大學英語六級長篇閱讀練習及答案精析

1、大學英語六級長篇閱讀練習及答案解析SectionB(原快速閱讀理解調(diào)整為長篇閱讀理解，篇章長度和難度不變。篇章后附有10個句子，每句一題。每句所含的信息出自篇章的某一段落，要求考生找出與每句所含信息相匹配的段落。)Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformati

2、onisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.Why Are Airlines Withholding Seats?Behind the screen indeedDAnawfulplotgoesonbehindairlineandtravelbookingscreens,andmuchofitisstrictlyoff-limits to consume

3、rs. What we do know is that for decades now airlines have become mastersof what the industry calls yield management, offering millions of combinations of fares basedonadvancepurchasepatternsandotherbookingtrends,sonearlyeveryonepaysadifferentpricebasedonwhentheybuy.Butnowthatpayingextraforyourseatse

4、lectionhasbecomecommonpractice,securing your reservation is just half the battle.E Some industry experts have connected the dots.“Theyre trying to get people to buypremium seats,”says George Hobica, USATODAY.coms Fly Guy columnist and the founder ofA. want to increase revenue. And getting more compl

5、aints aboutit. ” He notes that it “really annoys” passengers who want to sit together,particularly when traveling with small children.F echoed by Kevin Mitchell, chairman of the Business Travel 盟):“Withyieldmanagement,consumersareawareandtheyknowthatairlinesareconstantlychangingpriceson seats. But i

6、f this is true, it is grossly misleading us. The thing thatI find so offensive is conveying to me that I have no options, but if I wait a week or two thenI do have options. ”G According to the airlines, the reason for ancillary 加的)revenue is unbundling 類計價)ticket prices, so passengers who desire a g

7、iven checking a bag or orderingasoftdrinkpayforit,whilethosewhoaresparedthecost.ButasMitchellnotes,“Theresanothertwisttothis.Theairlinesaresayingfeesarefor optionalservices.Well,seatsarentoptional!”H Of course, securing a good seat an issue if in first class or an elite member of a frequent flyer pr

8、ogram. But what about the rest of us? pointed outrepeatedly in recent columns, faced with record-high load factors, the highest for theU.S. airlineindustry sinceWorldWar II. Buteven withtheaverage percentageofoccupied seatsfor domestic flights at 82.7%, still an flights will be fuller but otherswill

9、not,particularlyweeksinadvance.Yetsearchingforseatskeepsgettingharderandharder.Seats for saleI Hobica cites the major airlines as the prime culprits he also notes evenlow-cost carriers can make securing seats difficult. On the flip side, he credits JetBlue andVirgin America for providing customers w

10、ith clear policies. And then there is British Airways,which allows passengers in economy and business classes toselectseatsonly24hoursinadvance.Iaskedanairlinerepresentativeifseeingfewerfreeseatsisatrend,andtheresponsegoingtovarybecausetherearesomanyvariables. ”J I decided to check on seat availabil

11、ity at D. I inquired about economy-classavailabilityfortwoseatsonabusyrouteAtlantatoChicagoandconductedanapples-to-applessearch for the same morning departure seven days in advance, and again 14 days in advance. Forthe flight one week out, a total of only eight seats were available, one preferred an

12、d sevenstandard, but only one set of two seats together. For the flight two weeks out, a total of 29seatswereavailable, consisting of 20preferred and onlyninestandard,and still withonlyoneset together. Remarkable how even twice the booking time still produced so seats,separatelyortogether,yetthere w

13、ere plentyofseats that couldbe bought fortheright price.KIcontactedDeltaandaspokesmansaidthepriceforpreferredeconomyvaries “dependingon a number of different factors,”so customers need to comparethe costs on a flight-by-flight basis. The preferred seats are reserved primarily for Medallion(大勛章)membe

14、rs,andbecomeavailablewithoutadditionalcharge24hourspriortodeparture.Whenasked if Delta has received complaints about a dearth of free seats, he ourseat program has been received very well. ”LButmyfindings dovetailed recentcomplaintsfiledwithAirfarewatchdog:(1)When (my husband) tried to get a seat as

15、signment on the first flight there was just one“complimentary (near the back in the middle) available. the other availableseatshadtobepurchasedfor$69.Ontheconnectingflighttherewereno “complimentaryseats”at all! Is this legal? He bought and paid for a ticket on these flights and now he is supposedto

16、“buy” a seat! (2) (After) paying for the flight, a message popped up and said that I couldonlygeta seatassignment when I checkedin.In orderto get aconfirmedseat,I had topay $129extra! Unless I pay, without a confirmed seat, I am the first one to be bumped from the flightiftheyareoverbooked.Howdothey

17、getawaywiththis?(3)Doescheckinginonlineatthe24-hourmark before the flight give me a number in line or let me select seats then? Or do we all rushthe gate with our boarding passes (and no seat assignment) in order to get the seat assignment?How to respond?MSowhatcanyoudo?Itsatoughproposition.UsuallyI

