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1、阅读练习试卷 24及答案与解析 一、 PART FOUR 0 International airlines 【 C1】 _ the business travelers, the man or woman who regularly jets from country to country as part of the job. This does not necessarily mean that airlines ever abandoned their business travelers. Indeed, companies like Lufthansa and Swissair wo

2、uld rightly argue that they have always catered best 【 C2】 _ the executive class passengers. But many lines could be 【 C3】 _ of concentrating too heavily in the recent past on attracting passengers by volume, often at the expense of regular travelers. Too often, they have seemed 【 C4】 _ for quantity

3、 rather than quality. Operating a major airline in the 1980s is essentially a matter of finding the right mix of passengers. The airlines need to fill up the back end of their wide-bodied jets with low 【 C5】_ passengers, without forgetting that the front end should be filled with people who pay subs

4、tantially more for their tickets. It is no coincidence that the two major airline bankruptcies in 1989. were among the companies specializing 【 C6】 _ cheap flights. But low fares require 【 C7】_ full aircraft to make flights economically viable, and in the recent recession the volume of traffic has n

5、ot grown. Equally the large number of airlines jostling for the available passengers has created a huge excess of capacity. The 【 C8】 _ result of excess capacity and cut- throat competition driving down fares has been to push some airlines into collapse and leave many others 【 C9】 _ on the brink. Ag

6、ainst this 【 C10】 _ background, it is no surprise that airlines are turning increasingly towards the business travelers to improve their rates of return. They have invested much time and effort to establish exactly what the executive demands for sitting apart from the tourists. High on the list of p

7、riorities is punctuality; an executive% time is money. In-flight service is another area where the airlines are jostling for the executives attention. The free drinks and headsets and better food are all part of the lure. 1 【 C1】 _ （ A） will rediscover （ B） have rediscovered （ C） rediscover （ D） red

8、iscovered 2 【 C2】 _ （ A） towards （ B） with （ C） of （ D） for 3 【 C3】 _ （ A） accused （ B） abused （ C） asked （ D） questioned 4 【 C4】 _ （ A） developed （ B） devised （ C） designed （ D） geared 5 【 C5】 _ （ A） fee （ B） fare （ C） charge （ D） cost 6 【 C6】 _ （ A） with （ B） for （ C） in （ D） to 7 【 C7】 _ （ A） con

9、sistently （ B） contrastly （ C） constantly （ D） conversely 8 【 C8】 _ （ A） real （ B） total （ C） pure （ D） net 9 【 C9】 _ （ A） hovered （ B） hovering （ C） hoverable （ D） hover 10 【 C10】 _ （ A） grim （ B） brim （ C） gloom （ D） glaze 二、 PART FIVE 10 Californian Michael Schwabe said goodbye to the gas pump tw

10、o years ago when he leased an electric car. Schwabe says 【 C1】 _ he gets out of driving electric is more than just a charge. “With the price of gasoline and with the problems of clean air its important we get electric vehicles out on the road.“ On California roads there are about two thousand electr

11、ic cars. By 2003, ten percent of all new cars may be required to have zero emissions. This mandate automakers say is way ahead 【 C2】 _ its time. Gloria Bergquist of the Alliance of Auto Manufacturers says, “The technology isnt here yet; it still needs advancement 【 C3】 _ driving range to make it mor

12、e appealing to a wider consumer audience“. Automakers blame it 【 C4】 _ the batteries. Power runs out on most (cars) after about 70 miles, although some can now go more than 100 miles on a charge. Batteries are expensive and carmakers say there is nothing they can do about it. Now car manufacturers w

13、ant the California Air Resources Board to relax the 10 percent mandate. 【 C5】 _ not, they say people wont be able to afford electric cars that arent heavily subsidized. Dave Hermance of Toyota Motors says, “In 2003, a highway electric vehicle will be 20 thousand dollars more than a gasoline vehicle.

