英语六级长篇阅读练习题3.docx
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英语六级长篇阅读练习题3
2019年12月英语六级长篇阅读练习题(3)
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.
Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
WhyAreAirlinesWithholdingSeats?
A.AfewmonthsagoIbookedaflightfortwoandthenwenttoselectseatsontheairline'ssite.Basedonthedestinationandtimeofyear,Iwassurprisedtofindonlytwoadjacentseatswereavailablewithoutpayingapremium(额外费用).ButIwasevenmoresurprisedafewweekslater,whenweboardedtheaircraftandaflightattendantannouncedthatonly30%ofseatswereoccupied,soweshouldallfeelfreetostretchout.
B.Sohowcouldaflightthatlookednearlyfullamonthearlierwindupwithsevenoutoftenseatsempty?
That'saquestiononlytheairlinescananswer,andthey'renoteagertoprovidemanydetails.
C.Aresomecarriersintentionallyholdingbackseatassignments,inthehopewe'llallpayfor"premium"seats?
It'safairquestion,andtheevidenceisintriguing.
Behindthescreenindeed
D.Anawfulplotgoesonbehindairlineandtravelbookingscreens,andmuchofitisstrictlyoff-limitstoconsumers.Whatwedoknowisthatfordecadesnowairlineshavebecomemastersofwhattheindustry callsyieldmanagement,offeringmillionsofcombinationsoffaresbasedonadvancepurchasepatternsandotherbookingtrends,sonearlyeveryonepaysadifferentpricebasedonwhentheybuy.Butnowthatpayingextraforyourseatselectionhasbecomecommonpractice,securingyourreservationisjusthalfthebattle.
E.Someindustryexpertshaveconnectedthedots."They'retryingtogetpeopletobuypremiumseats,"saysGeorgeHobica,USATODAY.com'sFlyGuycolumnistandthefounderofAirfarewatchdog.com."Theywanttoincreaserevenue.Andwe'regettingmorecomplaintsaboutit."Henotesthatit"reallyannoys"passengerswhowanttosittogether,particularlywhentravelingwithsmallchildren.
F.He'sechoedbyKevinMitchell,chairmanoftheBusinessTravelCoalition(联盟):
"Withyieldmanagement,consumersareawareandtheyknowthatairlinesareconstantlychangingpricesonseats.Butifthisistrue,itisunethical--they'regrosslymisleadingus.ThethingthatIfindsooffensiveisconveyingtomethatIhavenooptions,butifIwaitaweekortwothenIdohaveoptions."
G.Accordingtotheairlines,thereasonforancillary(附加的)revenueisunbundling(分类计价)ticketprices,sopassengerswhodesireagivenservice--saycheckingabagororderingasoftdrink--payforit,whilethosewhodon'taresparedthecost.ButasMitchellnotes,"There'sanothertwisttothis.Theairlinesaresayingfeesarefor'optionalservices.'Well,seatsaren'toptional!
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H.Ofcourse,securingagoodseatisn'tanissueifyou'reinfirstclassoryou'reanelitememberofafrequentflyerprogram.Butwhatabouttherestofus?
AsI'vepointedoutrepeatedlyinrecentcolumns,we'refacedwithrecord-highloadfactors,thehighestfortheU.S.airlineindustrysinceWorldWarII.Butevenwiththeaveragepercentageofoccupiedseatsfordomesticflightsat82.7%,it'sstillanaverage--someflightswillbefullerbutotherswillnot,particularlyweeksinadvance.Yetsearchingforseatskeepsgettingharderandharder.
Seatsforsale
I.Hobicacitesthemajorairlinesastheprimeculprits(起因),buthealsonotesevenlow-costcarrierscanmakesecuringseatsdifficult.Ontheflipside,hecreditsJetBlueandVirginAmericaforprovidingcustomerswithclearpolicies.AndthenthereisBritishAirways,whichallowspassengersineconomyandbusinessclassestoselectseatsonly24hoursinadvance.Iaskedanairlinerepresentativeifseeingfewerfreeseatsisatrend,andtheresponsewas:
"That'sgoingtovarybecausetherearesomanyvariables."
J.IdecidedtocheckonseatavailabilityatDelta.com.Iinquiredabouteconomy-classavailabilityfortwoseatsonabusyroute--AtlantatoChicago--andconductedanapples-to-applessearchforthesamemorningdeparturesevendaysinadvance,andagain14daysinadvance.Fortheflightoneweekout,atotalofonlyeightseatswereavailable,onepreferredandsevenstandard,butonlyonesetoftwoseatstogether.Fortheflighttwoweeksout,atotalof29seatswereavailable,consistingof20preferredandonlyninestandard,andstillwithonlyonesettogether.Remarkablehoweventwicethebookingtimestillproducedsofew"free"seats,separatelyortogether,yettherewereplentyofseatsthatcouldbeboughtforthefightprice.
K.IcontactedDeltaandaspokesmansaidthepriceforpreferredecono
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