Question

10．Airport Delays on the Rise
Delays cause extreme anger among travelers，and cost the country billions in lost productivity．
An FAA study listed eleven major problems and suggested eleven solutions．All problems are in air traffic control．The various regions（地區(qū)）don't talk to each other enough．Each region operates differently and the number of planes in so-called regional traffic is increasing．
In the first of eleven solutions，an FAA national center will take control from the regions during heavy traffic or bad weather．
Jane Garvey of the FAA says，"The purpose of the command（指揮）center is to really make those decisions that affect the system in total．"Also，the FAA promises publicly again to upgrade its computers．
Michael Barr is a safety expert at the University of Southern California，"We've got fares that are reduced．More people want to fly and we are actually filling the air of the United States with air traffic．"
An example of this is that the San Francisco International Airport is growing fast as a world-wide gateway and as a center to an expanded（擴展的）regional service．
Ron Wilson of the San Francisco International Airport says，"If we've got 16，17，18 aircraft，departing at 8 a．m．，the guy that is on the 18^th plane is going to be 40 minutes late．"
Jane Garvey says，"It's important to note that flying is more popular．It's becoming a form of public transportation for a number of people．That's having an effect on the delay numbers as well．"
Weather causes about 70% of delays．Then the FAA moves planes farther apart from five miles to as much as 20 miles．The new rule may reduce that to 10 miles．But if the sky is already crowded，where do those planes go？
A traveler says，"Naturally，I think the more space between planes，the safer for travelers．"
The FAA calls it an improvement，not a final solution．The public say the major problems remain：too many planes，too few controllers and too little modernization．
44．According to the FAA study，the biggest problem leading to airport delays lies inC．
A．the reduced plane fares         
B．the expanded regional service
C．the poor air traffic control        
D．the increasing passenger numbers
45．What is the writer's attitude towards reducing the space between planes？A
A．Doubtful
B．Supportive
C．Confident
D．Interested．
46．It can be inferred from the passage thatB．
A．the FAA will take control from the regions according to their requirements
B．passengers had better be prepared for airport delays in the near future
C．upgraded computer systems promise planes to be on time
D．plane fares will get raised to reduce passengers．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要講述了由于糟糕的空中管理問題和其他原因，飛機晚點現象時有發(fā)生．時至目前，還沒有更好的解決辦法．

解答 44．C　細節(jié)理解題．根據文章內容An FAA study listed eleven major problems and suggested eleven solutions．All problems are in air traffic control． 一份FAA的調查報告列舉出了11項問題以及11項解決問題．所有的問題都是不善的空中管制問題．結合選項，故選C
45．A 　細節(jié)理解題．根據文章內容Naturally，I think the more space between planes，the safer for travelers．飛機之間的空間越大，對于乘客而言更安全．由此可知，減少飛機之間的空間是不好的，故選A．
46．B 　推理判斷題．根據文章內容The FAA calls it an improvement，not a final solution．The public say the major problems remain：too many planes，too few controllers and too little modernization．可知，飛機間距離不夠的問題還未解決，問題仍然存在著，由此推斷，乘客以后應該為此做好更充足的準備，也應對飛機晚點問題．結合選項，故選B

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