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英语六级长篇阅读拟练习
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国内的各类英语考试中几乎都有阅读理解题型,大学英语六级考试也不例外。
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英语六级长篇阅读模拟练习:
WhyAreAirlinesWithholdingSeats?
A.AfewmonthsagoIbookedaflightfortwoandthenwenttoselectseatsontheairlinessite.Basedonthedestinationandtimeofyear,Iwassurprisedtofindonlytwoadjacentseatswereavailablewithoutpayingapremium(额外费用).ButIwasevenmoresurprisedafewweekslater,whenweboardedtheaircraftandaflightattendantannouncedthatonly30%ofseatswereoccupied,soweshouldallfeelfreetostretchout.
B.Sohowcouldaflightthatlookednearlyfullamonthearlierwindupwithsevenoutoftenseatsempty?
Thatsaquestiononlytheairlinescananswer,andtheyrenoteagertoprovidemanydetails.
C.Aresomecarriersintentionallyholdingbackseatassignments,inthehopewellallpayfor"premium"seats?
Itsafairquestion,andtheevidenceisintriguing.
Behindthescreenindeed
D.Anawfulplotgoesonbehindairlineandtravelbookingscreens,andmuchofitisstrictlyoff-limitstoconsumers.Whatwedoknowisthatfordecadesnowairlineshavebecomemastersofwhattheindustrycallsyieldmanagement,offeringmillionsofcombinationsoffaresbasedonadvancepurchasepatternsandotherbookingtrends,sonearlyeveryonepaysadifferentpricebasedonwhentheybuy.Butnowthatpayingextraforyourseatselectionhasbecomecommonpractice,securingyourreservationisjusthalfthebattle.
E.Someindustryexpertshaveconnectedthedots."Theyretryingtogetpeopletobuypremiumseats,"saysGeorgeHobica,USATODAY.comsFlyGuycolumnistandthefounderofAirfarewatchdog.com."Theywanttoincreaserevenue.Andweregettingmorecomplaintsaboutit."Henotesthatit"reallyannoys"passengerswhowanttosittogether,particularlywhentravelingwithsmallchildren.
F.HesechoedbyKevinMitchell,chairmanoftheBusinessTravelCoalition(联盟):
"Withyieldmanagement,consumersareawareandtheyknowthatairlinesareconstantlychangingpricesonseats.Butifthisistrue,itisunethical--theyregrosslymisleadingus.ThethingthatIfindsooffensiveisconveyingtomethatIhavenooptions,butifIwaitaweekortwothenIdohaveoptions."
G.Accordingtotheairlines,thereasonforancillary(附加的)revenueisunbundling(分类计价)ticketprices,sopassengerswhodesireagivenservice--saycheckingabagororderingasoftdrink--payforit,whilethosewhodontaresparedthecost.ButasMitchellnotes,"Theresanothertwisttothis.Theairlinesaresayingfeesareforoptionalservices.Well,seatsarentoptional!
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H.Ofcourse,securingagoodseatisntanissueifyoureinfirstclassoryoureanelitememberofafrequentflyerprogram.Butwhatabouttherestofus?
AsIvepointedoutrepeatedlyinrecentcolumns,werefacedwithrecord-highloadfactors,thehighestfortheU.S.airlineindustrysinceWorldWarII.Butevenwiththeaveragepercentageofoccupiedseatsfordomesticflightsat82.7%,itsstillanaverage--someflightswillbefullerbutotherswillnot,particularlyweeksinadvance.Yetsearchingforseatskeepsgettingharderandharder.
Seatsforsale
I.Hobicacitesthemajorairlinesastheprimeculprits(起因),buthealsonotesevenlow-costcarrierscanmakesecuringseatsdifficult.Ontheflipside,hecreditsJetBlueandVirginAmericaforprovidingcustomerswithclearpolicies.AndthenthereisBritishAirways,whichallowspassengersineconomyandbusinessclassestoselectseatsonly24hoursinadvance.Iaskedanairlinerepresentativeifseeingfewerfreeseatsisatrend,andtheresponsewas:
"Thatsgoingtovarybecausetherearesomanyvariables."
