> _2_ <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="lines">lines</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> _3_ <span word="of">of</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</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="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980<span word="s">s</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="end">end</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>_4_ <span word="more">more</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> _5_ <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="in">in</span> 1982 <span word="were">were</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> _6_ <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>(可行的), <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="EquaUy">EquaUy</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> (争夺)<span word="the">the</span> _7_ <span word="passenger">passenger</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> _8_ <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="fares">fares</span> <span word="has">has</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> _9_ <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>.</p>
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