14、“ The state of California demanded tough restrictions on emissions in 1990. Twice since then, the state relaxed regulations 【 C6】 _ automakers complained they couldnt meet the requirements. Tim Carmichael of the Clean Air Coalition says, “The automakers have not built a vehicle 【 C7】 _ required to d

15、o so, 【 C8】 _ its very important 【 C9】_ the state to stay committed to this program requiring automakers to build small amounts in beginning years and then the market will take off“. Michael Schwabe believes other drivers would take off in electric cars 【 C10】 _ only carmakers would make them availa

16、ble. 11 【 C1】 _ 12 【 C2】 _ 13 【 C3】 _ 14 【 C4】 _ 15 【 C5】 _ 16 【 C6】 _ 17 【 C7】 _ 18 【 C8】 _ 19 【 C9】 _ 20 【 C10】 _ 三、 PART SIX 20 To avoid buying or selling a stock at a price higher or lower than what you wanted, you need to place a limit order rather than a 【 S1】 _ market order. A limit order is

17、an order if to buy or sell a security at 【 S2】 _ a specific price. A buy limit order can only be executed at the limit price or lower, and a sell limit order that can only be executed at 【 S3】 _ the limit price or higher. When you place a market order, you cant control the price at which your order

18、will be filled with. 【 S4】 _ For example, if you want to buy the stock of a “hot“ IPO that was initially offered at $ 9, but dont want to end up paying more than 【 S5】 _ $ 20 for the stock, you can place a limit order to buy the stock at any price up to $ 20. By entering with a limit order rather th

19、an a 【 S6】 _ market order, you will not be caught in buying the stock at $ 90 【 S7】 _ and then for suffering immediate losses as the stock drops later in 【 S8】_ the day or the weeks ahead. Remember so that your limit order may never be executed because 【 S9】_ that the market price may quickly surpas

20、s your limit before your 【 S10】_ order which can be filled. But by using a limit order you also protect 【 S11】_ yourself from buying the stock at too high a price. 【 S12】 _ 21 【 S1】 _ 22 【 S2】 _ 23 【 S3】 _ 24 【 S4】 _ 25 【 S5】 _ 26 【 S6】 _ 27 【 S7】 _ 28 【 S8】 _ 29 【 S9】 _ 30 【 S10】 _ 31 【 S11】 _ 32 【

21、 S12】 _ 阅读练习试卷 24答案与解析 一、 PART FOUR 【知识模块】 阅读 1 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 阅读 2 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 阅读 3 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 阅读 4 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 阅读 5 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 阅读 6 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 阅读 7 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 阅读 8 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 阅读 9 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 阅读 10 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 阅读 二、 PART FIVE 【知识模块】 阅读 11 【正确答案】 what 【知识模块

22、】 阅读 12 【正确答案】 of 【知识模块】 阅读 13 【正确答案】 in 【知识模块】 阅读 14 【正确答案】 on 【知识模块】 阅读 15 【正确答案】 If 【知识模块】 阅读 16 【正确答案】 when 【知识模块】 阅读 17 【正确答案】 unless 【知识模块】 阅读 18 【正确答案】 so 【知识模块】 阅读 19 【正确答案】 for 【知识模块】 阅读 20 【正确答案】 if 【知识模块】 阅读 三、 PART SIX 【知识模块】 阅读 21 【正确答案】 what 【知识模块】 阅读 22 【正确答案】 if 【知识模块】 阅读 23 【正确答 案】 that 【知识模块】 阅读 24 【正确答案】 with 【知识模块】 阅读 25 【正确答案】 correct 【知识模块】 阅读 26 【正确答案】 with 【知识模块】 阅读 27 【正确答案】 in 【知识模块】 阅读 28 【正确答案】 for 【知识模块】 阅读 29 【正确答案】 so 【知识模块】 阅读 30 【正确答案】 that 【知识模块】 阅读 31 【正确答案】 which 【知识模块】 阅读 32 【正确答案】 correct 【知识模块】 阅读