J.IdecidedtocheckonseatavailabilityatDelta.com.Iinquiredabouteconomy-classavailabilityfortwoseatsonabusyroute--AtlantatoChicago--andconductedanapples-to-applessearchforthesamemorningdeparturesevendaysinadvance,andagain14daysinadvance.Fortheflightoneweekout,atotalofonlyeightseatswereavailable,onepreferredandsevenstandard,butonlyonesetoftwoseatstogether.Fortheflighttwoweeksout,atotalof29seatswereavailable,consistingof20preferredandonlyninestandard,andstillwithonlyonesettogether.Remarkablehoweventwicethebookingtimestillproducedsofew"free"seats,separatelyortogether,yettherewereplentyofseatsthatcouldbeboughtforthefightprice.
K.IcontactedDeltaandaspokesmansaidthepriceforpreferredeconomyvaries"dependingonanumberofdifferentfactors,"socustomersneedtocomparethecostsonaflight-by-flightbasis.ThepreferredseatsarereservedprimarilyforMedallion(大勋章)members,andbecomeavailablewithoutadditionalcharge24hourspriortodeparture.WhenaskedifDeltahasreceivedcomplaintsaboutadearthoffreeseats,hestated,"Overall,ourseatprogramhasbeenreceivedverywell."
L.Butmyfindingsdovetailed(吻合)withrecentcomplaintsfiledwithAirfarewatchdog:
(1)When(myhusbanD.triedtogetaseatassignmentonthefirstflighttherewasjustone"complimentary(免费的)seat"(nearthebackinthemiddle)available..,theotheravailableseatshadtobepurchasedfor$69.Ontheconnectingflighttherewereno"complimentaryseats"atall!
Isthislegal?
Heboughtandpaidforaticketontheseflightsandnowheissupposedto"buy"aseat!
(2)(After)payingfortheflight,amessagepoppedupandsaidthatIcouldonlygetaseatassignmentwhenIcheckedin.Inordertogetaconfirmedseat,Ihadtopay$129extra!
UnlessIpay,withoutaconfirmedseat,Iamthefirstonetobebumpedfromtheflightiftheyareoverbooked.Howdotheygetawaywiththis?
(3)Doescheckinginonlineatthe24-hourmarkbeforetheflightgivemeanumberinlineorletmeselectseatsthen?
Ordoweallrushthegatewithourboardingpasses(andnoseatassignment)inordertogettheseatassignment?
Howtorespond?
M.Sowhatcanyoudo?
Itsatoughproposition.UsuallyIwouldofferstrategiesforcounteringsuchairlineinitiatives,butinthiscasetheoptionsarelimited.ThatswhysomebelievetheU.S.DepartmentofTransportationshouldinvestigatethesepractices.AsMitchellsays,"Theairlinesareholdingallthecardswiththisone.Thereisasoreneedfortransparencyonthis.Whenpeopleareconfused,theymakebaddecisions."
N.Thatsaid,considerthefollowing:
(1)Whenbudgetingyourairfares,makesureyouconsidernotjustbaggagefeesbuttheaddedcostofseatselection--foralltravelersandinbothdirections.
(2)Ifpossible,bookearly,whenthereshouldbemoreseatsavailable,andcheckinearlytoo.Whythequalifier"should"?
Becauseifavailabilityisartificiallymanipulated,itshardtobecertain.(3)Bookairlinesthatoffermoretransparentseat-selectionpolicies.Ofcourse,thisisnotanissuewithSouthwestandothercarriersthatoffer"openseating"policies.(4)Finally,thelastresortiswhatHobicacalls"horsetrading":
negotiatingseatswapswithotherpassengers.Butthishasbecomeariskyandundesirableoptionwithflightssofull,overheadbins(行李仓)socrammedandfellowpassengerswhomayhavepaidforpremiumseatsinadvance.
46.Behindtheairlineandtravelbookingscreens,aterribleplotisbeingcarriedout,muchofwhichisrigorouslykeptconfidentialfrompassengers.
