【題目】It is the season for long lines and frayed (緊張的)nerves. Here are some ways to survive a holiday flight.

Lighten up

Do yourself a favor and ship your presents. Nearly every U. S. airline charges a fee to check a bag, so shipping gifts is now cheaper and more convenient than carrying them in your luggage.

Weigh your options

Not knowing what you're going to pay for your luggage is annoying. So calculate your overweight-luggage fees at home. You can find the fees out in advance by visiting new site Luggage Limits ，which provides the latest information on more than 90 airlines.

Leave amateurs in the dust

Trust us and get to the airport an extra half-hour early. The check-in and security lines are filled with inexperienced fliers, and it's a hard walking. Plus, if you decide to cut it close you may not get onto the flight at all. To reduce costs, airlines have reduced on flights and routes. The remaining flights are more likely to be oversold , especially on busy travel days. Fliers who check in early are the least likely to get bumped from oversold flights.

Take it public

The rates for renting a car at the airport have more than doubled over the past year because rental lot inventories have decreased dramatically (顯著地). True, renting at the airport is convenient, but it's just not worth it anymore. Unless you really need a car，take public transportation, hop a cab，or beg a friend to pick you up at the airport instead.

Say no to bumper cars

Tell the people picking you up to avoid parking their car. They can hang out in their car for free while waiting to get a call from you when you land. Many airports, including JFK and LAX now feature this sensible choice.

【1】 How does the author think of shipping gifts?

A. Unnecessary. B. Expensive. C. Inconvenient. D. Wonderful.

【2】 Airlines have reduced flights to ______ .

A. deal with crisis B. reduce the time for leave

C. lower the cost D. provide more job chances

【3】 The underlined phrase "in advance" in the third paragraph could be replaced by ______ .

A. in person B. ahead of time

C. by accident D. in addition

【4】 What's the best title for the passage?

A. 5 Ways to Survive a Holiday Flight

B. Good Seasons for Flight

C. Cars at the Airport

D. How to Board a Flight

【答案】【1】 D

【2】 C

【3】 B

【4】 A

【解析】【1】推理判斷題。文章中談到：... so shipping gifts is now cheaper and more convenient than carrying them in your luggage. 所以作者認(rèn)為“空運貨物好”。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)句子 To reduce costs, airlines have reduced on flights and routes. 可知“航空公司減少航班的原因是為了降低費用”可知選B。

【3】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三段的內(nèi)容，“不知道該為行李付多少錢是惱人的，所以在家就計算一下超重行李的費用。你可以通過瀏覽網(wǎng)站，提前弄清該費用。”可知選B。

【4】主旨大意題。文章開始說It is the season for long lines and frayed (緊張的)nerves. Here are some ways to survive a holiday flight. 接著文章介紹了5種方法，所以認(rèn)為A項恰當(dāng)。此處survive的意思是“從……中挺過來”。

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