Passage 5

　　International airlines have rediscovered 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 _1_ their business travelers. Indeed, companies like Lufthansa and Swissair would rightly argue that they have always _2_ best for the executive class passengers. But many lines could be accused of concentrating too heavily in the recent past on attracting passengers by volume, often at the _3_ of regular travelers. Too often, they have seemed geared for quantity 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 fare passengers,without forgetting that the front end should be filled with people who pay_4_ more for their tickets.

　　It is no _5_ that the two major airline bankruptcies in 1982 were among the companies _6_ in cheap flights.but low fares require consistently full aircraft to make flights economically viable(可行的), and in the recent recession the volume of traffic has not grown. EquaUy the large number of airlines jostling for (爭(zhēng)奪)the _7_ passenger has created a huge excess of capacity. The net result of excess capacity and cut-throat _8_ driving down fares has been to push some airlines into _9_ and leave many others hovering on the brink.

　 　Against this grim background, it is no surprise that airlines are turning increasingly to the business travelers to improve their rates of return. They have _10_ much time and effort to establish exactly what the executive demands for sitting apart from the tourists.

　　A)competition B)entertained C)coincidence D)abandoned

　　E)expense F)centralizing G)collapse H)attachable

　　I)nvested J)ultimtely K)specializing L)available

　　M)substantially N)approach O)catered

　　Passage 5

　　解題思路

　　1.[D]此處應(yīng)填人that從句的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。首句提到國(guó)際航空公司rediscovered重新找到商務(wù)游客，由此推斷這里應(yīng)該是講有關(guān)失去、拋棄的經(jīng)歷，因此選abandoned，表示這并不一定意味著航空公司放棄過(guò)商務(wù)游客。

　　2.[0]have表明此處應(yīng)填人動(dòng)詞的過(guò)去分詞，且能與for搭配。catered for迎合，顧及符合句意，表示他們一直都在迎合商務(wù)階層的乘客。

　 　3.[E] the... of結(jié)構(gòu)表明此處應(yīng)填入名詞?？崭袼诰涮岬胶娇展颈蛔l責(zé)過(guò)于關(guān)注乘客的數(shù)量，由此可知那些定期乘坐航班的乘客被忽略了，at the expense of以為代價(jià)符合句意。at the approach of在快到的時(shí)候，意思不對(duì)，故排除approach。

　　4.[M]此處應(yīng)填人副詞，修飾more。根據(jù)逗號(hào)前后內(nèi)容的對(duì)比，此處應(yīng)該選與low fare(低票價(jià))意思相反的詞，substantially大量修飾more,表示多得多，符合句意。

　　5.[C] no表明此處應(yīng)填入名詞?？崭窈髏hat從句提到，1982年破產(chǎn)的兩家大航空公司都是廉價(jià)航空，由這個(gè)共性選擇coincidence巧合最恰當(dāng)。

　　6.[K]此處應(yīng)填人形容詞或分詞，作后置定語(yǔ)修飾companies,且能與in搭配。specializing與in搭配，意為專(zhuān)門(mén)從事，表示這些公司專(zhuān)營(yíng)廉價(jià)航班，符合文中語(yǔ)境。

　　7.[L]此處應(yīng)填人形容詞或分詞，修飾passengers。根據(jù)句意眾多航空公司為爭(zhēng)奪乘客，已導(dǎo)致了運(yùn)載量過(guò)剩,可判斷此處的定語(yǔ)應(yīng)該是available能得到的。

　　8.[A]此處應(yīng)填入cut-throat(激烈的，拼命的)所修飾的名詞。上文提到航空公司爭(zhēng)奪乘客，故competition競(jìng)爭(zhēng)符合此處語(yǔ)境，表示降低票價(jià)的激烈競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。

　　9.[G]此處應(yīng)填入名詞，作介詞into的賓語(yǔ)。根據(jù)driving down fares(降低票價(jià))和該段首句中的bankruptcies(破產(chǎn))推斷此處應(yīng)該是講低價(jià)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)將一些公司逼垮，其他許多公司瀕臨倒閉。故collapse倒塌，崩潰正確。

　　10.[I]have表明此處應(yīng)填入動(dòng)詞的分詞形式，作句子謂語(yǔ)。根據(jù)賓語(yǔ)time and effort，此處應(yīng)選invested投人(資金、時(shí)間等)。

　　Passage 5

　　International airlines have rediscovered 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 _1_ their business travelers. Indeed, companies like Lufthansa and Swissair would rightly argue that they have always _2_ best for the executive class passengers. But many lines could be accused of concentrating too heavily in the recent past on attracting passengers by volume, often at the _3_ of regular travelers. Too often, they have seemed geared for quantity 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 fare passengers,without forgetting that the front end should be filled with people who pay_4_ more for their tickets.