47.Theairlinesexcuseforadditionalfeesisunbundlingticketprices,sothosewhowantthegivenservicelikebaggagecheckandsoftdrinkorderingwillhavetopay.
48.Whethersomecarrierswithholdseatsonpurposeforearningconsumerspremiumisaquestiondeservingtobeclearedup.
49.Mitchellholdsthatthereisanurgentneedfortransparencyoncarriersseatassignments.
50.WhileHobicaascribesthemainresponsibilitiestothemajorairlines,healsomentionsthatthelow-costcardersaremakingsecuringseatsdifficult.
51.Somebelievethat,inordertosolvetheproblemofairlineswithholdingseats,someactionsshouldbetakenbytheU.S.DepartmentofTransportation.
52.Whenpeoplebudgettheirairfares,theyshouldconsiderboththebaggagefeesandtheaddedcostofseatselection.
53.KevinMitchellconsiderstheso-calledyieldmanagementoftheindustryunethicalandmisleading.
54.WhatthespokesmanofDeltasayssuggeststhatthepreferredeconomy-classticketsareavailable24hoursinadvanceoftheplanesdeparture.
55.Thelaststrategytocountertheairlinesinitiativesistoexchangeseatswithotherpassengersbynegotiatingwiththem.
为什么航空公司隐瞒有空位?
A.几个月前我在一家航空公司预订了两个座位,然后去该航空公司的网站上选座。
鉴于此次航班的目的地和出行时间,我惊奇地发现如果不支付附加费,仅剩下两个相邻的座位可供选择。
但是更让我惊讶的是,几周之后,当我们登机时,一位乘务员宣布说,仅仅30%的座位有乘客落座,我们尽可以躺下来。
B.那么在一个月前看起来几乎已经客满的航班怎么会到最后却有70%的座位空着呢?
这个问题恐怕只有航空公司自己才能回答,然而他们并不急于给出详细的解释。
C.难道一些运营商故意隐瞒座位的安排情况,希望大家都为优等座位支付额外费用吗?
[48]这是一个值得研究的问题,而且其情况到底如何也很引人关注。
幕后实情
D.[46]在航空公司和旅行社的订票机制幕后。
一个可怕的阴谋正在上演。
而且对其中的内幕消费者大多毫不知情。
我们所知道的是,几十年来,航空公司已经成为了业内人士所称的收益管理大师,他们根据提前购票模式和其他的订票趋势制定出无数种票价组合,因此几乎每个人都要根据自己的购票时间支付不同的票价。
然而,现在为选择座位支付额外的费用已经成了家常便饭,确保自己已经预订了座位仅仅算是成功了一半。
E.一些业内专家已经识破了航空公司的小伎俩。
作为USATODAY.corn网站的FlyGuy专栏作家兼Airfarewatchdog网站的创办人,乔治霍比卡表示:
"航空公司试图让人们购买优等座位,他们想增加收入,但随之而来的投诉也更多。
"他还提到。
航空公司的做法着实让那些想要坐在一起的乘客头疼,尤其是带着小孩出行的乘客。
F.商务旅行联盟的主席凯文米切尔对乔治霍比卡的观点表示赞同,[53]他说:
"对于收益管理,消费者心里有数。
他们知道航空公司经常改变座位的价格。
但是如果情况果真如此的话。
航空公司的做法确实是不道德的——他们在严重地误导我们。
而我发现极其令人恼火的是他们告知我目前没有其他选择,但是如果我再等一两周的话,我就可以选择(座位)了。
"
G.[47]根据航空公司的说法,之所以收取附加费是实行机票分类计价的缘故,这样一来,如果乘客想要某种特定的服务—一比如。
托运包裹或者点一杯软饮料——就要为此付费。
而那些不需要此类服务的乘客则无需付费。
但是正如米切尔提到的那样:
"还有一点也讲不通。
航空公司说这些费用是为选择性服务支付的,然而座位并不是可有可无的!
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H.当然,如果你坐的是头等舱或者你是某个飞行常客计划的精英会员,那么确保获得一个好
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