18、wouldofferstrategiesforcounteringsuch airlineinitiatives, butinthis case the optionsare limited. whysome believetheU.S. Department of Transportation should investigate these practices. As Mitchell says,airlines are holding all the cards with this one. There is a sore need for transparency on this.Wh

19、en people are confused, they make bad decisions. ”NThatsaid,considerthefollowing:(1)Whenbudgetingyourairfares,makesureyouconsidernotjustbaggagefeesbuttheaddedcostofseatselectionforalltravelersandinbothdirections.(2) If possible, book early, when there should be more seats available, and check in ear

20、ly too.Why the qualifier“should”? Because if availability is artificially manipulated, hardtobecertain.(3)Bookairlinesthatoffermoretransparentseat-selectionpolicies.Ofcourse,thisisnotanissuewithSouthwestandothercarriersthatoffer seating” policies.(4)Finally,thelastresortiswhatHobicacalls trading”:ne

21、gotiatingseatswapswithotherpassengers. But this has become a risky and undesirable option with flights so full, overheadbins crammed and fellow passengers who may have paid for premium seats in advance.46.Behindtheairlineandtravelbookingscreens,aterribleplotisbeingcarriedout,muchof which is rigorous

22、ly kept confidential from passengers.47.Theairlinesexcuseforadditionalfeesisunbundlingticketprices,sothosewhowantthe given service like baggage check and soft drink ordering will have topay.48. Whether some carriers withhold seats on purpose for earning consumers，premium is aquestion deserving to be

23、 cleared up.49.Mitchellholdsthatthereisanurgentneedfortransparencyoncarriers#seatassignments.50. While Hobica ascribes the main responsibilities to the major airlines, he also mentionsthat the low-cost carriers are making securing seats difficult.51. Some believe that, in order to solve the problem

24、of seats, someactions should be taken by the U.S. Department of Transportation.52. When people budget their airfares, they should consider both the baggage fees and theadded cost of seat selection.53. Kevin Mitchell considers the so-called yield management of the industry unethical andmisleading.54.

25、 What the spokesman of Delta says suggests that the preferred economy-class tickets areavailable 24 hours in advance of the planesdeparture.55. The last strategy to counter the s initiatives is to exchange seats with otherpassengers by negotiating with them.46.D。題干意為，在航空公司和旅行社的訂票系統(tǒng)中，一項可怕的陰謀正在實施，而其中的

26、隱情則嚴格對 乘客保密。注意抓住題干中的關鍵詞 airline and travel booking screens, a terrible plot,rigorously和confidential。一句就提到訂票系統(tǒng)幕后的情 況很可怕，消費者大多毫不知情。由此可見，題干對原文做了同義改寫，故答案為D。題干中的aterribleplot和isrigorouslykeptconfidentialfor分別與原文中的anawfulplot和is strictly off-limits to相對應。47. G。題干意為，航空公司把實行機票分類計價作為額外收費的借口，所以那些想要諸如檢查行李或點軟 飲

27、料等特定服務的乘客就必須承擔相應費用。注意抓住題干中的關鍵詞unbundling ticketprices和thegivenservice。原文段落中，論及機票分類計價和要求特定服務的內(nèi)容在G段出現(xiàn)，該段第一句就提到航空公 特定的服務比 需付費。由此可 見，題干是對原文的同義改寫，故答案為G。48.C。題干意為，部分運營商是否故意保留座位以賺取消費者附加費這個問題值得弄清楚。注意抓住題干 中的關鍵詞carriers, premium和question。原文段落中，論及運營商們是否故意收取附加費的問題在C段出現(xiàn)，該段中作者提到，這是一個值得研究的問題，而且其情況到底如何也很引人關注，實際上就是在

28、說這 withhold和onpurpose分別對應原文中的holding back和intentionally。49.M。題干意為，米切爾認為運營商們在分配座位這一問題上亟須公開、透明。注意抓住題干中的關鍵詞 Mitchell,need和Mitchell且論及分配座位透明度的內(nèi)容在M段出現(xiàn)，該段 第五句引用Mitchell的原話，指出這一問題亟待公開、透明。由此可見，題干是對原文的同義改寫，故答案 為M。題干中的urgent need對應原文中的sore need，carriers! seat assignment代指原文中的this。50.I。題干意為，盡管霍比卡把主要責任歸咎于各大航空公司

29、，他也提到，低成本的運營商們同樣使得座位 的獲得變得困難。注意抓住題干中的關鍵詞Hobica, the main responsibilities，the majorairlines和the low-cost carriers。原文段落中，提及Hobica和低成本的運營商使獲得座位變得困難的內(nèi)容在I段出現(xiàn)，該段第一句話提到，霍比卡認為各大航空公司是造成這種狀況的罪魁禍首，低成本的運營商也起到了推波助瀾的作 用。由此可見，題干是對原文的同義改寫，故答案為I。題干中的ascribes.to.和main responsibilities分別 對應原文中的citesas和prime culprits。51.M題干意為，一些人認為，為了解決航空公司保留座位的問題，美國交通運輸部應該采取一些措施。注 意抓住題干中的關鍵詞the U.S. Department of 輸部的內(nèi)