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（地区）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（指挥）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（扩展的）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 本文主要讲述了由于糟糕的空中管理问题和其他原因，飞机晚点现象时有发生．时至目前，还没有更好的解决办法．

解答 44．C　细节理解题．根据文章内容An FAA study listed eleven major problems and suggested eleven solutions．All problems are in air traffic control． 一份FAA的调查报告列举出了11项问题以及11项解决问题．所有的问题都是不善的空中管制问题．结合选项，故选C
45．A 　细节理解题．根据文章内容Naturally，I think the more space between planes，the safer for travelers．飞机之间的空间越大，对于乘客而言更安全．由此可知，减少飞机之间的空间是不好的，故选A．
46．B 　推理判断题．根据文章内容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，飞机间距离不够的问题还未解决，问题仍然存在着，由此推断，乘客以后应该为此做好更充足的准备，也应对飞机晚点问题．结合选项，故选B

点评 本文是新闻报道类阅读理解．做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．