大学英语六级长篇阅读练习及答案精析

1、大学英语六级长篇阅读练习及答案解析SectionB(原快速阅读理解调整为长篇阅读理解，篇章长度和难度不变。篇章后附有10个句子，每句一题。每句所含的信息出自篇章的某一段落，要求考生找出与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 类计价)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(大勋章)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。题干意为，在航空公司和旅行社的订票系统中，一项可怕的阴谋正在实施，而其中的

26、隐情则严格对 乘客保密。注意抓住题干中的关键词 airline and travel booking screens, a terrible plot,rigorously和confidential。一句就提到订票系统幕后的情 况很可怕，消费者大多毫不知情。由此可见，题干对原文做了同义改写，故答案为D。题干中的aterribleplot和isrigorouslykeptconfidentialfor分别与原文中的anawfulplot和is strictly off-limits to相对应。47. G。题干意为，航空公司把实行机票分类计价作为额外收费的借口，所以那些想要诸如检查行李或点软 饮

27、料等特定服务的乘客就必须承担相应费用。注意抓住题干中的关键词unbundling ticketprices和thegivenservice。原文段落中，论及机票分类计价和要求特定服务的内容在G段出现，该段第一句就提到航空公 特定的服务比 需付费。由此可 见，题干是对原文的同义改写，故答案为G。48.C。题干意为，部分运营商是否故意保留座位以赚取消费者附加费这个问题值得弄清楚。注意抓住题干 中的关键词carriers, premium和question。原文段落中，论及运营商们是否故意收取附加费的问题在C段出现，该段中作者提到，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，实际上就是在

28、说这 withhold和onpurpose分别对应原文中的holding back和intentionally。49.M。题干意为，米切尔认为运营商们在分配座位这一问题上亟须公开、透明。注意抓住题干中的关键词 Mitchell,need和Mitchell且论及分配座位透明度的内容在M段出现，该段 第五句引用Mitchell的原话，指出这一问题亟待公开、透明。由此可见，题干是对原文的同义改写，故答案 为M。题干中的urgent need对应原文中的sore need，carriers! seat assignment代指原文中的this。50.I。题干意为，尽管霍比卡把主要责任归咎于各大航空公司

29、，他也提到，低成本的运营商们同样使得座位 的获得变得困难。注意抓住题干中的关键词Hobica, the main responsibilities，the majorairlines和the low-cost carriers。原文段落中，提及Hobica和低成本的运营商使获得座位变得困难的内容在I段出现，该段第一句话提到，霍比卡认为各大航空公司是造成这种状况的罪魁祸首，低成本的运营商也起到了推波助澜的作 用。由此可见，题干是对原文的同义改写，故答案为I。题干中的ascribes.to.和main responsibilities分别 对应原文中的citesas和prime culprits。51.M题干意为，一些人认为，为了解决航空公司保留座位的问题，美国交通运输部应该采取一些措施。注 意抓住题干中的关键词the U.S. Department of 输部的内