　　It is no _5_ that the two major airline bankruptcies in 1982 were among the companies _6_ in cheap flights.but low fares require consistently full aircraft to make flights economically viable(可行的), and in the recent recession the volume of traffic has not grown. EquaUy the large number of airlines jostling for (爭(zhēng)奪)the _7_ passenger has created a huge excess of capacity. The net result of excess capacity and cut-throat _8_ driving down fares has been to push some airlines into _9_ and leave many others hovering on the brink.

　 　Against this grim background, it is no surprise that airlines are turning increasingly to the business travelers to improve their rates of return. They have _10_ much time and effort to establish exactly what the executive demands for sitting apart from the tourists.

　　A)competition B)entertained C)coincidence D)abandoned

　　E)expense F)centralizing G)collapse H)attachable

　　I)nvested J)ultimtely K)specializing L)available

　　M)substantially N)approach O)catered

　　Passage 5

　　解題思路

　　1.[D]此處應(yīng)填人that從句的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。首句提到國(guó)際航空公司rediscovered重新找到商務(wù)游客，由此推斷這里應(yīng)該是講有關(guān)失去、拋棄的經(jīng)歷，因此選abandoned，表示這并不一定意味著航空公司放棄過(guò)商務(wù)游客。

　　2.[0]have表明此處應(yīng)填人動(dòng)詞的過(guò)去分詞，且能與for搭配。catered for迎合，顧及符合句意，表示他們一直都在迎合商務(wù)階層的乘客。

　 　3.[E] the... of結(jié)構(gòu)表明此處應(yīng)填入名詞。空格所在句提到航空公司被譴責(zé)過(guò)于關(guān)注乘客的數(shù)量，由此可知那些定期乘坐航班的乘客被忽略了，at the expense of以為代價(jià)符合句意。at the approach of在快到的時(shí)候，意思不對(duì)，故排除approach。

　　4.[M]此處應(yīng)填人副詞，修飾more。根據(jù)逗號(hào)前后內(nèi)容的對(duì)比，此處應(yīng)該選與low fare(低票價(jià))意思相反的詞，substantially大量修飾more,表示多得多，符合句意。

　　5.[C] no表明此處應(yīng)填入名詞?？崭窈髏hat從句提到，1982年破產(chǎn)的兩家大航空公司都是廉價(jià)航空，由這個(gè)共性選擇coincidence巧合最恰當(dāng)。

　　6.[K]此處應(yīng)填人形容詞或分詞，作后置定語(yǔ)修飾companies,且能與in搭配。specializing與in搭配，意為專(zhuān)門(mén)從事，表示這些公司專(zhuān)營(yíng)廉價(jià)航班，符合文中語(yǔ)境。

　　7.[L]此處應(yīng)填人形容詞或分詞，修飾passengers。根據(jù)句意眾多航空公司為爭(zhēng)奪乘客，已導(dǎo)致了運(yùn)載量過(guò)剩,可判斷此處的定語(yǔ)應(yīng)該是available能得到的。

　　8.[A]此處應(yīng)填入cut-throat(激烈的，拼命的)所修飾的名詞。上文提到航空公司爭(zhēng)奪乘客，故competition競(jìng)爭(zhēng)符合此處語(yǔ)境，表示降低票價(jià)的激烈競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。

　　9.[G]此處應(yīng)填入名詞，作介詞into的賓語(yǔ)。根據(jù)driving down fares(降低票價(jià))和該段首句中的bankruptcies(破產(chǎn))推斷此處應(yīng)該是講低價(jià)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)將一些公司逼垮，其他許多公司瀕臨倒閉。故collapse倒塌，崩潰正確。

　　10.[I]have表明此處應(yīng)填入動(dòng)詞的分詞形式，作句子謂語(yǔ)。根據(jù)賓語(yǔ)time and effort，此處應(yīng)選invested投人(資金、時(shí)間等)。