题目内容
15.An American airline won the right to weigh its passengers over a six-month period earlier this year to learn how it could save fuel,after discovering the average passenger and carry-on luggage was heavier than expected.Hawaiian Airlines has now cancelled pre-booked seating for people flying the 2,600-mile route between Honolulu and the American Samoa.Instead,passengers will be assigned seats when they check-in to make sure weight is evenly distributed around the main cabin(主客舱)of the plane.The airline will keep at least one seat open per row or place children under the age of 13 in those seats.
Some passengers said the policy was discriminatory as it only affects people flying on one route,from Honolulu to Pago Pago,with most passengers being of Samoan descent.Samoans have among the highest rates of obesity in the world.
Six complaints have been filed with the US Department of Transportation since 29September,as reported by the Economist.The department ruled in favour of the new policy,with airline officials claiming an even distribution of weight could prevent a crash landing.
Hawaiian Airlines said it had conducted a voluntary,six-month passenger weight survey on the Pago Pago route,starting in February asking all passengers to be weighed along with their carry-on luggage.As a result,the airline cancelled seat pre-selection only on the American Sanoa route because the other flight routes surveyed,for example in Korea and Japan,showed no evidence of extra weight.
Hawaiian Airlines is not the first passenger carrier to make the move.It follows Samoa Air starting to weigh passengers in 2013.Uzbekistan Airways also began weighing passengers in 2015.
24.Why did Hawaiian Airlines decide to cancel pre-booked seating for the flight between Honolulu and the American Samoa?B
A.Because they wanted to examine the passengers'health condition.
B.Because they wanted to weigh the passengers'weight.
C.Because they wanted to let the passengers pay in cash.
D.Because they wanted to find out the passengers'identities.
25.What can we infer from the passage?D
A.Passengers can sit anywhere they want on the flight between Honolulu and the American Samoa.
B.A child weighing 70kg can sit in the open seat per row on the flight between Honolulu and the American Samoa.
C.The policy that Hawaiian Airlines carried out had an effect on several flights.
D.Some passengers were against the policy that Hawaiian Airlines carried out.
26.What is the US Department of Transportation's attitude to some complaints about Hawaiian Airlines'action?A
A.Negative.B.Neutral.C.Supportive.D.Cautious.
27.What does the underlined words"the move"in the last paragraph refer to?C
A.Thinking of ways to reduce the company's expenses.
B.Learning how weighing its passengers could save fuel.
C.Weighing its passengers before they board the plane.
D.Asking its passengers to lose weight before they board the plane.
分析 本文向我们介绍了为了了解如何节省燃油以及发现乘客和随身携带行李的重量比预期要重,美国一家航空公司在今年早些时候的6个月内有权对其乘客进行重量评估,这一政策引起了乘客和美国运输部的不同看法.
解答 24.B;细节理解题.根据文中"after discovering the average passenger and carry-on luggage was heavier than expected."(因为发现乘客和随身携带行李的重量比预期要重)可知夏威夷航空公司决定取消檀香山和美属萨摩亚之间航班的预定座位是因为他们想对乘客的体重进行权衡,故选B.
25.D;推理判断题.根据文中"Six complaints have been filed with the US Department of Transportation since 29 September,as reported by the Economist."(据《经济学家》报道,自9月29日以来,美国交通部共提出了六起投诉)可推断出肯定是有一些乘客违反了夏威夷航空公司的政策,故选D.
26.A;细节理解题.根据文中"Six complaints have been filed with the US Department of Transportation since 29 September,as reported by the Economist."(据《经济学家》报道,自9月29日以来,美国交通部共提出了六起投诉)可知美国运输部对夏威夷航空公司行动的一些抱怨的态度是消极的.故选A.
27.C;词义猜测题.根据划线词的后句话"It follows Samoa Air starting to weigh passengers in 2013."(在2013的时候,萨摩亚航空开始对乘客进行重测量)可知划线词是指在登机前对其乘客进行重秤,故选C.
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